HMT Limited announced that Ms. Arti Bhatnagar, Additional Secretary & Financial Adviser (AS&FA), Ministry of Heavy Industries (MHI), has been appointed as Government Nominee Director on the Board of the company w.e.f. February 14, 2023 in place of Shri. Shashank Priya, who ceased to be Director on the Board of HMT Limited w.e.f. 14.02.2023. Ms. Arti Bhatnagar has been appointed as Government Nominee Director on the Board of HMT Limited w.e.f. 14.02.2023.

She is a Civil Servant of the Indian Defence Accounts Service of the 1990 batch. She is presently working as Additional Secretary & Financial Adviser, Ministry of Commerce & Industry, Ministry of Heavy Industry and Ministry of MSME. Ms. Bhatnagar has a post graduate degree in Economics and M. Phil in Defence Strategic Studies from Madras University.

Ms. Bhatnagar is an alumni of the National Defence College. With about 25 years of experience in dealing with Finance, Accounts and Audit of the Defence Forces, her expertise is in handling defence acquisition and procurement contracts. Ms. Bhatnagar has worked as Joint Secretary (Security), Cabinet Secretariat handling SPG for five years.

She has also worked as a Chief Vigilance Officer for Air India, Pawan Hans Ltd. and Airport Authority of India.