Faculty

Smita Ramdas Dhumal

MSC. Microbiology

Chief Promoter- Nutrotop Foods and Director Food Science for Yashaswi Institute, Worked in Food Processing Industry for the last 18 years. Worked as Manager Quality Assurance in Chordia Food Products Ltd. Visiting faculty for Quality control, Food processing and legal Issues related to food industry. Conducted different training programs in Food Quality organised by KVIC, Mahila Gramudyog Vidyalaya, Agakhan Palace, Pune. Worked as project leader, front end administrator and trainer for New projects in Food Park such as Jaggery, Frozen Food, Health Food, Conducted and co-ordinated Skill and technical upgradation programme for SMEs in Food sector Jointly organised by Chordia Food Park and SIDBI, Food consultant to various food processing units, Certified Lead Auditor –HACCP (Food Safety) from Campden U.K organised by FICCI, Organised, conducted and participated in different National and International training programs, seminars related with food.

Dr. Arun Prabhakar Kulkarni

B.Com, M.Com, Ph.D.

Chairman-Centre of Studies in Social Sciences, Pune, Director- Centre of Quantitative Research, Pune, Chairman- Muktangan Mitra De-addiction Centre, Pune, Chairman-Board of Studies, PICT School of Technology and Management, Pune. International Exposure : Visited most countries in Europe, Middle East and South-east Asian countries for business and consultancy purposes; studied in Germany for two years on Agricultural Prices and Policies; visited Great Britain recently for negotiations with a British University for collaboration with an Indian counterpart.

Prasad Ramchandra Bhagwat

Pursuing Ph.D, B.Pharmacy, M.M.M

Pursuing Ph. D. Program in Management from Tilak Maharashtra Vidyapeeth, Pune, Teaching experience around 16.6 yrs. ( Management and Pharmacy subjects), Pharma Industry experience (Sales & Production) – 2.3 yrs., Worked as Consultant for Ayurvedic Pharmaceutical company, Taught Marketing & Operations subjects to MBA students, Summer project guidance to MBA (Marketing) students, Paper presented at International conference and at National seminar, Faculty In-Charge Placement Cell for MBA students, from 6th July 2005 to 5th Feb 2013 at Smt. Hiraben Nanavati Institute of Management & Research for Women, Pune. Major role in Final Placement / Summer project of MBA students .Established good network with industry officials for Industry Institute interaction, Conducted training program for various companies, Active member of many curricular and co-curricular activities. e. g. industrial visits, sports, library in-charge, cultural cell etc.

Makrand Ramakrushna Churi

Engineer

Owner of Nisarg Nirman Agro Products Pvt. Ltd. and Nisarg Agro Processors Pvt. Ltd. Leading pioneer producers of Exoti Vegtables & Fruits in India, Suppliers to Star Hotels, Ships & Malls, Exporters & Importers, Conducts sessions of guidance to farmers for speciality farming, Does overseas consultation. Receipient of National and International honours such as Priyadarshini Award ’99’, Late Padmakar Dhamdhere Entrepreneur, Non Conventional Industry Busi. Entrepreneur Award 2001, Rotary clubs international cash prize, and many more (total 21 awards)

Dr. Anil Vasudeo Dhake

Ph.D

Working as a scientist in the Agriculture Department of Jain Irrigation Systems Ltd. (JISL) as a Vice President (Farm cultivation) and has been in the company for the past 25 years. He has obtained his Ph.D from Mahatma Phule Krishi vidyapeeth, Rahuri in 1995 where has worked extensively on fertigation in tomato crop. As an active member of the agriculture group, one of his assignments is to provide training & Extension support as a part of on-job work. Management of hi-tech farms in relation to horticulture crops, is also one of his key responsibilities. Dr. Dhake’s involvement in the application of Agricultural biotechnology in Research and Development with reference to high tech agri-farming has been phenomenal. He is also actively involved in Large-scale seed production of white onions with selection for specific traits such as high Total Soluble Solids (TSS) and yields. He is also involved in the use of drip and sprinkler irrigation on different crops; especially dehydrator white onion for effective water management and maximizing yield. He has published more than 27 papers in national and international journals. Dr. Dhake is a widely travelled personality and has visited countries such as USA, UK, Europe, China, Brazil, Argentina, Iran, Turkey, Honduras, Thailand, Bhutan, Japan etc., for scientific research.

Mr. Sameer Rege

Bachelor in Chemical Engineering. Completed environmental Design Course

Managing Director, Mailhem Engineers Pvt. Ltd., started career as Project Engineer in 1998, then DGM Enviro Cell in 2002, Director (Technical) in 2006 and MD since 2008

Dr. Alim Islam Khan Pathan

Bachelor of Veterinary Sci. PG in marketing management, ICFAI, Hyderabad

Over 10 years of experience in Meat Industry, Fresh and Frozen. Assigned with Fresh and Frozen sales, Brand Management, Customer Management, Materials Management, Operations & Cost Management. Proven track record of implementing innovative marketing, development of new brands in Raw and value add products of better realization measures to achieve high standards of the quality sale of product like chicken, sausage, salami, branded eggs. Supervision of purchase, guidance of purchase and substantial reduction in cost of materials, procurement related to packing material. Extensive experience in analysis of rate/price trend of wet as well as dry market, quality control, inventory management, vendor development and purchase planning to strengthen the supply chain effectiveness. Deft with product costing based on yield %, sales planning, leading team, brand development and management functions. Effective communicator with assertive and strong leadership qualities.

Dr. Jitendra Kadam

M.Sc Agri

Officer-in-charge, Turmeric Research Centre, Kasbe Digraj, Tal Miraj, District Sangli Officer-in-charge Modibaug College of Agriculture, Pune @007 till date: Officer-in-charge at Turmeric Research Centre, Digraj, tal Miraj, District Sangli, Guidance on turmeric plantation and processing at more than a 100 farmer training programmes, Pulished more than 15 articles in newspapers, magazines, periodicals More tha 15 reasearch papers published…. gold underground, Turmeric plantation technique to processing, Ginger plantation to processing industry award PhD Thesis publihsed in 2004 received a national award at the National Amla Conference at Selum in Tamil Nadu, Krushi Gaurav Award 2012 – presented by Agriculture News Network, Jalgaon on November 25, 2012

Dr. Ramraje Patil

Master of Veterinary Science (Veterinary Pharmacology)

Bachelors of Veterinary Science Diploma in Marketing Management

• Techno-Commercial executive with more than 19 years experience in Animal Health and Animal Nutrition of Product Management, Sales & Marketing, Product Development and Distribution of Cattle, poultry & pet product.
• Currently working as “Head : Farm Consultancy & Business Development” at DeLaval Pvt Ltd, A Swedish Multi National and Leader in Total Dairy Solutions
• Expert in “Commercial Dairy Farming” and improving animal productivity through Nutrition, Breeding, Animal Helath and Dairy Farm Management.
• Project implementation and designing policies for improvement of animal productivity by providing better animal breeding, animal nutrition and animal health services.
• Expertise in strategic planning for launching new products and devising promotional plans for capturing the market share.
• Knowledge of business operations, formulating and implementing business strategies, identifying new markets, ensuring customer satisfaction.
• Experienced in expansion and management of distribution network to ensure better penetration & market reach.
• Well conversant with market analysis, target segment selection, budgeting and customer capture strategies.
• Training at INSEAD Business Week (Switzerland,11 -16 June 2006) on management skills.
• Participated in “Leadership Development Programme” (16 Sept – 22 Dec ‘2010) by International Trainer Krauthammer (www. Krauthammer.com) at Bangalore.
• Masters of Veterinary Science (Veterinary Pharmacology) from Bombay Veterinary College and Diploma in Marketing Management from Welingkar Institute, Mumbai

Prafulla Kumar Baburao Kale

B.Sc. (Agril) , B.Sc(Agril.Engg.) M.tech( Agri. Engg.) Ph.D

Director, MGIRI, Wardha, 35 years of teaching experience

Mr. Abhijeet Bhasale

MBA Finance, BE, Diploma in import export & international trade

After having excellent job opportunities from companies like IBM in it sector & Bajaj Auto in automobile sector, he decided to turn entrepreneur & started his own company with a dream to develop indian agriculture by way of developing the quality & handling of produce & giving it international market access. Rainbow international was established in the year 2004 as a company involved in diversified general trade like automobiles, electronics, telecom, chemicals, agro commodities etc. It took him the hardwork of almost 5 years to establish into a stable activity of agri trade which was his dream forever.

• Today rainbow inetrnational is 2nd largest exporter of mangoes to usa.
• Started as single man company, rainbow is today employing 18 people & over 100 farmers.
• Rainbow international is proud to be an honorary member of:
  • Maharasthra state agriculture marketing board (msamb)
  • Agriculture & processed food product export development authority (apeda)
  • Mahratta chamber of commerce & industries (mccia)
  • Federation of indian exports organization (fieo)

Rainbow international also feels proud to mention that it was the first ever company to export mangoes to china.

Mr. Vijayrao Patil

Bhabha Atomic-( Agri. Research) , Central Sugarcane Research Station,Padegaon -Worked on Increasing sugar recovery on different varieties of Sugarcane. Deepak Fertilisers and Petrochemicals Corpn.Ltd. sugar factory sector in Maharashtra, Gujrat and Karnataka States. Worked as –

• Area Manager -Pune region.
• Logistics Manager – Taloja (Mumbai)
• Institutional Manager- Pune
• Manager -Market Devpt. Pune
• Manager- Marketing Services Pune
• General Manager- Trading and Liaison.
• Associate Vice President-Trading & Liaison

Published articles in-

1. News papers – Agrowon,Lokmat, Deshonnati, Deshdoot,Pudhari,Sanchar, Krushakonnati, Aikya.
2. Agri-Magazine – Baliraja, Kisan Shakti, Dalimbvritt, Krishi Pragati, Godwa, Mrigdhara.

Mahadhan Shetkari Mitra, Mahadhan Dealer Mitra (Inhouse Magazines) Shri Vighnahar Co-operative Sugar Factory, Junnar, Dist.Pune.

Mr. Maruti Chapke

Agribusiness Graduate, Masters in Agriculture Economics

He is founder director and CEO for go4fresh.in which is the online portal for the home delivery of fruits and vegetables in Mumbai and is leading the organization for its expansion in other major cities. He was core team member for establishing fresh produce business for top two retailers bigbazzar and reliance fresh in India. His responsibilities included right from planning for sourcing till selling of Fresh Produce across the retail stores across country. He has executed many green field projects in the domain of agribusiness which constitute business plan for cold storage and poly houses right from the site selection till marketing of the produce on large scale in western part of india. He has worked for agri retail business of Mahindra Shubhlabh (agri division of Mahindra and Mahindra).He has also diverse experience of working with HDFC Bank-agri commodity finance division, where he was instrumental in preparing core financial products for the bank. He has conceptualized and is a founder member of job portal www.connectagri.com dedicated for jobs in agri and rural business. He is a Management Graduate in Agribusiness from MANAGE, Hyderabad and holds masters in Agriculture Economics from Dr.Punjabrao Deshmukh Krishi Vidyapeth, Akola Maharashtra and did his graduation from college of agriculture,Pune.

