Shri Ashok Kumar Soni Shri Ashok Kumar Soni (58) is the Director (Finance) of Eastern Coalfields Limited. Shri Soni graduated with Honours in Commerce from Calcutta University in 1971. He is also Fellow Member of Institute of Cost and Works Accountants of India. Shri Soni has over more than thirty years of experience as a Finance Executive in BCCL and ECL. He has become General Manager (Finance) in 2007 and was elevated to the post of Director (Finance), ECL w.e.f. 16.12.2010.