Karan Sujan, CEO of Mega Rubber Technologies (MRT), North Division, has a degree in Mechanical Engineering from Florida, USA. After completing internships at L&T and other auto ancillaries, Karan joined Polyrub Extrusions, a group company, in 2010. After successfully implementing a robust SCM mechanism at Polyrub, Karan assumed full responsibility at MRT, North division in 2014, overseeing day-to-day operations, strategy and driving growth initiatives. Under his stewardship, MRT has expanded and diversified into various sectors, including automotive 2W,3W,4W-Tier1s and Railways Tier 1s. Taking a leap forward and gaining experience of working with Japanese, American and European OEMs, Karan expanded the business creating a new state of art manufacturing facility at Bawal, Haryana specializing in rubber- to-metal parts. With his strategic vision and hands-on approach, he is successfully managing three plants at Manesar, Khuskera and Bawal optimizing production and ensuring quality standards. Leveraging both his engineering expertise and market insights, Karan has forged strategic partnerships and secured contracts with leading brands in various industry verticals. His ability to identify emerging trends and capitalize on growth opportunities has helped drive MRT’s success. Having laid the platform for rapid growth, as CEO, Karan is committed to furthering the company’s growth trajectory and strengthening its position as a leader in rubber products manufacturing.

Ajay Gupta is Executive Director, Technical for JNV Ventures Group, and a Graduate Mechanical Engineer from University of Poona. He is an automotive components and systems development professional with experience of over 25 years in R&D function with Hero Moto Corp., a leading two- wheeler manufacturer in India. At Hero Moto Corp., Ajay worked extensively in Product Design and Development, CKD indigenization, New Model development, Cost Improvement Programs and Project Management. During this stint with Hero Moto Corp., he acquired domain knowledge of both Indian and overseas auto parts sources, their technologies and manufacturing processes, quality parameters alongside experience in homologation, testing and CMVR regulatory compliance management. One of Ajay’s major contributions was the development of a system for evaporative emission compliance for two-wheelers, for which he holds a patent in his name. Ajay now handles JNV Ventures’ initiatives for new technology acquisition and for enhancing engineering and development capabilities. He also heads Mega Hefa Emission Technologies Pvt. Ltd which operates in the designing and manufacturing of carbon canisters for automotive industry and solenoid valves for the automotive as well as the white goods sector in India.

Dhandapani Krishnan is Vice President, Operations and Business Development. He has a B. Tech in Mechanical, a Master’s in Technology (polymer) and an MBA in marketing. He has been with the company for close to 6 years. Krishnan has worked with several automotive component players including Sundaram Industries, Varroc Elastomers, Suja Shoei Industries and Mansons International. He brings to his role over 30 years of valuable and in-depth experience. 

Pitambar Nana Jagtap is General Manager and heads Operations. He has been with Mega Rubber for 10 years having worked previously with Innova Rubber and the Varroc Group. His role includes Lean Implementation and Resource utilisation. Pitambar brings close to 30 years on experience to his role. 

Sameer Phatak has first degree in commerce, he qualified as a CA from The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India, as well as a Company Secretary from The Institute of Company Secretaries of India. Sameer has worked in various capacities in a 28-year career which includes being an independent tax consultant for a power-producing company, at IVP as CFO and Lord India as Head, Finance and Accounts. In his career he has wide ranging knowledge of the corporate finance function and has managed Indian tax compliances and submissions covering corporate tax, GST and withholding taxes including tax returns, internal reporting and tax accounting. Sameer has also established appropriate business practices, enhanced controls for credit risks, and built staff/supplier morale at a time of financial distress. He is an achievement-oriented professional with excellent people management and analytical skills.