15-07-2025
Sanjay Kaul appointed MD and CEO of GIFT City, Gandhinagar
Sanjay Kaul, a 2001-batch IAS officer of Kerala cadre has been appointed as the Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of GIFT City Company Limited in Gandhinagar on deputation. The General Administration Department (GAD) of Gujarat government issued a notification in this regard on Monday.
Currently, Kaul is on central deputation performing duties as joint secretary in the Union Ministry of Culture, handling portfolios like international cultural relations, UNESCO and Intangible Cultural Heritage, Library & Schemes and The Asiatic Society & Maulana Abul Kalam Azad Institute of Asian Studies.
As per the GAD notification, Kaul will be on deputation at GIFT City from the date of assumption of charge of the post, for a period of three years or until further orders.
Sanjay Kaul has earlier worked in Gujarat on deputation as the managing director of the Tourism Corporation of Gujarat Limited and Gujarat Informatics Limited.
The outgoing MD and CEO of GIFT City Company Limited, Tapan Ray, a retired Gujarat-cadre IAS officer is expected to hold the charge of the post till Kaul assumes charge.