Mr. A N Salunkhe

Post Graduate in Agriculture

Presently associated with Nature Care Fertilizers Pvt. Ltd., Vita. as the director, he worked as a scientist at Vasant Dada Sugar Institute, Pune and served as an Agriculture Officer at Rajarambapu Sahkari Sakhar Karkhana, Sakharale, Dist. Sangli, Maharashtra. In addition to his contribution in the field of agricultural research and development, his vast and rich experience in programs like cane development, soil health improvement, establishment of Soil testing labs, vermicompost units, biocompost and bagging units has led him associated significantly with the agribusiness professionals as well as with the farmers. He has bagged “The best scientist award” for the year 2001-02 and “The best work performance” for the year 2006-07 at Vasantdada Sugar Institute, Pune. He has extended his services in technical field through Audio/Visual Aids as well in the form of documented publications/communications – International : 3 publications, National : 13, State : 21, Radio Talk: 34, TV Programmes: 13

Dr. P.G.Pedgaonkar

Graudate in Veterinary Science, DMM & DPM from Pune university

Joined Venkateshwara Hatcheries Private Limited at Pune in 1991 as Veterinary Officer for providing technical services to the Poultry farmers of Western Maharashtra and Marathwada from 1991 to 1993. From 1993 onwards handled the responsibility of Nasik region as Branch Manager for Sales and after sales services. During the period he worked hand in hand with the Poultry Farmers of Nasik, A’Nagar, Jalgaon & Dhule for guiding them in establishing Broiler and Layer Units and scientific rearing of the birds to improve overall performances and Productivity of Broiler and Layer birds. From 1996 he took over the responsibility of Gujrat State as overall incharge of the state heading Production, Marketing and Finance department. He worked for Broiler and Layer Breeder operations of the VH Group in Gujrat and established business Network of organization in the State. In 2001 he took the responsibility as Incharge West Zone based at Pune for the States of Maharashtra, Gujarat and part of Madhya Pradesh. He was closely associated with Poultry Farmers, Breeders, Hatchery people and he had worked with all these segments for the growth of Poultry Sector in West Zone. He was deeply involved in Launching the concept and helping in initiating the growth of the sector. During the period of first Bird Flu outbreak in India he has worked with Navapur farmers and government of Maharashtra, He was instrumental for rehabilitation of Navapur post bird Flu. Also he has represented the country for conference on bird flu in ITALY. Presently he is heading & handling the responsibility of Western India along with the Biggest Layer belt of India, Namakkal. Presently He has been honored to shoulder the Responsibility of guiding one of the overseas project of the group in Vietnam as visiting Faculty.

Mahale Hiralal Kautikrao

Bachelor of Science, Reserve Bank Training in Agri- Marketing & co-op Banking.

Marketing Management- Administrative staff college , Business Management, Fertilizer

Public/co-op sector organizations at District, State & National level in different capacities as Executive and Development officer. State and Zonal Marketing manager IFFCO, Mumbai, Bangalore and Bhopal. Also, I/C G.M-IFFCO, New Delhi, Export Manager- marketing Federation Mumbai, As a consultant and advisor to Godrej Agro-vet, Mumbai and Shanti Industries, Washi, Mumbai After retirement, in 1991-92, started his Import-Export Business Company in partnership in the name of “Vista-International” at Mumbai & exported Agri-commodities to European Union countries, UK, UAE, USA and Southeast Asian countries & also imported improved variety of fruit-saplings from France & other places. In 2004, (after shifting from Mumbai to Pune) started his own consultancy firm named “Susheel Consultants” at Pune, Maharashtra for promoting exports of improved quality of Agro-products of affiliated spices, fruits, vegetables and food marketing & processing companies. At present Advisor/Consultants to M/S Unicorn Hyderabad, M/S NVSRK Guntur (A.P), and M/S K.V.Shah (Lonand) Maharashtra, M/S Gallops Foods, Indore, M/S Daulat Agro (India) Pvt. Ltd., Pune & M/S Shanti Industries Mumbai. International Exposure : Germany, France, Poland, Italy, UK, USA, Dubai (UAE), Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore For obtaining contracts – Russia, Japan, Switzerland, Austria, Denmark

Ravindra Sawant

M.Sc Agriculture, B.sc Agriculture

9 years Experience with Vegetables seed industry, currently working with Rijk Zwaan Seeds as Product Development Manager for Central India as well Mini cucumber product specialist for India Region. Joined Several Training programmes on Speciality as well protected crops and cultivation in Europe, UK and South East Asia.

Prabandh Ravindra Patil

Graduation in Agriculture, post graduation diploma in agribusiness & plantation management

New product development in EU market such as Banana Puree over existing market trends.

• Gathering information from resources available to develop potential markets for different Agro produce (Non-perishables & semi-perishables)
• Screening of global markets to identify product specific consumer group, with refer to same approaching market penetration centers to initiate business.
• Introduction, product portfolio awareness, conveying technical knowledge to new overseas buyer as part of business development.
• Targeting global markets, segmentation as per the quality accepted by importers with competitive study of other exporters and existing country origin market players.
• Procurement of raw materials from various potential Agro-hub such as Spices (Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh), Cereals (Maharashtra, Karnataka, and Andhra Pradesh), Oil seeds (Gujarat, Maharashtra) based in India.
• Vendor development on regular basis, negotiations with vendors to make costing more competitive so as to quote prices to overseas customer.
• Developing un-trapped sourcing markets to avoid procurement saturation and at competitive price.
• Warehousing management and inventory control of Agro-produce concerning schedule of vessels.
• Executing proper terms of trade with the vendor to minimize the risk with efficient task execution.
• Analyzing day to day market fluctuations and forecasting of the produce market to take an added advantage in overseas market by finalizing business over competitors.

Mr. Ranakant Balvant Gole

M.Sc (Agriculture), B.Sc( Agriculture)

Presently working in Netafim India as an Agronomy Head – Central India Helping Cotton, Banana, Sugarcane, Vegetables & Fruit growers since last 11 years all over Maharashtra. Conducting farmers training programmes for advance agricultural practices & creating farmers awareness towards Micro- Irrigation. Special Guest Speaker on Sub Surface Drip Irrigation technique in Sugarcane. Training to Govt Agricultural Staff (RAMETI) & other NGO staff in relation to Drip Irrigation.

Dr. Nitin Bhore

B.Sc Agri, Msc Botany, PhD in Botany

• PhD from Pune Univ in Botany. Doctoral Thesis: “Physiological Studies In Organically Grown Vegetable Crops And Improvement In Their Yield And Quality”
• Specialized in Technical Consulting, Project Planning & implementation, Agri Business Management, Marketing & Business Development
• Commercially Cultivated 24 Fruits, 20 Indian vegetables, 19 Exotics vegetables, 12 Flowers, 8 Spices, 15 Herbs on open & protected field
• Assisted leading corporates to process over 125 food products for domestic & export supply. Emphasis on procurement and quality control of produce
• 100+ Projects executed in Maharashtra, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Gujarat, Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh
• Linked agri producers and consumers through the platform of 25+ trade fairs
• Clientele includes Tata Steels Rural Development Society, Godrej, Finolex, Venkys, Vikram Ispat (Birla group), Weikfield, Roha Dye Chem, Ruia Stud Farm
• Nominated by chambers of commerce to enable multinationals to explore horticulture and floriculture business opportunities in India
• Community development activities addressed over 1000 villages, helping ~15 NGOs and 25000 rural farmers through seminars & workshops
• Developed ~100 rural entrepreneurs also leading to growth in rural employment Services
• Commercial Cultivation
  • Vast variety of fruits, vegetables (India & Exotic), flowers and herbs
  • Using improved cultivation practices, technology & research findings
• Organic Farming
  • Certified Farm Produce (fruits, vegetables, herbs & spices)
  • Pest residue free produce

Mr. Sameer Sale

BE Instrumentation, Rule 9 All india Level Exam

The Owner of Proprietary Concern “EXCEL IMPEX SERVICES” having an experience for more than 12 years in Import/Export, Sales Management, Negotiation, Business Development, Freight Forwarding and Customs Regulations, together with a Graduate Degree in Engineering (Instru.) and clearance of Highest Rule 9 examination. High performing executive with a proven track record of accomplishments in setting up mutually beneficial international and domestic trade agreements. Ability to develop strategic long term partnerships and communicate effectively with all levels of decision makers. Fluent in three languages – English, Hindi and Marathi..

Mr. Prakash Mohanlal Bafna

SSC

Owner of Bafna Farm, Bafna Exports, Jay Biotech, Bafna Group. Producing export quality grapes in low quality soil, 100% export of grapes to UK and Europe since 12 years

Mr. Umesh H Ingawale

M.Sc Agri, Diploma in Information technology, Certified Crop Advisor

working as Agronomist with Jain Irrigation Systems Limited since 2009, Worked with Champagne Indage Limited, Viticulturist & Vineyard Manager for 9 years. International Exposure : Attended Training on viticulture, vineyard establishment & vineyard management from DVCS, Handorf, South Australia 5245, Australia Training on Agricultural Extension methods & tools for field extension agents CINADCO, Israel, Training on Protected Cultivation from CINADCO, Israel

Mr. Vijay Narayan Athawale

M.Sc Agri, CAIIB of Indian Institute of Bankers

Certificate Course in Project Planning & Management from Bradford University UK

Management Consultant in Agriculture / Rural Development, Micro-finance. Asstt. Professor of Agronomy, at Agri. College, Parbhani, 1968-1971 for 4 years. Bank of Maharashtra, 1971-1997, for 26 years, BAIF Development Research Foundation, Pune, 1998-2004, 6 years International Exposure : Visited 13 countries in 1983 to study Agriculture and Agril. Credit Systems in developing and developed countries in East and West parts of the world – Selected by Govt. of India. In 1990, completed 10 weeks programme in Project Planning and Management of Agril. Projects at Bradford University, UK – Selected by British Council. In 2000, visited Bangladesh for participating in Micro- credit programme and to study Micro Credit activities in Bangladesh – sponsored by International Network of Alternative Financial Institutions (INAFI).

Mr. Sachin Yadav

B.Sc Agri, MBA

Managing the team of 85 plus staff working under my guidance for controlling the contract and lease farming of vegetable products under the brand kay Bee Exports. Handling and managing 40 acres of land owned by Kay Bee Exports at Sastewadi, Phaltan and undertaking various research and development activities of trial and dem plots and monitoring the output figures. Managing 600 plus acres of vegetable contract farming managing the day to day plot physical and chemical monitoring and technical advice to growers for the crops Okra, Gourds, Chillies, Aubergines and such and supplying the produce to European supermarket chains. handling lease farming venture of more than 100 plus acres in and around Phaltan and Baramati taluka and responsible for structuring the whole setup managing the lease farm activities for crops like Gourds and chillies using various advance technology. Responsible and managing pesticide usage in various crops grown on 500 plus acres of contract farms from where the product are supplied to European supermarkets like TESCO, Mersk and Spencers and viz and adhering to the pesticide norms as per Eropean regulations. All the products being checked by Indian pesticide testing labs before consignment moves for Europe as well as checked at Port health of the destination country. Farm overall management and staff selection and training for proper feedback and supervision of the vegetable growers. Managing 10 plus acres of poly-house under controlled envrionment for products like chillies. Worked directly for the procurement of 80 plus tones of mangoes for USA and UK supermarkets in the year 2013-14 and managing & controlling of mango grower’s spray as per the usage & restricted chemical list under EU exports norms.

