Bhanu Prakash Srivastava, 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 Defense Systems-Navy (ADSN) Strategic Business Unit at BEL’s Bangalore Complex prior to being elevated to the Board. Srivastava holds a degree in Bachelor of Technology (Mechanical Engineering) from IIT- BHU and a 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 three-year stint in BEL’s New York Regional Office, where he had good exposure to international business.