Expert Profile
Milan Yadunath *****
G-16, Rohan Gardens, Near Mahatma Society, Kothrud, Pune *****
Tel : ***** e-mail: *****
A visionary with strong leadership capabilities having a robust experience of over 20 years in International Trade, Cross border Mergers and Acquisitions, Joint Ventures, Global Business development, Global Sourcing and Vendor development, Supply Chain Management, Product development, Innovations, Training and Team building which ultimately lead to customer delight and sustained wealth creation for the Organization and the country.
Major Achievements:
- Serviced more than 500 customers worldwide, including those in India
- Developed more than 1500 vendors so far from India and China
- Worked across more than 2500 products for customers worldwide
- Worked across varied business domains which include automotive, material handling, off highway, railways, marine, petroleum, chemical, agricultural, agro-tourism, etc
- Specialize in tires, engine, transmission, body skin parts, stampings, forgings, castings, machined parts, rubber products, plastic parts, proprietary parts, etc
- Innovated and designed products for Mitsubishi Caterpillar - USA, Genie-Terex - USA and Sony Corporation – Japan. Supplied these products in large quantity for several years and some of these products continue to be used by the respective Companies.
- Through the above innovations, saved several million dollars for large multinationals.
- Helped save several million dollars through strategic sourcing for more than 18 global MNC’s and Indian Companies.
- Concluded 4 joint ventures in India
- Concluded 2 acquisitions in India and 1 overseas
- Assisted 1 MNC set up wholly owned operations in India
- Identified and helped develop new business lines for more than 20 Indian small and medium sized enterprises
- Identified and recruited key personnel for large Companies in India
- Can surely claim to have provided more than 300 Indian Companies their first export order and helped them successfully execute it.
- Mentored several young managers
- Taught / Lectured in a few business schools in Pune
- Traveled to more than 40 countries so far across all continents
Assignments so far:
2003 to present:
Managing Director – ***** ***** ***** Ltd – International trading and consulting firm
Director – Indus Global Solutions – Business development and consulting firm
Associate – Fujikura Diesel Co. , China – Manufacturer & exporter of engines and engine parts, turnover Rs 100 crore
Associate – HEW Consulting LLC. , U. S. A – Consulting firm comprising very senior executives from Dana Corp.
Associate – ThinkGlobalNow, UK – Consulting firm comprising very senior level executives from MG Rover, General Motors and Shanghai Automotive
Advisor – Sundaram Industries Ltd – Part of TVS Group, manufacturer of solid tires
Advisor – Bagla Group – a Rs 400 crore enterprise involved in making aluminum castings, fasteners and automotive electricals.
Advisor – Specialty Metals ***** Ltd – one of the five sintered product manufacturing companies in India
Trustee – Agro-Tourism Development Corp – a Non profit Organization dedicated for the benefit of farmers in India
Was also Advisor to:
Shardlow India Ltd – part of the Rs 2000 crore Amalgamations Group and making crankshafts, con rods and axle beams
South Asia Petrochemicals Ltd – a Rs 2000 crore company making PET resins
Sandhar Technologies Ltd – a Rs 800 crore company making automotive mirrors & locks
Kala Genset – a Rs 200 crore genset manufacturing company
Preciforge & Gears – a Rs 150 crore company making cold forged parts
Siddeshwar Industries – a Rs 100 crore forging and machining Company
SDM Auto ***** Ltd – a Rs 80 crore Company making axle shafts, spindles and brake S cams
Sypris Technologies, USA – a US$ 500 million group making forgings & electronic parts
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C. O. O of Equatorial International Ltd (a Fidelity Group Company) and involved in exports of automobile parts from India to various parts of the world
Director – Equatorial Engineering Ltd – manufacturer of castings, camshafts and tappets
Director – Equatorial Consultants Ltd – M&A activities
Director – Midas International Ltd – SCM service provider
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Deputy Manager, International Trade – Thermax Ltd – a Rs 1000 crore enterprise making heat generation, heat recovery and pollution control equipments
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Asst Manager, International Trade – Larsen & Toubro Ltd – a Rs 25, 00 crore Group making various engineering goods ranging from projects to machines and components.
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Senior Executive, International Trade, Bharat Forge Ltd – a Rs 5000 crore Group and the world’s second largest forging Company.
Personal profile:
BE (Mechanical) from College of Engineering, Pune
Diploma in International Business from Symbiosis College, Pune
Married, with two children
Extra-curricular activities:
Guest lecturer at various management institutes
Social work which includes assisting farmers through Agro-Tourism and help them look at other income options available in the world