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Uno Minda Suppliers Conference

The Uno Minda Supplier Conference is a key annual event of the Uno Minda Group that exclusively brings together key suppliers and service providers on a common platform.

It provides an opportunity where the group can interact with its suppliers, understand their capabilities, challenges, and shortcomings, and handhold them to be future-ready for the needs of the global industry. It also serves as a medium for the suppliers to showcase their learnings, best practices and developing capabilities that distinguish them from others.

Being in a symbiotic relationship the suppliers and the group has to be aligned with the expectations and growth trajectory of each other. Thus, it further serves as a sharing platform to convey the long-term planning that represents the aspirations of the group and the supplier basis which a they can work together in harmony to grow and achieve the common goal of being industry leaders.

The Uno Minda Annual Supplier Conference 2022 revolved around the theme 'Driving the New,' which represents the pioneering position of Uno Minda in the industry to drive innovations and vision that are required for futuristic growth.

Taking the theme forward for this year, a subtheme 'Sustain, Accelerate, Multiply' has been added to it, which talks about continuing the bond of trust, following robust processes and systems, and the transfer of knowledge among the group and the suppliers. It further motivates us to pace up and work together to raise the bar of innovation and technology and grow together multifold to make the nation 'aatmnirbhar' and a global manufacturing hub of auto component and systems manufacturing.

The Top Management Team

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  • Mr. Nirmal K. Minda Chairman & Managing Director

    An industrialist with rich business experience of more than four decades in the Auto Components Sector, he has been instrumental in forging new alliances and joint venture partnership with globally renowned names. Over the past four decades, he has been leading the Uno Minda Group with various accolades to his name. The Group grew manifold under his dynamic leadership, established footprints globally and received numerous awards and recognitions. He has held many offices in bodies like CII as Vice Chairman, Haryana State Council & Special Invitee, Northern Regional Council. He also served as the Chairman of ACMA, Northern Region for three consecutive years, followed by Vice President for 2016-17 President of ACMA for the year 2017-18. He has been conferred with 'EY Entrepreneur of the Year' Award in Manufacturing Category in 2019.

  • Mr. Ravi Mehra Deputy Managing Director

    Mr. Ravi Mehra is a qualified Chartered Accountant, and a fellow member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India and The Institute of Company Secretaries of India. With 33+ years in the industry, Mr. Mehra has a rich management experience and has handled roles in strategy, finance, marketing, manufacturing, materials, HR, and product/technology development. Mr. Mehra's association with Uno Minda dates back to 1995, when he joined the Group as General Manager (Finance). He has held various leadership positions in Uno Minda Group. Under his leadership, the Group's 2W/3W switch business has expanded globally, catering to ASEAN countries, Europe, and Japan, besides being No. 1 in India.

  • Mr. Sunil BohraGroup CFO and CEO - Safety and Comfort Systems Domain

    Mr. Sunil Bohra is Group Chief Financial Officer and CEO, Safety and Comfort System (SCS) Domain, of Uno Minda Group. Mr. Bohra is a graduate with an honours degree in Commerce from MDS University, a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India and an alumni of the Harvard Business School.

    Mr. Bohra's association with Uno Minda dates back to the year 2018 and since then he has played a pivotal role in driving phenomenal organic as well as inorganic growth of the Uno Minda Group in the last few years through expansion and domestic and cross-border M&A while keeping strict financial discipline. He has also set up the corporate affairs function in the organization to dive some of the strategic initiatives with regulatory bodies. His professional career spans over 23 years that specializes in handling multifaceted roles in large organizations that includes the Vedanta Group.

  • Mr. Naveesh Garg CEO - Electronics and Control Systems Domain

    Mr. Garg has been associated with the Indian Automobile & Ancillary industry for more than 32 years. He has excellent technical & strategical experience with in-depth understanding of market trends. A graduate in B- Tech, Production Engineering from NIT - Calicut, Mr. Garg has done his post-graduation in MBA from MDI, Gurgaon. He has been associated with Uno Minda since 1990 and has played an instrumental role in the company's growth & expansion across different segments & verticals. Mr. Garg has been looking after various key functions for Minda Industries which includes setting up of the Infotainment Business and Alloy Wheel Business with support of JV Partners besides others.

