Our Team

Our Team

with over 100 years of combined experience,
We've got a well-seasoned team at the helm.

Capt. Sanjay Prashar

CEO & Founder
  sdp@vrmaritime.net

A Marine HR professional and entrepreneur with 32 Years in the Shipping Industry. His passion for Ship Management and seafarers has formulated the right strategies for Owners. The strength to read the market's pulse, combined with absolute transparency in financial dealings, has enabled him to be an astute leader in Shipping.

He sailed as a Master Mariner on various kind of ships and worked ashore for more than 19 years in Crewing and Recruitment domains. Capt. Prashar started his shore career as superintendent in Crewing Department of MOL, he subsequently worked in Univan Hong Kong as an Operations Manager and returned to India as General Manager Global Recruitment for Wallem Ship Management Limited. He established Crew Management Company in 2010. He has worked as a member of National Shipping Board of India, the highest advisory body on matters related to Shipping & Infrastructure (Ports).

Capt. Prashar is deeply engaged with the industry stakeholders and leaders to improve service level, transparency and the quality of maritime education in his domain of operations. He leads multiple social reforms and actively advocates for the education and sustenance of impoverished people through decent employment and health. He contributes freely and welcomes changes that bring improvements.

Mr. Nazir Badiwale

Managing Director
  tech@vrmaritime.net

Mr Badiwale worked as a Chief Engineer during his sailing days. He had the privilege to work with the finest Seafaring community of India.

He is a qualified DEE & DME and a holder of MOT Class I (Motor) certificate. He has 20 years of sailing experience including 10 years as a Chief Engineer. A seasoned technical professional with background in seafarers' training on LNG. He comes with a solid record of safe operations, ensuring strict compliance to ILO, IMO, MLC, RPSL & other regulations.

Mr. Badiwale is in charge of Recruitment of Engineers, in addition to his other responsibilities. He brings technical expertise to VRM and leads the technical management segment.

Ms. Kavita Bane

Jt Managing Director
  director1@vrmaritime.net

She has extensive experience in crew manning and recruitment and has been in the shipping industry for 22 years. She leads the recruitment and placement of seafarers on Gas Carrier vessels. She extends support by visiting Ship owners and vessels for MLC audits and inspections. She is in charge of holding crew conferences and assessing the new training needs of seafarers. She heads the panel for the Prevention of Sexual Harassment of Women (POSH) at VRM.

Capt. Francisco Gouveia

Director (Training)
  marineops@vrmaritime.net

An ex-Master Mariner with a plethora of experience with 23 years at sea serving on various types of vessels, including Bulk Carriers and VLCC and more than 18 years as a Training Superintendent of MOL, involved in the training of seafarers and SMS implementation. He is actively involved in conducting Internal Audits and accident investigations on board vessels.

He has sailing experience on a variety of offshore vessels like Diving support vessel, ROV, Survey, Cable-laying, DP-II, PSV, AHTS, etc. He is experienced in vessel FMEA. He has been proving support to ship owners during trials & various inspections including e-CMID. He has been associated with Global Maritime and DNV-GL, where he worked as a Marine Specialist for Offshore vessels. He is the ADNOC approved Port Captain and Marine Specialist,having worked with ADNOC Oil Fields, QP and Saudi Aramco.

Capt. Duryodhan Tarai

Director (Offshore)
  tarai@vrmaritime.net

He has sailing experience on various offshore vessels like Diving support vessels, ROV, Survey, Cable-laying, DP-II, PSV, AHTS, etc. He is experienced in vessel FMEA. He has supported ship owners during trials & various inspections, including e-CMID. He has been associated with Global Maritime and DNV-GL, where he worked as a Marine Specialist for Offshore vessels. He is the ADNOC-approved Port Captain and Marine Specialist, having worked with ADNOC Oil Fields, QP and Saudi Aramco.

Manjot Singh Sandhu

Operations Director
  MSS@vrmaritime.net

Manjot started his career with a leading ship management company based in Hong Kong. He sailed on various types of vessels like Oil Tankers, Bulk Carrier, Ro-Ro’s, with a total sailing experience of 10 Years. Thereafter joined this company's shore based crewing operation as the Regional Head in 2011 and expanded company's outreach to Northern India. In the later part of his assignments he lead the recruitment department of this company as the Deputy General Manager of Crewing.
Manjot Singh Sandhu has extensive experience in crew manning & recruitment and has been in the shipping industry for 24 years. He led several crewing and quality audits. He volunteered for seafarers' Mental Wellness cause. He is passionate about wellbeing of people and seeking stable employment for seafarers.
Presently heading Operation of North Zone( Himachal Pradesh, Chandigarh & Delhi) for VRM. He is in charge of holding crew conferences and assessing the new training needs of seafarers.

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