Container Corporation of India Limited announced the board changes as follows: Shri Pradip K. Agrawal has superannuated from the services of the Company on 31 January 2023. Accordingly, he has ceased to hold the office of Director (Domestic Division) of CONCOR. Shri Ram Prakash has superannuated from the services of Ministry of Railways on 31 January 2023.

Accordingly, he has ceased to hold the office of Part-time Government Director of CONCOR. In terms of order of Ministry of Railways, Shri Deepak Kumar Jha was appointed as Part-time Government Director and his appointment was till he holds the post of Executive Director/II/S, Railway Board. Shri Deepak Kumar Jha has relinquished the charge of post of EDTI/S, Railway Board on 27 January 2023.

Accordingly, he has ceased to hold the office of Part-time Government Director of CONCOR. In letter of even no., dated 23 January 2023, it was informed that in terms of orders no. 2021/E(O)II/40/29 dated 06.01.2023 of Min istry of Railways, Baard of Directors in its meeting held on 23 January 2023 has appointed Shri Mohammad Azhar Shams as Director (Domestic Division), CONCOR, from the date of assumption of charge of the post on or after 01 February 2023 and till the date of his superannuation, i.e. 28 February 2026 or until further orders, whichever is earlier.

In this respect, it is hereby informed that in pursuance of the Ministry of Railways' above order, Shri Mohammad Azhar Shams has ass1Jmed the charge of Director (Domestic Division) of CONCOR w.e.f 01 February 2023 (F/N). Shri Mohammad Azhar Shams is B.Tech (Computer Science) alongwith MBA. He is an ex-Indian Railways Traffic Service (IRTS) Officer of 1992 Batch.

He started his career from South Eastern Railway and subsequently came to Northern/North Central Railway. During this period, he worked as DOM/Bilaspur, DTM/Tundla, Sr.DCM/Allahabad, Sr.DSO/Prayagraj. In 2007 he joined CONCOR on deputation and was made incharge of Vizag Terminal as Sr.GM.

He continued there till 2010 and subsequently joined back Indian Railways. From 2010-2015, he worked as Sr.DCM/Kharagpur, Sr.DOM/Kharagpur in South Eastern Railway and Dy.COM/Jabalpur in West Central Railway. During his tenure with Indian Railways, he received many awards and accolades including two General Manager Awards, one Railway Minister Award and a Business and Passenger Services Shield for outstanding performance.

In 2015, he came back to CONCOR on deputation and took absorption there in 2018. He has held various portfolios like GGM/Operations, GGM/Int'l Mktg&HR, CPRO, ED/Int'l Mktg&HR, ED/BD&HR and ED/AREA III. During his CONCOR tenure in last few years, he introduced many business friendly schemes like Block Rake Movement, Concept of Container as Warehousing, Extended Gate facility, 45/90 days free time, Free Repositioning of Empty containers from Port to ICDs, etc.

All these helped the Company in facing the ever-increasing competition in the logistic sector. As HR head also, he initiated many cost cutting measures like Restructuring the organisation from a three-tier to a two-tier system, zero based man power review, streamlining the deployment of security guards in the organisation, etc. He is a Ghazal aficionado.

His first book of Ghazal `Dar Haqeeqat' got published in 2019.