Gujarat Pipavav Port Limited announced that at its board of directors meeting held on October 31, 2018, approved the appointment of Mr. Mukesh Kumar, IAS, Nominee Director representing Gujarat Maritime Board (GMB), the Port Regulator of Gujarat State, as director of the company. In his career of over 20 years Mr. Kumar has held various positions in the State of Gujarat such as Assistant Collector, Vadodara, Collector of The Dangs, Municipal Commissioner of Bhavnagar, Rajkot and Ahmedabad. His efforts as Municipal Commissioner of Ahmedabad led to declaration by UNESCO of the historic city of Ahmedabad as India's only World Heritage City in July 2017. Mr. Kumar has also been Managing Director of Industrial Extension Bureau, Gujarat State Project Director of Universal Education Mission, Director of Integrated Child Development Schemes and Commissioner of Schools. He has received much acclaim for making noteworthy regulatory, developmental and strategic initiatives for improvements in administrative efficiency and public welfare. Mr. Kumar has joined GMB at a time when revision in the country's first Port Policy is being undertaken and India's first Maritime cluster is being established.