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• Professional Profile

• Bachelor of Engineering (Polymer Science) with 23 years’ experience in Specialty Chemicals

• Worked in GLOBAL Marketing teams; value diverse cultures

• Strategic Thinking and Leadership skills

• Excellent listening & oral communication skills; strong coaching skills

• Project leadership & coordination; work well under pressure;

• Strong team player & facilitative to accomplish team objectives

Areas of Expertise

Marketing & New Business Development – India, Middle East. Sri Lanka, Pakistan &

Bangladesh

• Mapping of markets for new products / applications

• Strategy building and execution for new business development

• Work with OEMs & Tier-I vendors for new application / product development

• Close coordination with in-house R&D

Sales & Technical Services

• Key Account Management

• Technical support to existing customers

• Qualification of products at plant level for prospective customers.

Plant Operations

• Production Planning & Control

Quality Systems

• Core user for QM module of SAP 4.6B – R3

• Implementation of ISO 9001 quality systems

Career Chart

DGM – Fillers

EICL Limited – A Karan Thapar Company

Feb.2014 till date (8 months)

New Business Development for KAOLIN in Rubbers, Plastics, Cosmetics & Ceramics Industry

Market mapping for KAOLIN applications in the above industries

Product qualification for various applications

Identifying and establishing channel partners / distributors for KAOLIN for respective industries

x

Application Dev. Manager to Sales Leader

Momentive Performance Materials India Limited (formerly GE-Bayer Silicones India Ltd)

April 2005 – Feb.2014 (8 years, 10 months)

Member of Global Marketing Teams for Elastomers (Automotive & Electronics) and Silicone

Hardcoats

The “go-to” person for “Hoses” in the Global Elastomers Marketing team

One year reporting to Global Marketing Director – Transportation Elastomers

Marketing of “Silicones for Automotive Applications” to Automotive OEMs – conducted

“roadshows” in Delhi, Pune, Bangalore, Chennai

Conducted seminars at OEMs for “Elastomer Applications in Automotive Industry”

Participated in Trade Shows and Conferences (Rubber India and International Rubber Conference)

Received the “Technical Specialist Award – 2006” for the EMEA & India region

Joint visits with Sales Team to Elastomers customers

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Market Development Specialist

RishiChem Distributors

May 2004 – March 2005 (11 months)

Marketing of Next-gen Heat transfer fluids – water based media for heat transfer

Close coordination with OEMs (Chemical/Pharmaceutical companies) and Turnkey service providers

(Engineering companies like Matt-MacDonald)

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Sr. Executive Marketing

Alkyl Amines & Chemicals Limited

Aug.2002 – Apr.2004 (1 year, 8 months)

Marketing of Amine derivatives to the Pharmaceutical Industry

Close coordination with customers’ and in-house R&D teams for new product development

Joint visits with R&D personnel to prospective customers

Sales & Key Account management for Amine derivatives sold to existing customers

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Product Development Officer to Assistant Manager, Sales

Reliance Silicones India Pvt. Ltd.

July 1994 – Aug.2002 (8 years, 1 month)

Development of Silicone polymers and Elastomers

Close coordination with Elastomers sales team for market specific requirements

Inter-department coordination for developing specific silicone polymers, including plant scale

production.

Sales of Silicone Release coats to the Labelling Industry and Silicone Antifoams to the

Pharmaceutical Industry

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Production Officer

Devidayal Electronics & Wires Limited

Aug.1991 – Apr.1994

Production of PVC compounds for Winding wire of submersible pumps

Production of PVC and TPE cables for multiple applications

School & College Activities Represented in Hockey at the Inter-college level.

Interests: Music, sports, reading & net surfing.

Passport Details: No.: K 1791599 Valid Up to: Dec.07, 2021

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