Sudeep Kumar Email & Phone Number

North Bank

Sree Krishna Tea Estate

Tinsukia Area, India

I was directly in charge of the largest Tea Estate of the Company and advised the 07 Estates of the group, providing complete guidelines in running of Operations in pursuit of achieving the targeted production and Quality as per customer requirements, managing Men, Money and Machines producing sustainable Crops, High Quality Teas at minimal costs, thus improving profitability of the Co.Management expertise in Tea plantations and manufacture of Quality Teas, Administration, Operations, production, Budget & Cost control, strategic planning, Quality control, Certification and Stakeholder mgmt.Having been posted in almost all the main tea growing districts of Assam, I understand and relate to the working environment and Quality difference of each area.Posses sharp olfactory senses with experience of tasting 5000 cups of tea annuallyDealt with & hosted numerous Domestic & Foreign Buyers like Twinings; Taylors of Harrogate; Ringtons, Metropolitan Tea Co: Mother Parker – Canada, Society Tea – Mumbai etc.Key figures that summarize my responsibilities:Total area under tea: 3700 HaCrop: 7.5 million kgsEstate's revenue budget: 150 Crs.Estate's population: 46000Total workforce: 9000Clerical & Technical Staff: 420Executives: 44 During my tenure the estate under my direct operational charge achieved a record high crop since the inception of the company.

Tezpur Area, India

Based in the Tezpur, Area I was in-charge of 4 estates of Apeejay Tea Limited- North Bank.During my tenure at Empire Division, the performance of the Division was the best in 18 years. From a loss making entity, I was successful in turning around the division to estate-level profitability by enhancing production to a record high and improving quality / price realisation. During my tenure, in collaboration with WWF (World Wildlife Fund) the Division started a project to mitigate Human - Elephant conflict to safe guard resident workers life and property from herds of wild Elephants / provide training to happily co-exist.Key Result Areas• Managing production operations of Tea Plantation & Factory, planning day-to-day strategies along with resource allocation for optimum output• Administering the entire operations from initial to final stage• Planning workflow & schedules for Production Department, monitoring production status and ensuring timely delivery; identifying delays and adjusting schedules to meet deadlines• Identifying scope for planning, implementing & monitoring technological changes to enhance productivity• Executing cost saving techniques/ measures such as planning yield delivery and waste mapping to achieve substantial reduction in expenditures & work within the budget• Monitoring quality systems and ensuring compliance with preset standards; troubleshooting and maintaining requisite documents to ensure complete in-process quality and improving in-process capabilities• Developing predictive & preventive maintenance schedules for various machinery & equipment to increase machine uptime & equipment reliability• Leading, mentoring, motivating & monitoring the performance of team members to ensure efficiency in process operations• Devising health safety management systems for maintaining sound environmental and safety conditions

Tinsukia Area, India

• As Sr. Manager at Hokonguri TE from Jan’04 – Dec’09 – During my tenure the estate produced a record high crop. I was also successful in substantially enhancing profitability by improving yield/hect, quality and implementing cost control measures. • As Sr. Manager at Khobong TE from Jan’10 – Dec’11 – Introduced systems and processes for improved monitoring and implementation and was successful in enhancing profitability and quality. The estate certified by HACCP and Fairtrade during my tenure at Khobong. I was rewarded by the company for my performance and promoted as General Manager.

Mangaldai Area, India

• As Manager at Muttrapore TE from Dec’00 – Dec’01 – Substantial quality improvement. During my tenure out of the 17 estates in the Company, Muttrapore achieved the highest price realisation and was ranked no.1 in the Company in terms of quality from a previous low of no.15.• As Manager at Budlapara TE from Jan’02 – Dec’03 – From a loss making unit I was successful in converting Budlapara into the most profitable estate of the company. During my tenure the estate achieved a rare distinction of producing a record high crop and also producing the best quality teas in the company. I was promoted as Sr. Manager by the company for my achievements.

Sonari Area, Assam, India

• As Manager at Cherideo Purbut TE from Jan’95 – Dec’00 – Enhanced production from 7 lac kilograms to 10 lac kilograms which was an all time record high production for the estate. Achieved a record high profitability for the estate by enhancing yield/hect, quality and implementing cost control measures.

Sonari Area, Assam, India

Jan’89-Dec’94 with Apeejay Tea Ltd• Jan’89-Dec’89 as Assistant Manager (Field / Factory), Napuk & Suffry TE• Jan’90-Dec’94 as Sr. Assistant Manager (Factory), Muttrapore TE - Managed production of 1.3 Million Kgs of Quality OX & CTC teas.

Upper Assam, India

• Nov’83-Mar’84 as Assistant Manager (Marketing), Kolkata• Apr’84-Dec’88 as Assistant Manager (Factory), Deamoolie, Balijan (H), Hatimara, Rupai & Duamara TE