Shri Rambabu Pathak(ACS-55637) is the Company Secretary of Eastern Coalfields Limited w.e.f. 02.07.2018.

He completed his B.Com. (Hons.) from St. Xavier's College, Calcutta University in the year 2008. He is an Associate Member of the Institute of Cost Accountants of India (ICMAI) and also an Associate Member of the Institute of Company Secretaries of India (ICSI). Shri Pathak has also obtained a Post Graduate Diploma in Human Resource Management (PGDHRM) from the Institute of Management Technology (IMT) Ghaziabad. He has also completed General Management Program (GMP) from the Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Lucknow. Shri Pathak was a part of CIL Delegation in the Dubai Global Convention 2016-Leadership for Business Excellence & Innovation organized by Institute of Directors held in Dubai, UAE in April 2016. He has also attended a Certificate Course on ESG at IIM, Nagpur in September, 2022. On the occasion of CIL Foundation Day- 1st November, 2021 he was awarded with the Best HoD of ECL by Shri Pramod Agrawal, IAS, Chairman, CIL. Presently he is pursuing PhD from NIT Rourkela on the topic "ESG-Environment, Social and Governance".

He joined Eastern Coalfields Limited in the year 2010 as Management Trainee (Finance). Since then he is posted at Company Secretariat and is presently working as Sr. Manager (Finance)/Company Secretary.

Shri Pathak is closely associated with the professional bodies such as ICAI, ICMAI and ICSI. Presently he is the Honorary Chairman of the Institute of Cost Accountants of India, Asansol Chapter. He is also a regular faculty at HRD of ECL, ICAI, ICMAI and ICSI.