{"id":9460,"date":"2026-09-08T05:56:19","date_gmt":"2026-09-08T05:56:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/udupicsl.com\/?page_id=9460"},"modified":"2026-09-08T06:57:17","modified_gmt":"2026-09-08T06:57:17","slug":"leadership-team","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/udupicsl.com\/index.php\/leadership-team\/","title":{"rendered":"Management"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"9460\" class=\"elementor elementor-9460\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b28f9f0 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b28f9f0\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;gradient&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-406b41a\" data-id=\"406b41a\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ba6546a\" data-id=\"ba6546a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8211111 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8211111\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.14.0 - 26-06-2023 *\/\n.elementor-heading-title{padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title[class*=elementor-size-]>a{color:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-small{font-size:15px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-medium{font-size:19px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-large{font-size:29px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xl{font-size:39px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xxl{font-size:59px}<\/style><h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">BOARD OF DIRECTORS<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-895eb36 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"895eb36\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-20 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-ca218ee\" data-id=\"ca218ee\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div data-tippy-content=\"&lt;div style=&quot;padding: 1rem 0.5rem;&quot;&gt;&lt;p&gt;Shri Jose V J is one of the directors nominated by CSL pursuant to the takeover of the Company in September 2020 through the statutory insolvency resolution process. He is the Director (Finance) and Chief Financial Officer of Cochin Shipyard Limited (CSL) from August, 2019. He also holds the additional charge of the post of\u00a0Chairman and Managing Director (CMD) of CSL with effect from February 01, 2026.\u00a0He is a member of the Institute of Cost Accountants of India and also holds a degree in Law from Government Law College, Ernakulam. He was honoured with the Best CFO Award 2024 in Best Returns (Large Cap) category by Dalal Street Investment Journal. He has approximately 34 years of work experience across diverse field viz., financial management, strategic planning, risk management, forex management, budgeting and cost control. He is also the Chairman of Hooghly Cochin Shipyard Limited (Hooghly-CSL), the other wholly owned subsidiary of CSL.&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;\/div&gt;\" data-pafe-tippy-options=\"{&quot;duration&quot;:500,&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fade&quot;,&quot;distance&quot;:0,&quot;placement&quot;:&quot;top&quot;,&quot;allowHTML&quot;:true}\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-38f14d7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"38f14d7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.14.0 - 26-06-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-image{text-align:center}.elementor-widget-image a{display:inline-block}.elementor-widget-image a img[src$=\".svg\"]{width:48px}.elementor-widget-image img{vertical-align:middle;display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/udupicsl.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/image-006-300x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-815\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/udupicsl.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/image-006-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/udupicsl.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/image-006-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/udupicsl.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/image-006.jpg 421w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6253a52 premium-header-block elementor-widget elementor-widget-premium-addon-dual-header\" data-id=\"6253a52\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"premium-addon-dual-header.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"premium-dual-header-first-header \"><span class=\"premium-dual-header-first-span\">Shri Jose VJ <\/span><span class=\"premium-dual-header-second-header \">Chairman<\/span><\/p> \t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div data-tippy-content=\"Shri Jose V J is one of the directors nominated by CSL pursuant to the takeover of the Company in September 2020 through the statutory insolvency resolution process. He is the Director (Finance) and Chief Financial Officer of Cochin Shipyard Limited (CSL) from August, 2019. He also holds the additional charge of the post of Chairman and Managing Director (CMD) of CSL with effect from February 01, 2026. He is a member of the Institute of Cost Accountants of India and also holds a degree in Law from Government Law College, Ernakulam. He was honoured with the Best CFO Award 2024 in Best Returns (Large Cap) category by Dalal Street Investment Journal. He has approximately 34 years of work experience across diverse field viz., financial management, strategic planning, risk management, forex management, budgeting and cost control. He is also the Chairman of Hooghly Cochin Shipyard Limited (Hooghly-CSL), the other wholly owned subsidiary of CSL.