Daijiworld Media Network – Mangaluru (RJP)
Mangaluru, Jun 1: Richard Vincent D'Souza, hitherto CEO (chief executive officer) of Raichur zilla panchayat, has been appointed as deputy commissioner (DC) of Kodagu district and will take charge effective from Wednesday, June 1.
D'Souza was promoted as IAS (Indian Administrative Service) officer in an order dated June 12 last year and consequently as CEO of Raichur ZP. Before that he was the additional commissioner in the transport department. .
D'Souza was awarded the PhD degree from Bengaluru University in 2015 for the thesis 'A study of attitudes and risk taking behaviour of drivers for road safety management'.
D'Souza is the husband of Florine D'Souza and father of Christen and Glen. He is the son of the late Urban D'Souza and Rita D'Souza of Mudarangady in Udupi district.
He is the brother of five sisters, including Sr Lenita D' Souza, the provincial superior of Ursulines, Mangaluru province.