Cmde PR Hari (Retd.), Chairman and Managing Director (CMD) of Garden Reach Shipbuilders & Engineers Ltd (GRSE), has been entrusted with the additional charge of Director (Corporate Planning and Personnel) for a period of three months, according to an official announcement.
Cmde Hari has been leading GRSE since June 10, 2022, and brings with him a distinguished career in defence services and shipbuilding. A Mechanical Engineer with a Master’s in Defence & Strategic Studies, he is an alumnus of the Defence Services Staff College (Wellington), Army War College (Mhow), and the Naval War College (Goa), having completed advanced strategic and command courses during his service.
With over 36 years of professional experience, including 28 years in the Indian Navy, Cmde Hari has held several prestigious appointments across operational, technical, and strategic domains. His naval career includes service aboard nine Indian Navy ships, seven of which were frontline warships. He played a pivotal role in the commissioning of INS Shivalik, India’s first indigenously-built stealth frigate, as the commissioning Engineering Officer.
His shore assignments included key roles at Naval Repair Yards, Dockyards, and Command Headquarters, as well as a critical posting as the Warship Production Superintendent at Kochi, where he oversaw progress on the Indigenous Aircraft Carrier project.
GRSE, based in Kolkata, is one of India’s premier defence shipyards, known for building advanced naval and commercial vessels. The company also exports ships to friendly foreign nations and has played a major role in bolstering India’s self-reliance in naval manufacturing.
Cmde Hari’s additional responsibilities come at a time when GRSE is expanding its shipbuilding and export footprint. His strategic and operational expertise is expected to further strengthen the company’s planning and personnel framework during this interim period.
