Key Managerial Personnel Cmde. M. Jitendran, born in July 1951 has joined Pipavav Shipyard Limited, as the Chief Executive Officer on 1st July, 2010. Prior to this appointment, he was Chairman and Managing Director of Cochin Shipyard Limited for 5 years since May 2005 and Director (Operations) of Cochin Shipyard since May 2002. He had also served in the Indian Navy in various capacities for 30 years. Cmde. Jitendran is a Mechanical Engineer who has post graduate specialization in Naval Architecture from IIT, Kharagpur and thereafter in St. Petersburg, Russia. He is a fellow member of Royal Institute of Naval Architecture, London. During his tenure of 8 years in Cochin Shipyard, more than 35 ships of various types were built and exported. Several prestigious repair, upgrade and conversion orders were also undertaken bringing the yard to Miniratna Category I status.

Mr. Debashis Bir, aged 54, is the Chief Operating Officer - Production of the Company. He joined the Company in August 2007 and is primarily responsible for all manufacturing plants, sites and workshops/facilities, meeting the intermediate and final targets for the product-line and objectives of the Company and achieving timely delivery of product with quality and customer satisfaction within the budgeted costs. He has approximately 32 years of experience in the shipbuilding industry, including shipyard infrastructure, production methodology, ship construction and repair, technical and project management, fund management and financial planning.

He holds a Bachelor of Science degree and has completed his Bachelor of Technology (Honours) in Naval Architecture from the Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur. Prior to joining the Company, Mr. Bir served as the Executive Director of Alcock Ashdown (Gujarat) Limited, Bhavnagar from 2005 until 2007. His prior work experience includes serving with the Chowgule Group of Industries, Goa from 1978 until 1986 as a Naval Architect and a Business Executive for ship building, fishing industry, shipping and waterfront based infrastructure development.

He has also been independently involved in the business of re-powering Demo Ship’s diesel generator sets for land use from 1986 until 1991 in the Chowgule Group. In addition, Mr. Bir promoted a ship building and ship repair company, Alang Marine Limited, Bhavnagar, in partnership with local business groups from 1991 until 2005. In addition to ship building and ship repair, this company was involved in the refit of defence ships and design/installation of dock gates.

Mr. Hasmukh D. Daftary, aged 54, is the Chief Finance Officer of the Company. He joined the Company in August 2007 and is responsible for financial matters of the Company and overseeing finance and accounts. He has approximately 32 years of experience in finance and accounting. He holds an LL.B degree from the Kanpur University and is also a qualified chartered accountant.

Prior to joining the Company, Mr. Daftary was the Executive Director/Chief Financial Officer of Asahi India Glass Limited from June 2001 until August 2007. His prior work experience includes working at M/s Tandan and Company as a Chartered Accountant from January 1978 until November 1978, and with Associated Cement Companies Limited from 1978 to 1996 in various capacities, including as the General Manager. He was then deputed from Associated Cement Companies Limited to Float Glass India Limited as Director (Finance). He worked with Float Glass India Limited from 1996 until 2001.

Mr. Srinivas Eranki, aged 52, is the Chief Operating Officer – Management Services of the Company. He joined the Company in October 2007 and is responsible for managing shared services of the organization. This includes the service delivery of materials, information technology, human resources, administration and HSE. He has approximately 28 years of experience in general management in key positions in reputed organizations.

He has completed a Bachelor of Technology degree in mechanical engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology, Chennai and a post-graduate diploma in management from the Indian Institute of Management, Kolkata. Prior to joining the Company, Mr. Eranki worked with Asian Paints as a Systems Executive from May 1981 until October 1983, Glaxo Laboratories as Manager, MIS from November 1983 until October 1986, Lintas India Limited as the General Manager from November 1986 until December 1992 and February 1997 until August 2000 and Reliance Industries Limited as the Senior Vice President & CIO from September 2000 until October 2007.

Mr. Joshua Kandula, aged 50, is Chief Operating Officer – Offshore of the Company. He joined the Company in September 2008. He holds a B. Tech from NIT and MBA from the Indian Institute of Management, Kolkata and has approximately 25 years of experience in the offshore oil and gas industry. Prior to joining the Company, he worked with Mercator Lines Limited as Vice-President and Head of the newly formed offshore services group including business development for offshore services and implementation of construction project for jack-up rigs. He has also worked with various reputed organizations like The Great Eastern Shipping Co Limited, Dewanchand Industries Private Limited, Triveni Engineering and Industries Limited and Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited in the areas of marketing, business development and offshore projects.

