Essar Shipping appoints Anoop Sharma as Managing Director

NEW DELHI: Essar Shipping today said that Anoop Sharma has been appointed as its Managing Director.

"The Board of Directors of Essar Shipping Ltd has appointed Capt Anoop Sharma as the Managing Director of the company, effective 1st November 2015," the company said in a statement.

Sharma joined Essar in 2008 and until recently, served as CEO and Wholetime Director of Essar Shipping Ltd, the statement said. He will be responsible for managing and growing the shipping business.

Sharma said, "I would like to thank the Board for reposing their confidence and entrusting me the responsibility to further spearhead the shipping business of the company. I look forward in working with a holistic approach for the business to sail through these challenging times in the maritime industry."