Mr. Mahesh V is a Director of BEL-THALES Systems Limited since June 11, 2018. Mr. Mahesh V took charge as Director (Research & Development) of BEL on June 01, 2018. He was working as Executive Director (Technology Planning) at BEL’s Corporate Office before his elevation. Mr. Mahesh joined BEL-Bengaluru in March 1985 after completing BE (Electronics) from R V College of Engineering, Bengaluru. In a span of 33 years, he has gained rich working experience in diverse areas of technology. His first assignment at BEL was the development of Telemetry Systems, Control Systems for antenna tracking of launch vehicles and Timing Systems for the Indian Space Programme, in association with ISRO. He had a brief stint at D&E Radar before moving to Electronic Warfare & Avionics, Strategic Business Unit of BEL-Bengaluru. During his 12-year stint at EW&A, he was involved in the development of Communication ESM & ECM systems, in association with DLRL/DRDO. He was instrumental in the in-house development of communication interception, monitoring & analysis systems for Government agencies. He also led development teams for diversification into other emerging areas of Electronic Warfare. During his tenure as Additional General Manager (D&E/TCS/Milcom)/BEL-Bengaluru during the year 2010 to 2012, he facilitated collaborative development of various network elements, both in-house and with selected technology partners. In September 2012, he was promoted as Chief Scientist of BEL’s Central Research Laboratory in Bengaluru. At CRL-Bengaluru, he led a team of around 230 scientists working in the diverse areas of Communication, Network Systems, Embedded Systems, Radar Signal Processing, Sensor Signal Processing, RF and Microwave Technologies, Communication & Network Security and Cyber Security Solutions for five years. He was later elevated as Executive Director (Electronic Warfare & Avionics) at BEL-Bengaluru. Mr. Mahesh has been a part of many expert review committees of various research labs and academic institutes. He has been featured as one of the ‘100 Managers of Excellence’ in the book, titled “100 Managers in Action”, written by Professor T V Rao.