\" data-pafe-tippy-options=\"{&quot;duration&quot;:300,&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;scale&quot;,&quot;distance&quot;:5,&quot;placement&quot;:&quot;top&quot;,&quot;allowHTML&quot;:true}\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c869af2 elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-widget elementor-widget-toggle\" data-id=\"c869af2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"toggle.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.14.0 - 26-06-2023 *\/\n.elementor-toggle{text-align:left}.elementor-toggle .elementor-tab-title{font-weight:700;line-height:1;margin:0;padding:15px;border-bottom:1px solid #d5d8dc;cursor:pointer;outline:none}.elementor-toggle .elementor-tab-title .elementor-toggle-icon{display:inline-block;width:1em}.elementor-toggle .elementor-tab-title .elementor-toggle-icon svg{-webkit-margin-start:-5px;margin-inline-start:-5px;width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-toggle .elementor-tab-title .elementor-toggle-icon.elementor-toggle-icon-right{float:right;text-align:right}.elementor-toggle .elementor-tab-title .elementor-toggle-icon.elementor-toggle-icon-left{float:left;text-align:left}.elementor-toggle .elementor-tab-title .elementor-toggle-icon .elementor-toggle-icon-closed{display:block}.elementor-toggle .elementor-tab-title .elementor-toggle-icon .elementor-toggle-icon-opened{display:none}.elementor-toggle .elementor-tab-title.elementor-active{border-bottom:none}.elementor-toggle .elementor-tab-title.elementor-active .elementor-toggle-icon-closed{display:none}.elementor-toggle .elementor-tab-title.elementor-active .elementor-toggle-icon-opened{display:block}.elementor-toggle .elementor-tab-content{padding:15px;border-bottom:1px solid #d5d8dc;display:none}@media (max-width:767px){.elementor-toggle .elementor-tab-title{padding:12px}.elementor-toggle .elementor-tab-content{padding:12px 10px}}.e-con-inner>.elementor-widget-toggle,.e-con>.elementor-widget-toggle{width:var(--container-widget-width);--flex-grow:var(--container-widget-flex-grow)}<\/style>\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-2101\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-2101\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon elementor-toggle-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-caret-right\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened\"><i class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened fas fa-caret-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Read About<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-2101\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-2101\"><p><strong>Shri Jose V J<\/strong> is one of the directors nominated by CSL pursuant to the takeover of the Company in September 2020 through the statutory insolvency resolution process. Shri Jose V J assumed charge as the Chairman on February 01, 2026 consequent to the assumption of the addition charge of Chairman and Managing Director of Cochin Shipyard Limited (CSL), the holding company. He has been serving as the Director (Finance) and Chief Financial Officer of CSL since August 2019. He is a member of the Institute of Cost Accountants of India and holds a degree in Law from Government Law College, Ernakulam. He was honoured with the Best CFO Award 2024 in Best Returns (Large Cap) category by Dalal Street Investment Journal. He has approximately 35 years of work experience across diverse field viz., financial management, strategic planning, risk management, forex management, budgeting and cost control. He is also the Chairman of Hooghly Cochin Shipyard Limited (Hooghly-CSL), the other wholly owned subsidiary of CSL.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-20 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-a4cd6b4\" data-id=\"a4cd6b4\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div data-tippy-content=\"&lt;div style=&quot;padding: 1rem 0.5rem;&quot;&gt;Dr. Harikrishnan S was inducted to the Board of Udupi-CSL with effect from July23, 2025. He was the Executive Director(Ship Building) of Cochin Shipyard Limited (CSL) and on August 27, 2025 was appointed as the Director (Operations) of CSL. He holds a Bachelor of Technology degree in Mechanical Engineering, a Master of Technology degree in Production Engineering, an MBA in International Business and a Doctorate (PhD) in Mechanical Engineering. He has nearly three decades of experience in ship building and ship repair including design, inspection &amp; quality control, production, procurement, planning &amp; project management. He is also a Director in Hooghly Cochin Shipyard Limited (Hooghly-CSL), the other wholly owned subsidiary of CSL.&lt;\/div&gt;\" data-pafe-tippy-options=\"{&quot;duration&quot;:500,&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fade&quot;,&quot;distance&quot;:0,&quot;placement&quot;:&quot;top&quot;,&quot;allowHTML&quot;:true}\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-05e8985 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"05e8985\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"496\" height=\"503\" src=\"https:\/\/udupicsl.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Harikrishnan_S-.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-8326\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fbd91db premium-header-block elementor-widget elementor-widget-premium-addon-dual-header\" data-id=\"fbd91db\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"premium-addon-dual-header.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"premium-dual-header-first-header \"><span class=\"premium-dual-header-first-span\">Dr. Harikrishnan S  <\/span><span class=\"premium-dual-header-second-header \">Non Executive Director<\/span><\/p> \t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div data-tippy-content=\"\" data-pafe-tippy-options=\"{&quot;duration&quot;:300,&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;scale&quot;,&quot;distance&quot;:5,&quot;placement&quot;:&quot;top&quot;,&quot;allowHTML&quot;:true}\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f8ce654 elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-toggle\" data-id=\"f8ce654\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"toggle.