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Shri Ashish Chatterjee, aged 53 years, is a senior civil servant belonging to the 1999 batch of the Indian Administrative Service (IAS), Tamil Nadu cadre. An alumnus of the Indian Institute of Technology with a Bachelor’s degree in Chemical Engineering he brings over 26 years of extensive administrative experience, spanning both State and Central Government roles.
In the State of Tamil Nadu, he has held key leadership positions, including serving as District Collector of Viluppuram, Kanchipuram, and Tiruvallur districts, where he was instrumental in driving governance and developmental initiatives at the grassroots level. Further, he has also worked in the field of Urban Development and City Governance in Corporation of Chennai.
At the Central level, Shri Ashish Chatterjee has served in various significant capacities. As Joint Secretary in the Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Gas, he played a pivotal role in policy formulation and sectoral oversight. He also served as Government Nominee Director on the Board of GAIL (India) Ltd., contributing to strategic decision-making in the energy sector.
In April, 2025, Shri Ashish Chatterjee assumed the position of Additional Secretary & Financial Advisor in the Ministry of Steel, Government of India, where he has overseen financial administration and advised on fiscal matters relating to the steel sector and also served in the Boards of SAIL and NMDC.
In August 2026, Shri Ashish Chatterjee assumed the position of Principal Secretary / Managing Director, Chennai Metro Rail Limited.

Shri T Archunan belongs to the 1989 batch of the Indian Railway Service of Engineers (IRSE). He is a Structural Engineer, (M.E) from the Indian Institute of Science (1988-1990) and a Civil Engineering, (B.E)(Hons) from Thiagarajar college of engineering, Madurai (1984-1988).

Before joining CMRL as Director (Projects), he had worked with Indian Railways for about 20 years, 5 years on deputation in CMRL, and 5 years as Director (Projects) in Kochi Metro Rail Limited. He has wide experience in Railway track maintenance, Railway track laying works, Earth works, Construction of bridges, Broad gauge conversion works, Track renewals, Removal of speed restrictions, and Passenger amenity works.
Shri Archunan, is the Director (Projects) and Member of the Board of CMRL since June 2021 and is in charge of all Civil works related to Chennai Metro Phase I Extension (9 Km) and Phase II (119 Km) with a total of 3 corridors involving 128 nos. of stations. Phase II has 42 km underground and 77 km of elevated stations. The project is being taken up at a time which is one of the largest projects in India. He is one of the Board of Directors of Gujarat Metro Rail Corporation Limited & Patna Metro Rail Corporation Limited.

Shri S. Krishnamoorthy belongs to 1989 batch of Indian Railway Accounts Service (IRAS). He has a service record of 34 years in various capacities in Southern Railway and Central Railway.

He holds a Bachelor’s degree in Technology in Chemical Engineering (1982-86) from A.C. College of Technology, Chennai and M.B.A (1986-88) from College of Engineering, Guindy, Chennai.

Before joining as Director Finance in Chennai Metro Rail Limited, he had worked as Principal Financial Advisor of Southern Railway. He has wide experience in Finance & Accounts, Project Management, Contract Management, Revenue Generation and Business Development.

He had also worked in CMRL on deputation as Chief General Manager and Chief Vigilance Officer during the period 2008-13 and implemented the Phase-1 of Chennai Metro Rail Project.

Shri. Manoj Goyal belongs to 1990 batch of Indian Railway Service of Electrical Engineers (IRSEE). He is an Electrical Engineering Graduate from Dayalbagh Educational Institution (Deemed University), Agra. Further, he obtained his MBA degree (Part Time) from Jamnalal Bajaj Institute of Management Studies, University of Mumbai and M. Phil from Dr D Y Patil University, Navi Mumbai.

Before joining CMRL as Director (Systems & Operations), he worked with Indian Railways for about 33 years. While serving Indian Railways in various capacities, he has worked as Divisional Railway Manager (DRM), Bhavnagar, Gujarat, for two years, as Chief General Manager (Systems) for five years in Ahmedabad Metro Rail Project and in Mumbai Railway Vikas Corporation for upgradation of EMU Maintenance Facilities in Mumbai suburban area. His last assignment was as Chief Administrative Officer/Dahod Loco Factory Project at Mumbai, Western Railway. He has wide experience in Railway Rolling Stock, Traction System and E&M System.