BIJU GEORGE

Appointed as a Non-executive/Non-independent director nominated by Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Ltd. to the Colombo Dockyard PLC board on the 24th of February 2026, Mr. Biju George serves as the Director (Shipbuilding) of Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Limited (MDL) w.e.f. 27.10.2021.

Apart from construction of Naval ships, he is also heading Refits of Naval and Coast Guard ships, Export, R&D innovation and AI projects. He graduated in Engineering from NSS College of Engineering, Palakkad and holds a post graduate degree in Ocean Engineering and Naval Architecture from the Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur.

Prior to his appointment as Director (Shipbuilding), he was the Project Superintendent of the prestigious P17A Frigate Program for the Indian Navy. Prior to this, he was heading the Shipbuilding Design Department of MDL and has more than three decades of experience in Design and Construction of frontline warships viz. Missile Destroyers and Stealth Frigates.

He has headed Committees of several key initiatives for MDL including Capex Projects, Revival of Ship Repair & Refit Vertical and Diversification initiatives. He is currently spearheading Major Infrastructure development projects for MDL including development of a Green Field Shipyard at MDL’s Nhava Yard. Under his guidance and leadership MDL has delivered four Destroyer class vessels ahead of their schedule.

delivered two stealth frigates, launched four major surface combatants (01 Destroyer and 03 Frigates) for the Indian Navy.