Automotive Logistics India

Mechanical Engineer from NIIT, Jaipur
15 years of experience in Supply chain Management.
13 years of experience with Toyota to implement Lean supply chain from supplier material procurement till CBU delivery to dealers.
Believe that all stake hoders (Suppliers, Logistic partners, Dealers etc) development is key for Lean supply chain Management.

Educational Qualifications :
B. Tech (Auto) from Madras Institute of Technology, Chennai.
MBA from Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore.

Experience :
I. Over 28 years experience in Supply Chain & Logistics functions in leading organizations like FIAT / Premier Automobiles, Black & Decker & Ford.

Currently, heading the Demand Chain Management function of Mahindra & Mahindra (Automotive Sector), Mumbai.

Key responsibilities include,
(a) Devising SCM strategy for the Sector, implementing it across six Manufacturing Plants through functional teams and managing end-to-end logistics.
(b) Effective integration of the Customer Demand with Manufacturing Plants and Supply Base to ensure On-Time Delivery.

II. Member of Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers (SIAM) Sub-Committee for Logistics. Key note Speaker in various Supply Chain & Logistics forums.

Kalpesh Pathak is currently Assistant Vice President of Fiat India Automobiles Limited. In this role, he is responsible for the supply chain management of Fiat/Tata Cars & Fiat Powertrain.
Before joining FIAL, he was the head of Supply Chain Management at General Motors India. He holds a Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical Engineering from Birla Vishwakarma Mahavidhyalaya and a Post Graduate Diploma in Management from Bhartiya Vidya Bhavan.

Johnny Saldanha has been Vice-President of Global Purchasing and Supply Chain for GM International Operations at the GM headquarters in Shanghai, China since May 1st, 2010. Prior to this appointment, Johnny had served as Vice-President of Global Purchasing and Supply Chain for GMIO's South America Hub at the headquartered in Sao Caetano do Sul, Brazil where he had been since 2007.

Saldanha began his career with GM in 1995 as Manager - Logistics at GM India. While at GM India, he held a number of managerial assignments in purchasing, business planning, employee benefit administration, production control and logistics. In October 1998, Saldanha was promoted to General Manager - Production Control and Logistics at GM India.

In January 2003, Saldanha moved to GM North America as Global Commodity Manager - Electronic Modules & Batteries. In March 2005, he was promoted again to become Director - Electrical and Chemical Purchasing at GM Powertrain. In July 2005 he was promoted to Executive Director - HVAC/Electrical Components and was based out of Warren, Michigan.

Saldanha was born in 1962. He holds a Bachelor's Degree in Commerce and M.B.A. from Punjab University, India.

Pirojshaw Sarkari has over 18 years of rich experience in logistics and aviation. Before joining Mahindra Logistics, he was the Managing Director & Country Head for UPS India. Prior to UPS, he worked with Jet Air as GM Corporate Planning. Pirojshaw is a Chartered Accountant and a Bachelor of commerce from Mumbai University.

Mr V.Anand is an Honors' graduate in Mechanical Engineering from the college of Engineering Guindy. University of Madras. He also has a post Graduate Diploma in Management from the Faculty of Management Studies (FMS), Delhi University.

He joined M/s Tata Motors in 1982 as a GET and was involved in the Direct Marketing and Sales of Earthmoving and Construction equipments in various capacities. After working for over 16 years with M/s Tata Motors he joined M/s Hyundai Motors in 1998, as their Regional Sales Manager (Southern Region).

He currently heads the Logistics team for both Domestic & Exports and is in charge of the Finished Vehicle Logistics in the capacity of a General Manager.