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.