T. Mohan Babu

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Top Executive / Top Management

With over 35 years of success leading business innovation for high-growth organizations.

Industrious, results-orientated professional with extensive experience in organizational management, combined with exceptional knowledge of industry operations to drive consistent growth. Expert presenter, negotiator, and businessperson; able to forge solid relationships with partners and build consensus across multiple organizational levels. Fluent in English, Hindi, Tamil, Telugu, Russian and less fluent in Kannada and Italian.

Expertise Matrix

Competencies

Fast and able Decision Maker Strategic Business Planning Mindset

Costing Principle and Cost Reduction Budgeting and Cash flow Optimization

Recruitment & Staffing Contract Negotiations & Development

Employees Development Programs

Experiences

P&L Accountability Marketing & Sales Management

Logistics and Supply Chain Management Application Engineering

CRM & Customer Technical Support International Assignments with 7 Years experience

Traits

Risk Management Change management

Open to Learning Team Building & Leadership

Process Redesign Positive Attitude

Challenging the Status quo Taking Calculated Risk

Drivers

Change Manager Excellent EI

Lead from the front Consensus Builder

Proactive & Analytical Contract Negotiations & Development

Shouldering more responsibilities

Certified Courses Learnt / Skill Developed

Sl.No

Description

Credits Certified

Project Management

Skill Development

A

Digital Readiness Courses – 5 Modules

1.25

2.5

B

Digital Literacy Courses – 5 Modules

2.75

2.5

C

Skills Required by 2025 per World Economic Forum Courses – 5 Modules

2.75

3.0

D

Extra Relevant Courses – 10 Modules

2.75

3.5

Grand Total for 25 Modules

9.5

11.5

Career Summary

1.Overall Responsibility of Steel Plants including H&S, Sales & Marketing, Green & Brown Field Projects, Operations – Mines & Integrated Steel Plants, Logistics, Procurement, Quality, Optech, Energy & Utilities, Maintenance & Shops, PR & GR and P&L = 11 Years.

2.Operational Responsibility including H&S, Green & Brown Field Projects and Operations – Mines & Integrated Steel Plants, Quality, Energy & Utilities and Maintenance & Shops = 11 Years

3.Integrated Steel Plant Maintenance Responsibility including Energy and Utilities, Maintenance & Shops = 7 Years.

4.Integrated Steel Plant Green Field Project Management with H&S = 4.5 Years

5.Production, Quality and Technical = 1.5 Years.

Career Experience

CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER and VP (2018 to Present)

JSW Steel Italy Piombino S.p.A, Piombino, Tuscany, Italy & JSW Steel Limited, India

ProvidingTop executive-level leadership with full P&L accountability for all business activities for a one MTPA steel plant producing premium Rails, and Special Bars and Wire rods products; Producing Grinding Media (Grinding Balls) of 70000 TPA at GSI; Handling Logistics with Captive Port of Piombino Logistics of 800000 TPA handling.

Supporting JSW Steel Ltd Application Engineering Team for all Products (Long and Flat) Pan India from JSW Bangalore Office.

Held concurrent responsibility for SHEE, Energy, Projects, Raw material Sourcing, and Sales & Marketing.

Directed the company’s strategic direction, development, and future growth; worked in a consultative fashion with Government departments, such as Ministries of Economic Development, Infrastructure and Labor, Port Authorities, Grants Commission (Invitalia), President of the Tuscany Region, Piombino Mayor, Industrial Association, Health and Safety department, Environment department and Unions.

Started the whole Plant from no production to respectable 50% capacity in one-year span. Entered into the market of Special Wire Rods and Bars after a gap of 2 to 2.5 years. Rail was a premium market for Italian Railways. Fetched export orders Rail in Europe, Asian and GCC countries.

Improved the Productivity by one and half times in Piombino Logistics in handling at captive Port.

Ventured into Indian market for Grinding Media.

Conductedanalysis on leading edge technologies for Projects like Induction heating for Grinding Media making, Rail Head hardening – online system with air mist, etc. Made determinations on the probability of implementation.

Assured Quality Management System with continual improvement.

Achieved Environment Management System, Energy management System, Health and Safety Management System in one and half year.

