Lalit Kumar Pahwa

He holds a Bachelor of Engineering degree with Honors in Mechanical Engineering from 1979 and completed his Post Graduation in Business Management from Symbiosis Institute of Management, Pune in 1982. For over 40 years, he has gained hands-on experience in multi-disciplinary engineering manufacturing and high-technology businesses. Throughout his career, he has held esteemed positions of CEO/MD in several reputed Indian and international organizations such as Tata Group, Escorts Ltd, Jervis B Webb, and American Axle & Manufacturing Inc. He has a vast global exposure to engineering manufacturing and technology companies, having extensively traveled to the USA, Canada, UK, Japan, Europe, Russia, Korea, Singapore, Sri Lanka, and other ASEAN countries. He has worked with business managers from various cultures.

 

As the Founder MD of a SME start-up Company - Pahwa MetalTech Pvt Ltd, he has conceptualized and implemented a project to manufacture high-tech copper titanium alloys and parts made thereof. The company is the sole manufacturer of this advanced material on a commercial scale globally. This unique contribution to the world of material science was developed in India by DRDO.

 

He is an active participant in various industry and technology forums such as CII, EEPC, ASM, FICCI, IIM, IIF, ICDC, and MCCIA. He is a member of MCCIA and CII Pune and has chaired the Pune Chapter of the Indian Institute of Metals since 2021. The Indian Institute of Metals (IIM), established in 1947, is a premier institution headquartered in Kolkata. He serves as the Chairman of the MSME Committee of MCCIA since 2022.