ACC Appointments The Appointment Committee of the Cabinet has approved the following appointments for an initial period of two year: (i) Shri Sanjay Kothari, IAS (HY 78) (Retd.), presently Chairman, Public Enterprises Selection Board (PESB) as Secretary to the President. (ii) Shri Bharat Lal, IFoS (GJ 88) as Joint Secretary to the President. (iii) Shri Ashok Malik, Distinguished Fellow, Observer Research Foundation, New Delhi as Press Secretary to the President.