Welcome to Mitra, your trusted partner in advanced agricultural spraying solutions. Since our founding in 2012, we have been at the forefront of innovation, offering world-class sprayers designed to meet the unique needs of orchard crop growers.
Mitra was established in 2012 with a focus on custom hiring solutions for orchard crop growers, specializing in Air Blast Sprayers for Spraying and dipping. This initial venture laid the groundwork for our commitment to providing cutting-edge agricultural spraying technology.
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Business Head at Mitra Agro Equipment Pvt Ltd & Deputy General Manager at Mahindra Rise
1. Birla Institute of Technology, Mesra
Master of Engineering - MEng, Mechanical Engineering (2006 – 2008)
2. Rajiv Gandhi Prodoyogiki Vishwavidyalaya, Bhopal
Bachelor of Engineering - BE, Mechanical Engineering (2002 – 2006)
A senior agriculture and precision-farming leader with 18+ years of experience in farm machinery, product development, and digital agriculture. Currently Deputy General Manager – Precision Farming at Mahindra Group, leading IoT, AI, robotics, and precision-agriculture solutions. Previously spent 11+ years at John Deere, managing global engineering and product development programs across multiple agricultural equipment platforms. He has also been leading MITRA's business for the past two years, contributing his expertise in technology, innovation, and business growth.
Senior VP and Business Head
1. MBA – MIT Sloan School of Management, MIT | 2010
Management Consulting, Energy & Environment
2. PhD – Chemical Engineering (Energy & Climate Change), MIT | 2005–2010
Research: CO₂ capture, climate policy & emissions regulations
3. B.Chem.Eng. – Chemical Engineering, Institute of Chemical Technology (ICT), Mumbai | 2001–2005
Senior leadership experience across international operations, farm equipment, precision farming, strategy, and business development. Currently Senior VP & Head of International Operations – Farm Equipment Business at Mahindra Group. Led Farm Machinery & Precision Farming business, driving growth, innovation, and commercialization. Strong background in corporate strategy, international business, M&A, and business transformation. Director-level experience at Braskem across strategy, business development, planning, and business intelligence. Consulting experience at Boston Consulting Group (BCG), with focus on energy, strategy, financial analysis, and regulatory matters. 15+ years of global experience across India and the United States.
CFO for Farm Equipment Business | Director M.I.T.R.A.
1. SVKM's Narsee Monjee Institute of Management Studies (NMIMS) MBA, Finance
2004-2006 Activities and societies: Core committee member of the NMIMS, Placement
2. Saurashtra University
Bachelors in Business Administration, Finance 1997-2000
MBA from NMIMS, Mumbai and graduate from GE's Accelerated Management Program with 10+ years of finance experience in GE across industrial and capital businesses. Served as business partner in developing and implementing business strategy, growth initiatives and customer centric projects. Collaborotive and hands on change agent, passionate for building high performance teams, with intimate knowledge of value drivers and processes.
Core competencies include:
- Business, commercial & supply chain finance
- Customer relationship management
- Process development & simplification initiatives
- BD valuation & synergy identification
- Capital investment planning & evaluation
- IT system design & implementation
- Team building & leadership
Received multiple awards across 10 years for in areas of FP&A/BD analytics, Commercial finance & operational finance.