Vivek Gupta Appointed Director (Finance) at CONCOR; Pallavi Joshi Ceases Charge

Vivek Gupta Appointed Director (Finance) at CONCOR; Pallavi Joshi Ceases Charge​

Container Corporation of India Limited (CONCOR), the multi-modal logistics company and a Tata National CPSE of the Government of India, announced changes to its directorial board. Shri Vivek Gupta has been appointed as the Director (Finance), while Ms. Pallavi Joshi has ceased holding the additional charge of Director (Finance).

Shri Vivek Gupta was appointed to the post of Director (Finance) for a period of five years, effective from April 21, 2026, or until further orders. Following orders from the Ministry of Railways, Shri Gupta assumed the charge of Director (Finance) of CONCOR on April 21, 2026.

In a related development, CONCOR confirmed that Ms. Pallavi Joshi, who was previously holding the additional charge of Director (Finance), ceased her charge on April 21, 2026.

Profile of Shri Vivek Gupta​

Shri Vivek Gupta brings extensive experience to the role. He is a 1997 Batch Indian Railway Accounts Service (IRAS) officer. Academically, he holds a B.Tech from IIT-BHU, Varanasi, and an MBA in Finance from BITS Pilani.

Prior to his career with Indian Railways, he worked in ITI Ltd and the private sector. Over his 32-year career, Shri Gupta gained distinguished experience across five Zonal Railways, covering various capacities in Finance, IT, Business Development, and General Administration. His roles included Additional DRM at Hazratnagar Division, Senior DFM at Moradabad, Jhansi, Agra, and Kota Divisions of Indian Railways, as well as FA&CAO in N.W. Railway and N.C. Railway.

Shri Gupta has achieved several notable milestones throughout his career. These include the implementation of the TAMS Traffic Accounts Management System in N.W. Railways. Furthermore, as BDU Head, he developed the First Indian Railway Freight Terminal, compliant with the PPP policy at Bharatpur in 2022 through CWC.

His accolades include the National Award for Outstanding Service (MR Award) in 2009, which is the highest honor of Indian Railways, for the integration of the Crew Management System (CMS) with the Payroll Accounting System (IPAS). He also received a GM Award for Best Innovation in 2015 for the Conception and Design of "Railkarmi," a mobile application for W.C. Railway that was later adopted by CRIS as a pan-India RESS platform. During his tenure at DFCCIL, he finalized a refinancing deal of a dollar-based World Bank loan with IRFC, resulting in savings exceeding Rs. 2700 crores for the GOI Exchequer. Beyond his professional duties, he maintains an active interest in sports such as Table Tennis, Badminton, Marathon, and Cycling.

CONCOR Stock Price Movement​

Today, Container Corporation of India Limited shares edged higher, closing at ₹504.20, marking a solid 0.79% gain for the session. The stock traded today on a volume of 909,766 shares, fluctuating within a range set by intraday lows of ₹501.75 and highs of ₹510.95.