Team
Suhas Damle
Managing Director
Suhas is a seasoned leader with 30 years of techno-commercial experience in the Engineering Industry. He did his Production Engineering graduation from VJTI, Mumbai. He has also done MBA with a specialization in Marketing.
He started his career in Thermax Limited and worked in several departments, including site services, project management, and Business Development. He has varied experience working with reputed companies like Kirloskar AAF Ltd., Automag-NKC, Larsen & Toubro, KPIT Cummins and thyssenkrupp India. He was heading Marketing for Bulk Material Handling and Mining Division (Products and Projects) in thyssenkrupp prior to joining Demech.
He has rich experience in Business Development, Contract Management, Project management, and handling Key Customer Accounts. His career exposure spans different business verticals like Mining, Power, Petro-chemicals, Steel, Fertilizers, Oil & Gas, Ports, Cement, Automotive sector, auto ancillaries, white goods, Government, Railways, etc. He has executed several projects from ‘ Concept to Commissioning.’
Adwait Kolhatkar
COO
Adwait is a Chartered Accountant & Commerce postgraduate with varied experience in various top management positions like Head of HR, Head of IT & Systems Administration, Head of Finance and Business Head. He has worked in both manufacturing & IT companies. He has been a faculty at an MBA institute & taught subjects like Management Control Systems, Business Excellence & Quality Management.
He is an accredited trainer motivator for entrepreneurship development from Maharashtra Centre for Entrepreneurship Development (MCED). He has worked several years as a Senior Examiner on Examiners’ panel for Ramkrishna Bajaj National Quality Award of Indian Merchant Chambers, Mumbai. He is a trained Functional Consultant for SAP FICO.
An avid learner & keen to help others to unleash their potential, Adwait recently become a Certified Executive & Life Coach from Symbiosis Coaching, USA.
Milind Kale
VP - Operations Material Handling Division
Milind is a Mechanical Engineer; passed out in 1981. In his career spanning over 35 years in the engineering industry, he has gained good exposure to the core sector industries like steel, thermal power plants, cement plants & mining. He has been working in various key positions at DEMECH for more than 12 years. Earlier, he began his career with Walchandnagar Industries, where he executed EPC projects in Africa. Then he worked with Shirke group of companies as DGM production, with a special focus on manufacturing Grain Storage, Handling, Cleaning & Treating equipment. He possesses rich experience in areas like fabrication, sheet metal work, machining, planning, procurement, project execution, and site management.
Nagesh Kore
VP - Wear and Abrasion Resistant Products
Nagesh is an engineering graduate and holds a Masters Degree in Marketing Management from Pune University. He started his career as an Engineer with Demech. Nagesh has more than 22 years of experience in manufacturing and marketing of Wear and Abrasion Resistant products.