Prakash Samudra

Shri Prakash Dinkar Samudra studied chemical engineering at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Bombay and graduated in 1973.

From 1973 until 1981, Shri Samudra worked in Larsen & Toubro Ltd., Mumbai. In 1981, he joined ThyssenKrupp Industrial Solution Group, formally known as UHDE India Ltd.

While with Thyssenkrupp Industrial Solutions – Process Technologies, Shri Samudra was responsible for the acquisition and project implementation including planning, Procurement and Construction of several EPC-LSTK /EPCM projects in the field of Petrochemicals, Caustic Soda/Chlorine, Polymers, Fertilizers, Oil Refinery, Organic and Inorganic Chemicals, Cryogenic Tank Systems in India and Middle East region, and was instrumental in substantial growth of the business.

Since 1998, he has been on the Executive Board of ThyssenKrupp Industrial Solutions (India). In July 2014, he was appointed as the Managing Director and CEO of the ThyssenKrupp Industrial Solutions. He superannuated from ThyssenKrupp Industrial Solutions in June 2021.

Shri Samudra had been the Chairman of various leading industry associations such as the Indian Institute of Chemical Engineers (IIChE, Mumbai Regional Center) for 3 years from 2005-08, and the Process Plant & Machinery Association of India (PPMAI) for 2 years from 2003-05.