Managing Director and Co-founder Sharad Gupta started his career as a student at Directorate Of Marine Engineering & Training Institute (DMET) Kolkata in 1991. Upon successfully completing the degree course, he joined Chevron Transport Corporation as Trainee Engineer and sailed with them for nearly 10 years. He stepped ashore with Mediterranean Shipping Company in late 2006, having sailed with them as a Chief Engineer.
Sharad has been in ship-management in Hong Kong for over a decade, his most recent position being that of Technical Manager with Misuga Kaiun, a leading Japanese Ship Owner / Manager. Besides being a Member and PRI Assessor of the Institute of Marine Engineering, Science & Technology (IMarEST), a Fellow of the Hong Kong Institute of Marine Technologists (HKIMT), he is also a Fellow of the Institute of Marine Engineers (India). A Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Shipbrokers, he is also currently the Vice-Chairman of the Hong Kong branch of ICS. He is also the Honorary Treasurer of the DMET - MERI Alumni Association in Hong Kong.
A unique combination of a Chartered Engineer and Chartered Shipbroker, Sharad is also a certified HazMat expert.
A firm believer in continuous self-development, Sharad has been regularly involved with various maritime seminars in Hong Kong and has also completed the Senior Executive Leadership Program with Stanford University, California. He continues his passion for teaching and learning as a Professor of Practice at UOW College Hong Kong.