Ravi K takes charge as CMD of HAL | India News
BENGALURU: Ravi K has taken over as Chairman and Managing Director (CMD) of defense PSU Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL), becoming the company’s 22nd CMD. He takes over from DK Sunil, who retired on 30 April.Ravi K was previously Director (Operations) at HAL, where he was involved in strategic planning. He has over 30 years of experience in aerospace and defense, manufacturing and electronics.“During his previous roles – which included Executive Director and General Manager of the LCA Tejas division – he was associated with several major contracts, including the supply of 180 LCA Tejas aircraft to the Indian Air Force and 156 LCH Prachanda helicopters to the Indian Army and Air Force,” HAL said in a statement.It added that he was also credited for his work in handling the LCA Tejas fleet in the IAF and enhancing indigenous content in the programme.“During his tenure HAL expanded into the civil manufacturing and maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) segments. He also oversaw the outsourcing of fuselage assembly to private sector partners to increase production capacity,” HAL said.Ravi is a mechanical engineering graduate from Malnad College of Engineering, Karnataka and an alumnus of IIM Ahmedabad and IAS, Toulouse, France. He also serves as a Nominee Director on the Board of Multi-Role Transport Aircraft Limited.On taking over, he said his focus would be on making HAL competitive in the global aerospace and defense market, with an emphasis on innovation, AI adoption and operational efficiency.
