Captain Ganti Venkateswarlu takes additional charge as new CMD of HSL

Captain Ganti Venkateswarlu on Saturday (January 31, 2026) assumed additional charge as Chairman and Managing Director of Hindustan Shipyard Limited (HSL). Captain Venkateswarlu, who assumed charge as Director (Shipbuilding) at HSL on 29 November, 2024, had joined HSL in May 2018 as Additional General Manager.

An alumnus of the Naval College of Engineering, Lonavla, and the Defence Services Staff College, Wellington, Captain Venkateswarlu had served on front-line warships and in Naval Dockyard (Mbi) during his Indian Navy career of over 25 years, including overseas assignment. At HSL, he has worked across shipbuilding, submarine, and ship repairs divisions including Head of Business Development.

The incumbent CMD Commodore Girideep Singh retired on Saturday. During his tenure, major refit projects, including the Normal Refit of INS Sidhukirti, and SSP were completed and key programmes such as DSV and FSS were progressed. During this period, the HSL had become L1 for the 18 NGFPVs for Coast Guard valued at ₹3,000 crore approximately, according to a release here.