Experience

Indian Ordnance Factories

• India
• Aviation & Aerospace
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Chairman of The Ordnance Factory Board

  • Dec 2019 - Present

  Chairman Ordnance Factory Board(OFB). OFB is corporate body of 41 Indian Ordnance Factories spread pan India and engaged in the business of manufacturing & technology development for variety of Military Systems like Main Battle Tanks, Armoured Fighting Vehicles, Armoured Pesonnel Carriers, Artillery Guns, Infantry Weapons, Mine protected Vehicles, Ammunition of all kind of weapons & troop comfort accessories with elaborate backward integration in terms components and raw materials. Indian Ordnance Factories are in this buissness for more 200 yrs.

• Board Member - Weapon Systems

  • Jun 2017 - Nov 2019

  Responsible for managing 10 Manufacturing plants across India. Engaged in Development and Manufacturing of Weapon systems for:- Artillery- Battle Tanks- InfantryPlayed a key role in Business Strategy and Corporate Governance for Indian Ordnance Factories

• Senior General Manager

  • May 2014 - May 2017

  Leading and Managing Heavy Vehicles Factory located in Chennai. Responsible for 6000 people with a turnover of Rs. 3000crs. Responsible for producing and delivering Main Battle Tanks(T-90, T-72, Arjun and Bridge Layer tanks) and Ancillary systems to Indian Army

• General Manager

  • Jan 2013 - Apr 2014

  Heading production unit engaged in variety of ammunition for special effects like illuminating, smoke, signalling, marking for artillery armoured infantry batallions of Army, Navy and Airforce

• Additional General Manager

  • Apr 2008 - Dec 2012

  Divisional head positions for managing Production, Quality, Engineering for Ordnance Factory Chanda located near Nagpur (Central Maharashtra)



Indo Russian Rifles Pvt. Ltd

• Chairman Of The Board

  • Feb 2019 - Present

  Leading the joint venture between Indian Ordnance Factories and Kalashnikov Russia for manufacturing of AK203 state-of-the-art assault rifles in India

• Joint General Manager

  • Jun 2006 - Jun 2007

  Group head for Supply Chain Management and Engineering

• Joint General Manager

  • Jun 2001 - May 2006

  Group Head for Supply Chain Management, Quality and production for Ammunition Factory Khadki located in Pune

• Various Positions

  • Aug 1983 - May 2001

  Held multiple leadership roles in many Other Ordnance factories in Indian Diaspora serving the Indian Army, Indian Navy and Airforce.



Ministry of Steel - India

• India
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Director, Steel

  • Nov 1996 - Jun 2001

  - Corporate Management of Steel Industry in India- Led a working group and delegation to Russia- Represented India in International forum in JICA, Japan- Instrumental in Business & Financial Restructuring of loss making SAIL in Feb'2000, leading it's coming out of RED in Sept 2002.