Hyderabad: SS Prasad, new CGM of Ordnance Factory Medak

Hyderabad: S.S. Prasad, a graduate in Electronics and Communication Engineering from Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee (UK), took over as Chief General Manager of Ordnance Factory Medak (OFMK), a flagship unit of Armoured Vehicles Corporation Limited (AVNL) under Department of Defence Production, Ministry of Defence, on the retirement of K. Sudhakar. OFMK is engaged in the manufacture and supply of Infantry Combat Vehicles (ICVs) and its variants to the Indian Army.

Prasad joined Indian Ordnance Factories in April 1992 and after 15 months of Probationer Training at National Academy of Defence Production, Nagpur, he started his career as Assistant Works Manager at Optoelectronics Factory Dehradun in 1993. He also served at Ordnance Parachute Factory (OPF) Kanpur, Ordnance Factory Medak and Ordnance Factory Dehradun, Vehicle Factory Jabalpur. In 2016, he went on central deputation to the Ministry of Panchayati Raj as Director, and after repatriation, returned to OFMK as General Manager in September 2023 and took over as Chief General Manager on July 1.