Bhaskar Chaudhary

Bhaskar Chaudhary

Manufacturing · Operations · Product
Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
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At a glance

23+Years
Experience
CEOManufacturing
Leadership
Six SigmaOperational
Excellence
₹200CrGreenfield Project
Experience

Executive proposition

Manufacturing leadership connecting plant performance, product development, operational excellence and growth.

Manufacturing leader with over 23 years of experience across automobile, farm equipment and construction equipment industries. Brings experience across plant operations, product development, product management, institutional business, profitability, quality, production, PPC, SCM, purchase, people management and green/brown field projects.

Leadership platform

Manufacturing Operations

Plant operations · production · PPC · assembly lines · plant quality

Operational Excellence

Lean manufacturing · VSM · time study · FMEA · line balancing · process improvement

Projects & Capex

Greenfield projects · capital equipment procurement · Capex management · plant engineering

Product & Engineering

Product development · product management · manufacturing engineering · new product launch

Supply Chain

SCM · purchase · vendor development · warehouse and manufacturing support

People & Profitability

People management · profitability · quality · safety · customer satisfaction

Leadership experience

  • Current leadership: Managing Director & CEO - India at Havit Hydraulics India Private Limited.
  • Plant leadership: General Manager and Plant Head roles at Kurlon Enterprise Limited, with responsibility across operations, quality, production, PPC, product development, SCM and purchase.
  • Manufacturing engineering: Senior Manager - Plant Engineering & Manufacturing Operations at LeeBoy, covering industrial engineering, process engineering, assembly-line setup and Capex.
  • Greenfield execution: Setup of a greenfield project of approximately INR 200 crore at Faridabad during his role at Escorts Kubota.
  • Industry breadth: Experience across construction equipment, tractors, manufacturing operations and related engineering environments.

Career architecture

2024 – PresentManaging Director & CEO - India · Havit Hydraulics India Private LimitedManufacturing and business leadership
2021 – 2024General Manager · Kurlon Enterprise LimitedPlant operations · product development · product management · institutional business
2017 – 2021Plant Head · Kurlon Enterprise LimitedProfitability · quality · production · PPC · NPD · SCM · purchase
2011 – 2016Senior Manager - Plant Engineering & Manufacturing Operations · LeeBoyIndustrial engineering · manufacturing operations · Capex · greenfield projects
2011Divisional Manager - Manufacturing Operations · Action Construction Equipments Ltd.Manufacturing operations for vibratory compactors, motor graders and backhoe loaders
2007 – 2011Manager - Projects & Manufacturing Engineering · Escorts Kubota Ltd.Greenfield project · plant engineering · assembly operations · Capex
2006 – 2007Engineer - Production & Process Engineering · International Tractors LimitedTractor assembly line
2004 – 2006Engineer - Production · SAS Motors LimitedTractor assembly · testing · line quality
2002 – 2004Engineer - Production · Indo Farm Equipment LimitedTractor, engine and final assembly

Board & enterprise advisory lens

Operations & profitability

Experience linking plant operations, quality, production and people management to business performance.

Manufacturing transformation

Lean manufacturing, process engineering, line balancing, VSM and production-system improvement.

Capital projects

Greenfield project execution, plant engineering, capital equipment procurement and Capex management.

Product & scale

Product development, new product launch and manufacturing operations across multiple equipment categories.