Mr. Pramod Chaudhari
Founder Chairman & MD
His career spans over 40 years of professional and entrepreneurial endeavour. He established Praj Industries in 1984 at the age of 35.Since then he has built PRAJ into a global Company. He has greatly devoted to the National Biofuels Policy as a member of the Committee on Development of Biofuels Planning Commission, Government of India, for introduction of renewable fuels to India.
Qualification
Pramod Chaudhari has completed his engineering from Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay (IIT). To enhance his corporate expertise, he attended Advanced Management Programme at Harvard Business School in the year 1995.
Currently he is increasing the Company's activities into the knowledge domain of biotech processes and systems in the global arena. The focus is on clean technologies coupled with alternate feedstocks for renewable energy sources.
Achievements & Awards
He has been also diagramed in a recently published book called 'Thought Leaders' by a leading Indian Author, which focuses on visionary and ambitious entrepreneurs. He has also co-authored a book 'As is what Is', a story on the progressive journey of Praj Industries collecting its trials, tribulations and achievements.
He has been honored with many achievements like 'National Level Entrepreneurship' Award in the Year 2004 ,'Distinguished Alumnus Award' of IIT, Bombay in the Year 2005 and 'Outstanding Contribution thru Innovation Award' of Chemtech Foundation for leading Praj Industries into developing innovative technologies like Sweet Sorghum to Ethanol. He has recently earned the 'Maxwell Lifetime Achievement Award' in 2013. Mr. Pramod has also blessed Praj Industriies with the award of Forbes 200 Best Under a Billion Company in Asia, twice .
He is currently Co-Chairman of Confederation of Indian Industry National Committee on Renewable Energy for 2011-12. .He is also the Vice President of Mahratta Chamber of Commerce, Industries and Agriculture Pune for 2010-12. He is the member of Executive Council of Association of Biotechnology Led Enterprises in India and also a Member of Governing Board of Society for Innovation and Entrepreneurship IIT Bombay.
In Sept 2009 he was invited to attend and speak at UN Leadership Forum on Climate Change. He attended COP15 Conference on Climate Change in Dec 2009 as one of the Business Leaders. In November 2010, he was invited at US - India Business & Entrepreneurship Summit which was addressed by Barak Obama, President, USA.
He is also the recipient of the Jagatik Marathi Chamber of Commerce and the Founder Trustee of Pune International Center (PIC).