Mr. A.G. Parab, aged 61, is the President (Shipyard Infrastructure) of the Company. He joined the Company in January 2000 and is responsible for planning and setting up infrastructure facilities related to civil engineering for the Company including upgrade and modification of the existing facilities. He has approximately 35 years of combined experience in the Indian Army and the ports sector. He has experience in administration and engineering and has commanded an engineering unit. Mr. Parab holds a Bachelor of Engineering degree in mechanical engineering from the Jawaharlal Nehru University and a post-graduate diploma in workshop technology from the College of Military Engineering, Pune. Prior to joining the Company, Mr. Parab served as an Assistant Director, Vehicle R&D Establishment in the Indian Army

Mr. Isao Kanazawa, aged 63, is the Head of Block Making Site (BMS). He has completed a degree in Naval Architecture from the University of Osaka in 1970. He joined the Company in July 2008. Mr. Kanazawa has approximately 38 years of experience in commercial shipbuilding in planning and control, Hull construction and production functions. Prior to joining the Company, Mr. Kanazawa worked with IHI Marine Co. Ltd. (Japan).

Mr. Osamu Togo, aged 64, is a Naval Architect from the University of Kyusyu. He has joined the Company in July 2008 as the Head of Shipyard Site Production (SYS). Mr. Togo has approximately 40 years of experience in commercial shipbuilding in Hull construction, Assembly and production control functions. Prior to joining the Company, Mr. Togo worked with Shikavajima Kogyou Co. Ltd. (Japan).

Mr. Vinay Kumar Verma, aged 53, is the Vice President (Design & Drawing) of the Company. He joined the Company in August 2006 and is responsible for the ship design and drawings and he also coordinates with KOMAC, a Korean design company. He has approximately 26 years of experience in the Indian Navy and shipyards. He has experience in ship design, ship production and repair. He holds a Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering and a DIIT (Naval Architecture) from the Indian Institute of Technology, New Delhi. Prior to joining the Company, Mr. Verma was Joint Director, Naval Design from September 2003 until September 2005 in the Indian Navy and Project Leader (ASW Corvette), GRSE, Kolkata from September 2005 until August 2006.

Mr. Ajit Dabholkar, aged 44, is the Company Secretary and the Compliance Officer of the Company.  He is responsible for the corporate secretarial functions of the Company and oversees the corporate counsel department of the Company including managing international arbitrations.  He is a fellow member of the Institute of Company Secretaries of India and holds a Bachelor of Commerce degree and an LL.B. degree from the University of Mumbai.  He has approximately 22 years of experience in providing business solutions concerning legal and secretarial functions of a company.  Prior to joining the Company, he served as the Chief Manager – Secretarial and Legal in Bennett, Coleman and Co. Limited from May 1999 until March 2007. During the period from August 2001 until May 2003, he was also the Company Secretary of Entertainment Network India Limited, a subsidiary of Bennett, Coleman and Co. Limited. His prior work experience includes Wipro Finance Limited from January 1997 until April 1999; Wipro Limited from June 1992 until December 1996 and Galaxy Surfactants Private Limited from August 1987 until May 1992.  He was appointed by the Board on March 29, 2007 with effect from March 21, 2007. 

Mr. Pakina Bala Nageswara Rao, aged 49, is the Head – Materials Management of the Company.  He joined the Company in June 2008 and is responsible for the Materials management including the procurement of steel, bulk materials, capital equipment, ship machinery and equipment, logistics and warehousing. He has approximately 29 years of industry experience. He holds a Diploma in Mechanical Engineering from the Andhra Polytechnic, Kakinada and a course on Import-Export management from the Indo-American Society, Mumbai.  Prior to joining the Company, Mr. P.B.N. Rao was Manager - Procurement with Mazagon Dock Limited from July 1985 until April 2006, the General Manager – Materials with Dolphin Offshore from May 2006 until December 2006 and the General Manager – Procurement with Leighton Engineering India from January 2007 until May, 2008. 

Mr. Kannan Subramanian, aged 46, is the Head – Human Resources of the Company. He joined the Company in July 2009. He has completed his MBA in human resources from the Bangalore University. He also holds a Post Graduate Diploma in PMIR from St. Joseph’s College, Bangalore. Prior to joining the Company, Mr. Kannan has worked for approximately 16 years with JSW Steel and approximately 8 years with Titan Industries Limited. He has significant expertise in managing human resources functions of large industrial complexes involving managerial, skilled and unskilled workforce.