Director - Business Development at Praxair India Pvt. Ltd.
India
Director - Business Development at Praxair India Pvt. Ltd.
India
Senior Management Professional with expertise in General Management, Business Development, Sales & Marketing, Change Management, Operations & Quality. Established business leader and strategic thinker with proven track record and credentials over a carrier span of 23 years
Strengths:
Strong business acumen - Expertise to establish business operations from entry level, Synergize global vision and mission and adapt to local needs
Strong leadership qualities - Excellent “people-manager”
Advocate of “lean” management with high ethical and integrity standards
Strong technical and commercial background
Senior Management level contacts
International diverse work exposure – Middle East, Europe and Asia
Good communication and inter personal skills
• Young & Aggressive – Willing to learn, open to changes and challen
Change Management, Restructuring, Identifying opportunities, Business Development etc
(Public Company; Chemicals industry)
October 2006 — Present (1 year 11 months)
Build small Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) liquefaction plants to monetize NG resources available in India like marginal fields, CBM blocks, etc.
Distribute LNG through cryogenic distribution, storage and applications. Utilize Praxair expertise in cryogenic distribution for LNG from terminals.
Enhanced oil recovery systems, Fracking services, natural gas purification systems and helium extraction services.
Over the fence gas supply systems – Hydrogen, Oxygen, Nitrogen and Specialties
Offering applications and technologies that reduces their environmental footprint and improve energy efficiency and/or yield through:
Offering solutions to the electronics industry in India: Process consumables, bulk and on-site gas production, gas delivery and analytical systems and total gas and chemical management services
(Public Company; 1001-5000 employees; Mechanical or Industrial Engineering industry)
October 2002 — September 2006 (4 years)
Successfully promoted Chart as the leading cryogenic technology provider and equipment supplier to the energy sector, air separation and industrial gas industry and bio-medical applications.
Demonstrated Chart’s cutting edge technology and equipments to energy sector especially in the Natural gas business domain:
Entered in to Partnership Agreement with Indian Oil Corporation and successfully completed a pilot project to position Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) through the “virtual pipeline” concept.
Worked closely with MoPNG, Oil & Gas Companies, Technical Consultants, LNG importers, and Consumers and developed senior level contacts.
Developed strategic partnerships for alternate fuel programs - hydrogen, natural gas, etc.
Promoted Brazed Aluminum Heat Exchangers, Cold Boxes, Vacuum Insulated Pipes etc.
Achieved major share for cryogenic equipments. Promoted Chart’s cryo-preservation and Dewar offerings to the stem cell market.
(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; ETN; Electrical/Electronic Manufacturing industry)
January 1994 — May 2002 (8 years 5 months)
Member of the Board of Directors, Eaton Industries Pvt. Ltd. (wholly owned subsidiary of Eaton Corporation in India) and Member of the Board of Directors, Vickers Systems International Ltd. (VSIL), A BSE listed Joint Venture of Eaton and Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd.)
Main architect in restructuring VSIL and transforming into a sustainable profitable company
Utilized India’s brain-ware advantage and created Eaton’s “Engineering Centre”
Promoted India as a Low Cost Manufacturing base
Promoted India as the ideal location for sourcing castings.
Assisted Country Manager to define market entry strategies for Eaton operating divisions like Engine Components, Truck and Cutler-Hammer. Identified potential partners and participated in various JV discussions and M&A activities.
Recruited several key positions at Vickers and Eaton
As the sales person responsible for Middle East & Indian sub-continent, based in the Middle East, increased Aeroquip market share from 2% to over 15% in 4 years.
1980 — 1985