Mumbai, June 10 -- The appointment was made through a letter dated June 5, 2026, issued by the Department of Defence Production (DDP), Ministry of Defence, the state-run defence shipbuilder said in a regulatory filing.

Dr Zade is a 2002-batch IAS officer of the Punjab cadre and currently serves as Joint Secretary (Naval Systems) in the Department of Defence Production. He oversees financial, administrative and operational matters related to defence public sector shipyards and is involved in technology indigenisation and defence industrial cooperation initiatives.

He holds a doctorate in Horticulture (Post Harvest Technology) from the Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi, an MBA from Sikkim Manipal University and an MSc in P...