Mr. Nitin Gupta GCEO, STEER Engineering

 

Nitin brings to STEER in-depth know-how of line solutions and continuous processing equipment’s applicable to foods & beverages, oil & gas and other domains, having worked with companies viz Tetra Pak, GEA and Thermax.  Until recently, Nitin was Director APAC, Middle East & Africa with Tetra Pak Processing Solutions & Equipment based out of Singapore with primary responsible for Channel Management, Strategic Partnerships and Key Components Management. During his 15 years in Thermax and 5 years in GEA, Nitin was primarily engaged in turnkey project sales for variety of end segments.   Nitin holds a bachelor’s degree in Chemical Engineering from National Institute of Technology Karnataka graduating in the year 1996.

 

Prasanna Kumar, GM – Technical Services and Business Operations, STEER America

 

Prasanna has been with STEER for the last 17 years and is currently leading business operations in China. He has handled the testing and commissioning of over 100 extruders at customer plants in countries like the US, Japan, Germany, Thailand, Istanbul and China. Prasanna has been instrumental in setting up an entire plant that utilises twin-screw extruders and has built a great technical services team globally. He holds a Diploma in Rubber Technology from IIT, Delhi.

 

Sanjay Shah, CBO – INDIA, SAARC, SEA & MEA

 

Sanjay leads sales at STEER India besides fulfilling customer needs for India, and SAARC, SEA & MEA by managing Sales, Marketing and Application Development. His focus is largely on businesses aspects, which include Sales, Marketing and Business Development for expanded area of India, SAARC, SEA and MEA regions. Prior to joining STEER, Sanjay was with Reliance India Ltd, for over 20 years and he grew upto be Vice President. Amongst various activities he has handled Sales, Business Development, Project Planning and execution. He was part of team looking after acquisition & investment. He holds a BSc (Tech) in Polymer Technology from UDCT, Mumbai.

 

Akihiko Sato – President & CEO, STEERJapan Corporation

 

Sato San is a graduate in Polymer Chemistry from Gunma University, He began his career with Dow Chemical and was associated with them for over 27 years &   grew up to be a Business Development Director, where he was responsible for Business development, M&A, forming JV, setting up new business establishments, for businesses mainly in Chemicals, Plastics, Water treatments, Battery and Consumer Businesses.

 

He later joined Owens-Corning, where he was managing the Glass Fibre business as MD , North & South Asia & Japan, lead multiple geographies & was associated with them for 15 years & progressed to be a President General Manager, Japan.

 

When he is not working, his passion winds him as a drummer (Jazz) in a regular ensemble. He likes to travel and is an avid business reader.

 

Takeshi Nakatsuka
Director, Business Development Department, STEER Japan

 

Nakatsuka San leads STEER’s ADC in Japan.He is an expert in compounding Technology. Prior to STEER he was associated with SANYO-KAKO as General Manager. He holds BSc in Applied chemistry from Osaka Institute of Technology, Japan.

 

Uttam Kumar Bhageria- CFO

 

Uttam is a B. Com.  Graduate and a qualified Chartered Accountant from The Institute of Accountants of India. He has Expert knowledge in Accounting, Tax and Corporate Laws, Audit, Financial Management and Cost Management.

 

Uttam was associated with Deloitte Haskins & Sells (DHS) (A member firm of Deloitte Touche & Tomhatsu) and while being responsible for major areas like Accounting, Listing & SEBI requirements, Treasury, Pricing Models, Transfer Pricing, Direct and Indirect Taxes, he was instrumental in driving Strategic Financial Planning and Analysis, Streamlining of Processes and Internal Control Systems.

 

Uttam is passionate about leading teams to meet Organizational goals and timelines and create a learning function which facilitates financial stewardship and strength. He believes in corporate governance and working through people to achieve strategic goals.

 

Prakash Balasundaram, Chief Financial Officer – STEER WORLD

 

Prakash leads Corporate Finance at STEER and brings a rich experience of 26 years with his portfolio. He has extensive exposure towards F&A, Procurement & OM, along with other critical aspects of corporate finance. Prakash is a qualified Chartered Accountant from the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India. Prior to STEER he was associated with Capgemini where he led the strategic finance vertical.

 

Ram Subramanian, Executive Director

 

K. S. Ramsubramanian  Executive Director. Ram is actively engaged in branding and marketing at STEER. He brings more than 38 years of ‘Corporate work and Management Consultancy’ experience in International Business Management, Marketing, Sales and New Ventures. His key strengths are in Creativity, Concept Development, Visualisation and Mentoring. Has done his post graduate management studies in marketing with JBIMS, Mumbai. Ram is an avid golfer too.

 

Shyam Sundar S Pani, Director – Corporate Communications

 

Shyam leads the branding and communications vertical at STEER. He brings around 17 years of meticulous entrepreneurship and rewarding work in PR, Marketing and Sales. Prior to STEER he was managing his own firm — ‘ GIREM’, which is an industry body, focused on urbanisation, future cities, and Eco-Socio-economic infrastructure.

 

Manash K Baruah, General Manager – Corporate HR

 

Manash leads Global Corporate HR at STEER. His role lies in designing and implementing OD systems for talent development, talent engagement and performance. Prior to STEER, Manash was with Jubilant group and Reliance Media Business. He is a commerce graduate and has a Master’s from NMIMS – Mumbai in the field of HRD and Marketing.

 

Chethan Sharma, AVP – Corporate Strategy

 

Chethan, a qualified chartered accountant, manages accounting, corporate finance and MIS. He is a part of the global corporate finance team and maintains group accounts in the SAP platform. He is also responsible for setting up best practices in global planning, budgeting, consolidation of group accounts, monitoring global cash flows and reviewing financial performance of STEER group. Prior to STEER Chethan was associated with M/s Deloitte Haskins & Sells.