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-2601\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-2601\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon elementor-toggle-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-caret-right\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened\"><i class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened fas fa-caret-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Read About<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-2601\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-2601\"><p><strong>Dr. Harikrishnan S<\/strong> was inducted to the Board of Udupi-CSL with effect from July 23, 2025. He was the Executive Director (Ship Building) of Cochin Shipyard Limited (CSL) and on August 27, 2025 was appointed as the Director (Operations) of CSL. He holds a Bachelor of Technology degree in Mechanical Engineering, a Master of Technology degree in Production Engineering, an MBA in International Business and a Doctorate (PhD) in Mechanical Engineering. He has around three decades of experience in shipbuilding and ship repair including design, inspection &amp; quality control, production, procurement, planning &amp; project management. He also serves as the Chairman of Green\u00a0Maritime\u00a0Propulsion Private Limited, the JV Company formed by CSL and HBL Engineering Limited. He is also a Director in Hooghly Cochin Shipyard Limited (Hooghly-CSL), the other wholly owned subsidiary of CSL.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-20 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-d6f165c\" data-id=\"d6f165c\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div data-tippy-content=\"&lt;div style=&quot;padding: 1rem 0.5rem;&quot;&gt;&lt;p class=&quot;p1&quot; style=&quot;text-align: left;&quot;&gt;Shri Rajesh Gopalakrishnan was reinducted to the Board of Udupi-CSL with effect from October 30, 2024. He had also served as a Board Member of Udupi-CSL during the period from May 03, 2022 to January 05, 2024. He was the Executive Director (Ship Repair) of Cochin Shipyard Limited (CSL) and on August 27, 2025 was appointed as the&lt;br \/&gt;Director (Technical) of CSL. He holds a Bachelor of Technology degree in&lt;br \/&gt;Mechanical Engineering and a Master\u2019s degree in Business Administration with specialization in International Marketing He has close to three decades of experience in the field of ship building, ship repairs &amp; conversion, covering the&lt;br \/&gt;entire spectrum from business strategy, business build, estimation, contract&lt;br \/&gt;management, procurement, planning, project management, invoicing, after sales &amp; customer relations. He is also a Director in Hooghly Cochin Shipyard Limited (Hooghly-CSL), the other wholly owned subsidiary of CSL, where he was the first CEO.&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;\/div&gt;\" data-pafe-tippy-options=\"{&quot;duration&quot;:500,&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fade&quot;,&quot;distance&quot;:0,&quot;placement&quot;:&quot;top&quot;,&quot;allowHTML&quot;:true}\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9cc5286 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"9cc5286\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/udupicsl.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/image-008.jpg\" title=\"\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fe7f111 premium-header-block elementor-widget elementor-widget-premium-addon-dual-header\" data-id=\"fe7f111\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"premium-addon-dual-header.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"premium-dual-header-first-header \"><span class=\"premium-dual-header-first-span\">Shri Rajesh Gopalakrishnan <\/span><span class=\"premium-dual-header-second-header \">Non-Executive Director<\/span><\/p> \t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div data-tippy-content=\"&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;Shri Rajesh Gopalakrishnan was reinducted to the Board of Udupi-CSL with effect from October 30, 2024. He had also served as a Board Member of Udupi-CSL during the period from May 03, 2022 to January 05, 2024. He was the Executive Director (Ship Repair) of Cochin Shipyard Limited (CSL) and on August 27, 2025 was appointed as the&lt;br \/&gt;Director (Technical) of CSL. He holds a Bachelor of Technology degree in Mechanical Engineering and a Master\u2019s degree in Business Administration with specialization in International Marketing He has close to three decades of experience in the field of ship building, ship repairs &amp; conversion, covering the entire spectrum from business strategy, business build, estimation, contract management, procurement, planning, project management, invoicing, after sales &amp; customer relations. He is also a Director in Hooghly Cochin Shipyard Limited (Hooghly-CSL), the other wholly owned subsidiary of CSL, where he was the first CEO.&lt;\/p&gt;\" data-pafe-tippy-options=\"{&quot;duration&quot;:300,&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;scale&quot;,&quot;distance&quot;:5,&quot;placement&quot;:&quot;top&quot;,&quot;allowHTML&quot;:true}\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-abc4b53 elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-toggle\" data-id=\"abc4b53\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"toggle.