1. Professional Objective:
To lead the business launch and Startup Operation of a major multinational corporation willing to enter
the Indian Automotive Industry
Brief Synopsis: 25 years of manufacturing and business leadership experience in India
 Present: Vice President-Operations & Wholetime Director at Hitachi Automotive Systems India Pvt
Ltd. in Chennai
 Established Greenfield Project for Hitachi, Chennai - 2014
 Country Manager at Delphi Automotive Systems for suspension (AHG Div.)
 Project Leader for Delphi new Greenfield manufacturing site in Pune, India
 Established a Greenfield Electronics Plant for Delphi in SIPCOT Industrial Park, Chennai
 Developed and managed export production of damper modules in Delhi SEZ
 Customer Relationship Management through Business Divestiture and Transfer
 Extensive experience in equipment design, sourcing and production launch
 Process Optimization and Control: Al Die Casting, Cr Plating, CNC machining
 Quality Systems Implementation: QFTPC, APQP, PFMEA, DFMEA, PPAP
 Supplier Management: Quality Improvement, Bottleneck & Cost Management
 Labor Relations Management and Negotiation with Organized Labor
 Implementation of comprehensive preventative maintenance program
Key Skills:
Strong Profit Centre Leadership Resulting in Business Turnaround
Effective Interpersonal Skills including Superior Written and Oral Communication
Global Oriented Negotiator
Disciplined, Result Driven Program Manager
Mentor and Builder of Human Capability
Experience:
Aug 2012 - Present Vice President, Operations at Hitachi Automotive Systems India Pvt. Ltd.
Jul 2011 - Aug 2012 Country Manager Global Operation Team, Delphi Automotive Systems Pvt., Ltd.
Mar 2009 - Jul 2011 Country Manager AHG, Delphi
Oct 2007 - Mar 2009 GM Operations, Delphi
Jan 2006 - Oct 2007 Operations Manager, Delphi
Mar 2005 - Dec 2005 Business Unit Manager (Damper EOU), Delphi
Sep 2004 - Feb 2005 Program Manager, Delphi
Jul 2002 - Sep 2004 Dy. Manager Manufacturing Engineering, Delphi
May 2000 -Jun 2002 Maintenance Head (Harrison Division), Delphi
Feb 1998 - Apr 2000 Sr. Engineer Maintenance (Chassis Division), Delphi
Mar 1995 - Feb 1998 Assistant Manager, Maintenance, Shriram Pistons & Rings Ltd.
Jan 1993 - Feb 1995 Sr. Engineer, Maintenance, Sunbeam Castings (Hero Gr. Company)
July 1991 – Dec 1992 Maintenance Engineer, Essen Denki Pvt. Ltd.
Education & Training:
 Bachelor of Engineering in Electronics from Nagpur University 1991
 Overseas Product and Process Training in USA to Plan Production Transfer to India
 Delphi Lean Manufacturing College and Delphi Structure Problem Solving Training
Personal Details:
DOB - March 24, 1970. Married with TWO Kids (Daughter (16 yrs.), Son (14 yrs.))
Ajay Kaul
Senior Management Executive Professional
Strategy Planning ~ Plant Operations ~ Profit Centre Management
244, Sunehri Bagh Apt. Sec-13
Rohini, New Delhi 85
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