SN Ghormade took over which charge in July 2021?

Vice Admiral SN Ghormade assumed charge as the Vice Chief of Naval Staff at a formal ceremony held at South Block in New Delhi. Vice Admiral SN Ghormade takes over from Vice Admiral G Ashok Kumar who retired in July after a service of 39 years. He is an alumnus of the National Defence Academy (NDA), Khadakwasla, Naval Staff College at the United States Naval War College, Newport, Rhode Island, and the Naval War College, Mumbai. He was commissioned into the Indian Navy on January 1, 1984, and is a Navigation and Direction specialist.