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SP's Military Yearbook 2021-2022
SP's Military Yearbook 2021-2022
       

Appointments

Issue: 09-2023

AIR MARSHAL NAGESH KAPOOR TAKES OVER AS AIR OFFICER-IN-CHARGE PERSONNEL

Air Marshal Nagesh Kapoor took over as Air Officer-in-Charge Personnel (AOP) on September 1, 2023. An alumnus of the Defence Services Staff College and National Defence College, the Air Marshal was commissioned in the fighter stream of Flying Branch of the Indian Air Force on December 6, 1986. In a career spanning over 36 years, the Air Marshal has held various key field and staff appointments. Prior to his present appointment, he was Senior Air Staff Officer at HQ Central Air Command, Prayagraj.

 

VUMLUNMANG VUALNAM TAKES CHARGE AS SECRETARY, MINISTRY OF CIVIL AVIATION

Vumlunmang Vualnam assumed the charge of Secretary, Ministry of Civil Aviation (MoCA), Government of India. Vualnam is an IAS Officer of 1992 batch, from Manipur cadre. He has held many important positions in the Union Government, including Additional Secretary, Ministry of Finance, Joint Secretary, Ministry of Home Affairs, and Deputy Secretary, Ministry of Finance & Company Affairs.

 

EMBRAER APPOINTS CARLOS NAUFEL AS VICE PRESIDENT OF SERVICES & SUPPORT

Embraer announced that Carlos Naufel, is the new Vice President of Services & Support, effective September 1, 2023. With 27 years of experience in the aviation sector, Naufel graduated with a degree in Mechanical Engineering and earned a Master’s in Business from FAAP University, in São Paulo, among other specialisations.