Bhaskar Chaudhary

Bhaskar Chaudhary

Manufacturing · Operations · Product · India Entry
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 with hands-on experience in establishing, developing and scaling operations in India for international businesses.

Manufacturing leader with over 23 years of experience across automobile, farm equipment and construction equipment industries. Brings hands-on experience across plant operations, greenfield projects, product development, product management, supplier development, profitability, quality, production, PPC, SCM, purchase, people management and manufacturing scale-up.

Leadership platform

India Operations Setup

Establishing manufacturing operations in India · plant setup · localisation · teams · processes

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 & Localisation

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

Supplier & Supply Chain

Supplier development · SCM · purchase · sourcing · 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.