SURENDER PAL SINGH SAGGU

Mr. Saggu is a decorated Indian army veteran with 32 years of leadership and logistics experience. Recipient of two Chief of Army Staff (COAS) commendations for his distinguished service, he has also served as a commander of the Indian contingent of the United Nations (UN) peacekeeping force in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). He provided operational logistics support and conducted humanitarian relief operations in the DRC. 

Trained in UN operations and logistics from the United Nations Institute of Training and Research (UNITAR), his expertise includes operational, logistical support, advanced UN logistics, international humanitarian law, conducting humanitarian relief operations, and integrating gender perspectives into UN’s multidimensional peacekeeping operations.

Mr. Saggu has also served as the Joint Director of Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) where he led and managed a team of over 600 people, conceptualizing and planning events for the Indian President, Prime Minister and the defense minister.

Mr. Saggu has an executive MBA from the Symbiosis Institute of Management Studies (SIMS), and financial management training from the Indian Institute of Financial Management. He has a degree in Advance Human Resource Management (Interpersonal Effectiveness and Team Building) from the Indian Institute of Management (IIM) and a bachelor's degree from Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU).