Naresh leads GCLA, the JV company of Godrej & Boyce-India and Consoveyo PT (part of Korber Group – Germany) which aims to provide Smart, High Performing & Reliable Intralogistics Automation Solutions to customers in India and Middle East markets.

Starting as a Production Engineer in 1984, Naresh gained solid experience in B2B businesses of Godrej & Boyce in multiple functional roles including Marketing & Sales, International Business, and Business Development to deliver significant contribution and results. Some of his notable achievements include driving Business Process Automation & Wellness@Work initiative with Godrej Interio, leading collaborations with Japanese & American companies, initiating Cellular Manufacturing concepts in Machine Tools business, etc.

Naresh has done a Management Program for Technologist from Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore and holds a degree in Mechanical Engineering.

He believes that every person has some special talent and wants to do good. The role of a leader is to align the people in his team to a common vision and help them to leverage their strengths and continuously improve to achieve superior team results.

Mahendra heads the Engineering Design function which includes Mechanical Design, Automation Design & Software Design. The team comprises of highly experienced expert engineers from different fields making it self-equipped to handle any kind of system integration automation project.

Having long experience & expertise in design of development of cranes and elevators, he joined this organization in 2005. He is one of the core team of GCLA which indigenized stacker crane technology from Europe and introduced to Indian market. Under his leadership many new initiatives have been launched to make the products meet the Indian customer’s specific requirements while maintaining technological superiority and cost competitiveness.

He holds a degree in Production Engineering from Mumbai University.

Mahendra believes in flexible approach towards changing market demands and is passionate about adopting new technologies and implementing them.

Rajendra Panchal heads Operations of GCLA which encompasses areas from detailing to installing equipment & handover of projects to customer. This involves working and carrying various teams together, Internal as well as suppliers and customers.

His journey with Godrej & Boyce Mfg Co. ltd begun as a Production executive in Furniture plant and subsequently moved up the ranks while gaining exposure to production processes for variety of materials & technologies. During the period he developed proficiency in Process Engineering and was made head of Process Engineering.

Currently as Head Operations at GCLA, he oversees the areas of Supply Chain Management, Product Development, Setting Manufacturing Flow lines with man less operations and New technology Introduction.

He has done certification in SCM from APICS USA. In addition to this, he also got opportunity to attend VLFM Course devised by CII and a Management Course for Working Professionals devised by Godrej & Boyce with S. P Jain Institute of Management.

He believes that excellence is a continuous process.

Shakti heads Marketing, Sales & Service function at Godrej Consoveyo Logistics Automation Ltd., a company focused on providing best in class intra-logistics automation solutions to help improve the Inventory Management & Distribution operations of leading companies in India & neighboring markets.

He began his career in this company in 2005 after working with large industrial conglomerates in B2B segment for few years. Under his inspirational leadership, the company has seen manifold growth in business and had become market leader in “Automated Warehousing Solutions” with highest number of installations in India.

He has done Master’s in Management Studies with specialization in Marketing from Mumbai University and bachelor’s in Mechanical engineering from Nagpur University.

Shakti believes self-confidence, team work and quick decision making are the essential ingredients for success.