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1801\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1801\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon elementor-toggle-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-caret-right\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened\"><i class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened fas fa-caret-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Read About<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1801\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1801\"><p style=\"text-align: center;\">Shri Rajesh Gopalakrishnan was re-inducted to the Board of Udupi-CSL with effect from October 30, 2024. He had also served as a Board Member of Udupi-CSL during the period from May 03, 2022 to January 05, 2024. He was the Executive Director (Ship Repair) of Cochin Shipyard Limited (CSL) and on August 27, 2025 was appointed as the Director (Technical) of CSL. He holds a Bachelor of Technology degree in Mechanical Engineering and a Master\u2019s degree in Business Administration with specialisation in International Marketing. He has around three decades of experience in the field of shipbuilding, ship repairs &amp; conversion covering the entire spectrum from business strategy, business build, estimation, contract management, procurement, planning, project management, invoicing, after sales &amp; customer relations. He is also a Director in Hooghly Cochin Shipyard Limited (Hooghly-CSL), the other wholly owned subsidiary of CSL, where he was the first CEO.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-20 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-245364c\" data-id=\"245364c\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div data-tippy-content=\"&lt;div style=&quot;padding: 1rem 0.5rem;&quot;&gt;&lt;p&gt;Shri Shiraz V P was inducted to the Board of Udupi-CSL with effect from July 23,2025.He is the Chief General Manager (Planning &amp; Project Management) ofCochin Shipyard Limited (CSL). He holds a Degree of Bachelor of Technology in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Kerala. He has more than 28 years of work experience across areas such as shipbuilding hull, outfit, marketing, design, outsourcing, planning, project management and ship repair operations. He is a recipient of the \u201cManager of the Year\u201d award in 2023 from the Kerala Management Association and had also received commendation from the Chief of Naval Staff for his outstanding contributions as the Project Manager of the Indigenous Aircraft Carrier project \u201cINS Vikrant.&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;\/div&gt;\" data-pafe-tippy-options=\"{&quot;duration&quot;:500,&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fade&quot;,&quot;distance&quot;:0,&quot;placement&quot;:&quot;top&quot;,&quot;allowHTML&quot;:true}\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-110bca6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"110bca6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"496\" height=\"503\" src=\"https:\/\/udupicsl.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Shri_Shiraz-2.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-8329\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-13d7b08 premium-header-block elementor-widget elementor-widget-premium-addon-dual-header\" data-id=\"13d7b08\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"premium-addon-dual-header.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"premium-dual-header-first-header \"><span class=\"premium-dual-header-first-span\">Shri Shiraz V P <\/span><span class=\"premium-dual-header-second-header \">Non Executive Director<\/span><\/p> \t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9dc8aec elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-widget elementor-widget-toggle\" data-id=\"9dc8aec\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"toggle.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1651\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1651\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon elementor-toggle-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-caret-right\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened\"><i class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened fas fa-caret-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Read About<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1651\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1651\"><p><strong>Shri Shiraz V P<\/strong> was inducted to the Board of Udupi-CSL with effect from July 23, 2025. He is the Executive Director (Ship Building) of Cochin Shipyard Limited (CSL). He holds a Degree of Bachelor of Technology in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Kerala. He has more than 29 years of work experience across areas such as shipbuilding hull, outfit, marketing, design, outsourcing, planning, project management and ship repair operations. He is a recipient of the \u201cManager of the Year\u201d award in 2023 from the Kerala Management Association and had also received commendation from the Chief of Naval Staff for his outstanding contributions as the Project Manager of the Indigenous Aircraft Carrier project \u201cINS Vikrant\u201d.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-20 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-4238b01\" data-id=\"4238b01\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div data-tippy-content=\"&lt;div style=&quot;padding: 1rem 0.5rem;&quot;&gt;&lt;p class=&quot;p1&quot;&gt;Smt. Anjana K R was inducted to the Board of Udupi-CSL with effect from&lt;br \/&gt;January 06, 2024. She is the Chief General&lt;br \/&gt;Manager (Design) of Cochin Shipyard Limited (CSL). Smt. Anjana K R holds&lt;br \/&gt;a Degree of Bachelor of Technology (Naval Architecture &amp; Ship Building) from Cochin University of Science and&lt;br \/&gt;Technology. She has more than 29 years of work experience across areas such as ship design, ship building hull, production&lt;br \/&gt;engineering and ship building materials&lt;br \/&gt;procurement. She is also a Director in Hooghly Cochin Shipyard Limited (Hooghly-CSL), the other wholly owned subsidiary of CSL.