Chennai: Sunil Paliwal, IAS, took over the charge of the post of chairman cum managing director of Kamarajar Port Limited. Previously, he held the post of Principal Secretary to Government, Labour and Employment Department, Government of Tamilnadu.
Sunil is a 1993 batch Tamilnadu cadre IAS Officer. He has done his B.Tech in Computer Science from IIT Kanpur, MS in Computer Science from University of Maryland, USA and MBA from University of Birmingham, UK.
A press release said, he started his career as Sub Collector, Cuddalore District and served as Additional Collector in Nagapattinam District. He also worked as the Collector of Tirunelveli, Theni and Kanniyakumari Districts. He also held crucial portfolios in Government of Tamilnadu such as Managing Director, Chennai Metropolitan Water Supply and Sewerage Board (CMWSSB), Managing Director, Tamil Nadu Road Development Company Limited (TNRDC), among others.