Mohan A Chobe

ACPPL is a ₹1.6 Bn progressive group diversified into Industrial Gases & Welding Consumables.

• Responsible for business P & L with 12 operating plants.
• Prepared & executed Annual Business Plan with 46 % CAGR growth in Sales.
• Lead product strategy ( Pricing /packaging / supply chain/product placement ) & maximize profitability.
• Always looking out new growth avenues for group leading to sustainable growth
• Ensures 100 % compliance to all statutory rules & regulations in force from time to time
• Fosters customer first behavior to deliver goal of Zero Accident, Zero Customer Rejection, Zero Complaint
• Oversee technological improvements, successfully reducing waste and eliminating business bottlenecks

Key Achievements :-

• Successfully managed 6X demand for Medical Oxygen Supply in COVID 19 Pandemic with zero supply failure.
• Successfully commissioned “State of The Art” MIG Wire manufacturing facility within span of 132 days with zero accidents & zero cost overrun.
• Successfully commissioned Flux Cored wire manufacturing facility within 90 days.
• Successfully Commissioned two world class Gas Cylinder filling plants with Zero Accident / cost Overrun
• Achieved AOP consecutively for 4 years, CAGR 32 % growth in Operating Profit.
• Implemented ZERO ARC “Zero Accident / Customer Rejection/ Complaint “ led to ₹11 Mn / annum savings.
• Improved price realization for Gases division by 36 basis points in YOY in 2023 & 12 basis points in Wire Division.

MSPL is a diversified group into Mining, Wind Power & Industrial gases . I was responsible for preparation of 5 year business transformation plan for Gases Division and implement key projects of it.

• Received sales orders worth ₹290 Mn annual sales within a span of 4 months.
• Successfully lead transformation project of Industrial gases business by SAP HANA/H4 implementation for Digital Asset Tracking.

Linde India Limited is an Indian subsidiary of The Linde Group, $33 Bn Industrial Gases & Engineering major. Packaged Gases Products is an Industrial & Medical gases retail business with 17 plants & 8 warehouses in India

• Successfully Spearheaded Linde India Packaged Gases Business turnaround from negative bottom line to sustainable + 19 % operating profit in 3 years.
• Lead & motivated 300 + strong team to achieve annul business plan with 100 % compliance to company policy, Demonstrated “Safety First ” behavior with the team.
• Developed and executed detailed business turnaround plan to outline financial / operational / SHEQ goals of company covering Sales plan, OPEX / CAPEX, investment opportunities
• Optimized business processes by implementing innovative technologies for cost saving, efficiency improvement
• Devised product specification / pricing strategies to maximize profitability for Industrial gases.

Key Achievements :-

• Successfully managed business turnaround for Packaged Gases business from ₹3.9 Bn sales & 12 % loss into ₹1.81 Bn sales & 17 % OP.
• Achieved Globally highest ever Argon Products monthly sales of 72 TPD in Nov 17
• Won and executed largest order for Integrated Cylinder Filling Plant from Reliance Jamnagar (₹0.12Bn), first of its kind in India with Zero accident & cost overrun
• Success fully managed NPI for cutting-edge, world-class products namely ENONOX, LIV, Hydrogen MCP ,Hydrogen filling station, Ultra High-Pressure Oxygen, Cryogenic Liquid Containers, Onsite Cylinder Filling station

Air Liquide India Holdings is a ₹11 Bn Indian subsidiary of €29 Bn global Industrial gases major Air Liquide. During this tenure

• Successfully Managed ₹26 Mn Pan India packaged gases business for Air Liquide
• Successfully prepared and executed global product launch strategy for Automotive & Fabrication segment.
• Successfully prepared business plan for new plant & secured ₹0.8 Bn investment from Management Board
• Achieved AOP consecutively for 2 years, CAGR 62 % growth in sales
• Successfully executed one of the first Hydrogen Fuel cell power project.

Tech Mahindra Limited is a ₹390 Bn Indian multinational Telecom Software company. During this tenure

• Lead centralized Project Management Office for E2E Testing of Telecom software products
• Facilitated business operations by generating project status Dash Boards
• Successfully Automated data management by managing client correspondence, records, contracts and data communications in a systematic manner.
• Drove Process optimization Agile project resulting in ₹0.17 Bn savings in 1.5 year
• Decreased process discrepancies by 27 % in 6 months by proactively inspecting performance and Project Dashboard portal
• Received “Pat on Back” Award for valuable improvements in project .

Was responsible for Applications & Business Development for Metal Fabrications Segment in West India. During this tenure successfully grabbed annual business with three major Bajaj Auto Venders sales of ₹12 Mn per annum.

• Became “American Welding Society” Certified Welding Inspector ( AWS – CWI)
• Successfully Completed trials for two new weld processes for first time on international level

The role involves application-based sales of welding consumables & equipment’s in assigned territory.

• Recorded highest welding equipment sale among the region for the year 2003
• Successful implemented high-capacity Plasma cutting machine first time in India by the company.
• Successfully developed the welding procedure for repair of railway diesel engine block approved by RDSO

The role was to sell Projection Welding machines in North India. Successfully achieved / exceeded annul plan target for all 3 years ( 2x Growth ). Received biggest welding machine order worth3.9 MINR in company history.