Independent Director · Board Adviser
Manufacturing, MSME, quality, safety and sustainability oversight
Board-ready leader · Pulp & paper technologist · Quality consultant
Pradeep Kumar Gupta
25+ years of plant-floor and leadership experience helping manufacturers improve quality, productivity, safety and governance. Available for independent director mandates, MSME consulting and international technical or quality leadership roles.
Independent director mandates MSME quality transformation International technical leadership
25+ Years Experience
23 Years in Paper Industry
IITR Engineering Alumnus
Recruiter Snapshot
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Technical / Quality / Operational Excellence Leader
Pulp & paper and process manufacturing; India or international
TQM · Lean Six Sigma · QMS · Mill Improvement
Diagnostic, implementation and capability-building assignments
Opportunity Fit
Experience aligned to three mandates
A focused proposition for boards, manufacturing businesses and employers seeking mature technical leadership grounded in real operating experience.
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Board & Governance
An independent, operations-informed perspective on risk, quality, sustainability and long-term value.
View details 02MSME Operational Excellence
TQM, Lean, Six Sigma and root-cause problem solving adapted to the realities of growing manufacturers.
View details 03Pulp & Paper Technology
Leadership and technical support spanning pulp operations, quality control, laboratory, safety and improvement.
View details 04QMS & ISO Systems
Practical management systems, internal audits, capability building and certification readiness.
View details Track Record
25+
Years of experience
Operations, quality and consulting
23
Years in paper companies
HPC and Hindustan Newsprint
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Ways to engage
Board · Consulting · Leadership role
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