Vice Admiral Raman Prem Suthan on Wednesday took over as the new Vice Chief of Naval Staff at Naval headquarters in New Delhi. Suthan will replace Vice Admiral Nirmal Verma, who has been appointed as the Flag officer Commanding-in-Chief of the Vishakapatnam based Eastern Naval Command. Verma is the senior most Naval officer and is slated to succeed as the next Naval Chief. An alumnus of the National Defence Academy, Suthan saw action early in life on board INS Kavaratti in the Indo-Pak 1971 war. Having Commanded Navy's five frontline warships, Suthan earlier held posts of Deputy Chief of Naval Staff, Defence Advisor to High Commission in Singapore, Controller Personnel at Naval headquarters and Commanding Navy's Eastern and Southern Command.