Mr. B V Kakade

M.Sc Agri

Working with Bank of India for 30 years in various capacities such as Officer, Filed Officer, Sr. Branch Manager, Internal Auditor etc. Currently Sr. Manager / Incharge of credit processing Center (Agril Credit). Participated in National and International training programs in UK, Pune, Ahmedabad, Bhopal etc. Worked as faculty member at various institutes.

Dr.R.G.VAIDYA

B.E. (Mechanical), Diploma in Marketing Management

32 years experience -17 years in employment & 15 years as an independent consultant Areas of consultancy: Guidance for project selection, Market Research Domestic and Export, Preparation of Project Reports for bank finance, Marketing Assistance, Specialized research like policy research, industry potential studies etc. Registered as a Consultant with: a) EXIM Bank Ltd., b) Asian Development Bank, d) World Trade Centre, Mumbai, e) Commonwealth Secretariat, UK. Visiting Faculty at MITCON Institute of Management, Maharashtra Centre for Entrepreneurship Development, Pune, Rajarambapu Institute of Technology, Islampur, Kasturba Mahila Khadi Gramodyog Vidyala, Pune. Publications : Books on a) Marketing Management, b) International Marketing, c) Business Policies & Strategic Management, d) Study material on “Be an Entrepreneur Training Program”

Praveen Rattan

B.E. (Hons) Electronics Engineering from BITS, Pilani, India

Post Graduate Diploma in Management from the IIM, Calcutta

He has over 36 years Corporate experience. Since the past 3 years with non-profit organizations working towards promoting social equity. Director & Country Head with Amcor Rigid Plastics Ltd. (Global leader in Packaging), Chief Executive-Longulf Trading, Divisional Manager – Consumer Products Division, M/s Omar K. Aleysai & Co:, Jeddah, KSA, V P – Commodities, GM – Sales – Marico Industries Regional Manager, Manager – HRD with Glaxo Smith Kline Consumer Healthcare Ltd, Sr Consultant & Manager-Personnel, Datamatics Corporation, Personnel Officer-Management Development with Philips India Ltd, Associate Faculty – Behavioural Sciences with State Bank of India – Staff Training College Not-for-Profit Sector Experience: Thermax Social Initiatives Foundation, Pune, with their ‘Akanksha’ School Project. Light of Life Trust, as COO for their Jagruti Project, Volunteer with “Akanksha” and with “ A.V. Sindhu Vidya Bhavan”

Sydney M. Prabhu

Bachelor of Arts (Honours) Economics and Political Science

Gold Medalist University of Bombay / UGC Scholar

Bachelor of Law – University of Bombay

Master of Management Studies – First Class (Jamnalal Bajaj Institute of Management Studies – University of Bombay)

Advisor to the Government & General Manager – Ministry of Agriculture & Fisheries – Govt. of the Sultanate of Oman, Group Managing Director in Africa and South America, Group General Manager and Secretary in Sultanate of Oman, International Group Advisor in Thailand, Visiting Faculty at Chiang Mai University, Thailand Domestic Worked as: Officer / Manager of Pfizer Ltd. and Voltas Ltd., CEO of New India Fisheries Ltd., Corporate Directorships at Calyx Corporation, Mumbai and Shree Shakti Hotels & Resorts Ltd., Hyderabad Member of Board of Studies at NMIMS, Deemed University, Mumbai, Board of Studies – Wellingkar Institute of Management, Development & Research, Mumbai, FCRIMS – Governing Council Corporate Trainer at Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd., Godrej Group, Glaxo Pharma, ATE-STOVEC, Visiting Faculty at Jamnalal Bajaj Institute of Management Studies, University of Mumbai Indo-German Training Centre, Mumbai, BGIMS, Mumbai, College of Naval Warfare – Ministry of Defense, LIC management Development Centre, Mumbai, Vanamati – Govt. of Maharashtra, Nagpur

Dr. A. Sahay

BE (Mech), M.Sc(Engg.) and Ph.D.(foundry) from Technical University¸ Brno¸ Czechoslovakia

Advanced Management Course at Henley¸ U.K

He is a Professor of Strategic Management and Chairman, Centre for Innovation & Entrepreneurship¸ a hard core business executive turned an academician has been a champion of both the corporate and academic world. Starting his career as an academician¸ he turned to the corporate world early in life and wading through both public and private sectors¸ he made to the top to become the Chairman and Managing Director of Scooters India Limited¸ a company which was declared a mortuary case only to be given a ceremonial burial. The turnaround of Scooters India Limited¸ under his leadership¸ is considered a management miracle both by the practicing managers as well as academicians. In recognition of this¸ he was made the founder President of the Strategic Management Forum of India. He was declared MDI’s Best Researcher of the year in 2006.In pursuit of his Green Management movement¸ he himself underwent Advance Lead Auditor Course on ISO 14000 : Environmental management Systems. Presently¸ he is on the Governing Council of International Sustainability Research Society headquatered in Hon Kong.

Girish Jakhotiya

FICWA, Ph.D. (Strategy)

He is a renowned management consultant, educator, author and speaker. He has offered consultations to more than sixty Indian and multinational corporations and banks, which include some prominent names such as Siemens, British Petroleum, Mahindra & Mahindra Group, Tata Group, Philips, Larsen & Toubro Group, Forbes Group, Hindustan Unilever, Continental Automotive India Pvt. Ltd., Castrol, Hindustan Petroleum, Indian Oil, ILO, World Bank, IDBI Bank, Central Bank of Oman, Sesa Goa Group, Dempo Group etc. Based on his consulting experience and research, Dr. Jakhotiya has designed a comprehensive business management model titled ‘AGNI’ (Aggregate Growth through Networking & Innovation). It is a specialized tool for Strategic Planning. It helps to assess the present performance level of a business & provides different strategies for improvement.

As a faculty, he conducted a course in Mumbai, India on behalf of ICMA, Australia for the management accountants from South Asia & Middle-East. He was also the faculty for an international workshop in Sri Lanka on ‘Strategic Profit Planning’ hosted by CIMA.

Aparna Prabhudesai

Bachelors – Pune University (Business Administration major)

Masters- Behavioral Psychology

ISB Hyderabad, Entrepreneurial Management

Masters – Pune University (Personnel Management and IR major)

Masters – English Literature (IGNOU)

Certified Master Practitioner & Master Trainer for NLP from NFNLP, Florida, USA

Certified OD consultant from Indian Society for Applied Behavioral Sciences

Cleared the Group Relations Conference-Tavistock London

Certified for Appreciative Enquiry

Entrepreneur and trainer with Tata Communications Ltd., L&T , BEHR, ACC, Bajaj Alliance, Mindcrest (An LPO), AMDOCS, Thermax Ltd, Kirloskar Brothers Ltd, Mercedes Benz, Infosys, TJC etc. Some of the key programs in the life-skills arena are Language Enhancement, Cultural Sensitization, Presentation Skills, Business Communication, Dressing & Dining etiquette, Behavior in Communication, Campus to Corporate. Behavioral programs include Assessment centers, Conflict Management, Negotiation Skills, Coaching and Mentoring. Visiting faculty at prominent B Schools also a panel member on their committees. Consultant to Tata Johnson Controls. Led the initiative for IPR on behalf of TJC at TACO. Associated with TLC (TACO Learning Center) for various training programs. Conducted sessions covering cross-country sensitization for companies’ like- Mercedes, Wipro, Tata Communications, Maerskline

Gautam Pherwani

BSC B.E [MECH]. M.I.E. PG DTE [SWEDEN]

Founder member of EEPC (CT panel) of commerce ministry

Work experience- 34 years in a Global company as head exports, corporate planning and research team. Traveled extensively over the world for over 20 years. He has worked as Director at TASMAC, Director and founder director ICIB, Served as head of International marketing Symbiosis Institute of Management studies-teaching International marketing and international business since its inception and worked as visiting faculty in major management colleges and institutions in Bombay, Pune, and abroad for last two decades.

He has served as Chairman BIS [PE 11] committee, Member of MCCI and CII, Member IIE, etc. He has conducted Management Development Programmes for reputed organizations like, Wipro, L&T, TNT, ZENSAR, Persistent Systems, Flyjac Logistics, Vamnicom, Mentor for center for Logistics Excellence, Bangalore, ASTME, Bombay Chapter Siyarams, M&M etc.

He has to his credit,14 books published for Pune University MBA syllabus, SCDL, SBS Distance Learning and IIMM. He has written regular articles in Institute of Engineers publications etc.

Vishal Sardeshpande

B. E. (Production), Marathwada University

M. Tech. (Energy Science), IIT Bombay

Ph. D. (Energy Science), IIT Bombay

He has 17 years of experience in research & development and consulting on various engineering and energy challenges in India and abroad. He specializes in thermal & fluid engineering and energy & resources management. He does application driven research where he integrates theory and practice, working from lab to industry scale. He is a Certified Energy Auditor from the Bureau of Energy Efficiency, Government of India and consulted more than 50 energy efficiency projects in multiple industries such as ole-chemicals, foundry, steel, paper and textile in both public and private sector in India and abroad. He has memberships of professional bodies namely: Certified Energy Auditor, Bureau of Energy Efficiency, Government of India Indian Institute of Chemical Engineers (IICHE)

Govind D. Apte

B.Tech. (Mechanical Engg.), IIT Madras, P.G.D.M. IIM (A)

He has been associated in Project Financing for Development Bank of Zambia, Lusaka, Zambia. He was involved for project evaluation and execution: New Textile Mills and Expansion Projects in Ndola, Zambia. He was a consultant, Hospet Steel, Project Monitoring and Budgetary Control, Incharge of BOT Road Construction, Hubli- Dharwad Bypass

He has conducted Simulation for Training and Assessment For ICICI Securities and Mercedez Benz. He has to his credit well over 100 programs on Project Management for many clients including Larsen and Toubro, Various O/Cs, Hospet Steel, Greaves Foeseco, Thermax, Tata Motors and Bajaj Allianz. He has conducted well over 25 programs on Primavera and MS-Project Softwares for project management. He has authored a book on “Services Marketing”, published by Oxford University Press. He is also a visiting faculty for MBA program at Symbiosis Institute of Business Management in Services Marketing and Project Financing. He is also an author of E-Book on Project Management of Larsen & Toubro Ltd. under the on line certification program called ‘Any Time Learning’

Aditya Shastri

Postgraduate in Mathematics with a diploma in Business Management from Mumbai

He started his career with Godfrey Philips and moved on to Titan watches in the retailing and marketing department. After Titan, he moved on to join 20th Century Fox, Inc, to, launch the concept of Home Entertainment in India, with sell through home videos, DVD’s etc.

After two years of making Fox’s home entertainment the most successful home entertainment arm among studios in India, Aditya then moved to head all of the studio’s operations in the sub-continent. During his stint at Fox he successfully marketed and distributed over 117 films in the country. And while at that pioneered the dubbing of Hollywood content into Indian languages like Hindi, Tamil and Telegu. He played a key role in several theatrical releases including the blockbuster Titanic, James Bond Die another Day and similar such films.

From Fox he moved to head UTV Motion Pictures and produce International Indian content and oversaw the ground breaking Rang De Basanti, Namesake, Blue Umbrella, etc. UTV soon rose to become India’s leading Motion Picture Company

From UTV Motion Pictures, he joined UFO Moviez as CEO- International, to look after the setting up and roll out of digital cinema in India. From a small start of 23 cinemas UFO has grown to become the worlds largest digital cinema chain, with over 4700 screens in India, and over 1100 screens internationally.

