Ajay Kr Shrivastava set to be next Director (Engineering, R&D) of HAL

New Delhi: Ajay Kumar Shrivastava is set to be the next Director (Engineering, Research & Development) of Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL), a Defence PSU under the Ministry of Defence. He has been recommended for the post by the Public Enterprises Selection Board (PESB) panel on Wednesday. Presently, he is serving as Executive Director (ARDC) in the same organisation.

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Shrivastava has been recommended for the post of Director (Engineering, Research & Development) of HAL from a list of nine candidates, who were interviewed by PESB selection panel in its Meeting No. 26/2025 held on April 9. All the candidates, who were appeared for the interview, were from HAL.

The recommendation will now go through the necessary approvals from the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC) before a formal appointment is made.

As Director (Engineering and R&D) of HAL, Shrivastava will be a member of the Board of Directors. He will report to the Chairman and Managing Director, and will be responsible for managing and ensuring the effective implementation of all Research & Development (R&D), Design & Development (D&D), Project Development, and new product/technology development within the company.

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