Start
Aug 24, 2016 - 16:30
End
Aug 24, 2016 - 17:30
Venue
Date : 24th August 2016 Wednesday. Time : 4.30 - 5.30
Event Type
Speaker
Mr. P. D. Samudra Managing Director and CEO of thyssenkrupp Industrial Solutions India Pvt. Ltd.
P. D. Samudra is Managing Director and CEO of thyssenkrupp Industrial Solutions India Pvt. Ltd (earlier known as Uhde India Private Limited) the largest subsidiary of ThyssenKrupp Industrial Solutions - Process Technologies a Business Unit of ThyssenKrupp Industrial Solutions AG. ThyssenKrupp Industrial Solutions AG is a Business Area of ThyssenKrupp AG of Germany a diversified technology and materials Fortune 500 Company and one of the largest conglomerates in Europe. Additionally Samudra is also CEO of the ThyssenKrupp Industrial Solutions Regional Cluster for India which involves additionally the business for Cement Plants & Mining Equipment. A Chemical Engineer (B.Tech with Honours) from the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT Mumbai) 1973 batch he joined the ThyssenKrupp Group in 1981 after working with Larsen & Toubro for 8 years. While with ThyssenKrupp Industrial Solutions – Process Technologies / Uhde India Samudra had been responsible for the acquisition of several EPC-LSTK / EPCM projects in the field of Petrochemicals Polymers Fertilizers Refining Organic and Inorganic Chemicals in India and abroad. Mr. Samudra has brought in several contracts for his Organization for projects based on the Technology and License from several international reputed Chemical Companies such as BASF Bayer Henkel Lanxes Axens Basell Mitsubishi Shell Perstorp UPO CB&I Vinnolit Celanese etc. apart from UHDE processes. He had been the Chairman of various leading industry associations such as the Indian Institute of Chemical Engineers Mumbai Regional Centre (IIChe Mumbai Chapter) from 2006-08 and the Process Plant & Machinery Association of India (PPMAI) from 2003-05. He is actively involved with the Rotary Club and was Past President of the Rotary Club of Mumbai Mahim in 2009-10. During his career he has received several awards notable amongst which have been the Hans Uhde Award (Group Award) for excellence in Chemicals Project Sales and the Business Leader of the Year – Engineering Services from the Chemtech Foundation in the year 2010 to name a few.