An IAS, he has worked in various areas like finance, industry, urban development and infrastructure development.
Singh has also been the Chairman & Managing Director, Punjab & Sind Bank and served as Secretary, Department of Industrial Policy & Promotions.
He was NHAI chairman from 2012 to 2015.
Currently, he is on the Board of Directors of Maruti Suzuki India Ltd; Bharati Infratel Ltd and Lodha Developers.
IRB Infrastructure Developers CMD Virendra D Mhaiskar said: "We are confident that his rich domain knowledge and expertise will be of great help to the IRB Group in achieving new heights of success."