Shri Sanjay Swarup appointed as new Chairman and Managing Director, CONCOR from October 1st, 2023 onwards

Shri Sanjay Swarup has been appointed as the Chairman and Managing Director, CONCOR from 01.10.2023 and till 31.07.2026 (i.e. the date of his superannuation) or until further orders, whichever is earlier.

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  • Shri Sanjay Swarup has done his B.E. (Hons.) – Electronics and Communication Engineering from IIT Roorkee and PGDM (Public Policy and Management) from IIM Bangalore. He belongs to the 1990 Batch of Indian Railway Traffic Service (IRTS).
  • His more than three decades career spans a range of assignments in Public Sector and Government. He started his career in Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd. (BHEL) and worked there for more than 4 years.
  • Thereafter, he has worked with Indian Railways in various areas like Operations, Commercial, Safety and Information Technology functions. He has worked in Container Corporation of India Ltd. (CONCOR) in various capacities in Operations and Management of Dry Ports, International Marketing, Commercial and Operations at Pan India level.
  • He has rich experience in the design of Dry Ports and Multi Modal Logistics Parks (MMLPs). He is deeply involved in the Strategic Planning function of the Company. He has been trained at Maxwell School of Syracuse University (USA), Antwerp Port, Belgium and at several Institutes in India.
  • Shri Sanjay Swarup has presented a number of papers in leading National and International conferences in the areas of Multi Modal Logistics, Dry Ports and Supply Chain Management.
  • He is a life member of Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport (CILT), Asian Institute of Transport Development (AITD), Centre for Transportation Research and Management (CTRAM) and All India Management Association (AIMA).

About CONCOR:

  • Container Corporation of India Ltd. (CONCOR), was incorporated in March 1988 under the Companies Act, and commenced operation from November 1989 taking over the existing network of 7 ICDs from the Indian Railways.
  • From its humble beginning, it is now an undisputed market leader having the largest network of 61 ICDs/CFSs in India (59 terminals and 2 strategic tie-ups). In addition to providing inland transport by rail for containers, it has also expanded to cover management of Ports, air cargo complexes and establishing cold-chain.
  • It has and will continue to play the role of promoting containerization in India by virtue of its modern rail wagon fleet, customer friendly commercial practices and extensively used Information Technology.
  • The company developed multimodal logistics support for India’s International and Domestic containerization and trade. Though rail is the mainstay of our transportation plan, road services are also provided to cater to the need of door-to-door services, whether in the International or Domestic business.
  • CONCOR is committed to providing responsive, cost effective, efficient and reliable logistics solutions to its customers. It strives to be the first choice for its customers. CONCOR is a customer focused, performance driven, result oriented organisation, focused on providing value for money to its customers.

Source: CONCOR- Press Release | Image Credit: CONCOR