Post UFO Moviez, he has headed various entertainment companies and guided them to mobilize their core strengths and also guide them into newer areas.

He has since headed People Pictures, Gitanjali Lifestyle, Saregama and now heads the films business at the B4U network, besides consulting on areas of marketing and lifestyle.

N. Srinivasan

BE – Pune University

Senior expert in Development finance and livelihoods, he was a development banker for 30 years in RBI and NABARD. Since leaving the Bank, he has been involved in design, supervision and evaluation of several development finance and rural development projects in India and abroad. A prolific writer, he has authored Microfinance India SOS Reports for four years and has co-authored three books besides other papers and articles. He currently serves on the Boards of Equitas Holdings and Equitas Microfinance, Chennai, Microfinance Transparency, USA, Vasundhara Agri-horti Producer Company (BAIF), M-CRIL, India Microfinance Equity Fund- SIDBI, Hand-in-Hand Trust and ACCESS-ASSIST Trust. As an international development finance expert, he works with IFAD, World Bank, CGAP, GIZ, KFW and other principals. He has been involved policy making and policy review exercises of RBI, Planning Commission, NABARD and Ministry of Finance.

Amit Jadhav

BE – Pune University. PG from CIPET (Central Institute of Plastics Engineering & Technology, Ahmedabad

He has worked Vidyut Metallics Ltd., Thane in Design and Manufacturing. His experience with Vidyut Metallics for 3years involves responsibilities taken in various new product developments in Design Department and automation in manufacturing. He later worked in Pune with a partner of Hindustan Lever Limited in automating Design and Manufacturing of HLL various products. In 2001 he started Modelcam Technologies (proprietor firm). The company dealt with training in CAD/CAM/CAE software majorly Pro/ENGINEER. He trained more than 1400 engineers from various OEM’s. In 2002 PTC (Parametric Technology Corporation, USA) offered Modelcam resellership to market, sell, and support their products in Indian market. In 2009 he formed Modelcam Technologies Pvt. Ltd. a company that deals with selling CAD/CAM/CAE softwares and Engineering Design Services for manufacturing companies. He is also the founder of joiningletter.com a company that deals with staffing solutions for manufacturing companies. He has recently founded TAS (Technology Assisted Socializing) which helps companies and individuals to increase business though social networks. His first ebook ‘The Motivation Pill’ will be published soon.

He is recepient of Bharatiya Udyog Ratna Award (2008). He has served as past president of Rotary Club of Poona Midtown (2011-12). He is the youngest president in the 42years history of this Rotary Club.

Vishnu Swaminathan

MBA – University of Southern Queensland.

He started two IT based companies in Singapore in the areas of financial transactions and animation technology. Following acquisition of one of the companies, he moved to India to head a leadership school based in Pune, where he led the school’s social effort by creating a independent Centre for Social Development. He worked on large government projects with an aim to donate the surplus for funding citizen sector organizations. Most recently he ran an assignment with National Innovation Foundation, a government sponsored organization working on grassroots Innovation at national level in India. He started his career as a 3D and Film Special effects artist, later turning towards project management. He holds couple of patents from his ventures. He has worked on a wide range of technologies, projects, training and strategic business models and been a leader at those initiatives.

Shrirang Dhavale

PG in Social Science – Tata Institute of Social Sciences

He shoulders the responsibility of heading the corporate sustainability team of Commercial Vehicle Business Unit, Tata Motors, Pune. As a Divisional Manager, he facilitates Rural and Urban Development work of Tata Motors and heads Employee Engagement at CVBU Pune. He oversees employee engagement forums such as Tata Motors Kalasagar, Photography Club and Community Development Centers. He also coordinates the activities of Tata Motors Grihini Social Welfare Society.

He is a certified assurance provider for sustainability practices by AccountAbility (AA)1000 and also is an accredited iTeach Facilitator and an assessor.

He has been a member of the core team working on Corporate Sustainability strategy and Affirmative Action Programme of the company. Shrirang is an active member of Tata Council for Community Initiatives and is a Chair of ‘Affirmative Action and CSR Working Group’ at Confederation of Indian Industries, Pune (CII) and is a National Affirmative Action Committee member of CII. Shrirang is also on the board of Jan Shikshan Sanstha, an initiative of Ministry of Human Resource Development, Government of India and is Chairman, Programe Advisory Committee, JSS.

Before joining Tata Motors, Shrirang worked with ActionAid International for eleven years in many states of India. His last assignment with ActionAid International was that of Regional Manager, Madhya Pradesh Regional Office.

Anil Mendhi

MMS from Jamnalal Bajaj Institute of Management, Mumbai and has B. E. (Electronics and Telecommunication) degree from Visveswaraya National Institute of Technology (VNIT), Nagpur

His area of expertise is Financial Risk Management, Security Analysis and Portfolio Management. He has been visiting faculty / Guest Speaker at several Institutes and Forums apart from conducting Management Development programs for Indian and International Corporates. Before shifting to academics in 2005, he has had over 30 years’ industry experience including 16 years with the largest industrial conglomerate of India viz. TATAs and a nine years’ stint abroad – mainly in the fields of project and management consulting, strategic planning, Finance and diversification. He worked with companies such as Mott MacDonald Consultants, Zoom Developers, WJ Towell, Shanfari Group, etc. in different capacities as Director, Principal Consultant, Vice President, General Manager, Group Development Manager, etc. During his career, he has worked on global consulting assignments involving multi-million dollar ventures and prestigious assignments from MNCs, Government and Quasi Government bodies in India and abroad. Prior to joining FLAME Institute, he worked as Head of Commodity Markets Department and Professor of Finance and Project Management with Welingkar Institute of Management, Mumbai for over seven years.

Prabhakar Karandikar

M.A. (Political Science) and Business Management from Pune University M.Sc. (Economics) from the London School of Economics

He has served as MD/CEO of organizations like MIDC, MSRDC and SICOM. His lateral thinking has resulted in creation and implementation of several stellar initiatives for the State. He has been a Director on several companies like Nuclear Power Corporation, Uranium Corporation, Heavy Water Board, Indian Rare Earths, Electronics Corporation of India, IL&FS Renewable Energy, BVG India and Shriram EPC. Currently, he is the Corporate Advisor to Mahindra & Mahindra and the Finolex Group. He has also contributed immensely to the society through his association with organizations like the Cancer Society, Remand Home, Red Cross Society, Wadia Hospital, SOSVA Training & Promotion Center to name a few. He is an avid bridge player and the author of two books.

Nachiket Madhav Vechalekar

M.Com, MBS, FCMA, ACS, PhD (management)

He has 37 years of teaching under graduate and post graduate classes and professional experience of 10 years He has written 8 books and prepared study material for Financial Management, Financial Management, Business Laws, Management Control Systems [Co-authored], Cost and Works Accounting, Analysis and Interpretation of Financial Statements, Financial Services, Advanced Financial Management, Study Material of Cost and Management Accounting, Study Material of Corporate Laws He has written papers and research articles in national and international journals including journals published by The Institute of Cost Accountants of India, The Institute of Cost and Management Accountants of Bangla Desh, The Institute of Certified Management Accountants of Sri Lanka and The Institute of Cost and Management Accountants of Pakistan. Also written articles for leading dailies such as Sakal, kesari and Loksatta. He has worked as Chairman of PUne Chapter of Cost Accountants from 2002-2004. He worked as Honorary Secretary and Treasurer of The Western India Regional Council of The Institute of Cost Accountants of India and Chairman. He is currently working as Advisor of The Pune Chapter of Cost Accountants, Pune and as Public Representative Director of the Pune Securities Ltd, a subsidiary of Pune Stock Exchange He is a Founder Member of The Commonwealth Association of Accountants, recently established at Colombo, Sri Lanka. He was Member of Senate of the University of Pune from 2001-2005 He has conducted programs for Corporate Executives from leading corporate organizations including Reliance, Mahindra and Mahindra, Praj Industries Ltd, Forbes Marshall, American Axles Manufacturing Co, Baramati Cattle Feeds. Also conducted training programs for Police Personnel on the topic of ‘Financial Literacy and Investment Planning’ at Pune, Satara, Solapur, Aurangabad, Thane, Jalna and Jalgaon. He is an approved PhD guide of University of PUne in the area of Financial Management. Currently 8 students pursuing PhD He has Honorary Membership of The Institute of Certified Management Accountants of Sri Lanka was conferred in July 2010 He has Conducted sessions at the University of Pune’s overseas center at Ras-Al-Khema [UAE] in June-July 2009 for students of Executive MBA He has Conducted 3 Management Development Programs at Colombo and Kandy, Sri Lanka in October 2009.

Sanjay Dhande

B. E.(Mechanical Engineering), University of Pune

Ph.D.Mechanical Engineering, IIT, Kanpur

He is an Indian engineer and educationist. He was director of the IIT Kanpur and is in temporary charge of the Indian Institute of Information Technology and Management Gwalior. He was the founder director of PDPM Indian Institute of Information Technology Design and Manufacturing Jabalpur. He served as a part-time member of Telecom Regulatory Authority of India. Presently, he is a member of the Scientific Advisory Council to the Prime Minister of India. He has worked in the field of Computer Aided Design, Rapid Prototyping, Rapid Tooling and Reverse Engineering. AUTOLAY, an innovative CAD technology, that he developed for the Indian Aeronautical Development Agency is used by several aircraft manufacturers around the world and for the construction of light combat aircraft in India. PDPM IIITDM Jabalpur is a beneficiary of the protocol signed by the Prime Ministers of India and Japan. Dhande has established another new institute, the Indian Institute of Saddlery Technology and Export Management (IISTEM) at Banther near Kanpur under the aegis of the Indian Ministry of Commerce and Industry, in order to develop the traditional technology available in the region. He has been assisting the Indian government by preparing the vision documents and charters for the Indian Institutes of Science for Education & Research (IISER) at Pune and Kolkata. He is honored with Padma Shri in 2013.

Radhakrishnan Pillai

B.A. in Sociology and has done Management in Industrial development.

The founder Director of ATMA DARSHAN, He has over 13 years experience in the fields of marketing and logistics. His vision of bringing India’s spiritual and cultural heritage in a format that is easily understood, well researched and professionally managed resulted in the conceptualization of ATMA DARSHAN. His company, ATMA DARSHAN has the unique credit of having organized tours to over 50 destinations across India for about 2000 yatris from India and abroad in a short span of 3 and a half years. The places include Kailash Mansarovar, Chardham, Ashtavinayak and various other temples and ashrams. ATMA DARSHAN has got various International honors in the field of Spiritual Tourism. He is actively involved with the development of Indian tourism industry.

He represents India in the Commonwealth Youth Forum and is a founder member of DHIMAHI, an organization dedicated to Drawing Holistic Insights into Management Applications from the Heritage of India. He has been an active member of the Chinmaya Mission for over 18 years. His deep interest in the study and research of the ancient Indian scriptures have led to discovery of various management principles applicable in today’s corporate world. He is a Management consultant to various organizations and conducts lectures, workshops & various sessions in many companies, business associations & Management Institutes. His articles and interviews are regularly published in leading Indian Publications.

