Mr. Arun Sharma

Started his career as a Sea Going Engineer, moving to shore establishment of Shipping Corporation of India (SCI) in 1978. Was Deputy General Manager, heading the Gas Carrier and Chemical Carrier Department with SCI till 1992. Then served as Vice President – Commercial and Operations with Varun Shipping Company between 1993 and 1999. Appointed President of Great Eastern Shipping between 2000 and 2006. Thereafter took over as President and CEO, India Steamship, Kolkata in March 2006.

From 1st February, 2012, took over as “Chairman & Managing Director: of Indian Register of Shipping, and currently holds the position of ‘Executive Chairman’ since 1st July, 2016. Has been on the board of Indian National Ship-owners’ Association and on the Asia Committees of Lloyds Register of Shipping, American Bureau of Shipping and Det Norske Veritas. Is currently, Chairman of IACS and Chairman of CEMS.

Gautam Chatterjee

Gautam Chatterjee is a retired officer of the Indian Administrative Service of the Maharashtra Cadre. A Gold Medalist in M.Sc. Mathematics from Patna University, Mr. Chatterjee also holds a post graduate diploma in Urban Planning and Housing from the Institute of Housing Studies, Rotterdams, The Netherlands.

In his illustrious career spanning over 33 years, Mr. Chatterjee has held several important assignments both in the Government of Maharashtra and Government of India, notable among them beingCollector of Ratnagiri,Additional Municipal Commissioner of Mumbai Municipal Corporation, Joint Director General of Foreign Trade in the Ministry of Commerce,CEO of Maharashtra Housing and Area Development Authority, CEO of Slum Rehabilitation Authority, OSD of Dharavi Redevelopment Project, Principal Secretary of Maharashtra Housing Department, Joint Secretary in the Ministry of Defence, Director General of Shipping in the Ministry of Shipping and Additional Chief Secretary, Transport and Ports Department of Government of Maharashtra.

After his superannuation, he served as Officer on Special Duty (OSD) to the Chief Minister of Maharashtra before taking over as Chairperson of the Maharashtra Real Estate Regulatory Authority (MahaRERA)

Mr. Bhushan Kumar

Shri Bhushan Kumar serves as Joint Secretary in the Ministry of Ports, Shipping and waterways, Government of India. He is responsible for Ministry’s flagship scheme ‘Sagarmala’ and public private partnership (PPP) projects in all major ports. Prior to this role, he was Vice President (Projects & Contracts) in GSPC LNG Limited.

He is a Bachelor of Mechanical Engineering. He holds Masters in Business Administration (MBA) from IIT, Delhi. He also holds professional certification in Marine Engineering. Additionally, he has attended professional programs on Project Management and Contracts Management in IIM Ahmedabad.

Shri Kumar has more than 22 years of maritime sector experience in various multidisciplinary functions like projects planning, project management, business development, contracts, engineering, operations and maintenance. He has also worked onboard merchant vessels as marine engineer. He has played key role in the development of several mega port-infrastructure projects.

He is Director on board of Sagarmala Development Company Limited, India Ports Global Limited, Haridaspur Paradip Railway Company Limited, Indian Port Rail & Ropeway Corporation Limited and Centre of Excellence in Maritime & Shipbuilding. He is also serving on the Boards of Paradip Port Trust and JNPT as trustee. He has been the trustee on the Boards of Vishakhapatnam Port Trust and Mumbai Port Trust.

Mr. Vinay Kshirsagar

A science Graduate & Chartered Accountant, Advanced diploma in commercial data handling with more than 35 years of experience in finance and accounts. Currently working as CFO of Indian Register of Shipping since 2012 and holding directorship post in 3 associate companies of IRS. Previously worked as CFO in Shreyas Shipping & Logistics Ltd for 12 years, & as GM in Chowgule Steamships Ltd for 14 years.

Dr. Nanaji Niranjan Kumar Injeti

Dr Niranjan Kumar, has completed his Phd in Marine Engineering (Marine Turbo Machinery lab) from Andhra University in 2004, Mtech from IIT Kharagpur in 1987. He is currently working as Director at Indian Maritime University, Visakhapatnam. During his tenure as Director at IMU, he has led the the entire MCRC team of IMU to obtain the following Research & Commercial Projects to the University:

1. Design for procurement of High Speed Craft for A&N Administration.
2. Warship Museum for the Andhra Pradesh Government to be established at Kakinada.
3. Research on the performance variations due to the increased displacement on Indian Navy Vessels.
4. Establishment of Incubation Centre in IMU Visakhapatnam through MeiTY
5. Establishment of Ship in Campus in IMU Head Quarters.

Cdr. Gopi Krishna Sivvam

Commander Gopi Krishna Sivvam has proudly served the Indian Navy for 22 years in responsible positions onboard Naval units . He has been involved in numerous projects for the Navy in the Technical & Operational Domain. Commander Gopi is also an alumnus of Defence Services Staff College, Wellington. He is a Mechanical Engineering graduate from Nagarjuna University and holds an MBA from Andhra University and Msc in Defence & Strategic Studies from prestigious University of Madras. Post completion of his tenure at the Indian Navy, he served as Vice President Operations for Cummins India Ltd. Responsible for a customer base of 10000 engines, spanning 10 districts across Andhra Pradesh. He also held responsible positions for RVR Projects Ltd, based at Vizag, for 5 years.

Currently he is the Chief Operating Officer for CEMS, responsible for overall operations, strategic planning, marketing of CEMS.

Mr.Sharda Prasad

Shri Sharda Prasad is an IAS (Retd) officer of the 1981 batch, he is the former Director General of Directorate General of Employment & Training (DGE&T) in the Ministry of Labour and Employment. He was the Chairman of a Committee formed by Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship to rationalize sector skill councils and suggest skill reforms in the country.  

Currently he is Advisor (Skills and Livelihoods), Sagarmala, Ministry of Shipping and oversees skill development initiatives in the port and maritime sector.