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New Directors take charge at BEL
Two new Directors have taken charge at Navratna Defence PSU Bharat Electronics Ltd (BEL) on May 1, 2016. They are Girish Kumar, Director (Bengaluru Complex), and Nataraj Krishnappa, Director (Other Units).
Girish Kumar was Executive Director (Radar) & Unit Head of BEL Ghaziabad Unit, prior to his elevation.
Girish Kumar joined BEL Ghaziabad as a Probationary Engineer in 1979 after completing his BE (Mech.) from MITS Gwalior. Over a period of next 30 years, he worked in Ghaziabad, Kotdwara and Bengaluru units of the company and headed Production, Materials Management, Quality Management and Services Divisions.
Girish Kumar is a qualified assessor for ISO 9001:2000 and Business Excellence. He has participated in the Union of Japanese Scientists and Engineers study mission on TQM in July 2008. He has authored a book on ISO 9000 which was published in 1996. He has been profiled by Professor T.V. Rao in the book 100 Managers in Action. He is keen on trekking and literature.
Nataraj Krishnappa, Director (Other Units), was GM (Missile System) at BEL Bengaluru before his elevation. Krishnappa joined BEL Ghaziabad on March 1, 1984, after graduating in Mechanical Engineering from the National Institute of Engineering, University of Mysore. In 1986, he was transferred to BEL’s Panchkula unit, where he put in 15 years of service. Panchkula unit was in its formative stage and he belongs to the first batch of engineers to be posted to the unit. He has worked in various departments responsible for manufacturing and procurement functions. He headed Product Group-I and has made significant contributions to the manufacture of communication equipment such as hand-held radio and STARS V Manpack radio as well as encryption products.
In June 2008, he was transferred to Military Radar SBU as Project Head of Akash missile system. Krishnappa, who is a PMP from PMI, USA, has successfully used project management concepts while executing the Akash missile system project. Akash missile system integrated in the country for the first time is a world-class surface-to-air missile system that has been inducted into both the Indian Air Force and the Indian Army. He served as GM (HR) and as GM (Missile System) at BEL Bengaluru before his elevation as Director (Other Units).
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