Management

Mr. Yudhishthir D Khatau

Mr. Yudhishthir D Khatau is our Vice Chairman & Managing Director and is also a non-executive director of VSC International Pte Ltd. Mr. Yudhishthir D Khatau joined our Board in 1994, was appointed as our Executive Director in 1995 and was thereafter appointed as our Managing Director in 1999. Subsequently, he was elevated to the position of Vice Chairman & Managing Director in December, 2008. In his capacity as our Vice Chairman & Managing Director, he is responsible for the overall management of our Company subject to the supervision and control of our Board and focuses on our growth and expansion projects both in India and abroad.

Mr. Yudhishthir D.Khatau is the President Designate of The Baltic  & International Maritime Council (BIMCO). He is a Director on the Board of Indian National Shipowners’ Association (INSA) and Indian Register of Shipping.  He is also a member of the National Shipping Board, the Bureau Veritas, South Asia-India Committee and the American Bureau of Shipping-India National Committee. Mr. Yudhishthir D Khatau was a member of the Tonnage Tax Committee constituted by the Indian government to develop the Indian tonnage tax scheme that was introduced in India in 2004. Mr. Yudhishthir D Khatau obtained his Bachelor of Science and Economics in 1991 from Wharton Business School of the University of Pennsylvania, U.S.A.

In November 2006, he was awarded the 'Personality of the Year’ award at the Lloyds List Middle East/Indian Subcontinent Awards 2006 ceremony, held at Dubai. Further, In October 2007 he was presented with 'Policy Maker of the Year' award at the awards presentation ceremony of the Seatrade India Shipping Summit-2007, held in Mumbai. Further, in September, 2008 he received 'Entrepreneur of the Year' award at the India Shipping Summit-2008 awards ceremony, held at Mumbai. In May, 2009 he received “ Seatrade Young Person in Shipping- 2009” award at the 21st Seatrade Awards ceremony, held at London. In June, 2009 he was also been appointed as President Designate of BIMCO.