Board of Directors and CVO
OUR MANAGEMENT
Cmde PR Hari, IN (Retd.) |
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Chairman & Managing Director |
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Phone | +91-33-24698130 |
Fax | +91-33-24698119 |
cmd[at]grse[dot]co[dot]in | |
Nationality | Indian |
Term | Five (5) years with effect from Jun 10, 2022 (the date of assumption of charge) in the first instance or till the date of his superannuation or until further orders, whichever is the earliest. |
Cmde PR Hari, IN (Retd) has assumed the charge of Chairman & Managing Director of ĢƵ with effect from 10 Jun 22. He is a Mechanical Engineer with Bachelor's Degree from Naval College of Engineering, Lonavala and has done his Master's Degree in Defence & Strategic Studies as part of 59th DSSC Course at Wellington. The Commodore has undergone Army Defence Orientation Course at AWC Mhow and the prestigious Naval Higher Command Course at the College of Naval Warfare in the year 2011.
He has had an illustrious Naval career spanning over 32 years during which he has held various prestigious appointments in key positions in Strategy and Operations, Technical Administration and Tactical decision making. His professional graph includes nine afloat appointments including seven frontline warships of the Navy. He has also held staff appointments at Eastern Naval Command and as Command Engineer Officer for Southern Naval Command. A notable contribution of the Chairman & Managing Director was as the Commissioning Engineer Officer of India’s first indigenously built Stealth Frigate, INS Shivalik. He also has a unique record of serving in afloat appointments for a continuous span of eleven years and six months.
Cmde PR Hari, IN (Retd) was selected in ĢƵ as Chief General Manager (PP&C) in 2016 and has been in charge of production planning of almost all new construction ships at that point of time. He assumed charge as Director (Personnel) of the Company w.e.f 21 Oct 2019 and headed the Human Resources and Technical functions of ĢƵ.
In pursuance of the company’s Vision, the Chairman & Managing Director strives to make ĢƵ globally recognised as the best Indian Shipyard. He envisions to further strengthen the Government’s “Make in India” initiative, create a unique identity for the Company amongst its peers by becoming self-reliant in design capability and by deploying state of the art manufacturing processes. Towards the same, the initial thrust has been on improving productivity, enhancing internal efficiencies, devising new policies, vendor base development, human resource development and most importantly a sense of discipline amongst employees of the shipyard.

Cdr. Shantanu Bose, IN (Retd.) |
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Director (Shipbuilding) |
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Address | ĢƵ Bhavan, 61, Garden Reach Road, Kolkata - 700 024 |
Phone | +91-33-2469-8132 |
Fax | +91-33-2469-1210 |
ds[at]grse[dot]co[dot]in | |
Nationality | Indian |
Cdr. Shantanu Bose, IN (Retd.), after serving in the Indian Navy for 23 years, joined Garden Reach Shipbuilders & Engineers Limited (ĢƵ) in 2013. He has assumed charge as Director (Shipbuilding) of the Company w.e.f. on 08 June 2022. Cdr. Bose is a highly qualified and experienced naval architect who has been in charge of several projects undertaken by ĢƵ since 2013. Before assuming charge as Director (Shipbuilding), he was working as General Manager (MW & P17A).
He completed his B. Tech in Naval Architecture & Shipbuilding from Cochin University of Science and Technology, and Diploma from IIT, Delhi. He also holds Post Graduate Diploma in Management from Jamnalal Bajaj Institute of Management Studies, University of Mumbai. Further, he holds membership of the Institution of Engineering (India) and Institution of Naval Architecture.
Cdr. Shantanu Bose, IN (Retd.) has deep technical insight and hands on working experience in all aspects of Ship Building, managing men, and motivating them to take on new challenges has been his forte. In ĢƵ, he has been the forefront of adoption of the Integrated Construction (IC) methodology, usage of the Virtual Reality Laboratory (VRL) for design and the Product Data Model (PDM) & Product Life Cycle Management (PLM). His current focus areas include R&D Projects and greater thrust towards Indigenization. The infrastructure upgradation planning, execution and exploitation of the RBD Unit of ĢƵ has been done under his oversight. It is now being exploited gainfully for the construction of ongoing projects.

