• Conferred Doctorate by institute affiliated to planning commission of India for his contribution in the field of ceramics and industrial minerals.

• Worked on projects related to advanced materials based on industrial patents.

• Worked on industrial minerals for refractory, white ware ceramics, electrical insulators, electronics ceramics, building materials (red bricks, aerated blocks, gypsum, structural ceramics etc.)

• Worked for more than 45 years in Ceramics and Mineral based Industries in India and abroad

• Owner of Profit & loss account for more than 20 years

• Managed ceramics and minerals based industries independently as “profit center” at a “CXO” level.

• Experienced to convert ideas from concepts to commissioning, displayed this mainly in ceramics & minerals sphere

• Excellent knowledge of markets in Gulf, Asia, Africa

• Widely travelled on business in these markets

• Ability to work with diverse culture and multifaceted team from the front

• Good understanding of finance

• Set up more than 15 ceramic projects from concept to commissioning.

• Turned around sick sanitary ware manufacturing company.

• Set up Minerals processing plants.

• Carried out investment studies for Building Materials and Plastic Industries.

• Worked in different geographical zones such as India, Nigeria, Dubai, Oman and Saudi Arabia, with diverse culture, widely traveled on business in Europe, America, Africa, and Asia

• Ventured in to minerals processing industry as an investor director in Nigeria, completed the project from conception to commissioning stage and managed profitably thereafter

• Completed setting up ceramic project from scratch to manufacture ceramic wall and floor tiles for a group of companies in Oman at an investment of app. 30.00 Million USD. And managed as profit center achieving cash break even in first year of operation

• Has good, hands on experience and knowledge of industrial minerals, processing, applications etc. Exposed to user industries of the minerals based products such as refractory, steel, cement, glass, fertilizers, ceramics etc.

• Advised Saudi Ceramics Co. for expansions, green field project. During my tenor, company invested close to 1.00 Billion Saudi Rial in various projects.

Handled

• Branding

• Channel sales

• Dealers appointment

• Advertisement and launch campaign

• Application Engineering and competitive pricing

• Competitive strategy

• Pricing and positioning strategy

• 360 degree Restructuring of Ceramic Pipe Business

• Overall Management as CEO of green field tiles project.