BENGALURU. Bhanu Prakash Srivastava, who is Director (Other Units) of BEL since April 20, 2022, assumed Additional Charge as Chairman & Managing Director and Director (Marketing) on November 1, 2022. He was serving as General Manager of the Advanced Defence Systems-Navy (ADSN) Strategic Business Unit at BEL’s Bangalore Complex prior to being elevated to the Board.
Mr Bhanu Prakash Srivastava holds a degree in Bachelor of Technology (Mechanical Engineering) from IIT-BHU and Master of Business Administration (Marketing). He joined BEL in August 1986 and in a career spanning 36 years in three Units of BEL (Kotdwara, Ghaziabad and Bangalore), gained rich experience in diverse functions such as Manufacturing, Project Management, Quality Management, Materials Management, Design & Development and Product Support. He had a 3 year stint in BEL’s New York Regional Office, where he had good exposure to international business.
Mr Srivastava, during his long tenure at BEL in various senior Management positions, has made major contributions towards sustained business growth and profitability in the areas of Radio & Data equipment, Military and Telecom Switching Equipment, C4I Systems for Civil & Military applications, Radars for Army, Air Force and Navy, Sonars, Fire Control Systems & Communication systems for Navy and Surface-to-Air Missile project for Naval Ships.
Also, Mr Vinay Kumar Katyal, Director (Bangalore Complex), has assumed Additional Charge as Director (Finance) of BEL and Mr Manoj Jain, Director (R&D), has assumed Additional Charge as Director (HR) of BEL on November 1, 2022.
