An experienced production head with more than 25 years of industry expertise in tyre manufacturing, Devendra Patodi is skilled in operations management, Kanban, supply chain management and six sigma.
“I am thankful to the CEAT management team for giving me this opportunity to lead the great team of CEAT Nagpur factory as Vice President Plant Operations. Thanks for showing faith in me and developing me as a leader Milind Apte, Dilip Modak, Arnab B” wrote Devendra Patodi in his LinkedIn page, after becoming the Vice President of Plant Operations of Nagpur Factory.
Devendra Patodi began his career journey as an Intern with Bridgestone in the year 1996, after getting his diploma degree in Mechanical Engineering from Govt Polytechnic College, Khandwa. After a brief stint with Bridgestone and Apollo Tyres, started his career with CEAT as Production Planning Manager in September 2009.
Before getting appointed as Vice President, Plant Operations of the Nagpur Factory, Devendra Patodi manned many roles in his 12 years of extensive career with CEAT Tyres.
CEAT manufactures best-in-class high-performance tyres for a broad range of vehicles, including 2/3 wheelers, passenger vehicles and utility vehicles, commercial vehicles, and off-highway vehicles, and annually produces over 37 million tyres. CEAT also produces and distributes high-quality tubes and aps and has a presence in more than 100 countries throughout the world.