CHIEF TECHNICAL OFFICER AND ADMINISTRATION (2014 to 2018)

ArcelorMittal, Krivoy Rog, Ukraine

Provided executive-level leadership with full P&L accountability for all business activities for a 7 MTPA crude steel integrated steel plant producing all long products right from Mining to Finished Goods.

Held concurrent responsibility for EHS, environment, energy, projects, human resource planning, IT, maintenance & shops, technical audits, technology control, QAD, automation, mines, and optech.

Directed the company’s strategic direction, development, and future growth; worked in a consultative fashion with other department heads, such as marketing, production and operations as an advisor of technologies that improved their efficiency and effectiveness.

Conducted research and case studies on leading edge technologies and made determinations on the probability of implementation.

Developed, implemented and managed quality control systems designed to ensure continuous production of advanced composite materials and applications; consistent with established standards, customer specifications and production goals. Formulate, document and maintain quality control standards and on-going quality control objectives.

Synergized Ferrum Balance and Mining Operations between ArcelorMittal Plants in Ukraine and Kazakhstan.

TECHNICAL CONSULTANT (2014 to 2014)

Professional Composites (B’lore) Pvt. Ltd., Bengaluru

Delivered technical support, performed trouble-shooting functions and resolved customer issues for a company in the business of heavy manufacturing and heavy fabrication of spares and items for steel plants and heavy industries.

Expert at developing identity management strategies, architectures, implementation plans and solutions.

Successfully achieved 12% improvement in the market share.

VICE PRESIDENT, OPERATIONS – PAN INDIA (2013 to 2014)

Harsco India Pvt. Ltd., Hyderabad, India

Oversaw the day-to-day operations to support the growth and add to the bottom line of the organization. Realized the dream and concept of Micro Pelletizing and Mill Scale Briquetting to reality.

Responsible for designing a winning strategy for the company and oversaw a team to implement the plan, measure results of the strategy, and reported back to executive leadership.

Successfully commissioned the Micro Pelletizing, Mill Scale Briquetting, Ferro-chrome Recovery and SS Slag Recovery Plants; efficaciously achieved its rated capacity within three months.

Facilitated amicable relationship with the customers & suppliers locally in line with International norms set by Harsco Served as main contributor as Indian Head in making of policies.

CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER (2011 to 2013)

Kalyani Gerdau Steels Limited, Tadipatri

Directed all business operations for the Integrated Steel Plant in India. The Plant, which was not operative for 7 years was started and commissioned in a span of 18 Months.

Developed and implemented strategic repositioning, restructuring, refinancing, and full operational management for each business unit with a keen focus on raising standards of operations to create value.

Played a key role in successfully restarting and commissioning the plant after a four-year gap, completed within a year of taking charge and made strides in CSR activities, established EHS policies and formulated HR policies.

Additional Experience

JSW Steel Limited, Various Locations in India and US

Oversaw the day-to-day maintenance, utilities, operations and projects to support the growth and add to the bottom line of the organization.

VICE PRESIDENT, ROLLING MILLS, PROJECTS & SERVICES (2010 to 2011) - JSW Steel Ltd., Salem, Tamil Nadu

Converted the Mill from normal TMT bar producer to completely 100% Special Steel producer.

Built and Commissioned the Bar Mill as committed.

VICE PRESIDENT, MAINTENANCE & PREVENTION (2009 to 2010) - JSW Steel Ltd., Vidyanagar, Karnataka

Part of the Team for due diligence of JFE before the Strategic Partnership with JSW.

Standardized the Material codes and centralized the common items procurement.

Formed the Material Bank.

VICE PRESIDENT (2008 to 2009) - JSW Steel USA Inc., Baytown, Texas, USA

Started the Plant and stabilized it in 4 Months.

Streamlined the production and increased it by 30%.

VICE PRESIDENT, AGGLOMERATION (2008 to 2008) - JSW Steel Ltd., Vidyanagar, Karnataka

ASSOCIATE VICE PRESIDENT, CENTRAL MAINTENANCE & UTILITIES (2007 to 2008) - JSW Steel Ltd., Vidyanagar, Karnataka

GENERAL MANAGER/CHIEF GENERAL MANAGER, HOT STRIP MILL(2004 to 2007) - JSW Steel Ltd., Vidyanagar, Karnataka

ASSISTANT GENERAL MANAGER/DEPUTY GENERAL MANAGER (MECH) - HSM (1996 to 2004) - JSW Steel Ltd., Vidyanagar, Karnataka

Led operations, maintenance, environment, logistics, production planning and HSE in Integrated Steel Plant with Long Products, Flat Products, Pipe and downstream.

