By: Express News Service Ahmedabad | Updated: July 22, 2025 01:59 IST 1 min readHe has earlier served in Gujarat on an inter-state deputation as the Managing Director of Gujarat Informatics Limited and the Tourism Corporation of Gujarat Limited between 2011 and 2016Senior IAS officer Sanjay Kaul, who returned to Gujarat after nearly nine years, assumed charge as the Managing Director and Group Chief Executive Officer of the Gujarat International Finance Tec-City (GIFT City) on Monday, for a period of three years. Kaul, a 2001-batch IAS officer from Kerala cadre, is succeeding retired IAS officer Tapan Ray, whose term ended a month ago and who has been at the helm since 2019 and led GIFT City in its initial phase of growth. Kaul is a native of Vadodara. He has earlier served in Gujarat on an inter-state deputation as the Managing Director of Gujarat Informatics Limited and the Tourism Corporation of Gujarat Limited between 2011 and 2016. He last served as the Joint Secretary in the Union Ministry of Culture. Stay updated with the latest - Click here to follow us on Instagram© The Indian Express Pvt LtdTags:Gujarat confidential