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Kumar Sujan

CEO and Managing Director

Mazda Speciality Machine Systems

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Could you tell us briefly about your family background?

I am married, my wife is a doctor and I have one son

Most Important Lessons

There are no short cuts to producing a good product or setting up a perfect manufacturing project.

Essential Advice

Understand and fully assimilate technology, know how, methodology and finished products specifications. Acquire the appropriate testing devices.

Degrees that Matter

Indeed a good degree in engineering and food technology are ideal for food processing projects

Most Important Decisions

Take as long as you may, to achieve your aims. Eventually only QUALITY and your integrity will stand out in your favour

Areas for the Future

HACCP, GMP and relevant ISO guidelines

Plans for the Future

Designing and Overseeing the setting up of state-of-the-art food processing plants

Points of inflection

Effecting suitable TIE-UPS with specialists world wide.

Tech trends to watch out for

Processing of Potato French Fries, IQF technologies and equipment, food preservation and conversion technologies

The Journey So Far

I started of as a project engineer, progressed into design and manufacture of Special Purpose Machines, then on to conceptualizing complete process plants and implementing food processing projects having consideration of all aspects that even remotely influence optimum results.

A Fine Balance:

Allocate time for both work and leisure. Maintain focus at all times. Learn something new each day.

Required Reading

Surf extensively for all that comes to mind- related with work at hand. The Internet opens up vast possibilities, hitherto inaccessible.

Role Model

Dr. A. P. J. Kalam, former President of India

Changes in the industry

Very significantly and extensively, as technology up-gradation is a never ending activity.

Current and Previous Responsibilities

I am now Managing Director and still involve myself with design engineering.