New Delhi: Mishra Dhatu Nigam Limited (MIDHANI), a Defence Public Sector Undertaking under the Ministry of Defence, has announced a change in a key leadership position on Thursday. The Department of Defence Production has approved the assignment of additional charge of the post of Director (Production & Marketing) to Dr SVS Narayana Murty, who is currently serving as the Chairman & Managing Director (CMD) of MIDHANI.
According to an official communication made by MIDHANI to the stock exchanges, Dr Murty will assume the additional responsibilities for an initial period of three months starting July 1, 2025. The tenure may continue until a regular incumbent is appointed or until further orders, whichever is earlier.
Dr Murty has been serving as CMD of MIDHANI since April 28. He has an illustrious academic and professional background. He holds a B.E. degree from Andhra University, Visakhapatnam, an M.E. from the Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bangalore, and a Ph.D. from the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Bombay, all in the field of Metallurgical Engineering.
Beginning his career at the Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre (VSSC) in 1993, Dr Murty worked extensively in the development of ultrahigh strength steels, titanium alloys, superalloys, and aluminium alloys. Between 2003 and 2006, he served as a postdoctoral fellow at the Steel Research Centre, National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS), Japan, where he contributed significantly to the development of ultrafine-grained steels.
Prior to joining MIDHANI, Dr Murty was associated with the Liquid Propulsion Systems Centre (LPSC) of the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) in Trivandrum. At LPSC, he played a pivotal role in the indigenization and supply of critical materials for earth storable, cryogenic, semi-cryogenic stages, and satellite propulsion systems of the Indian space programme. His areas of expertise span aerospace materials development, processing, testing, characterization, failure analysis of aerospace components, and additive manufacturing.
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