Mr. Madhu  Nair
                                Chairman & Managing Director


Mr. Madhu S. Nair has been Chairman and Managing Director of Cochin Shipyard Limited since January 01, 2016 and has been its Director of Technical since November 30, 2017. Mr. Nair served as Chief General Manager of Bisuness Development at COCHIN Shipyard Ltd., until December 31, 2015 and also served as its General Manager of Marketing. Shri. Nair served as Deputy General Manager of Marketing of COCHIN Shipyard Ltd.

He has 27 years of professional experience with Cochin Shipyard Ltd since joining as Executive trainee in June 1988 in the entire gamut of shipyard management. He is trained in shipbuilding systems at IHI Shipyard at Kure, Japan and undergone JICA Specialized training at Overseas Vocational Training Centre (OVTA), Tokyo and Osaka International Centre, Osaka, Japan and did research in Joining & Welding Research Institute, during Masters in Engineering at Osaka University, Japan He has been steering the yard’s efforts at formulating partnerships in LNG carrier construction and developing dredgers, chemical tankers and passenger vessels. He was the key driver in forging alliances with international technology partners.

He was also instrumental in conceptualizing the Small Ship Division and key player in bagging international contracts while he was heading the marketing Division. He is a member of various Professional bodies including The Royal Institution of Naval Architects, UK (RINA), Institution of Naval Architects, India and Member, Board of Studies (NA&SB), Cochin University of Science & Technology. He did his Bachelor of Technology (Naval Architecture and Ship Buildilng) from Cochin University of Science & Technology in first class and Masters in Engineering (Naval Architecture and Ocean Engineering) from Osaka University, Japan