Rinkesh Roy, an IRTS officer of the 1992 batch, who belongs to Odisha, assumed the charge of Chairman, Paradip Port Trust (PPT) on Wednesday.
Earlier, Roy has worked in varied capacities in the Railway Operations Department. He has vast experience at the Railway Board level as Director, Planning and Director, Traffic Transportation. He worked in the East Coast Railway as Secretary to General Manager and Chief Freight Traffic Manager wherein he was a member of the team that made it the highest freight-loading railway. As GM, Operations in CRIS, he developed a mobile application called ‘Parichaalan’ for freight operations.
Roy has done his Masters in Public Management from the Harvard University and the National University of Singapore. He graduated with Economics Hons from the Ravenshaw College securing the 1st position in the Utkal University. He was awarded the lee Kuan Yew fellowship in 2013. Roy has developed an expertise in logistics, operations and strategic planning working in varied capacities. He was also associated with the formulation of the 12th Five Year Plans of the Ministries of Railways, Coal and Power.
He was part of a select team that visited the United States for project implementation of 25-tonne axle load wagons. He has been to Japan on training for the Dedicated Freight Corridor (2007) and Urban Transport Systems (2010).
After assuming office as the PPT Chairman, Roy met Governor Dr SC Jamir, who was on a visit to Paradip. He then held a meeting with the Heads of the Departments and other PPT senior officers. He expressed his pleasure over the present performance of the port among the Major Ports and urged all officers and employees to continue the momentum of growth.