Shri Sunil Paliwal, IAS, has assumed charge as Chairperson, Chennai Port Trust from 23.10.2021. Mr.Sunil Paliwal is a 1993 batch Tamil Nadu Cadre IAS Officer. He has done his B. Tech in Computer Science from IIT Kanpur, M.S. in Computer Science from the University of Maryland, USA, and MBA from the University of Birmingham, UK.
He is currently serving as Chairman and Managing Director, Kamarajar Port Ltd. He had also worked as the MD of Chennai Metropolitan Water Supply and Sewerage Board
Chennai Port is the 2nd largest container port of India, behind Mumbai’s Nhava Sheva. It is the 3rd-oldest port among 13 major ports of India with official port operations beginning in 1881.