Dilip G Date

Masters in Economics from University of Bombay

He has two decades of experience with Hindustan Lever Ltd, Lakme Ltd, Dufar Interfran Ltd, was in these companies at Managerial cadre. He has conducted Training program for Zydus Wellness ( Professional Sales –Person) He has conducted Training program for Counter Sales people ( Behind the Counter) He has conducted Training programs for Cadbury for their front line field force (Working SMART-WAY for increasing efficiency) He has conducted Training program for Bayer Pharmaceuticals –Health Care Division ( Identifying opportunities & Handling Customers objection) He was a Program coordinator for In trends Skin Solutions Pvt.Ltd. Developed & designed “BEST PRATICE MANUAL” for day to day working for Sales Counters. He has worked as a Consultant Mass Product Div. with J K Helene Curtis for a period of 3 years –Modern Trade & Retail He has worked as a Consultant for V H group ( Venkeys) –Uttara Food Division. He has worked as a Trainer and conducted Customer Management Programs for HLL field sales personnel – License to sell- He has been conducting Class room Training for HLL & NIS SPARTA, He has been involved in setting up proper infrastructure for Omkar Products, he is a visiting faculty to Management Schools in Mumbai and Pune He is an expert in creating Training Modules as per the needs of the organization

Bhushan Lawande

PG in Law, Mumbai , PGDM from JBIMS, BSc from Mumbai university

As an independent Consultant since 1990 he has set up a number of result oriented learning and development academies and Talent Acquisition and Management programs for prestigious organizations and reputed corporate houses.

He was the first in the Indian Retail sector to launch the Bar Code technology for organised retail way back at the Garware Supermarket in 1989 and since then has been deeply involved in consulting and training in the Retail sector

Some of his valuable contributions include Gillette 4 week sales training program, Frito Lays Snacks Academy, Cadbury Sales Academy, Airtel Sales Academy, Hindustan Lever Field Force Academy, HUL Project Dronacharaya, Welspun Guest Process, Tata Indicom Retail Program, Kelloggs Distribution Expansion Strategy, The Vodafone Way, The World of Titan showrooms and the Titan signet Loyalty Program ,Ashok Leyland Master Coach ,Godrej Appliances Master Coach programs

His current Lubrizol B School – Earn and Learn Talent Management Program has received the award for being the Best Practice in Lubrizol International operations .

He started E4 Development and Coaching Ltd in the year 2008 as a joint venture between him and Eureka Forbes Ltd. to primarily work in the areas of Business Consulting, Leadership Development , Management Education , Talent Management and is currently heading the same as Director and CEO .

During his enriching stint with HLL for over 14 years as an independent consultant he has had the rare distinction of Designing and Conducting TTSI induction program exclusively for HLL all over India for over 5 years since its inception and Project Dronacharaya a secondary field force program which he designed and rolled out for HLL. Besides this he also has had the opportunity of being a core team member of the think tank and training teams for several new projects like KAM integration program, Sangam Direct, Water projects ,etc .

Over the last 27 years, he has trained more than 2,50,000 corporate professionals and students across India. His deep rooted experience has earned him the status of an Academic Advisor to several leading management institutes. Besides Managing E4 , he currently also pursues one on one Executive Coaching for senior managers in the sales retail and service domains.

Shirish Deshpande

FCA: Fellow Chartered Accountant: Completed from Institute Of Chartered Accountants Of India.

CISA: Certification from Information Systems Audit & Control Association (USA).

CGEIT: Certified in the Governance of Enterprise IT (USA).

Bachelor’s Degree: BCOM Completed from University Of Pune, India.

He has been a consultant / CA and CISA. He has been involved in FICO SAP Systems reviews, System Audits Risk Assessments for various clients including Banks .Consulting as Virtual CFO services .Systems and Process improvements and Risk policies for Organization. He has been conducting specialized training for Chartered Accountants for System Audit and Visiting Faculty for MBA institutes Citibank NA, USA He worked as Vice President-Treasury Controls September 2004 till July 2011 Internal control for compliance for Sarbanes Oxley Act 2002 and Risk and Control Self-Assessments for FDICA, Co ordination of various audits. Responsible for Controls for Treasury operations and IT Applications, IS Security Processes. Worked as a Member Citi Global Core Working Group for Record Management across all continents. GRD Systems Evaluation & Audit Pvt Ltd. January 1999 – August 2004 Promoted and incorporated company in India, as a promoter and Director. Successfully managed, Information System Audits of, Banking Software’s, IS Security, Y2K Compliance. Restructuring of entire private bank with special emphasis on Information Systems Structure. Conducted various training programs for Computer Security. Dubai Municipality, Government of Dubai, UAE. Extensive security audit Tyco International, New Jersey, USA: Led and special project for consulting for designing Information Systems Security Policies and Procedures for entire organization, as a compliance process for Sarbanes Oxley Act, 2002. Practiced as Chartered Accountant in India, March 1991 – December 1998 Multiple client engagements for variety of clients and industries for Audit and Consultancy services. Including recommendations on business improvement and process improvement and served as business advisor to many clients. Was partner with reputed Firm M/S B.L.Phatak & Co Chartered Accountants Bahrain Aluminum Extrusion Co, Bahrain, Middle east February 1989 – February, 1991 Responsible for overseeing the company’s day-today accounting function and finance functions, the monthly financial statement preparation, co ordination with Banks, Financial institutions, imports & exports, annual audits and other special projects as they arise. Bilquis Poultry Co Ltd. YEMEN, Middle East January 1985 – January 1988 As group controller responsible for overseeing the company’s day-today accounting function and finance functions, the monthly financial statement preparation, co ordination with Banks, Financial institutions, imports & exports, annual audits etc.

Nilesh More

He has been Founder & CEO, cloudmantra. He is an experienced IT Services Professional with more than 16 years of experience and a proven record of accomplishments. He has rich and varied work-experience with leading IT Services companies such as Infosys Technologies and Tech Mahindra. With thorough knowledge of Offshoring and Global Delivery Model , He has excelled in Business Development, Marketing & Sales Support functions. He set-up BPO Service Delivery center in Pune for Infosys BPO in 8 months and subsequently scaled up Operations to 500+ resources in further 7 months. Prior to that he developed Sales Support and Outsourcing Solution Design operations for Europe business unit at Infosys that grew from $ 25 Million to $ 75 Million. He has planned & architected sales solution for large Fortune 500 technology outsourcing and BPO deals in excess of $ 50+ million across USA and Europe. His last role was with the TriZetto Group as an Executive Director & VP, managed a1000 people strong Service Delivery centre in Pune, India.

Atul Gopal

Mechanical Engineering from the Government College of Engineering, Pune, ranking amongst the top 10 in the University of Pune.

He joined Tata Motors from campus, where for two years he was involved with the first car manufacturing program of the company. After finishing his MBA from IIM Calcutta, he worked for a short while with Marico Industries Ltd. He was responsible for sales and distribution of brands like Parachute and Saffola in Chandigarh, HP and J&K. From 1996, he has been part of the founding team of Bulls Eye, which is involved in training for entrance examinations. Bulls Eye is headquartered in Pune with a presence in 13 cities spread across the country. Every year, Bulls Eye trains more than 4000 students. About 25% of Bulls eye students are admitted to MBA programs in India’s top 50 Business schools. From 2010, he is also a trustee at Peepal Tree Schools. The first Peepal Tree School has started operations in Jammu. The second one has come up in Bilaspur, Chhatisgarh. Land has been purchased in Pune and Nasik for 2 more Peepal Tree Schools, which will come into operation in 2013 and 2014. Atul has consulted for companies like Hindustan Unilever, HSBC, ICICI Bank, Kirloskar Brothers, Tata Motors and Thermax. Atul is an avid cyclist. He cycles more than 3000 km every year.

Girish G. Naravane

BE (Electronics), MMS (Finance)

He is an Engineer with MBA in Finance, having worked in the Strategic Finance field for 23 years. Worked as CEO of a Rs. 150 crore Auto Ancillary. The assignment entailed overall management of the company, future growth strategies and mergers & acquisitions. Started our own Consultancy firm, Finex Counseltech. We offer services in Strategic and Financial Management. The services offered: Global Strategic Solution, Business Planning, Diversification Strategy, Business Valuations, Mergers & Acquisitions, Financial & Financial Restructuring Solutions, Loan Syndication & Private Equity Placement, etc. The Industries assisted: Electronics, FMCG, Garment & Textiles, Auto & Auto Ancillaries, Commodities, Knowledge Industry, Packaging, General Engineering, Chemicals, Service Industry, etc. Deal size – USD 1m to USD 250m. CEO of Involute Technologies Private Limited, a Rs. 150 Crores (USD 32m) company manufacturing gears, shafts, sleeves for off-highway (tractors, earth moving, hoists, etc.) and large on-highway (trucks, trailers) applications to cater to international & domestic demand. The assignment entails overall management of the company, future growth strategies and mergers & acquisitions. Worked as Chief Executive of Cynosure Investments Ltd., a privately held fund managing company. We were advisors and managers to a private fund of approximately Rs. 75 crores (US$ 17.23 million). The fund increased to Rs. 110 crores (USD 25.58m). Worked as Vice President (Equity Research) with Mega Resources Ltd., Mumbai, an Investment Bank. The company had a corpus of Rs. 135 crores (USD 31.03m). Worked as Assistant Vice President with ICICI Bank Limited, Mumbai. ICICI is a leading Bank in India with an asset base of Rs. 140,000 crores (USD 38.9bn). Was working in the Export Development and Project Advisory Department. We were handling exclusively a World Bank Line of Credit of USD 175m. worked in Godrej and Boyce Manufacturing Company Limited, Mumbai as a Management Trainee. Godrej is a leading white goods and engineering goods company with a sale of Rs. 2500 crores (USD581.4m). Was placed in the Management Services Division. Undertook an assignment to improve the cash purchase system of the company. Extensively visited all the plants and was exposed to the manufacturing processes of each product.

Manish Bansal

MS (U.S.), CFA, MBA, B.Sc., Certification in Insurance

He has more than 9 years of professional experience across wide spectrum of issues in the Financial Markets. Experience with Institutions like Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) and Institute of Chartered Financial Analysts of India (ICFAI), experience in U.S. during M.S. programme and my personal endeavors as consulting trainer have helped me develop multidimensional perspective on Financial Markets. Most of my work has been future oriented, contemporary and developmental at the policy level. Detail of my experience and key contributions is as follows:

He Joined SEBI as Manager in Nov. 1997 and became Assistant General Manager (AGM) in Dec. 2002. At present, he is working in Chairman’s office as a part of “Strategic Action Team”.

He is also the convener of the committee of executive directors, which meets once in a week to decide on the issues, which are complicated in nature or relate to the different departments of the organization. This offers me a great opportunity to participate in the decision making process of the complicated issues.

He is also the facilitator for the Management Committee Meetings, which is the open ended forum of top and middle management and meets once in a month. I do participate in the discussions with my contemporary thinking.

He worked with the Securities Research Center (SRC) of ICFAI, Hyderabad as a Business Analyst.

His book titled “Rethinking Financial Markets” is under publication. This is envisaged as a compilation of his published articles on various market participants like future of broking, depository participants, exchanges and clearing corporations, mutual funds etc. He has also written several articles on personality improvement and personal life, which are published at various places.

Devdatta Ratnakar

Mechanical Engineering with Distinction

Post Graduation in Management from Indian Institute Of Management Indore (IIM I) with A grade.

