Jan 2020 – Oct 2023 · 3 yrs 9 mos · Nagpur, Maharashtra, India

• Responsible for Heading the turn around of the Cement business with its manufacturing recently acquired by Dalmia Cement in Central India and establish a strong presence and market share for Dalmia cements in this zone.

Nov 2017 – Jan 2020 · 2 yrs 2 mos

• Responsible for driving growth , M&A, and synergy for all 6 companies of Imerys in India. Create M&A pipeline. Identify and drive potential targets and mineral resources for Imerys in Africa and Middle East.

Jan 2017 – Jan 2020 · 3 yrs

Apr 2015 – Jan 2020 · 4 yrs 9 mos

Jan 2011 – Jan 2020 · 9 yrs

• Responsible for all India and SAARC business for Calderys India Refractories Ltd, (Erstwhiel ACC Refractories, Ace Calderys) currently at a turnover of Rs 600 Crs.

Jun 2010 – Dec 2010 · 6 mos

• Joined as Jt. Managing Director and will be taking over as MD in 3 months timeframe. It is a refractory manufacturing company and earstwhile ACC Refractories now taken over by world's largest Monolithics refractory manufacturer Calderys ltd a French company.

Apr 2008 – May 2010 · 2 yrs 1 mo

• Handled complete business vertical of Building Prodcuts and Distribution (~180 Crs). This had two flagship brands viz Lysaght for direct sales and Durashine for distribution. Also responsible for Bhiwadi & Chennai manufacturing facilities and all other business functions.

Sep 2005 – Jun 2007 · 1 yr 9 mos

• Handled complete inbound and outbound supply chain for TBSL. This included complete purchasing including Steel sourcing, imports, & exports, dealing with Stat authorities, identification and management of logistics providers. Load restraint management and safety policies for Logistics.

Jun 2002 – Aug 2005 · 3 yrs 2 mos

• Worked as Head of HR for Flat Products group, the largest Profit Centre of Tata Steel and looked after PMS, Recruitment, Compensation and Retentions. Also worked as Head HR for Iron Making Profit centre under the same capacity.

Jan 1999 – May 2002 · 3 yrs 4 mos

• Worked as the Core Team member for execution of the largest Human Resource and Organisational transformational exercise undertaken by any corporate of this size with support from Mckinsy and Eicher Consultancy. This included Organisational restructuring, Competency assessment, matching exrcise and development of new HR framework for the company.

Jan 1997 – Jan 1999 · 2 yrs

• Worked as Core Team member for implementation of Operational Improvement Programme undertaken with McKinsey & Co for the imrpovement of Cost, Quality and Throughput parameters of different divisions of the company. Under this programme I got exposed to almost all areas of Steel making working in waves in different divisions of the company viz iron Making, Steel Making, Refractories, Coke Ovens, Power generation and Tinplate.

Jan 1994 – Jan 1996 · 2 yrs

• Responsible for Maintenance of Kiln, Cooler and Raw Meal ( Vertical Roller Mill ) sections of the cement plant. Implementation of Preventive maintennace techniques using condition monitoring and Equipment history tools.

Jan 1992 – Jan 1994 · 2 yrs

• Joined as Graduate Engineer and got trained in cement technology in ACC Research & Consultancy Directorate, Thane. Worked for greenfield installation and commissioning of a 1 Million Ton cement plant. This Clinkerisation unit and cement plant is now part of Lafarge India Group.