Cmde SB Jamgaonkar to join MDL Board as Director (Submarine & Heavy Engineering)
Cmde Shailesh Bhalachandra Jamgaonkar, IN (Retd.), appointed as Director (Submarine & Heavy Engineering) at Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Ltd, effective 25 March 2025, with tenure till 30 April 2027. Leadership changes at MDL announced

New Delhi: Cmde Shailesh Bhalachandra Jamgaonkar, IN (Retd.), has been appointed as Director (Submarine & Heavy Engineering) on the Board of the Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Ltd with effect from the date of his assumption of charge of the post today, i.e. 25 March 2025 till the date of his superannuation i.e. 30 April 2027 or until further orders, whichever is earlier.
Cdr. Vasudev Puranik, IN (Retd.), Director (Corporate Planning & Personnel) ceases to hold the additional charge of the post of Director (Submarine & Heavy Engineering) of the Company w.e.f 25 March 2025.
Cmde Shailesh Bhalachandra Jamgaonkar, IN (Retd.) joined MDL in September 2023 as Executive Director (Technical E.Y.) on superannuation from the Indian Navy.
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He has been working as the Project lead on MDL Projects of P75 Additional Submarines, Air Independent Propulsion (AIP) Plug for installation on Scorpene Submarines and Indigenisation of Submarine Equipment. Prior to his appointment as Director (Submarine & Heavy Engineering) on the Board of the Company, he was positioned as Executive Director (Services) in the East Yard of MDL.
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He has a rich experience of serving in the Submarine Arm of the Indian Navy for about 29 years in various capacities on board Submarines and Ashore. He was also associated with Construction & Commissioning activities of non-conventional platforms of IN.
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