He has around 27 years of rich experience in the engineering Industry, with substantial years in leadership position as Business Head, COO, CEO and President of various Indian, Japanese, US origin companies in India into engineering industry. He is recognised for his exceptional abilities to create and successfully lead Teams to transform organisations and businesses achieving high and sustained levels of performance. All through the years, he earned affinity and admiration of a large number of good Professionals and Associates from companies he worked for as also from those working in customer, supplier and other associated organisations. He is well recognised for his Intelligent, Analytical, Systematic, Passionate way of working and Consistency. Coupled with high Creative and Innovative abilities, he created for the companies he worked for, several Distinct and Differentiated business strengths yielding sustained gains in the areas of Technology, Processes, Products, Applications, Customer/ Supplier Alliances and revolutionary program in Human Resource Management. Some of his areas of experience, covering Global Arena, include – Identifying/Adapting/ Adopting/Buying New or Lateral Technologies and Equipments, Establishing fairly large greenfield Manufacturing Plants, Leading Operations Effectively and Efficiently, Conceptualising and Inducting Innovation, Formulating and Executing path breaking Strategies for the Businesses. Over the year while in job, he has been passionately associated with Academics on honorary basis since 2004 and been visiting various campuses, primarily IIM Indore and off late IIM Kashipur, for various academic assignments on unique subjects. He left his Industrial job in 2013 to be an independent Academic, Research and Consulting professional. He now takes assignments on professional basis including specialised modules/topics/courses on management subjects, enriched with real life situations and experiences for substantial learning advantage of participants

Vishwas Mahajan

MBA from SIBM,( Symbiosis Institute of Business Management, one of India’s leading business schools). He has recently been awarded ‘Distinguished Alumni’ of his alma mater.

He is best known as the co-founder & ex-CEO of Compulink Systems Ltd, a early software product company and President of Pune Chapter of TiE. His last degree was MBA from SIBM,( Symbiosis Institute of Business Management, one of India’s leading business schools). He has recently been awarded ‘Distinguished Alumni’ of his alma mater. Prior to founding Compulink, he has been associated with various organizations including PSI Data systems, Hinditron, Digital Equipments (India) Limited and Key Information Technology (Dubai) in multiple leadership roles and functions, where getting teams to perform to a goal has been his key deliverable. He co-founded Compulink with his friend 12 years ago and it is one of the few companies from India that is focused on products. He has led Compulink from bootstrap phase to VC investment to taking it public. Its flagship product, the Whizible suite (of projects, initiatives and people performance software). He believes that entrepreneur is a key facilitator who rallies available people and resources to deliver performance. He then led merger of Compulink with another company –Glodyne and his entrepreneurial journey has run one full circle. For Glodyne he led its acquisition of $200 million US company and has completed integration project. Additionally he led another three transactions on the buy side. Consummating any M&A transaction to generate benefits envisaged needs managing change, aligning diverse people and strong project management. This is also a subject of his Ph.D. that he is pursuing. His interest in leadership has led him to undertake training and research in this and he is recently certified as ‘Level 1 Global Facilitator’ for ‘9 Conversations in Leadership’ – a program in leadership development by ‘Worldsview Consulting’ – South Africa. He has facilitated for his company that did four acquisitions in two years, an exercise to bring together senior leadership, an exercise that needed considerable skills. Active with local and global industry bodies and associations, Vishwas is the Coordinator for NASSCOM Products Council – Western Region. In continuation of his passion for entrepreneurship, he has taken up the role of President of Pune Chapter of TiE (The Indus Entrepreneurs) – a global not-for-profit organization that fosters entrepreneurship. As President, he leads a group of highly successful entrepreneurs to deliver to start-ups and budding entrepreneurs the help they need to get to their potential. Under his stewardship, the TiE Pune Chapter won the global award for ‘Best Turnaround’. He has continued his entrepreneurial stint by founding three ventures. Smiles enTrust is software product venture, Artitude, a performing arts education venture and Compulink Academy, a finishing school for graduates for preparing them for career in IT.

Anand Gore

MBA (FINANCE)

He has total experience over 13 years in various sectors such as automotive, organized retail as well as manufacturing, having grasp and liking towards controlling/finance, aftermarket/retail operations. Being social & extrovert he likes to participate in various co-curricular activities and events. He is currently working with Bosch Group as head of finance/controlling for aftermarket of brakes, PAN India operations. His key Strengths include-

• Reading through the data and analyzing MIS, number crunching, drawing up tactical turnaround plans and execution of the same.
• Experience of working with various formats of the retail operations. Thus have liking towards various aspects of retailing, including the start up operations, store turnaround plan etc.
• Cross functional experience in P & L, taxation, Budgeting, Resource Planning, optimization and utilization to implement the strategies.
• IT exposure through two SAP project implementation as a module lead for FICO
• Expertise in analyzing existing systems and procedures, designing and implementing internal controls and procedures to facilitate/improve effectiveness and efficiency.
• Strong experience in Start up operations, Project Roll Outs, Supply Chain Management, Business Alliances, Govt. & Bureaucratic Liaison, understanding of laws and legalities.
• Sales Tax Assessments, VAT Audits, handled service tax, Insurance as well as well versed with the inventory control and working capital management.
• Business development skills such as property identification/negotiations, joint ventures etc.

T.R. Ramakrishnan

Graduate in Commerce with Development Economics from the University of Kerala

He is an agronomist, Graduate in Commerce with Development Economics from the University of Kerala. He has done assignment for the FAO of UN (Food & Agricultural Organization of the United Nations) in Southeast Asia. Later worked as Project Consultant for Tata, Kirloskar, SPIC & Usha Martin for their respective forays in integrated ‘agri-projects’ with ‘soil-to-silk to-designated markets’ concept. He has also served as Team Coordinator Member for the NABARD Study for World Bank Aid in preparing a comprehensive silk development programme in non- traditional sericulture states and J & K silk handloom revival. He has also coordinated the market survey for marketing 100% silk niche products in UK & US & Europe for the Tata Silk Project.

One of the passionate pursuits of Ramakrishnan has been to create an ‘Indian Silk Label’ and patenting it to protect the dying heritage weaves of India in Silken splendor with the help of the House of Tata and backed by International silk Association, Leons, France. 15 years of pursuit finally resulted in the Development Commissioner (Handlooms) GoI coming out with the Indian Silk Label and the Geographical Area Patent Rights Act (Like Kanchvaram, Paithani (2000yrs Old weave of Salvahan Dynasty), Patola and the like.

He has done training programmes at regular intervals for Tata Group, ESSAR, ACC, Nuclear Power Corporation of India, SBI Caps, AXIS Bank, JP Morgan, ABN Amaro, IOC and the like. He has also been a visiting Professor in the well known Business Schools. He is one of the most preferred trainers for CIICOE (Confederation of Indian Industry Centre of Excellence”, WTC (World Trade Organization) for Sharpening Negotiation & ‘Finishing Communication Skills’ (an advanced course). He also takes pride in stating that he is no associated with PM’s program ‘Aman Ki Asha’ that aims at giving J & K Youth from J & University & Kaasmire University an exposure to Industry and Business and it is taken up by CIICOE. Already 200 students have undergone training on Honing communication & presentation Skills & Leadership & Team Building Skills. The USP of the training programmes is that Professor comes to the training hall with his hands-on experience that comes from his 20 successful International negotiations that he has done for top corporate mentioned above in forging technical collaboration, transfer of expertise, marketing tie-ups, brand building and networking. Negotiations were with global companies from US, UK, Italy, Germany, Japan & China. During the past two decades more than 800 training sessions have been conducted by him.

Aniruddha Joshi

Chartered Accountant

He has total experience over 15 years. For last 10 years, he has been working with Tier 1 Indian IT vendors like Infosys, Satyam and Tech Mahindra in the area of Business Process Management (BPM). He has led and managed teams involved in consulting assignments and implementation projects in BPM. He has been involved in consulting assignment with wide range of international clients including British Telecom, AT & T, MTN, Unilever, etc. He is passionate about results oriented consulting and the common sense of TOC approach.

Deepak Nagar

Design Engineer trained with Nulcear Power Corporation, an IIM Bangalore and MNIT Jaipur Alumi

He has total experience over 20 years. He has led and manage team involved in consulting assignmnets on Knowledge Management, Innovation Enablement, Enterprise Content Management, Portals and Business Process Management. He has beena consultant and leader of consulting teams servicing a wide range of international clients. He has proven ability to analyze business situation, technologies, markets and growth opportunities to develop compelling startegies and tactics.

Abhijeet Naik

BFSc(Kerala), MFSc, PGDM(Pune)

He has 13+ yrs of experience in Teaching and Training in the field of Soft skills and Aptitude. He has been an Education Entrepreneur in Goa,Mumbai, Pune, Kolhapur,Sangli and Belgaum since 2003

Chandrashekhar Chitale

B.Com, L.L.b. (Gen), F.C.A.

He had been Vice President of Pune Chartered Accountants’ Society 1997-99 and Treasurer of the Mahratta Chamber of Commerce, Industries and Agriculture (MCCIA) and Chairman, Direct Taxation Committee of the MCCIA. He has been nominated by the President on:

• (i) Expert Advisory Committee and on
• Ethical Standards & Unjustified Removal of Auditors

of the ICAI’s Central Council. He was nominated on a committee of the ICAI to prepare representation on Direct Tax Code, 2010. Was member of a group constituted by IFRS Implementation Committee of the ICAI on compilation of study materials. Invited at Direct tax Committee for drafting Revised Guidance Note on Tax Audit 2013 and Revised FAQs on Tax Audit, 2013. He has contributed draft text books, which have been adopted as Study Material for intermediate and final curriculum of the Institute of Cost Accountants of India. He has authored a book : ‘Users’ Manual for Tax Audit’ and co-authored two books : (i) Service tax and (ii) Voluntary Disclosure of Income Scheme. He has written several articles in Newspapers and Periodicals including The Economic Times, Arthamanthan, Sampada, Sakal, Maharashtra Times, Loksatta, etc. Has contributed articles in the Chartered Accountant Journal, the Management Accountant, Taxman, etc. He was awarded 1st Prize of RT Doshi Foundation for best article in PCAS Newsletter. He was a lecturer / visiting faculty at Garware College of Commerce and at various colleges and management institutions He has delivered several lectures at conferences and meetings of professionals and others on topics of taxation, investments, company law, accounting, auditing, etc. Had also delivered a lecture in Vasant Vykhayanmala He specializes in corporate counseling, legal drafting and tax appellate practice before first appellate authority and Income Tax Appellate Tribunal. He was professionally associated with several corporate, MNCs, NGOs and other enterprises as advisor, strategy designing, legal counseling, arbitration and conciliation, drafting of agreements, due diligence and corporate matters

Dr. Vanita Patwardhan

M. A., Ph. D. (Psychology)

M. Ed. degrees

She is working with Jnana Prabodhini – a non-profit organization as a Hon. Prof. and Ex HOD of Jnana Prabodhini’s Institute of Psychology (JPIP). She has 22 research papers and 16 psychological test manuals and a few books. She is a Member of Editing Committee a research journal published in Nigeria. She is also a Ph.D. Guide of Pune University.

