Shri. Biju George has been appointed as the Director (Shipbuilding) with Addl. chg. of Director (Finance) and CMD w.e.f 01.03.2025 of Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Ltd. India’s premier warship and submarine building yard. He holds a post graduate degree in Ocean Engineering and Naval Architecture from the Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur. He has three decades of experience with MDL where two decades were with design of frontline warships viz. Missile Destroyers and Frigates. Prior to his appointment as Director (Shipbuilding), he was the project Superintendent of the prestigious P17A Frigate Program for the Indian Navy. Prior to this, he has been heading the Shipbuilding Design Department of MDL.

Cdr. Vasudev Puranik, IN (Retd.), has been appointed as the Director (Corporate Planning & Personnel) with Addl. chg. of Director (Submarine & Heavy Engineering) w.e.f 27.05.2024 of our Company. He has been associated with the Company since June 2010. An alumnus of INS Shivaji, he holds a B.Tech (Mechanical) degree from Jawaharlal Nehru University (New Delhi), He has also completed Masters in Engineering from Pune University. Previously, he has served in the Indian Navy for over 22 years and has held several assignments afloat and onboard such as INS Rana, INS Nishank, INS Mysore and various appointments in Directorate of Naval Design, Gas Turbine Overhaul Centre, Visakhapatnam, Directorate of Ship Production and Naval Dockyard, Mumbai. He has received commendations from the Flag Officer Commanding Officer in Chief, Western Naval Command. Prior to the appointment, he was the Project Superintendent of the prestigious P-75 scorpene submarine construction programme at MDL.

Shri. Ruchir Agrawal, has been appointed as the Director (Finance) of our Company. He is a fellow member of the Institute of Cost and Works Accountants of India and the Institute of Chartered Ship Brokers, London. Shri Agrawal has wide experience of over 31 years in Oil & Gas Industry. Before joining MDL, Shri. Agrawal held the position of Executive Director (Finance) in Indian Oil Corporation Limited, since Feb 2024, a Maharatna and leading PSU in Fortune “Global 500”. Having joined Indian Oil in the year 1994, he has worked at various locations in divergent positions covering departments like International Trade, Treasury, Business Development, R&D, Corporate Audit. He served as member of the board for various JV and subsidiaries of Indian Oil in India and abroad. Shri. Agrawal is having rich experience in the field of Treasury, Shipping, International Trade, Gas, Corporate Finance and E&P. He had been associated with various studies undertaken by Indian Oil like restructuring JV/Subsidiaries and Improvement of Market capitalization. He was instrumental in incorporating India’s First Finance Company by a Non Finance Company in IFSC, Gandhinagar.

Cmde Shailesh Bhalachandra Jamgaonkar, IN (Retd.) joined MDL in September 2023 as Executive Director (Technical E.Y.) on superannuation from the Indian Navy. He has been working as the Project lead on MDL Projects of P75 Additional Submarines, Air Independent Propulsion (AIP) Plug for installation on Scorpene Submarines and Indigenisation of Submarine Equipment. Prior to his appointment as Director (Submarine & Heavy Engineering) on the Board of the Company, he was positioned as Executive Director (Services) in the East Yard of MDL. He is a Graduate in Mechanical Engineering from Birla Vishwakarma Mahavidyalaya (Engg. College), Vallabh Vidyanagar, Anand (Gujarat) and has completed a Post Graduate Course in Nuclear Technology from BARC, Mumbai after joining the Indian Navy. He has a rich experience of serving in the Submarine Arm of the Indian Navy for about 29 years in various capacities on board Submarines and Ashore. He was also associated with Construction & Commissioning activities of non-conventional platforms of IN.