JP Narain

Role: • Directing the entire operations i.e. Manufacturing Operations, Human Resource Operations, Sales and Marketing, Supply Chain Management, Industrial Relations, Stakeholders Management, Corporate Social Responsibility, including Finance, logistics & procurement for the biggest integrated Pulp & Paper plant in India • Spearheading the operations for 6 Paper Plants, 3 Pulp Mills - A 86.8 MW Power Plant and a 2800 Tons Chemical Recovery Plant • Heading a team of comprising of Heads of Process, Engineering, Safety, QC, HR, Finance & Sales and Marketing to drive the operations of the plant with a daily capacity of 1200 tones valued INR 2195 Crs. • Motivating a 10000 strong workforce and cementing the relationships with 8 Unions to ensure smooth flow of operations • Recognizing manufacturing tools to suit Indian work environment and implementing best practices from British & American manufacturing cultures to make significant impact on operations Highlights: • Played a vital role in turning around the plant from INR 1250 Crs. to Rs INR 2195 Crs. and significantly improved EBITA from INR -246 Cr. to INR 24 Cr. positive till March 2016 (Turnaround of Rs. 264 Cr in Three Years) • Holds the distinction of establishing Bio Gas Plant within the premises resulted in reducing LPG consumption by 3.5 tons per day & led to annual savings of INR 24 Crs. • Initiated successful introduction of renewable energy to reduce coal consumption & identified low cost substitutes to achieve an overall reduction in cost by 8%

Role: • Headed a workforce of 4000 including direct team of 4 Plant Heads to drive manufacturing across 4 plants with 2 each in Uttaranchal & Jammu • Spearheaded the vertical commissioning of new plant and increased the production volume by 100% within 5 months to draw more fiscal benefits • Underwent the measures to reduce cost of production vis-a-vis other plants across the globe, leading to expansion of the plant services to China, Indonesia, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka & Thailand • Entrusted with a corporate social responsibility of the organization and took initiatives for education, health & sanitation • Responsible for executing effective risk management, improved the work environment & focused on safety measures to achieve stipulated targets in terms of volume, quality & cost Highlights: • Resourcefully delivered volume worth INR 2700 Crs. in 2012 with an OTIF of > 93% and increased the same from INR 1800 Crs. in 2010 • Received Best Performance Award of the Year (2012) in LAPAC (Latin America Asia Pacific) out of 26 countries in the region • Formulated the strategy for 3 years in terms of operations including manufacturing, supply chain & logistics • Bagged Chairman Award for conducting commissioning on time & ramping up the vertical of the plant

• Directed a workforce of 700 people and managed manufacturing & overall administration for 2 plants, 1 each in Haryana & Rajasthan, managing delivery volume worth INR 600 Crs. • Handled sales & marketing operations; coordinated with the Area Sales Manager to finalize the annual operating plan for the unit to meet set sales targets • Coordinated with cross-functional resources including supply chain to understand the required volume in terms of raw material & packaging and planned for the same • Supervised the functions performed by the Finance Manager; carried out audit of implementation process of all standard operating process • Examined the effectiveness of HR programs and implemented measures to increase employee engagement & ESAT metrics • Managed the trade unions and ensured amicable relationship to drive seamless operations of the plants

• Managed overall quality system of East Market unit to facilitate the achievement of quality targets in entire east market unit which consisted of nine plants • Ensured that water should be fit to use in product in terms of Micro & chemical specifications • Obtained line approvals at each plant and coordinated with bottlers to facilitate effective corrections against deviations wherever it is required • Reviewed suppliers and facilitate them for continuous improvement in quality standards for their RM/PM supplies • Conducted quality performance and coordinated with bottlers for improvement actions • Effected and ensured production as per defined processes and in conformance with PepsiCo norms along with various other regulatory standards • Led a large workforce, ensured skills enhancement through continuous training while maintaining healthy industrial relations • Performed vendor audits regularly as per organization norms, coordinated various SMT & SGA (small group activities)