Appointment of Air Marshal Naresh Verma, AVSM, VSM (Retd) as Director, IIC
Start Date
01 July 2015, 12:00 am
Appointment of Air Marshal Naresh Verma, AVSM, VSM (Retd)  as Director, IIC
 
Air Marshal Naresh Verma, AVSM, VSM (Retd) has been appointed the Director of India International Centre by the Board of Trustees and has taken over his duties w.e.f. 1st July 2015.

Air Marshal Naresh Verma was commissioned  in the Indian Air Force on 30th December 1972.  Before this he underwent training at the famed National Defence Academy, Pune, Elementary Flying School, Bidar, and Air Force Administrative College,  Coimbatore.

During his forty-years service in the Administration Branch  of  the Indian Air Force,  he held several assignments in which he was responsible for Infrastructure  Development, Project Management, Education, Legal Matters, Financial Management, Human Resource  Management and  Development,  Welfare,  Sports and Adventure and even Catering.   Some of his other notable appointments are  Chief Administration Officer at four premier  Air Force Stations, Principal Director of Works at Air Headquarters,  head of Administration (SOA)  of two Air Force Commands.  He was promoted to the rank of Air Marshal and appointed  first Director-General  of Administrative Branch and  later appointed the Air Officer  Incharge  of Administration of the Indian Air Force.
He is an alumnus of the reputed  National Defence College, New Delhi.   For his distinguished  service  he was awarded the Vishisht Seva Medal  by the Hon’ble President of India in 2001 and Ati Vishisht Seva Medal in 2006.   Air Marshal Verma was elected  President of the  Delhi Gymkhana Club in September 2011 and held that position  for two years.

He was appointed  as  Hon’ble Member of the Armed  Forces Tribunal, Regional Bench, Chandigarh,  on 4 December 2013, a post which he relinquished  on 30 June 2015 on his appointment as Director, India International Centre.
We extend a warm welcome to  Air Marshal Naresh Verma, AVSM, VSM (Retd).
 
 
 Ravinder Datta
Secretary

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