As per the recommendations of the Nomination and Remuneration Committee in its 31st Meeting held on March 25, 2024, the Board of Directors of Dredging Corporation of India Limited in the 356th Meeting held on March 25, 2024, approved the appointment of Shri Durgesh Kumar Dubey, IRTS as CEO (Additional Charge) of the Company and to extend the Directorship of Capt S Divakar, the present CEO (A/C) (whose tenure is upto March 30, 2024) for a period of one month from March 31, 2024 that is upto April 29, 2024 or till the date Shri Durgesh Kumar Dubey joins to the post of MD & CEO (A/C) whichever is earlier. Post to the joining of Shri Durgesh Kumar Dubey, Capt S Divakar ceases to be MD & CEO (A/C) and KMP of the Company. Educational Qualification: Engineering degree in Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering from GBTU (formerly UPTU) in Lucknow from 2008-2012.

Experience: Shri Durgesh Kumar Dubey, IRTS, assumed the charge as Deputy Chairman, Visakhapatnam Port Authority on December 21, 2020. He is an Officer of Indian Railways Traffic Service from 2006 batch. He has worked in various capacities under Government of India.

He served as Divisional Operations Manager during the year 2008-2011 in Bilaspur. During the year 2011-2013 served as Area Manager at Prayagraj. During the year 2014-17 served as Senior Divisional Commercial Manager at Jhansi and served as Deputy Chief Operations Manager (Coaching), North Central Railways, Prayagraj upto December 18, 2020 to join as Deputy Chairman, Visakhapatnam Port Authority.

Directorship in other companies: Sethusamudram Corporation Limited and Visakhapatnam Port Logistics Park Limited.