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Prabhat Bhattamishra, CEO
PEPCO Machinery Private Ltd.
135, Princep Street. Calcutta - 700 072
Phone : +91 33 2436 0414, 2462 5334 (Home)
Mobile : 98300 59390
Fax : +91 33 2436 0414
E-mail : pkb@pepco.co.in and pkbmishra@yahoo.co.in

Education

Mechanical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur, India
First class Honours Graduate.

1971

Professional Experience

CEO - PEPCO Machinery Private Limited - own marketing and engineering consultancy venture

Jan. '97 – till date

Country Manager of Gebr. Bellmer GmbH, Germany, leading Paper machine builder of Europe, to assist them set up a JV in India

Sept. ‘94 - Dec. ‘96

Executive Vice President and General Manager with Khaitan Paper Machines Ltd., Calcutta, India, a new green-field engineering unit

Dec. ‘89 - Aug. ‘94

In various capacities in manufacturing, design and project engineering and marketing departments with Larsen & Toubro Limited, the largest Engineering Company of India. Last position held - Sales Development Manager.

July ‘71 - Nov. ‘89

Significant Achievements

Conceptualizing, planning and implementing a green-field engineering company to undertake paper machine projects.

Successfully introducing the concept of total rebuild of paper machines to effect substantial hike in capacity, significant quality up gradation and high productivity. This is now a major trend in the Indian Paper industry.

Developing and implementing the concept of centralised stock preparation system for various mills having several paper machines.
Handled several large contracts for modernisation and expansion projects of various Indian paper mills.

Details of Professional Experience

With Gebr. Bellmer GmbH (1994 - 96) - The assignment was to position Bellmer as a dependable partner for Paper machine rebuild projects and Specialty paper projects and to create the framework for a Joint Venture with a leading Indian machine builder.

With Khaitan Paper Machines Limited ( 1989 - 94) - Conceptualised, planned, and successfully implemented the Rs. 75 million green field project with Institutional funding and public issue.

Developed a niche market of Paper machine rebuilds and successfully positioned KPM as the leading player. Executed the rebuild projects involving 3 machines of the leading specialty paper producer in Eastern India.

With Larsen & Toubro Limited ( 1971 - 89) - In various capacities in Manufacturing, Engineering, Projects and Marketing in a career marked by several new initiatives like

Finding new applications for equipment
Breaking into new markets and bringing in new customers
Introducing new concepts like centralised stock preparation system, total rebuild etc.
Planning and implementing a Newsletter for circulation in the industry (highly acclaimed),

besides handling several large contracts from tendering through execution.

Details of Some of Major Contracts

Modernisation and Rebuild of 3 paper machines for a Specialty paper producer in eastern India - value DM 9.5 Million plus Rs. 72 Million
Approachflow systems and paper machines for the largest bamboo based plants in India - value Rs. 210 million
Major rebuild with substantial capacity hike of a fine printing paper machine for the largest paper group in India - value Rs. 120 Million
First straw pulp based high speed paper machine to produce quality writing and printing paper - value Rs. 85 Million
Rebuild of oldest fine printing paper machine to suit different raw material mix - value Rs. 10 million.