Her specializations are Cognitive Psychology, Psychometry, School Psychology, Organizational Behaviour, etc. She is a recognized Yoga teacher. Her specific topics of expertise are intelligence, creative thinking, reading & study skills, making decisions, coping with stress, assertive behavior, emotional maturity, women leadership, working in teams, parenting, etc.

She gained experience for about 35 years, by working with cross sections of society. She got opportunities to extend her experience in Singapore, Eritrea (Africa), Nottingham, Glasgow (U. K.) and Houston, Bloomington (U. S.).

Amol Bakshi

B.com from Shivaji University, Kolhapur

He started his career as a copywriter in Kolhpur in 1995 in the agencies like Intertrade Advertising, Multiprint & Jayendra Publicity in Kolhapur. He worked with Raviraj Publicity, Mona Advertising for two years and then started as a Freelance copywriter from 2002 onwards for Xebec Communications, Triton, Tempest Adverting, Inspire Communications, Numero Uno Communications, Setu Advertising and many more. He worked for brands such as Reliance Communications, John Deere Tractors, Magarpatta City, Manikchand Tea, Rajmal Lakhichand Jewellers, Bank of Maharashtra, Divya Marathi and many brands in Retail, construction & consumer segments. He wrote scripts for various serials of Saam TV, cartoon CD for Jingle Toons, many corporate films for the renowned brands brands including Nanded City, 3S Shramik, Ekbote Furniture, Uma Precision Ltd., Edulive, Aster Aadhar Hospital, Soul of Konkan, Saratech, Keetronics with several others, A 2 act play called ‘Playing Guests’, A one act play called ‘Image Building’. His ongoing projects are “A Hindi Cartoon animation serial -‘Meethi Meethi Kahaniya’- for a kid’s channel” and “A bi-lingual film (Marathi & Hindi) Last Call directed by Ashish Bhuyan”

As a filmmaker, he did TV commercials such as Konkan Products with Urmila Matondkar, Bank of Maharashtra, (6 commercials with Amruta Khanvilkar, Girish Pardeshi, Sagar Talashikar, Sharvani Pillay, Shruti Marathe and 20 more artists), Samruddha Jeevan Foods India Ltd., Siddhant College, Carotino Cooking Oil (Malaysian cooking oil), World Gold Council (regional commercial with Bhargavi Chirmule), Khandelwal Jewellers, Akola, Atharva Classes (Sonali Kulkarni, Anand Ingale), Mediclor M (Adesh Bandekar), Power Cough Drops (Yogesh Soman), Power 999 (Sharvari Jamenis), Dream Citi, Nasik (Sagar Talashikar), IITP, Pune, Brigs & Straton Genesets, Dhanuka Group.

He has done Docu-Feature for Indus Health Plus (Atul Kulkarni & 10 others), Samruddha Jeevan Foundation (Atul Abhyankar, Rajesh Mehandale, Aniruddha Harip with others), Dhanuka Group

He has done Corporate Films for Konkan Products with Urmila Matondkar, Sancheti Hospital, British Telecom, Perkin Elmer, 3S Shramik, Keetronics, City Pride Multiplex, Aster Aadhar Hospitals, Amplify Mindware, Uma Precision Ltd., Venkateshwara Buildcon, Bank of Maharashtra, Edulive, Sleepezee, Samruddha Jeevan Foods Ltd. and many more

Gauri Warudi

PG Diploma in Mass Communications from Mumbai

M Sc. Applied Biology, Mumbai

Certificate course in Medical Lab Technology

She is in the creative field for over 24 years. Writing for print media, corporate films, ad films and now into documentary and short film making. She was Owner of Dublew Films. She is Freelance writer and filmmaker, Independent for almost 24 years. Worked as Freelance journalist for Femina Group for 10 years, Worked for Sakaal Media Group as freelance writer for 3 years, for Times Group for almost 19 years, India Express for 10 years, for CARE magazine for 2years, Job Express for 3 years, for Young Mother – magazine for 2 years, TV & Video World Magazine. As a Channel Producer for Nautanki.tv for 6 months, Casual Announcer(English) for All India Radio, Mumbai for 2 years. She also worked as Sales Promotions Executive for Hitech Laboratories, Mumbai for 1 year at the starting of her career. She was honored with Best Documentary Film Award, Best Documentary film award, Special Festival Mention, Special Festival Mention- MSIFF, Golden Halo Award (Documentary), Special Festival Mention, Best Documentary Film (Jury) Award on different occasions.

Shirish Desai

He is a cinematographer by profession. In 1986, he stepped into Sahyadri Films, Shyam Benegal’s office in Tardeo, Mumbai as assistant to film-editor, a fellow Goan, Bhanudas Divkar. In 1990, his dream came true when John Rodrigues, an art-director colleague called him for help in constructing a set of Rajasthan and capturing working stills for cinematographer Govind Nihalani’s picturesque film Rukmavati Ki Haveli at Rajkamal studios, Lower Parel, Mumbai. He assisted Govind Nihalani with the telefilms, Pitha and Jazeeren (Irrfan Khan’s debut) and the film Droh Kaal (debut of actors Ashish Vidyarthi, Manoj Bajpai and Milind Gunaji). He assisted cinematographers, Sanjay Dharankar on the television series, Ek Kahaani, Adhikaar and Remembering Nehru and films, Andha Yudh and Karma Yoddha; Ashok Mehta on the film Ram-Lakhan and V K Murthy on the TV series, Bharat Ek Khoj and Tamas and the film Deedar (Akshay Kumar’s debut). Shirish has shot TV commercials for Gold Spot, Vodafone, Surf and Mc Donald’s; Fox History TV’s ‘The Master Class’, Discovery Channel documentary on India’s East West Gas Pipeline and more.

Prof. Anthony Thomas

Master’s degree from University of Pune

He is a corporate trainer for Fluency in English, Communication Skills, Presentation Skills, Business Writing and Voice & Accent Training for 152 corporate clients all across India. These include leading companies like Mercedes Benz, L & T, Cadbury, Thermax, Cummins, Tata Motors, NSE, Whirlpool, Praj Industries, The Times of India, Google India, Cognizant Technologies, Vodaphone, etc.; reputable colleges & schools like Army Public School, Dehu Road, St Joseph’s Convent School, Panchgani, NALSAR Law University, Hyderabad, The Sagar School, Alwar, Rajasthan, Chinmaya Int’l Residential School, Coimbatore, SRICT Institute, Ankleshwar, Gujarat, Our Lady of Rosary School, Goa, etc. He is director of The English Language Academy, which conducts training for all round excellence in communication.

He has taught Business Communication to students of M.B.A., Hotel Mgt., C.A. and C.S. in Pune. The reputable institutes where he has taught Business Communication include Symbiosis Inst. of Business Mgt, MBA Dept. of Pune University, Pune Chapter of Inst. of Co. Secretaries of India, National Inst. of Event Mgt., etc.

The Times of India has published a series of 38 articles on “Achieving command of the English language” written by him.

Shivaji Kachare

B.Sc. – Shivaji University M.B.A. SIBER Kolhapur

He has 15 years of experience in the industry across spanning various non- fiction shows , fiction shows as Director He has worked as -Programme Executive – Worked as a Programme Associate for ETV Marathi for 3 years -Director – Best Director Award by MATA for “Laksh” – 2014 Mejwani Paripurna Kitchen, Successful Programme “Mahayatara Wari Vidhansabhechi”, Election Special 2009 On Star Mazaa, Weekend Mejwani, Crime Diary, Ha Ka Ba Na On Zee Marathi, Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Parva- 3 –On Zee Marthi reality, Jallosh Ganarayacha 2009 – Ganapati Special Programme On Zee Marathi, Sunechya Rashila Sasu – Show with Sharad Upadhey, Yuva Bharat – Career guidance daily show, Gazalsara – Singing competition, Career Charcha – Career guidance weekly show, Rashiranjan, Kitchen Café, Rashichkara, Ma. Ta carnival 2004 and 2005 – Maharashtra Times youth carnival, Niyat ani Niyati, Making of Marathi film ‘Khabardar’ directed by Mr. Mahesh Kothare, Goda Kathacha Yogi – Documentary on Former Home Minister, Shri Yashawantrao Chavan, Jyotibachya Navana Chaang Bhala- Special Series on Jyotiba Yatara on Saam Tv Marathi, Maharashtrache Mahajyotirlinga- Special travel Show on Saam Marathi, ATM, Mrs. Annapurna on ETv Marathi -As a Promo director, editor – Char Diwas Sasuche – daily serial, Sata Janmachya Gathi, Pankhanchi Sawali, Dombiwali Fast, Uttarayan, Nana Mama, Khabardar, Nital, Golmal, Sunechya Rashila Sasu Sasryachya Rashila Jawai, Special Channel Promos, many Non Fiction Shows, Festival Fillers, Marketing Fillers, Events -As an Editor – Kaun ho tum –on Hangama, Hindusthan Ki Kasam – A documentary with actor Rahul Bose, Gurudakshina – Telefilm on Etv-Marathi, Ka Ka Ki Ku, Mejwani Rangatdar Recipe, Weekend Mejwani, Yuva Bharat, Gazalsara – Singing competition show, Career Charcha, Rashiranjan, Kitchen Café, Rashichkara, Ma. Ta carnival 2004 and 2005 – Maharashtra Times youth carnival, Niyat ani Niyati, ‘Khabardar’ directed by Mr. Mahesh Kothare, Goda Kathacha Yogi – Documentry on Former Home Minister, Shri Yashawantrao Chavan, Sunechya -Rashila Sasu Sasryachya Rashila Jawai, Edited on non linear System Avid, Edit 6, DPS Velocity, FPC

He has been involved in packaging and direction of title montages – T.R.P – semi fiction, Etv Marathi, Yahoo- non fiction, Etv Marathi, Kaun Ho Tum- fiction Utv Hungama, Crime Dairy – fiction, Etv Marathi, Ghazalsara – singing competition , Etv Urdu, Sunechya Rashila Sasu Sasryachya Rashila Jawai – Family Reality Show

He is associated with channels like – ETV-Marathi, Zee Marathi, Star Pravah, Star Maza, Saam Marathi, Mi Marathi, UTV – Hungama, ETV-Urdu, DD 10

Yogini Bagade

Masters in Computer Management & Masters in Personnel Management

She has delivered her trainings in corporate such as Infosys, Indian Railways Institute of Civil Engineering Pune, INS Hansa Naval Aviation Base Vasco Goa, Zensar, Cybage, Emerson Climate Technologies, and Emphasis,HPCL,MITSOM,MAERSK,C-DAC , NIIT. She is visiting faculty for Indian Railways Institute of Civil Engineering Pune for MS project since Jan’09. Her certifications include:

• Microsoft Certified Excel 2010 Expert
• Certified By ICAI Delhi for Tally and CAAT
• Certified By ICAI Delhi By Faculty Development program
• Bench Mark Certifications for MS Word, Excel,Oulook,Powerpoint,Powerpivot

Rajiv Sathe

He has twenty-two years of experience in Global Logistics & Shipping Industry. He has total teaching experience more than 17 years with more than 10,000 hrs of teaching experience. He has been a visiting Faculty at Indian Institute of Foreign Trade Kolkata, Symbiosis International Institute (SIIB, SIBM & SIMS) and at various MBA institutes in Pune. He has staged more than 300 Management Development Programs for employees of shipping lines and logistics companies. He has successfully conducted seminars on revised Incoterms 2010 in four metro cities.

