B Bharath Kumar

Head Strategies & New Projects at Roots Industries India Limited

B Bharath Kumar has a diverse work experience spanning multiple roles and companies. B started their career in 2002 as an Engineer in the Application Engineering department at Roots Industries India Limited, where they interacted with automobile manufacturers across India and was responsible for new product development. In 2003, they joined Roots Industries (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd as an Assistant Manager, helping to set up operations in Malaysia. B oversaw activities such as building setup, recruitment, and obtaining customer approvals.

Returning to Roots Industries India Limited in 2007, Kumar took on the role of Operations Manager at Roots Industries (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd, where they added responsibilities in manpower management, business strategy development, marketing, and business development. B continued in this role until 2010.

From 2010 to 2012, Kumar worked as a Project Coordinator at Roots Avtocom LLC, where they played a key role in establishing a Joint Venture Company (JVC) in Russia. B collaborated with management and project teams to develop project plans, investment plans, and product/process development plans. B also served as a member of the Board of Directors.

Returning to Roots Industries India Limited in 2012, Kumar held various roles including Head-International Projects and Head of Strategies & New Projects. In these positions, they were responsible for monitoring the effective functioning of Joint Venture Companies (JVCs) in different countries, advising management on planning issues, implementing strategies at JVC projects, and ensuring reporting systems and performance review.

Overall, B Bharath Kumar has a strong background in project management, international operations, and business strategy, with experience in establishing and managing Joint Venture Companies.

B Bharath Kumar completed their Bachelor's in Engineering with a focus on Mechanical at Amrita Institute of Technology & Science from 1998 to 2002. Subsequently, they pursued a Diploma in Business Management at Institute of Chartered Financial Analysts of India from 2010 to 2012. Prior to that, they obtained a Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical Engineering from Bharathiar University from 1998 to 2002. Before entering university, they completed their high school education at Lisieux Matriculation Higher Secondary School from 1986 to 1998.

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Coimbatore, India

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Roots Industries India Limited

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Roots Industries India Limited (RIL) established in 1970 is the flagship company of the Roots Group and its products find pride of place in some of the world’s most respected automobile brands. RIL has a full-fledged manufacturing facility in India, Malaysia, Russia and has offices in strategic locations across the world. The company manufactures a wide range of Electric Horns, backup alarm and electronic horns with multi-functional capabilities for passenger vehicles, off-road vehicles and material handling equipment. It has subsequently added to its product offerings with halogen bulbs, disc brake pads, brake shoes, clutch plates, batteries and reverse sensors. RIL established a High Precision Engineering Division (HPED) in 2005 to manufacture Highly Critical Parts, Sub Assemblies and High Level Assemblies for the Medical, Aerospace, Flow Control, Automobile & Other Engineering Industries. RIL established ROOTS METROLOGY and got accredited by NABL in 2005. It also addresses the Group’s calibration requirements and opened up branches in Chennai and Bangalore. In addition to calibration other services rendered by metrology division are Third Party inspection and Training & Development. RIL established a commercial furniture manufacturing division ROOTS SYONA in 2013 to manufacture ergonomically designed furniture’s. Syona currently has more than 5 models of commercial chairs and will unveil other furniture products in a phased manner. In the dynamic world that is driven by technology, a successful presence depends on the way you mould that technology to fit popular needs, Indigenous talent, a daring attitude, courage to accept and learn new things and the simple spark of an idea. That is the genesis of ROOTS.


Headquarters

Coimbatore, India

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1,001-5,000

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