appointments

REAR ADMIRAl S VENKAT RAMAN ASSuMES chARgE AS ThE FOTNA

New Delhi. Rear Admiral S Venkat Raman, VSM assumed the charge as the Flag Officer Commanding Tamil Nadu and Puducherry Naval Area (FOTNA) from Rear Admiral Puneet Chadha, VSM in a ceremonial parade held at INS Adyar Parade Ground in Chennai on May 20. Rear Adm Chadha, who took over as the FOTNA on June 30, 2020, will be proceeding to New Delhi to assume the charge as the Additional Director General of National Cadet Corps.

Rear Admiral S Venkat Raman, VSM was commissioned into the Indian Navy on January 1, 1990. He is an alumni of the National Defence Academy, Khadakwasala, Defence Services Staff College, Wellington and the College of Defence Management, Hyderabad. The Flag Officer is a specialist in Communications and Electronic Warfare, and has tenanted various appointments on frontline warships of the Indian Navy. His sea tenures include command of the stealth frigate INS Tabar and second in command of the Aircraft Carrier INS Viraat. His significant staff appointments include a tenure as the Fleet Communications Officer Western Fleet and as the head of the Directorate of Naval Intelligence at the Naval Headquarters. Prior to taking over as the Flag Officer Commanding Tamil Nadu and Puducherry Naval Area, he has held the appointment of the Commandant, Naval War College, Goa. He was awarded the Vishist Seva Medal in 2019.

AIR MARShAl A p SINgh TAKES chARgE AS AOc-IN-c cENTRAl AIR cOMMAND

new Delhi. Air Marshal A.P. Singh took charge as Air Officer Commanding-inChief (AOC-in-C) Central Air Command (CAC) on July 1. He was commissioned into the fighter stream of IAF on December 21, 1984. He is an alumnus of National Defence Academy, Defence Services Staff College and National Defence College. A Qualified Flying Instructor and an Experimental Test Pilot, he has more than 4900 hours of flying experience.

His operational tenures include being the Flight Commander and Commanding Officer of a MiG-27 Squadron and Air Officer Commanding of an air base. As a test pilot, he has served in ‘Aircraft and System Testing Establishment’ in various ranks and capacities. He led the MiG-29 Upgrade Project Management Team at Moscow, Russia. He was the LCA Project Director (Flight Test) at ‘National Flight Test Centre’ and Air Defence Commander at South Western Air Command. Prior to assuming the present appointment, he was Senior Air Staff Officer at Eastern Air Command.

For his distinguished service, the Air Marshal was awarded with Ati Vishisht Seva Medal by the President of India on January 26, 2019. On assuming appointment, the AOC-in-C was presented a ceremonial Guard of Honour. He then laid a wreath at the CAC War Memorial, paying tribute to the brave Air Warriors who laid down their lives serving the nation.

cMDE pR hARI TAKES OVER AS chAIRMAN & MANAgINg direCtor oF grse

kolkata: Commodore P R hari, in (Retd), took over as Chairman & Managing director, Garden Reach shipbuilders & engineers (GRse) Ltd on June 10. he has a vast experience of over 32 years in warship operations, maintenance, design and shipbuilding. he has been in charg+e of Production Planning of all the new construction ships built at the shipyard since 2016 and assumed charge as director (Personnel) of the Company on October 21, 2019 and headed the human Resources, Corporate Planning and Technical functions of GRse including eRP and Yard Modernisation.

Cmde hari served for over 28 years in the indian navy where he has served in senior appointments onboard Warships and at naval Repair Organisations. he also held important staff appointments and also steered the indigenous aircraft Carrier project as Warship Production superintendent, kochi. he holds a Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical engineering and a Master’s in defence & strategic studies. an alumnus of the defence services staff College, Wellington, the officer also underwent the 5th higher defence Orientation Course at the army War College, Mhow and the prestigious naval higher Command Course at naval War College, Goa. Cmde hari is a keen sportsman, a voracious reader, and an extempore speaker who occasionally pens his thoughts. Cmde hari has a vision to take GRse to the next level of existence by inducting latest technology such as artificial intelligence in operations and adopting transformational changes in human resource management.

riCK deurloo suCCeeds Carroll laNe as PresideNt oF pRATT & WhITNEy cOMMERcIAl ENgINES

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Conn.: Pratt & Whitney today named Rick Deurloo president of its Commercial Engines business. In this position, Rick will retain his current responsibilities as senior vice president and Chief Commercial Officer (CCO) for Pratt & Whitney while assuming overall leadership of the Commercial Engines business from Carroll Lane, who has elected to leave the company for another leadership opportunity. Deurloo will assume this expanded role effective immediately and will continue to report to Pratt & Whitney President Shane Eddy.

Deurloo joined the former United Technologies Corporation in 1998 and has more than 20 years of experience in management and sales in the global aerospace industry. Prior to his role as senior vice president and CCO, where he was responsible for leading and directing all Sales, Marketing and Customer Support worldwide for Pratt & Whitney Commercial Engines and International Aero Engines (IAE), Deurloo held other senior leadership positions including regional vice president of sales for the Americas. Lane has held leadership roles with the former United Technologies Corporation and Pratt & Whitney for more than nine years, including president of the Commercial Engines business for the past two and a half years, where he led the organization through the pandemic as well as the realignment of the Commercial Engines business.

hAl gETS NEW chIEF EXEcuTIVE OFFIcER M K MIShRA

Bengaluru. Mihir Kanti Mishra took over as Chief Executive Officer of India’s leading defence PSU Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) Bangalore Complex. Prior to this, he was heading Aerospace Division as General Manager. Mishra joined HAL as Management Trainee in 1987 and is a graduate in Mechanical Engineering from Sambalpur University, Odisha. He also holds Master’s degree in Aircraft Production Engineering from IIT, Chennai and has undergone Management Programme at IIM, Bangalore.

Mishra started his career in manufacturing and assembly of MiG engines under Transfer of Technology (TOT) programme at Engine Division, Koraput and worked on absorption and assimilation of technical know-how and prove-out of manufacturing process for series production of MiG engines.

His 35-plus years of experience in HAL includes a wide array of business verticals – engine, aircraft and space. He also held important positions in manufacturing, assembly, engineering, strategy planning, project management and international marketing. He led the team to support ISRO, as strategic partner for the prestigious space programs. He was instrumental in driving the business growth by moving upwards in value chain through establishment of new facilities for cryo engine manufacturing and for providing end-to-end realisation of launching vehicle along with integration activities.