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[[Vice Admiral (India)|Vice Admiral]] '''B. Sivakumar''', [[AVSM]], [[Vishisht Seva Medal|VSM]] is a serving Flag officer in the [[Indian Navy]]. He currently curves as the [[Chief of Materiel (India)|Chief of Materiel]]. He earlier served as the Controller of Warship Production and Acquisition and as the Admiral Superintendent [[Naval Dockyard (Mumbai)]].

==Early life and education==
Sivakumar attended the [[National Defence Academy]] as part of the 70th course and was commissioned into the Indian Navy as an Electrical officer on 1 July 1987.<ref>{{cite web |title=Indian Navy: Vice Admiral Gurcharan Singh Takes Charge As Chief Of Personnel; Vice Admiral B Sivakumar Chief of Materiel |url=https://www.thedailyjagran.com/india/indian-navy-vice-admiral-gurcharan-singh-takes-charge-as-chief-of-personnel-vice-admiral-b-sivakumar-chief-of-materiel-10277176 |website=www.thedailyjagran.com |access-date=2 November 2025 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Vice Admiral B Sivakumar, AVSM, VSM, Assumes Charge As The Chief Of Materiel. - TRIPURA STAR NEWS |url=https://www.tripurastarnews.com/vice-admiral-b-sivakumar-avsm-vsm-assumes-charge-as-the-chief-of-materiel/ |website=tripurastarnews.com|access-date=2 November 2025 |date=1 November 2025}}</ref>

==Naval career==
Sivakumar attended the [[Indian Institute of Technology, Madras]] obtaining a [[Master of Technology]] degree in Electrical Engineering. He served onboard multiple frontline warships - the [[Rajput-class destroyer]]s {{ship|INS|Ranjit|D53}}, the Khukri-class corvette {{ship|INS|Kirpan|P44}} and the [[Abhay-class corvette]] {{ship|INS|Akshay|P35}} as Electrical officer.<ref>{{cite web |title=Vice Admiral B Sivakumar Assumes Charge As 40th Chief Of Materiel |url=https://www.newsonair.gov.in/vice-admiral-b-sivakumar-assumes-charge-as-40th-chief-of-materiel/ |website=newsonair.gov.in |access-date=2 November 2025}}</ref>

Sivakumar served in both the naval dockyards in east and west - [[Naval Dockyard (Mumbai)]] and [[Naval Dockyard (Visakhapatnam)]]. He attended the Higher Defence Management course at the [[College of Defence Management]], Secunderabad. On 26 January 2015, he was awarded the [[Vishisht Seva Medal]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Gazette of India |url=https://egazette.gov.in/WriteReadData/2015/163360.pdf |website=egazette.gov.in |access-date=2 November 2025}}</ref>

As a [[Commodore (India)|Commodore]], he commanded the premier Electrical Training Base, [[INS Valsura]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Previous Commanding Officers of INS Valsura |url=https://insvalsura.indiannavy.gov.in/content/commanding-officer |website=insvalsura.indiannavy.gov.in/ |access-date=2 November 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Mumbai: Indian Navy Rear Admiral takes charge of Naval Dockyard |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mumbai/mumbai-indian-navy-rear-admiral-took-the-charge-of-naval-dockyard/articleshow/81227795.cms |website=The Times of India |access-date=2 November 2025 |date=26 February 2021}}</ref> In 2017, he was selected to attend the [[National Defence College (India)|National Defence College]] as part of the 57th course. He headed both electrical directorates at naval headquarters - weapons equipment and electrical engineering.<ref name="COM PIB bio"/>

