Experience

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  Indian dyestuffs industries limited

  Feb 1986 - Apr 1993

  Regional manager- west

  Growing the business of dyes , intemediates and pigment powders of the company to textile & non- textile customers in the western part of India. The main responsibilities were revenue generation, dealer management, technical service to clients & product innovation.

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  Ciba specialty chemicals ltd

  Apr 1993 - Feb 2003

  Regional manager - west

  Driving the business of dyes and chemicals to the textile customers in the western part of India, team building, dealer management & providing shop- floor technical assistance & audits for product implementation

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  Atul limited

  Feb 2003 - May 2007

  General manager - marketing

  Managing the company business of dyes & dye intermediates on All- India basis. Main areas were business strategy & planning, drive innovation,initiate new product development & building of team.

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  Colorband dyestuff pvt ltd

  Jun 2007 - Jan 2011

  Vice-president

  This was a start-up company in the promotion of dyestuffs to textile industry. Indian agent for a Taiwanese company called Everlight Industrial Corporation. Also, initiated a tie-up with Jintex Coporation of Taiwan & Farbotex of Italy for marketing their chemicals to Indian consumers. Started exports division to market products to Nepal, Bangladesh & South Africa.

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  Sarex chemicals ltd

  Jan 2011 - Mar 2012

  Vice president -business development

  Drive the business of textile auxillaries in India and select countries abroad in pre -treatment, dyeing & finishing. Work on the Business Strategy and product innovation.

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  Nimkartek technical services pvt ltd

  Apr 2012 - Feb 2018

  Ceo

  Start- up organization offering training and consultancy on environmental & sustainability issues in the textile apparel, leather and hard goods supply chain. Services include online training modules, chemical audits of textile mills and laundries, resource management consultancy for chemical and water management in textile process houses and advice to Brands and suppliers on Restricted Substances List (RSLs) documents. A testing laboratory for providing solutions in chemical and wastewater testing for restricted substances and for eco-toxicity parameters in chemical formulations has been establishedHighlights: • In the 5 years of start-up of the company, I have built a capable organization of 22 people and managed projects from global apparel brands (such as Levis, Carrefour, H&M, C&A) and reputed textile firms (such as D Décor, Mandhana Industries, Ruby Mills, SCM Textiles, Anugraha Fashions) for their chemical management and sustainability requirements. • Conceptualized and implemented innovative ideas as part of our service offerings, which include the online training service ‘NOTES’ , the NimkarTek 360⁰ Audit Protocol for Chemical Management Performance, the web-based Chemical Management Implementation tool ‘CMS-i’ and the online ‘Certified Chemical Management Professional’ certificate course (approved by the Textile Institute, Manchester)• Worked as part of the PaCT project in Dhaka for water management at 20 dyehouses• Instrumental is getting accreditation as ZDHC Training Provider and am conducting workshops in chemical management for stakeholders in the textile supply chain and chemical/ colorant manufacturers• Recently established a state-of-the –art analytical testing laboratory for restricted substances in finished articles, input chemicals and wastewater. Have also started an eco-toxicity laboratory to measure environmental impact of chemicals in terms of their COD, BOD, AOX, Inherent biodegradability and Aquatic toxicity parameters. Show less

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  Zdhc foundation

  Mar 2018 - now

  South asia director and competence centres director
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  Zdhc foundation - roadmap to zero programme

  Mar 2018 - Apr 2023

  Director- south asia

  Promote and manage the activities of ZDHC in India, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Indonesia, Thailand and Pakistan. Also, handling additional responsibility of mentoring Competence Centres for sustainable chemistry, water stewardship, air emissions and fibre & materials to connect sustainable chemical management to the impact areas.