  • Mr. Rajeev Gandotra CEO - Lighting and Acoustics Systems Domain

    A graduate engineer (Tool Room Training Centre), Mr. Gandotra is an experienced professional with demonstrated potential in automotive industry. Mr. Gandotra has played a pivotal role in Business Planning, Procurement Planning, Group Strategy. Mr. Gandotra has been associated with Uno Minda for more than a decade. His professional exposure includes in-depth experience in Greenfield projects, M&A, operational and financial turnaround, financial control and reviews, managing joint venture relationships, international business and organization building, and talent development. Before joining Uno Minda, he was working with JBM Group.

  • Mr. Kundan K. Jha CEO - Light Metal and Powertrain Systems Domain

    Mr. Kundan K. Jha academic exposure includes a Post Graduate in Quality Management from England, as well as a Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical Engineering from the prestigious Birla Institute of Technology. His professional exposure includes rich corporate exposure of more than 32 years, with his association with Uno Minda starting in November 2017. Before joining us, he was working with Aurangabad Electricals Ltd. as ED and CEO. Prior to that, Mr. Jha has worked with Bharat Forge Ltd, Sundaram Clayton Ltd., Enkei Castalloy Ltd., and Maruti Suzuki India Ltd.

  • Mr. Rakesh Kher CEO - Aftermarket Domain

    Mr. Rakesh Kher's academic qualification includes a B.Tech. from REC Rourkela, an M.Tech. from IIT Kharagpur, and an MBA from the prestigious FMS, Delhi. His professional exposure includes more than 40 years of diverse experience in strategy, business transformation, manufacturing, and project management, along with sales and marketing in domestic and international aftermarket segments.

    Mr. Kher's association with Uno Minda started in 2004, and since then he has played a pivotal role in expanding the company's product portfolio, strengthening customer relationships and driving innovation to meet the evolving needs of the industry. Prior to Uno Minda, he held various positions in senior management while working with Larsen and Toubro, Cookson India Limited, and Advani Oerlikon Limited

  • Mr. Amit Jain Group CTO

    Mr. Amit Jain is the Group CTO of Uno Minda Ltd. He has joined Uno Minda in 2017 and has been playing a vital role to delve into the growing electronics market. He has set up CREAT (Center for Research, Engineering and Advance Technologies) which is in the space of developing cutting edge technology in mobility solutions. Prior to joining Uno Minda, Mr. Jain was associated with Visteon Corporation as its Country Head - Electronics.

    He was also associated with Escorts Limited. His diversified career experience includes business development, program management, engineering & product development, vendor development and manufacturing. An experienced professional with 25+ years in the automotive Industry, Mr. Jain has a strong educational background too having a degree in mechanical engineering from R. V. College, Bangalore and an Advanced Management Program from IIM, Bangalore


Agenda

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‘Pavilion by FNP Venues’
Chhatarpur New Delhi- 110074

Registration
2:00 PM - 2:45 PM

Lighting the Lamp
2:45 PM - 2:55 PM

Welcome Address
2:55 PM - 3:05 PM

Address By CMD
3:05 PM - 3:15 PM

Address By DMD
3:15 PM - 3:30 PM

Business Growth Strategy
3:30 PM - 3:45 PM

Technology Strategy
3:45 PM - 4:00 PM

Mfg. Excellence Strategy
4:00 PM - 4:15 PM

Visit to Digital Galleries
4:15 PM - 4:45 PM

Sourcing Strategy
4:45 PM - 5:05 PM

MEP Cluster Program & Awards
5:05 PM - 5:25 PM

Best Practices by Supplier Partner 1
5:25 PM - 5:35 PM

Best Practices by Supplier Partner 2
5:35 PM - 5:45 PM

Best Practices by Supplier Partner 3
5:45 PM - 5:55 PM

Best Practices by Supplier Partner 4
5:55 PM - 6:05 PM

Leadership Talk
6:05 PM - 6:15 PM

Award Distribution
6:15 PM - 6:45 PM

Question and Answer Session
6:45 PM - 7:00 PM

Summary & Vote of Thanks
7:00 PM - 7:10 PM

Cocktail and Dinner
7:15 PM Onwards

Speakers

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Mr. Nirmal Kumar Minda
CMD

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Mr. Ravi Mehra
DMD

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Mr. Ashok Taneja
CMMC Member

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Mr. Amit Jain
Chief Technology Officer

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Mr. Sunil Bohra
Group CFO and CEO

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Mr. Amit Gupta
Business Head

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Mr. Neeraj Sachdev
Group Materials Head

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Mr. Xabier Eskibel
Marketing Segment Head

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Mr. SK Mahindroo
Director - MACE