===Flag rank===
On promotion to flag rank, Sivakumar was appointed Additional Director General (Tech) of [[Project Seabird]]. He then moved to Mumbai as the Chief Staff Officer (Technical) to the [[Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief Western Naval Command]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Rear Admiral B Sivakumar appointed as Admiral Superintendent of Mumbai Naval Dockyard |url=https://mumbaimirror.indiatimes.com/mumbai/other/rear-admiral-b-sivakumar-appointed-as-admiral-superintendent-of-mumbai-naval-dockyard/articleshow/81229096.html |website=Mumbai Mirror |access-date=2 November 2025 |language=en}}</ref> On 24 February 2021, he was appointed the Admiral Superintendent of [[Naval Dockyard (Mumbai)]] (ASD Mumbai).<ref>{{cite web |title=REAR ADMIRAL KP ARVINDAN TAKES OVER AS ADMIRAL SUPERINTENDENT OF NAVAL DOCKYARD (MUMBAI) |url=https://www.pib.gov.in/Pressreleaseshare.aspx?PRID=1790114 |website=pib.gov.in |access-date=2 November 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Rear Admiral B Sivakumar takes over as Admiral Superintendent of Naval Dockyard, Mumbai |url=https://www.spsnavalforces.com/appointments/?id=15&h=Dassault-Systemes-appoints-Gian-Paolo-Bassi-CEO-of-SOLIDWORKS |website=www.spsnavalforces.com |access-date=2 November 2025}}</ref> After a year-long tenure, he moved to NHQ as the Assistant Chief of Materiel (Information Technology & Systems). For his tenure as ASD Mumbai, he was awarded the [[Ati Vishisht Seva Medal]] on 26 January 2022.<ref>{{cite web |title=PRESS RELEASE - DISTINGUISHED SERVICE AWARDS TO INDIAN NAVY PERSONNEL ON REPUBLIC DAY |url=https://www.pib.gov.in/Pressreleaseshare.aspx?PRID=1792586 |website=pib.gov.in |access-date=2 November 2025}}</ref>

In 2023, he was promoted to the rank of [[Vice Admiral (India)|Vice Admiral]] and appointed Programme Director of the [[Advanced Technology Vessel]] Project.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Singh |first1=Mayank |title=Four senior officers assume new roles in Army and Navy |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/nation/2024/Jan/02/four-senior-officers-assume-new-roles-in-army-and-navy-2647032.html |website=The New Indian Express |access-date=2 November 2025 |language=en |date=2 January 2024}}</ref> After a short tenure, he took over as the Controller Warship Production and Acquisition (CWP&A)from Vice Admiral [[Kiran Deshmukh]] on 1 January 2024.<ref>{{cite web |title=Vice Admiral B Sivakumar, AVSM, VSM assumes charge as the Controller Warship Production and Acquisition |url=https://indiannavy.gov.in/node/38199 |website=indiannavy.gov.in |access-date=2 November 2025}}</ref> A year later, on 30 January 2025, he relinquished charge of CWP&A to Vice Admiral [[Rajaram Swaminathan]] and took over as the Director General Naval Projects (Visakhapatnam) the next day from Vice Admiral Srinivasan Gopinathan.<ref>{{cite web |title=Defence PRO Viskhapatnam |url=https://x.com/PRO_Vizag/status/1885374289970684366 |website=x.com |access-date=2 November 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Defence PRO Visakhapatnam |url=https://x.com/PRO_Vizag/status/1885374300653576680 |website=x.com |access-date=2 November 2025}}</ref>

On 1 November 2025, he was appointed [[Chief of Materiel (India)|Chief of Materiel]], a principal staff officer (PSO) at NHQ. He took over from Vice Admiral [[Kiran Deshmukh]]. He is the Senior most Technical Officer in the Indian Navy.<ref name="COM PIB bio">{{cite web |title=VICE ADMIRAL B SIVAKUMAR, AVSM, VSM, ASSUMES CHARGE AS THE CHIEF OF MATERIEL |url=https://www.pib.gov.in/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=2185041 |website=pib.gov.in |access-date=2 November 2025}}</ref>

==Awards and decorations==
Sivakumar was awarded the [[Vishisht Seva Medal]] in 2015 and the [[Ati Vishisht Seva Medal]] in 2022.

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== References ==
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[[Category:National Defence College, India alumni]]
[[Category:College of Defence Management alumni]]
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