Shri Kamleshbhai Shashikantbhai Mirani |
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Part-Time Non-Official Director (Independent Director) |
Mr. Kamleshbhai S Mirani has been appointed as Part-Time Non-Official Director (Independent Director) of Garden Reach Shipbuilders & Engineers Limited pursuant to Ministry of Defence, Government of India letter dated 16 May 2025. His appointment is for a period of three years from the date of allotment of Director Identification Number (DIN), which was issued on 21 May 2025. Accordingly, his appointment is effective from that date.
Mr. Mirani is a commerce graduate from Saurashtra University, Rajkot, and brings extensive experience in public sector administration and real estate. He has held key advisory and leadership positions in various government bodies, including the Rajkot Municipal Corporation, Gujarat State Road Transport Corporation, and the Telephone Advisory Committee (Government of India). During his association with these organizations, he led initiatives focused on uplifting underprivileged communities, strengthening social infrastructure, and improving local governance. His tenure involved oversight of financial and administrative operations, highlighting his strengths in policy planning and resource management. He also made contributions to grievance redressal mechanisms and overall efficiency of public service delivery.
In addition to his public service, Mr. Mirani is actively engaged in the real estate sector, applying his governance and administrative experience to private enterprise. His professional journey reflects a strong commitment to civic responsibility, effective governance, and business acumen.
He has no inter-se relationship with other Directors in the Company. Further, he does not hold any equity shares of the Company.
Shri Abhishek Ranjan, IOFS |
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Chief Vigilance Officer |
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Phone | +91-33-24698129 |
Vig[dot]Cvo[at]grse[dot]co[dot]in | |
Occupation | Service |
Nationality | Indian |
Shri Abhishek Ranjan IOFS (2008), an Indian Ordnance Factory Service officer 2008 batch has assumed the charge of Chief Vigilance Officer of ĢƵ with effect from 04.04. 2024.He has a vast experience of more than 18 years in the field of Industrial Production, Consulting, Public Procurement and Administration.
He is graduate in Chemical Engineering from BIT Sindri and M.Tech in Chemical Engineering from 11T Roorkee. After completing is probationary training from Nationål Academy of Defense Production Ambajahri, Nagpur, he was posted in two major Ammunition Producing Ordnance Factory of India that is, Ammuntion Factory Kirkee (2010-18), Pune and Ordnance Factory Chanda (2018-2024), under erstwhile OFB and MIL, Ministry of Defense.
He has worked with variety of Industries like Petroleum Refining, Industrial Safety Consultancy, Steel and Defence Production. Dealt with various facets of Industrial Management like Production, Planning and Procurement. He is currently on central deputation to ĢƵ Kolkata as Chief Vigilance Officer.

Dr. Garima Bhagat |
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Part-Time Official Director (Government Nominee Director) |
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Address | Joint Secretary (LS), Department of Defence Production, Ministry of Defence, South Block, New Delhi - 110 011 |
Occupation | Government Service |
Nationality | Indian |
Term | With effect from December 23, 2024 |
Dr. Garima Bhagat (DIN:10881164), Joint Secretary (Land System) has been appointed as Part-Time Official Director (Government Nominee Director) of Garden Reach Shipbuilders & Engineers Limited w.e.f. 23 Dec 2024.
Dr. Garima Bhagat is a B.Tech (Gold Medalist), M.Tech, MA (Economics), LLB (Gold Medalist) and a PhD from IIT Delhi. She secured Rank 1 in Higher Secondary Examination (1990) and Rank 1 in Engineering Service Exam, UPSC (1994). She is a 1996 batch Indian Revenue Service Officer (IRS-IT).
With over 28 years of public service experience in the Government of India, Dr. Bhagat has accumulated extensive expertise in areas such as taxation, anti-corruption, public procurement, administration and competition law. She has held several significant positions within the Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) and the Government of India. She has also served as the Chief Vigilance Officer at the Employees State Insurance Corporation (ESIC) and as Joint Director General at the Competition Commission of India. Dr. Bhagat has also been a regular visiting faculty member at various apex educational and training institutions. She is the author of several research papers in leading international journals as well as 3 books on taxations. Prior to her current role as Joint Secretary (Land System) in the Department of Defence Production, Ministry of Defence, Government of India, she served as Commissioner of Income Tax in Delhi.

Sandeep Mahapatra |
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Company Secretary and Compliance Officer |
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He is the Company Secretary and the Compliance Officer of our Company. His contact details are as follows: | |
Address | ĢƵ Bhavan, 61, Garden Reach Road, Kolkata - 700 024 |
Phone | +91-33-2469-8545 |
Fax | +91-33-2469-8150 |
co[dot]sec[at]grse[dot]co[dot]in | |
Nationality | Indian |