Stellar in re-organizing the departments in order to optimize the manpower by creating new procedures and process flow charts to increase production by 30% and quality by 15%; augmenting plant maintenance functions by reducing delays by 7%; completing projects within the scheduled time.

MANAGEMENT TRAINEE TO DEPUTY MANAGER - MECHANICAL (1986 to 1996)

Visakhapatnam Steel Plant (RINL), Visakhapatnam

Oversaw the day-to-day projects, commissioning of equipment, cranes and pipelines. Later started maintenance of equipment, utilities, cranes, conveyors and yard equipment.

ASSISTANT FOREMAN – REGULATOR PRODUCTION (1985 to 1986)

Lucas-TVS, Padi, Chennai

Looked after the Regulator Production, Quality and Dispatch. Improved the Production by reducing the rejects and salvaging the recoverable parts.

Education&Credentials

Post Graduate Diploma in Management

AIMA

B.E. Honors (Mechanical Engineering)

Madurai Kamaraj University, Karaikudi, Tamil Nadu

Professional Development

Organized Stall and Participated in Rail and Infra Exhibition in Milano, Italy

Organized Stall and Participated in Steel Expo in Milano, Italy

Participated in Knowledge Management for Maintenance at ArcelorMittal, US and Ferrum Balance in South

Africa.

Training & Orientation at all Major Plants of Gerdau in Brazil, US and Spain

Training at Danieli United, Pittsburgh, USA in Operation, Maintenance and Quality of HSM. Pioneer in forming the Maintenance Section of HSM

Training on Maintenance Strategy, Execution of Jobs and Work Culture for 6 Months in Azovstal, Zhadnov of erstwhile USSR (Presently Mariopol, Ukraine) in 1988.

Training on Maintenance and its Strategy for 6 Months in Rourkela Steel Plant, Rourkela in 1987-88.

Advanced Management Program Course at IIM, Ahmedabad

Leadership Competency Course by IIM, Bangalore Chapter

Business Etiquettes Course by Dr. Lalitha Apachu

Affiliations

Life Member of Indian Institute of Metals and Member of AIST, US

Committee Member of IIM, Vijayanagar Chapter for 2007

Member of Rotary Club of Vidyanagar, Dist. RI-3160

Member of Technical Committee for O P Jindal Vocational Training Centre

Publications

Presented paper on “Optimization of Carbon Addition in Pellet Mix & its influence on Pellet Quality and Microstructure” at COREM Symposium on Iron Ore Pelletization in June 2008 at Quebec, Canada.

Published Four Metallurgical Papers on “Influence of green pellet size on physical and metallurgical properties, Performance improvement journey of sinter plant #1 at JSW Steel Ltd., performance of iron ore washing plant and its impact on pelletization, Influence of mill scale addition on pellet quality” in 46th NMD – 62nd Annual Technical Meeting at New Delhi (15th & 16th November 2008).

Published Two Maintenance Papers on “Maintenance Strategy in JVSL-SMS & HSM along with a

Colleague and Success Story in Maintenance – HSM” in IIPE (Indian Institute of Plant Engineers)

Conference Digest.

Written paper in metallurgy that has been recognized by IIM India, Kolkata.

Seminars & Conferences

Regional Meetings and Technology Conference at Regional Head Office in Dubai, UK and US for all Harsco Metals & Minerals in Middle East, India and Pakistan.

PEX Conference at Gerdau HQ in Brazil for all Gerdau Steel Plants and visiting of all Gerdau Steel Plants

in Brazil, US, Spain to get acquainted with their Systems.

IIPE Seminar for Maintenance Engineers in Hyderabad ’02.

National Metallurgists Day Seminar ’02 at JVSL.

Asian Steel Conference in Tata Steel at Jamshedpur’03.

METEC ’03 at Düsseldorf, Germany.

Visited JFE, Japan in January ’10 for Technical discussion and Plant know how for Strategic Collaboration with JSW.

Visited Germany in October ’10 for Technical discussion on BRM Modernization.

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