Garden Reach Shipbuilders & Engineers Limited announced appointment of Cmde Hari P R, IN (Retd.), Director (Personnel) as Managing Director on the Board of the Company for a period of five years from the date of his assumption of charge of the post, or till the date of his superannuation, or until further orders, whichever is the earliest. Accordingly, Cmde. Hari P R, IN (Retd.) has relinquished the charge of Director (Personnel) of the Company with effect from 10 June 2022, and assumed the charge of Chairman & Managing Director on the Board of the Company with effect from 10 June 2022.

Cmde Hari P R, IN (Retd.) having an experience of over 33 years, assumed charge as Chairman & Managing Director of the Company with effect from 10 June 2022. Before assuming charge as C&MD of the Company, he was working as Director (Personnel) of the Company effective 21 October 2019. He has over 28 years of commissioned service in the Indian Navy with varied experience onboard warships, Naval repair Organizations' and various Staff appointments.

He holds a Bachelor Degree in Engineerin9 and a Master's Degree in Defence and Strategic Studies. He is also an alumni of the Defence Services Staff College, Wellington, the officer has also undergone the 5th Higher Defence Orientation Course at AWC Mhow, and the Naval Higher Command Course at the Naval War College, Goa. Cmde Hari P R, IN (Retd.) has joined the Company as Chief General Manager in 2016 and has been in charge of Production Planning of all the new construction ships built at the shipyard.

During the tenure of Cmde Hari P R, IN (Retd.) as Director (Personnel), he was headed the Human Resources & Administration, Corporate Planning and technical functions of the Company.