Vice President – Strategy & Growth
Milind graduated from Virginia Tech with a Masters degree in Industrial & Systems Engineering. Over the years, he has done Program in Leadership & Management from Wharton, Risk Management Professional certification (RIMS-CRMP) and General Management Programme from Indian School of Business.
Milind is Vice President and Head of Strategy and Growth. Since joining Triveni Turbines Team, he has played a pivotal role in effectively leading customer satisfaction, quality assurance, enterprise risk management, digitalization and strategy functions. His contribution was pivotal during the growth phase of Triveni Turbines in 2022-23. In this, he played key role in expanding the Company’s business in South Africa and the US. Milind also steered digital transformation within the organization to support and enable this business growth and institutionalized enterprise risk management within the Company and since 2021. In his earlier role, Milind was instrumental in strengthening Triveni Turbines’ customer satisfaction and quality management processes.
In his current role, Milind is responsible for developing “non-steam turbine” business for Triveni Turbines by leveraging Company’s strengths in rotating equipment and developments on CO2 technology. As the head of Corporate Strategy, Milind is supporting Triveni Turbines’ business growth by evaluating and engaging in various organic and inorganic growth opportunities.
Milind started his career with Siemens’ Power Transmission and Distribution business. After accumulating working experience, he joined the Master’s program at Virginia Tech. Milind did summer internships for Infineon Technologies during his Masters studies and joined them full-time after completing his course work. Working in the US semiconductor industry for 6+ years earned him valuable international working experience in a high-tech industry. After returning to India, Milind re-joined Siemens as Head of Business Excellence for their Oil & Gas Division. Later he played key role in establishing Siemens’ Predesigned Compressors & Fans business in India and managed its project portfolio. His last role in Simens was that of Head of Quality Management for the Steam Turbine business, in which he oversaw quality management for India and Indonesia operations. After this multi-faceted experience at Siemens for 9 years, he joined Triveni turbines in August 2018 as Head of Customer Satisfaction & Quality Assurance. Milind’s industry experience covers varied industries such as semiconductor, power generation, transmission, distribution and oil & gas. He has worked in operations, projects, strategy & risk management. Milind has also published academic papers in Advanced Semiconductor Manufacturing Conferences and World Conference on Quality & Improvement.