My leadership journey began at Igatpuri. As a plant head, I learned to deploy true manufacturing sustainability. We were the #1 plant in India to run a ‘Water Positive & Carbon Neutral Factory’. We were certified as a ‘Zero Waste to Landfill’ site, and we started biodiversity in a manufacturing plant as well. This helped us unleash our potential.
During the pandemic, Mahindra Group made significant contributions to our society. I was fortunate to lead the team involved in the development of low-cost ventilators. Currently, I lead the Chakan plant – which employs over 12,000+ people and can manufacture over 5 lakh vehicles per annum. I’ve imbibed the virtues of collaboration, and the agility to deal with the complexities of huge-scale operations.
When I joined M&M, we were making just 40 vehicles per day at the Nasik plant. Now we’ve risen to a plant that manufactures close to 1000 vehicles per day. My journey from a ‘Shop Floor Engineer’ to ‘Manager’ to ‘Department Head’ and now ‘Plant Head’ has allowed me to challenge myself at every point in my life. I’ve never let myself fall into a Comfort Zone.”
I believe learning is a continual process – and more so because we live in a VUCA (volatility, uncertainty, complexity, and ambiguity) environment, where change is the only constant.”
