
Assumes office as the new Chairman and Managing Director of National Aviation Company of India Limited (NACIL) on Monday. Batch & Cadre: 1978 batch IAS of Karnataka cadre Date of Birth: 05/06/1956 Place of Domicile: Uttar Pradesh Mother Tongue: Marathi Indian Languages Known: English, Marathi, Kannada and Hindi Foreign Languages Known: French and German
Educational Qualifications Masters Degree Geography, First division PG diploma, International Trade IIFT, New Delhi
Graduation
Kanpur University with English, Economics, History, First division
Some Major Postings
* Assistant Commission, Mysore, Land Revenue Management & District Adminstration
( From 01/08/1980 to 01/05/1982)
* Managing Director
Karnataka Silk Marketing Board (From 01/12/1984 to 01/05/1986)
* Managing Director
Mysore Minerals Ltd
* Joint Secretary
Union Ministry of Power, (From 05/07/2001 to 04/01/2007)
* Principal Secretary
Joint Secretary Level - Infrastructure Development Department, Bangalore
Foreign Trainings
Diploma of Export Promotion (4 weeks in Italy in 1987)
MBA in Personnel & General Admn 1-year in Australia in 1998)
(Inside an Air India plane: Will the Maharaja see a turnaround?)