Prakash T John

General Manager - India (Strategic Leadership Team Member Europe India) @Southco, Inc.

Pune, IN

Responsible for Southco India P & LDriving Complete India operations - Sales, Marketing, Engineering, Manufacturing, OperationsDriving sales growth supported by capital investments, lean manufacturing, planning, innovative engineering, market reach by executing the marketing strategy to achieve profitability goalsRevenue growth 11 times between 2014 to 2025, CAGR 25%Captured Market in three key segments - Established as a leading supplier in Automotive, Railway and Off Highway SegmentsFormed Core Team and Management Team by 2018 who is spearheading the growth of the companyCapital Investment and Installation of Injection Molding Done in 2016 and 2021 to capture > 15% market share in automotive market and creating exports from IndiaFormed a high performing, stable and purposeful sales team who grew sales four 11 fold in 10 yearsEstablished a relationship with Top OEMs such as Tata, Mahindra, JCB, ICF, Alstom.through High Impact Technology Seminars country wideStabilized the Operations Team by finding Key People in Key Positions to turn Pune Plant into an award winning plant in Southco world. Transformed the organization into Revenue Minded Team with a key focus on Values, Safety and QualityEstablished a great culture within who scored the highest engagement index in Southco world.Developed a Global Engineering Team (Offshore Engineering Team) in India that supports Southco globally Developed global web services team (Offshore team) who looks after global web assetsEnabled HR to conduct various wellness programs, attract talents and successful integration of people to reach early productivityAcquisition of Darshana Industries Ltd, first acquisition of Southco in India and support for build up of DarshanaExpansion of footprint in Ranjangaon factory from Sq ft to a highly branded modern facility of Sq FtEstablished the city office in Pune Viman Nagar in 2024 July, moving Engineering, Web Services out of the factory

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