Shri. Arun Kumar Gupta

Independent Director

Marine Engineering, Post graduate diploma in Shipping Management.

Ex- Chairman & Managing Director of the Shipping Corporation of India Ltd. (SCI).

Prior becoming C&MD, he was functioning as Director (Technical & Offshore Services) since October, 2010. He was also entrusted with the additional responsibilities of Director (Technical & Offshore Services) and Director (Finance) while working as CMD, SCI.

He also worked as as Managing Director Indian Ports Global Ltd, a Company formed by Government of India from 1/1/16 to 20/9/20. . IPGL is the arm of the Government to make strategic investments in Ports overseas.  Mr. Gupta has made the Indian Maritime sector proud by taking over operations at Shahid Behesti port of Chabahar in December 2018. He also worked as director of IL&FS MARITIME INFRASTRUCTURE COMPANYLIMITED from 22/9/15 to 21/9/18.

Shri Gupta has about 45 years of shipping career in leading and managing challenging projects and assignments in various Divisions of Shipping Corporation of India. Mr. Gupta is a Marine Engineer from Marine Engineering College (DMET) and possesses First Class Engineer (MOTOR) Certificate of Competency from Ministry of Transport, Government of India.

Shri Gupta had earlier served Irano-Hind Shipping Co., Tehran as Director (Administration). He has been a Trustee of Kandla Port & V.O. Chidambaranar Port Trust, Tuticorin. He is a member of the Institute of Engineers (India), member of Narottam Morarjee Institute of Shipping and Fellow Member of Institute of Marine Engineers, (India). He was also the Vice President of Institute of Marine Engineers (India). He has been on the Governing Council of both, Institute of Marine Engineers as well as Narottam Morarjee Institute of Shipping. In context he has chaired sessions and also presented papers in several professional forums.