Rear Admiral Sanjay Sadhu, NM, took over
as Admiral Superintendent Naval Dockyard, Visakhapatnam from Rear Admiral IB
Uthaiah, AVSM, VSM at a ceremony held on 06 April 2022.
Rear Admiral Sanjay
Sadhu was commissioned into the Indian Navy in November 1987.
The Flag Officer holds a BTech degree in
Marine Engineering, a Masters in Mechanical Engineering and an MPhil in Defence
and Strategic Studies. During his distinguished career spanning over 34 years,
he has held several Operational, Dockyard, Design and Staff appointments.
He has served onboard aircraft carrier
Viraat for five years, tenanting two appointments, including the appointment of
Engineer Officer and has also served onboard frontline frigates INS Dunagiri
and Brahmaputra.
Prior to taking over as the Admiral
Superintendent, he held the appointments of Chief Staff Officer (Technical) ENC
and Additional Director General (Submarine Design Group) at IHQMoD (Navy).
His other key
appointments
His other key appointments include
Principal Director Aircraft Carrier Projects, Additional General Manager
(Production) at Naval Dockyard, Mumbai, Commodore Superintendent at Naval Ship
Repair Yard (Karwar) and Commodore (Marine Engineering) at IHQMoD (Navy). Rear
Admiral Sanjay
Sadhu is an alumnus
of Naval War College
Sadhu is an alumnus of Naval War College
and was awarded NaoSena Medal by the President of India in 2016. Rear Admiral
IB Uthaiah, who was at the helm of Naval Dockyard, Visakhapatnam has taken over
as Chief Staff Officer (Technical) ENC