Mazagon Dock Appoints Dinesh Mahur as Govt Nominee Director, Replacing Rajeev Prakash
Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Limited appointed Shri Dinesh Mahur as Government Nominee Part-Time Official Director, effective April 30, 2026. He replaces Shri Rajeev Prakash, whose nomination was withdrawn. Mahur is Additional Secretary in the Department of Defence Production.
The change of a government nominee director is a procedural event and typically has a low direct impact on the company's day-to-day operations or financial results, unless the new director brings specific strategic directives.
The announcement concerns a routine change in a government nominee director, which is a standard procedure and does not inherently indicate a positive or negative shift for the company's operations or financial performance.
Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Limited has announced a change in its board of directors. The company has appointed Shri Dinesh Mahur (DIN: 10862645), Additional Secretary (DP) in the Department of Defence Production, as the Government Nominee Part-Time Official Director. This appointment is effective from April 30, 2026, and will continue until further orders.
Shri Dinesh Mahur replaces Shri Rajeev Prakash (DIN-08590061), whose nomination has been withdrawn by the Ministry of Defence, Government of India. Shri Prakash's cessation as director is also effective from April 30, 2026.
Shri Dinesh Mahur is an officer of the Indian Telecom Service, batch of 1992. His profile includes significant experience in various government organizations such as the Ministry of Home Affairs, Prasar Bharti, and the Ministry of Mines, prior to his current role in the Ministry of Defence. He holds an engineering degree from NIT, Allahabad, and postgraduate degrees in Social Studies and Public Policy and Management. He also has experience establishing telecom companies and holding leadership positions within them.
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Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Limited filed this with the NSE as a statutory disclosure, categorised under board changes. It is a primary document, not a recommendation, and the desk marks it low impact, the band that almost never moves a portfolio on its own.
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