Vinod Masson

Director @ Transformers & Rectifiers (India) Ltd

About

Industry veteran with experience of leading turnarounds for two companies in the Electrical Equipment Industry. Experience spanning 35 years at Crompton Greaves, including 8+ years as SBU head for Transformers business, and 8 years at Transformers & Rectifiers as Executive Director and Head of strategy. Hold significant and long standing relationships in the Power Generation, Power Transmission, Transformers, Switchgear and Reactor industries in India and globally. Focus areas include M&A, process improvement, strategic growth and business turnaround.

Country

India

City

Gurgaon

Industry

Electrical & Electronic Manufacturing

Skill

Transformer, Start-ups, Power Distribution, Switchgear, Power Systems, Electrical Engineering, Electricians, Power Plants, Project Engineering, Manufacturing, ISO, High Voltage, Engineering, Six Sigma, Commissioning, Business Development, Product Development, Lean Manufacturing, Supply Chain Management, Process Engineering

Experience

Director

Transformers & Rectifiers (India) Ltd

2017-4 - Present · 9 yrs 6 mos

Executive Director, Strategy & Alliances

Transformers & Rectifiers (India) Ltd

2012-4 - 2017-3 · 5 yrs

• Played a pivotal role in taking the company from No.7 to No. 3 in India, within 5 years • Led turnaround from a loss making unit, to profitable business, within just 2 years • Instrumental in a lead technology tie up with leading world manufactures for 400KV and 765KV transformers and reactors which doubled the sales of the firm • Responsible for establishing a Joint venture with a leading manufacturer of GIS which helped the firm diversify into switchgear and substation business

Director

JingkeParth Electrical Equipment Pvt Ltd.

2017-3 - Present · 9 yrs 7 mos

Independent Business Advisor - Power Sector

Independent Consultant

2010-3 - 2012-3 · 2 yrs 1 mo

• Advisor with Crompton Greaves for their entry into the Power distribution business. Led their bid for into the power distribution franchisee business. • Transformers & Rectifiers (India) Ltd - business strategy advisory. • Dhoot Infrastructure Projects Ltd. – Entry strategy into the power sector and an assessment of most viable options.

Business Advisor and Board Member

Avantha Power & Infrastructure Limited (APIL)

2007-1 - 2009-2 · 2 yrs 2 mos

Gurgaon, India

• Strategic direction and Identifying areas for future expansion. • Primary focus was on new business opportunities in Power Generation, Transmission & Distribution. • Advisory through the process of establishing two Thermal Power plants of 600MW each. • Helped the organisation with market entry strategy and establishing the business for power generation. • Played a significant role in putting up a 26MW gas based plant in a record period of 9 months

Managing Director- CG Capital (a 100% subsidiary of CGL & the HoldCo for its 5 JV Companies)

Crompton Greaves Transformers...

2004-11 - 2006-10 · 2 yrs

Mumbai Area, India

• Identifying new areas of business. Instrumental in setting up 1st Gas based Group Captive Power Plant for Crompton Greaves Ltd at Malanpur in MP. • Initiated and lead CGL’s entry into Power Distribution business. • Board member for all the joint ventures.

Head of the Transformer Business Group (Vice President) (the largest business group of CGL)

CG Power and Industrial Solutions Limited

1972 - 2006 · 34 yrs

• This was the most critical phase of turn around and attaining leadership in the market. • CGL became the largest manufacturer of transformers in the country with roughly 40% Export. • Pivotal role in CGL’s acquisition of the business of Pauwels Group of Belgium- Multinational Transformer Manufacturing Company with plants located in USA, Canada, Ireland, Belgium and Indonesia. • Spent 26+ years with the company in various roles prior to taking over as the Head of the Transformer Business Group in 1996