&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;\/div&gt;\" data-pafe-tippy-options=\"{&quot;duration&quot;:500,&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fade&quot;,&quot;distance&quot;:0,&quot;placement&quot;:&quot;top&quot;,&quot;allowHTML&quot;:true}\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-49e4328 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"49e4328\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"421\" height=\"421\" src=\"https:\/\/udupicsl.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Anjana-.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-6976\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div data-tippy-content=\"\" data-pafe-tippy-options=\"{&quot;duration&quot;:300,&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;scale&quot;,&quot;distance&quot;:5,&quot;placement&quot;:&quot;top&quot;,&quot;allowHTML&quot;:true}\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ac1c1bc premium-header-block elementor-widget elementor-widget-premium-addon-dual-header\" data-id=\"ac1c1bc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"premium-addon-dual-header.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"premium-dual-header-first-header \"><span class=\"premium-dual-header-first-span\">Smt. Anjana K R <\/span><span class=\"premium-dual-header-second-header \">Non-Executive Director<\/span><\/p> \t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div data-tippy-content=\"&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Shri Shiraz V P&lt;\/strong&gt; was inducted to the Board of Udupi-CSL with effect from July 23,2025.He is the Chief General Manager (Planning &amp; Project Management) ofCochin Shipyard Limited (CSL). He holds a Degree of Bachelor of Technology in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Kerala. He has more than 28 years of work experience across areas such as shipbuilding hull, outfit, marketing, design, outsourcing, planning, project management and ship repair operations. He is a recipient of the \u201cManager of the Year\u201d award in 2023 from the Kerala Management Association and had also received commendation from the Chief of Naval Staff for his outstanding contributions as the Project Manager of the Indigenous Aircraft Carrier project \u201cINS Vikrant.&lt;\/p&gt;\" data-pafe-tippy-options=\"{&quot;duration&quot;:300,&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;scale&quot;,&quot;distance&quot;:5,&quot;placement&quot;:&quot;top&quot;,&quot;allowHTML&quot;:true}\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-62c302c elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-widget elementor-widget-toggle\" data-id=\"62c302c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"toggle.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1031\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1031\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon elementor-toggle-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-caret-right\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened\"><i class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened fas fa-caret-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Read About<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1031\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1031\"><p><strong>Smt. Anjana K R<\/strong> was inducted to the Board of Udupi-CSL with effect from January 06, 2024. She is the Chief General Manager (Design and Materials) of Cochin Shipyard Limited (CSL). Smt. Anjana K R holds a Degree of Bachelor of Technology (Naval Architecture &amp; Ship Building) from Cochin University of Science and Technology. She has more than three decades of work experience across areas such as ship design, ship building hull, production engineering and shipbuilding materials procurement. Smt. Anjana K R was awarded the \u201cInspiring Woman Leader &#8211; Maritime Sector\u201d at the MARPORTS GLOBAL Conference &amp; Excellence Awards 2026. She is also a Director in Hooghly Cochin Shipyard Limited (Hooghly-CSL), the other wholly owned subsidiary of CSL.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2322e6d\" data-id=\"2322e6d\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-012e206 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"012e206\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-93d4e77\" data-id=\"93d4e77\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-327e1d4\" data-id=\"327e1d4\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-08d5667 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"08d5667\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">LEADERSHIP TEAM<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-1c148a4 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1c148a4\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-6bf1630\" data-id=\"6bf1630\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div data-tippy-content=\"&lt;div style=&quot;padding: 1rem 0.5rem;&quot;&gt;&lt;p class=&quot;p1&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Shri Harikumar A&lt;\/strong&gt; took charge as the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Company on January 28, 2021. Shri Harikumar A is a graduate in Production Engineering and has over three decades of experience in Shipbuilding and ship repair operations and project management. He has worked with various leading shipyards, both in public sector as well as private sector and has made significant contributions. He is a fellow of Institution of Engineers (India) and Institute of Marine Engineers (India).