Kappagantula Divakar, assumed charge on Friday as the new Director (Technical) of Bharat Dynamics Limited, a Mini Ratna Category - 1 Public Sector Undertaking under the Ministry of Defence, Govt of India.
Prior to his new appointment, he has served as General Manager (Design & Engineering) at BDL. A mechanical engineering graduate from JNTU Hyderabad and a post - graduate from the Central Institute of Tool Design, Hyderabad, he has worked in various areas of missile production in the last 28 years.
He played an instrumental role in establishing the Naval Division of BDL at Visakhapatnam and in the successful production of torpedoes for the Indian Navy. He had also headed the Milan, Refurbishment and Explosive Divisions.
At BDL, Bhanur, he worked for indigenisation of warheads, propellants and other explosives.