Manorama Ramdas

Masters Degree in Education

She is a highly dedicated professional with over 25 years of Teaching and School Management experience. She was the Founder Principal of one of the best ICSE Schools in Jamshedpur. After being elected the Vice president of the Regional Association of the Heads of ICSE & ISC Schools of Bihar & Jharkhand in 2004, she became the President of the Association in 2006. Subsequent to moving to Pune in 2010 she joined BTIS School (then called Banyan Tree International School) and is very passionately involved in bringing out the best in the students and putting them on the road to success.

Dr. A.P. Ghosh

Ph. D. in Financial Management

CAIIB (Certified Associate of The Indian Institute of Bankers)

Certified Corporate Director (World Council for Corporate Governance, London)

M.Com, Pune University.

He is specialized in Corporate Training, Professional Teaching, Consulting, Research and worked in India and abroad in the field of banking, consulting, training, research for last 42 years. Conducted over 200 Seminars and Short Courses in Finance and Management in Oman Expertise : Established right from concept to implementation and running of MBA Program of Strathclyde University (UK), Professional Programs of Institute of Canadian Bankers (Canada), ACCA Program (UK), Chartered Institute of Marketing (UK), Chartered Insurance Institute (UK), Securities Institute (UK) He has published a research paper on “Women Entrepreneurship” was published at Washington D.C. USA, presented a research paper at Central Bank of Oman on “Nursing and Rehabilitation of Sick Industrial Small & Medium Enterprises in the Sultanate”, research paper on “New Concept in Bank Lending” was published at the World Services Congress held at Atlanta, Georgia, USA. He presented Research paper entitled “Quality in Education Sector” at the “World Congress on Total Quality 2005” at Mumbai”, Quality Assurance for Higher Education in India” published in THE MAHARATTA, Annual issue 2008, Research paper on “Neural Network Model – A Measuring Tool for Organizational Intelligence” has been published in the Research Journal “CURIE” Vol. II (Issue I), Research paper published in Industrial Engineering journal entitled “Choice of variables for designing an Instrument to measure Organizational Intelligence”. He is a Project Consultant for Small Industries, Government of India, Completed a Project for the European Union on SMEs concerning “Opportunities for the Internationalization of European SMEs”. On invitation from the European Commission, he gave a presentation at Brussels (Belgium) on June 27, 2011, representing India, where six other countries also gave presentations.

Books Published : Main Co-author of seven books for First Year, Second Year, and Final Year B.Com. Books on Cost Accounting (I, II, III) were followed even by M.Com, CA, ICWA, CS, and MBA students. Latest book on “Cost and Management Accounting” is being published by Wiley (American Publisher)

Chakor Gandhi

D.M.E, M.B.A (MARKETING & PRODUCTION)

He has conducted session at various trade association on “Changing Trends in Business” “Changing scenario in Retail” & “Role of women in Family Business” He is a recipient of “Vyapar Bhushan Puraskar” 2003-2004, Member administrative council of Walchand Institute of Technology, Sangli, National Council Member of FJEI (Federation Of Jain Educational Institutes – 2500 institutes all over India.) working with Shree Shantilalji Mutha He is trustee of Jeeva Prabha Charitable Trust, Pune, Member of the Governing Council of ANEKANT EDUCATION SOCIETY, which has education Institute at Baramati & Jaisingpur. President of Leo Club of Pune. MANAGING HONOURARY TRUSTEE OF Kasturbai Mangal Karyalaya, Kasturbai Sanatorium, Seth Hirachand Nemchand Digambar Jain Boarding. He is an advisory body member at RAISONI College of Management, Pune, Bharlesh MBA College, Belgaum. He has conducted workshop on “Savdhan Dhanda Badalto Ahe” changes & challenges in business for SME & MME businessman. He Has a “Patent” registered for Calibrated Fax Rolls on his name

Manoj Chandak

M.M.S. (MBA) (Systems/Opr), B.E. (Mech.)

He has seventeen years of experience in Information technology industry. He has held positions such as Project Manager, Team Leader, Analyst, Trainer, etc. Managerial Experience and Skills: Project Planning, Scope and Change Management, Risk Management, Estimation, Scheduling, Resource management, Execution and Monitoring, Agile- Scrum, Waterfall models. Other: Six Hat thinking, Important-Urgent metrics, Risk Severity-Probability metrics, PPA, 80:20 Rule, Kaizen Technical Experience and Skills include: Microsoft Technologies: ASP.Net, C#, VB.Net, MVC 3.0, WCF, Web Services, Ajax, Silverlight, SharePoint, SQL Server, SSIS, SSRS, MS-Project, Oracle, Crystal report, VSS, XML, UML, SOA, Design Pattern. He has expertise in Business domains such as: Finance, Insurance, Health Care, E-Commerce, Manufacturing etc.

Richa Arora

M. Phil (Marketing), M.B.A (Marketing), (M.sc.Env) D.E (Env), UGC-NET, (Ph.D.)

She has over 9 years of successful career in driving Academics, Research & General administration, Research Projects, Publication and Teaching domains in renowned educational institutes and university. She has demonstrated competencies in setting up systems and processes for smooth conduct of overall operations of an institute. She has liaison and public relations skills with strong record of building strong image of the institute in the minds of target audience. Experience in facilitating/coaching Faculty and students by using interactive discussions and hands-on approaches to help students learn and apply concepts in subjects. She has been involved in imparting Teaching of various subjects in relation to Marketing Research at both Graduate and Post Graduate level with high level of proficiency.

Bhushan Kolekar

M.Com, D.B.M., CAIIB

He has expertise in Freelance Consultancy, Teaching / Training assignments in ‘Banking’, ‘Finance’, ‘Leadership & Soft Skills’, ‘Organizational Development’, and ‘Life Skills. He has 31 years with State Bank of India as AGM & Relationship Manager (Mid-Corporate), IFB, Pune and 15 years Corporate finance, 5 years training on Banking, Finance, Leadership & Beh. Sc. (Soft Skills), 4 years in Changes Management Projects, 4 years in Branch Management.

Ambarish Tarte

B.COM (Accounts) from Techno Global University, Meghalaya

B.B.A from Alagappa University, Tamil Nadu

Microsoft Certified Trainer (MCT)

Microsoft Office Specialist (MOS)

He has experience of working with several corporate organizations as an employee and having imparted training sessions for top level organizations. He has more than 5 years into Training & Coaching functionality at corporate level. He has more than 2 years into M.S Office training at corporate level. He has trained 200+ batches on Advanced Excel, 15 batches on PowerPoint (exclusive PowerPoint), 100+ batches on M.S Office (Excel, PowerPoint, Word & Outlook)

Dr.Abhay Kulkarni

BE, PGDBM, Masters in Management Science, Ph.D.

LRQA lead auditor’s course, Six Sigma Master Black Belt.

He has Industrial Experience of 22 years and Academic 10 years at Director level, 14 Papers Published at National & International level, 7 Papers Presented at National & International level. He has 10 years of academic experience which includes Administration &Teaching, Management with Technology, Quality Management & business, Communication and soft Skill subjects at PG level and corporate, Training in automation & quality related programmes. He has to his credit professional trainings on Working climate analysis, TPM/TQM/5S, Advance CAD-CAM coaching, Six Sigma Green Belt/Black Belt.

Harsh Vinit Ranade

BE (Chemical)

He is an internationally accredited mentor. As the founder-Director of Biznovators [ formerly S.H. Consultants Pvt. Ltd. and now Gaea Consulting Solutions Pvt.Ltd. and as the Founder & Partner – S.H.Chem.Tech., he is a tremendously successful entrepreneur himself . He has vast experience in the field of Research and Consulting.He has an Active 21 Years’ experience, has accomplished more than 2000+ of assignments from the field of Market surveys & Research studies and Techno-Commercial studies, strategic growth consulting; and entrepreneurial mentoring. He has trained over 1500++ budding entrepreneurs and has helped countless number of entrepreneurs to establish their business ventures. He has been motivating people to start their own business and mentors them till they reach the top. Also has Rich experience in Chemical & allied Project management, Event Management, as a training Faculty for Entrepreneurial Development & Management Programs along with Marketing seminars. His specialties include: Market Research, surveys ,Growth consulting, Entrepreneurial development and expansions ,Mentor, Growth potential analysis,chemical Project Consulting, new market development.

J. B. Kulkarni

B. E. (Mechanical)

He has an experience of 20 Years in Atlas Copco in Projects and all other major departments such as Marketing Manager, Manufacturing Manager, Global Sourcing Manager, Project Manager involving members from American, European and Indian Managers, heading Projects Division with large turnkey projects involving Design, Development, Procurement, Civil Constructions, Site Activities and so on. He has 7 Years experience in Kirloskar Pnematic in Project Division, 11 Years in Managing Projects for Corporate Customers in IT, Construction, Product Development, Growth, Production Capacity Ramp Up etc. He has been a trainer in the corporate sector in-

• Project Management
• Effective use of MS Project Software,
• Advanced Excel to improve People Productivity and Effectiveness,
• Advanced PowerPoint and other MS Office Applications

He has provided training to companies such as Sandvik, Seco Tools, Cummins, Vascon and lots of industries in Pune

Atul Jagdeorao Gaikwad

Graduate in Chemistry, CFP (CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER)

LUTCF- Life Underwriters Training Council Fellow and certified Moderator from the American College, Licentiate (LIII) from III

He has over 18 years of working experience in the Pharmaceutical, Media, Marketing and Insurance sector. He has 10 years of working experience in training, beginning as an outsourced service provider and growing up the ranks. He has conducted various trainings such as Sales Process, Leadership Module, Income Module, Soft Skill trainings, and Financial Planning for Advisors, Agency Leaders and Agency Managers. He has c\onducted more than 1500+ days of training and trained more than 2000 participants, leaders and employees.

Puneet Bhatnagar

BE, MBA

He is a creativity expert and a certified NLP trainer. He has more than 20 Years of experience in advertising and media. He is a ‘big idea’ person. As a creative Director he worked on some of the biggest brands in the country. Apart from winning international accolades, his campaigns are also part of ‘The Showcase of Indian Advertising.’ He is the thought leader for the Creacos group and brings his in-depth understanding of the creative process in all our training interventions.

Rajendra Naidu

­ B.A from Pune University

PGDBM from Pune University

­ MMS from Pune University (Symbiosis Institute of Management)

­ National Certificate in Supervision from National Productivity of India

He has experience of over 31 years experience in International Trade Operations (EXIM)/International Logistics. He has proficiency in managing the entire EXIM operations encompassing export marketing, evaluating and appointing overseas dealers, export product costing, pricing, pre/post shipment documentation, billing/documentation, interaction with banks, sourcing components, raw materials, consumables from Overseas, price negotiations, customs clearance of import consignments, insurance compliance with EXIM Policy requirement, Foreign Exchange Management and other allied functions. He has expertise at handling the inventory function, to curtail inventory-carrying cost, adherence to the minimum inventory level to minimize wastage. He is well conversant with requirements/ compliance of ISO, TS 19694 Quality Standards. He is conversant with all the related procedures, legal provisions and have represented in legal matters right upto CESTAT level for Excise/Service Tax matters. He is an effective communicator with excellent interpersonal, analytical and organizational abilities, FRONT LINE TEAM LEADER – MENTORING THE TEAM.