&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;\/div&gt;\" data-pafe-tippy-options=\"{&quot;duration&quot;:500,&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fade&quot;,&quot;distance&quot;:0,&quot;placement&quot;:&quot;top&quot;,&quot;allowHTML&quot;:true}\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0456a11 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"0456a11\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"421\" height=\"421\" src=\"https:\/\/udupicsl.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/image-011.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-820\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/udupicsl.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/image-011.jpg 421w, https:\/\/udupicsl.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/image-011-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/udupicsl.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/image-011-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 421px) 100vw, 421px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dffb916 premium-header-block elementor-widget elementor-widget-premium-addon-dual-header\" data-id=\"dffb916\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"premium-addon-dual-header.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"premium-dual-header-first-header \"><span class=\"premium-dual-header-first-span\">Shri Harikumar A <\/span><span class=\"premium-dual-header-second-header \">Chief Executive Officer (CEO)<\/span><\/p> \t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-11bf980 elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-widget elementor-widget-toggle\" data-id=\"11bf980\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"toggle.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1861\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1861\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon elementor-toggle-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-caret-right\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened\"><i class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened fas fa-caret-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Read About<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1861\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1861\"><p><strong>Shri Harikumar A<\/strong> took charge as the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Company on January 28, 2021. He is a graduate in Production Engineering and has over three decades of experience in shipbuilding and ship repair operations and project management. He has worked with various leading shipyards, both in public sector as well as private sector and has made significant contributions. He is a fellow of Institution of Engineers (India) and Institute of Marine Engineers (India).<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-f5a319c\" data-id=\"f5a319c\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div data-tippy-content=\"&lt;div style=&quot;padding: 1rem 0.5rem;&quot;&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Shri Shankar Nataraj&lt;\/strong&gt; was appointed as Chief Financial Officer of the Company on November 25th , 2022. Shri Shankar Nataraj is a Member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India. He has approximately 32 years of work experience in the field of Financial Management, Budgetary controls, Costing etc, Commercial &amp; General Management spread over various private sector Companies , mainly in Cement, Pharmaceuticals &amp; Logistics Sectors. He is also Certified by Indian Institute of Company affairs, under MCA, for Independent Directorship position .&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;\/div&gt;\" data-pafe-tippy-options=\"{&quot;duration&quot;:500,&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fade&quot;,&quot;distance&quot;:0,&quot;placement&quot;:&quot;top&quot;,&quot;allowHTML&quot;:true}\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-622c843 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"622c843\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"338\" height=\"337\" src=\"https:\/\/udupicsl.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/CFO-Profile-Pic-Resized-Edited-2.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-5302\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/udupicsl.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/CFO-Profile-Pic-Resized-Edited-2.jpg 338w, https:\/\/udupicsl.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/CFO-Profile-Pic-Resized-Edited-2-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/udupicsl.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/CFO-Profile-Pic-Resized-Edited-2-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 338px) 100vw, 338px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9a82e81 premium-header-block elementor-widget elementor-widget-premium-addon-dual-header\" data-id=\"9a82e81\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"premium-addon-dual-header.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"premium-dual-header-first-header \"><span class=\"premium-dual-header-first-span\">Shri Shankar Nataraj <\/span><span class=\"premium-dual-header-second-header \">Chief Financial Officer (CFO)<\/span><\/p> \t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-612e3da elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-toggle\" data-id=\"612e3da\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"toggle.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1011\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1011\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon elementor-toggle-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-caret-right\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened\"><i class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened fas fa-caret-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Read About<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1011\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1011\"><p><strong>Shri Shankar Nataraj<\/strong> took charge as the Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of the Company on November 25, 2022.