♦ D.K. Sunil was appointed the Chairman and Managing Director (CMD) of Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) on 31August 2024. HAL is a Navaratna status public sector undertaking under the Ministry of Defence. 

♦ Sunil replaced CB Ananthakrishnan.

♦ Sunil joined HAL as a management trainee, has been with the firm for 37 years and contributed significantly to design, production, quality enhancement and customer support

♦ Sunil was a research scholar in the Centre for Advanced Studies in Electronics Science and Technology of the School of Physics. He received his Ph. D degree in 2019.