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Exports of Yarn, Raw Cotton and Agro commodities with strong presence in South America, USA, Korea, Bangladesh and Vietnam.

• India based merchant exporters having a group turnover of 121+ million USD in Cotton, Cotton Yarn & Agri Commodities Trading business.President
• Took charge to start the new vertical of Yarn business for exports to global clients in Europe, China, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Turkey, Egypt, South America etc. along with existing business of Raw Cotton with local.
• Achieved a turnover of 40 million USD in a span of nine months of joining brand development in European, China, Bangladesh and Pakistan market.

• Nigeria based business conglomerate having interest in cotton ginning industries, imports, beverages and FMCG having a group turnover of 250 million USD.Head –Cotton Business
• Took charge of overall operations of 3 in-house ginning factories located at Northern Nigeria along with global trading of cotton and international marketing network. Entrusted the responsibility to increase the size.
• Sold Nigerian Cotton lint directly to the markets of India, Bangladesh and Pakistan.
• Designed and implemented the cotton seed multiplication programme through a MOU signed between the Federal Government of Nigeria and the company in 13,000 hectares of land in the first three years to be gradually.
• Got NGOs involved into the project with CSR designed for the company.
• Designed the blueprint, planned & executed.

• Hyderabad based business conglomerate having interest in Cotton trading, Ginning & Pressing factories, spinning mills beside other business verticals like seed, sugar mill and power plants having a turnover of 200.
• Entrusted with the responsibility of complete cotton business vertical comprising activity of cotton trading in the open market along with production and operational responsibilities of all 15 in-house TMC approved.
• Done domestic trading of cotton for 0.19 million bales in the whole season of 2010-2011 and 0.14 million bales in the year 2011-12 beside in-house production of 0.18 million bales in the year 2010-11 and 0.196 million.
• Concluded deal of more than 3500 tonnes of Giza -86 cotton by taking position/ decision based on the market scenario and vision of upcoming shortage of cotton in the market of China (the biggest consumer of cotton in.
• Started BCI cotton and Cotton Integrated farming in 0.03 million hectares in and around the close vicinity of our ginning factories ranging 50 kms from the factory area with proper supply of inputs, technical advices.
• Brought finance to the tune of 40 million US$ from different banks to the company.

• Delhi based business group having interest in sugar mill, asbestos cement sheet & pressure pipes.Head – New Business Projects
• Entrusted with the responsibility to manage, set-up and steer all the new businesses for the group with concentration in export and trading activities (cotton & yarn, cashew), steel and renewable energy.
• Extensively worked and identified the projects to set up businesses by getting their DPR made for Integrated Steel Plant, Bio-Mass Power Project, Export of Commodities and Mass Agriculture.
• Initiated and started construction business by obtaining “AA” class contractor license in Rajasthan & Tamilnadu. Grabbed two government contracts of pipe for providing, laying and jointing work of INR 170 million and.
• Took an additional charge of a loss-making unit at Aurangabad manufacturing Asbestos Cement Sheets & Pressure Pipes. Deftly managed the entire operations, reengineered business processes, redesigned commercialization.
• Primary driving force behind the acquisition of “Lalit Polymers Ltd”, a GRP pipe manufacturing unit at Pune. Spearheaded efforts and obtained all the statutory licenses (factory license, pollution, explosives which is.

• Rajasthan based Government recognized Three Star Trading Export House trading in textiles (cotton and yarn), jute yarn, raw cashew nut and iron scrap based at Bhilwara.Chief Executive Officer
• Set the blueprint for operations and trading activities of yarn and developed productive sourcing relationships with spinning mills throughout India.
• Capitalized on growth opportunities and launch of new product lines like cotton, raw cashew nut and jute yarn, and managed all aspects of the project lifecycle – from scope of work through provision of deliverables.
• Joined at a turnover of 28 million US$ with overseas wholly owned subsidiaries at Poland, Leicester (UK) & Turkey. Recorded an outstanding growth in the group’s turnover and expanded business to 150 containers (40’).
• Actively involved in managing entire operations of the company and leading all major functions like Buying of Yarn, Raw Cotton, Cashew & Jute. Sales monitoring, Logistics and Cost involvement, Bank & Financing.
• Visited the markets of Turkey, U.K, Spain, Bangladesh and Africa for setting up sales and procurement channel, better understanding of the market and develop key and effective clientele for the organization.

• Delhi based company engaged in the business of iron and steel manufacturing at Keonjhar (Orissa).Chief Executive Officer
• Leveraged entrepreneurial orientation and expertise in corporate handling to administer the company’s operation, purchases and marketing strategy.
• Managed and initiated a full reengineering of organizational design, corporate strategy, operational and financial turnaround and processes that subsequently resulted in optimum output, increased yield, saved costs &.
• Held complete P/L responsibility and administered as well as controlled all capital and expense budgets. Restored financial controls and operating efficiency.
• Thwarted out various ground issues and ensured 24 x 7 production activities.
• Enhanced the production capacity in both sponge and ingots by expansion from 200 MT to 250 MT per day.

• Kolkata based group having cotton yarn spinning manufacturing unit with 34,020 spindles based at Sundergarh (Orissa) along with other interests in trading of cotton and yarn in both domestic and international.
• Led the company in a turnaround effort by developing an effective blend of best practices, teamwork based culture, combined with the execution of organizational goals, business process redesign, operations, cost.
• Modernized by involvement from inception as a project including selection, sequencing and purchases of most modern machine with state of the art technology by changing the whole lot of old machines, and increase in.
• Distinction of establishing and setting up Contract Farming & three Captive Ginning and Pressing Units at Orissa with two more units in Maharashtra at Aurangabad district after abolition of monopoly of Maharashtra.
• Exported yarn/raw cotton & improved marketing base in international (Turkey, Egypt, European Nationals and Bangladesh) markets.
• Traded yarn in assigned territories of domestic markets.

Bachelors Of Commerce, Business/Commerce, General

Higher Secondary, Commerce

Metriculation