\u00a0 He is a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India and also holds a Bachelor\u2019s Degree in Commerce from St. Xavier&#8217;s College, Kolkata. He has approximately 35 years of work experience in the field of financial management, budgetary controls, costing, commercial and general management etc. spread across various private sector companies mainly in cement, pharmaceuticals and logistics sectors. He is also empanelled in the Independent Director\u2019s Databank of the Indian Institute of Corporate Affairs (IICA) under the Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA), Government of India.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-8887457\" data-id=\"8887457\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div data-tippy-content=\"&lt;div style=&quot;padding: 1rem 0.5rem;&quot;&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Shri Ambalavanan M&lt;\/strong&gt; took charge as the Chief Operating Officer (COO) of Udupi-CSL on January 01, 2026. Prior to his appointment as COO, he served as Deputy General Manager (Operations) from February 2021. With over three decades of experience in shipbuilding, operations, technical execution, executive management and strategic risk mitigation, he brings extensive industry expertise to his role. He holds a Diploma in Mechanical Engineering from the State Board of Technical Education and Training, Department of Technical Education, Madras. He has been instrumental in Company\u2019s transformation into a globally recognized mid-segment shipyard and had played a key role in the successful Cochin Shipyard - Tebma Shipyard collaboration. As the COO, he continues to lead the Company\u2019s operational growth and strengthen its position as a globally competitive shipbuilding enterprise.&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;\/div&gt;\" data-pafe-tippy-options=\"{&quot;duration&quot;:500,&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fade&quot;,&quot;distance&quot;:0,&quot;placement&quot;:&quot;top&quot;,&quot;allowHTML&quot;:true}\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d456151 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"d456151\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"361\" height=\"361\" src=\"https:\/\/udupicsl.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/COO_Ambalvanam_edit_square.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-9473\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-86fbea0 premium-header-block elementor-widget elementor-widget-premium-addon-dual-header\" data-id=\"86fbea0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"premium-addon-dual-header.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"premium-dual-header-first-header \"><span class=\"premium-dual-header-first-span\">Shri Ambalavanan M <\/span><span class=\"premium-dual-header-second-header \">Chief Operating Officer (COO)<\/span><\/p> \t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fbe56ef elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-toggle\" data-id=\"fbe56ef\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"toggle.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-2641\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-2641\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon elementor-toggle-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-caret-right\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened\"><i class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened fas fa-caret-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Read About<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-2641\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-2641\"><p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Shri Ambalavanan M<\/strong> took charge as the Chief Operating Officer (COO) of Udupi-CSL on January 01, 2026. Prior to his appointment as COO, he served as Deputy General Manager (Operations) from February 2021. With over three decades of experience in shipbuilding, operations, technical execution, executive management and strategic risk mitigation, he brings extensive industry expertise to his role. He holds a Diploma in Mechanical Engineering from the State Board of Technical Education and Training, Department of Technical Education, Madras. He has been instrumental in Company\u2019s transformation into a globally recognized mid-segment shipyard and had played a key role in the successful Cochin Shipyard &#8211; Tebma Shipyard collaboration. As the COO, he continues to lead the Company\u2019s operational growth and strengthen its position as a globally competitive shipbuilding enterprise.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3363374\" data-id=\"3363374\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ae57f31 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ae57f31\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-dd7437e\" data-id=\"dd7437e\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-666156c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"666156c\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-ae3fce2\" data-id=\"ae3fce2\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-7b6a49e\" data-id=\"7b6a49e\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>BOARD OF DIRECTORS Shri Jose VJ Chairman Read About Shri Jose V J is one of the directors nominated by CSL pursuant to the takeover of the Company in September 2020 through the statutory insolvency resolution process. 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