Former Senior Management
Institutional Memory • Strategic Legacy • Maritime Leadership
This archive records the leaders who have shaped the National Maritime Foundation’s institutional journey, strategic voice, and maritime-policy contribution.
Former Chairmen
Late Vice Admiral KK Nayyar
PVSM, AVSM, IN (Retd)
Admiral Arun Prakash
PVSM, AVSM, VC, VSM, IN (Retd)
Admiral Sureesh Mehta
PVSM, AVSM, IN (Retd)
Admiral DK Joshi
PVSM, AVSM, YSM, NM, VSM, IN (Retd)
Admiral RK Dhowan
PVSM, AVSM, YSM, IN (Retd)
Admiral Sunil Lanba
PVSM, AVSM, IN (Retd)
Admiral Karambir Singh
PVSM, AVSM, VSM, IN (Retd)
Admiral R Hari Kumar
PVSM, AVSM, VSM, IN (Retd)
Admiral Karambir Singh
PVSM, AVSM, VSM, IN (Retd)
Former Directors
RAdm RB Vohra
VSM, IN (Retd)
Cmde C Uday Bhaskar
VSM, IN (Retd)
VAdm Pradeep Kaushiva
UYSM, VSM, IN (Retd)
Dr Vijay Sakhuja
Vice Admiral Pradeep Chauhan
AVSM & Bar, VSM (Retd)
Former Governing Council Members
Captain JS Gill
Master Mariner • Retd
Former Governing Council Member.
Late DG Rakesh Pal
AVSM, PTM, TM
Director General, Indian Coast Guard.
Executive Directors
Cmde Rajeev Sawhney
(Retd)
Cmde Nalin Dewan
(Retd)
Capt Alok Bansal
(Retd)
Cmde RS Dhankar
(Retd)
Capt JS Shergill
NM
Cmde JS Shergill
NM
Cmde PK Banerjee
Capt (Dr) Gurpreet S Khurana
Capt Sarabjeet S Parmar
Cmde Debesh Lahiri
Cmde Manish Sinha
IN
Cmde Manish Sinha
IN (Retd)
Deputy Directors
Cdr Anoop Sood
(Retd)
Capt SP Malhotra
(Retd)
Capt BBS Jamwal
(Retd)
Cdr Sandeep Bali
(Retd)
Cdr Sriharsha
Cdr Dinesh Yadav
(Retd)
Cdr Anand Kumar
Cdr Saurav Mohanty
Captain Yogendra Prakash Sharma
Regional Directors
Cmde Shekhar Shridharan
(Retd) • RD, Chennai Chapter
Prof Rao Tatavarti
RD, Visakhapatnam Chapter
Ms G Padmaja
RD, Andhra Pradesh Chapter
VAdm MP Muralidharan
(Retd) • RD, Kerala Chapter
RAdm SY Shrikhande
(Retd) • RD, Goa Chapter & Adj Fellow
Ms Minoo Daryanani
RD, West Bengal Chapter
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