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Tribhuvan Darbari

Chairman, Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Business Council Secretariat, India; Managing Director & Chief Executive Officer, Texmaco Defence Systems Private Limited (TDSPL) & Chief Executive, Texmaco Rail & Engineering Limited /Adventz Group & Managing Director, Russtech Development Private Limited, India

is a top management professional, with around 35 years of rich & diversified experience in Corporate Strategy, New Business Development, Sales & Marketing, Commercial Operations, Project Management, Financial Management, Strategic Alliances & JVs, International trade collaborations & MoUs, Strategic Relationships Management, Corporate Affairs & Communications, Human Resources Management, etc. in important Govt. / Industry segments.

From 1987 onwards, he has worked at the levels of Dy. Secretary/Director/ Joint Secretary in the Government of India (including under the Cabinet Secretariat, Ministry of Power, Ministry of Petroleum, Natural Gas & Chemicals, Ministry of Communications & Information Technology) & at the levels of the General Manager/Vice President / Director, CEO under 5 Fortune 500 Corporations i.e. ONGC (A Govt. of India Enterprise), TATA Group, Hewlett Packard, Huawei Telecommunications & China National Petroleum Corporation (CNPC / CPP). During the last two decades, he has contributed significantly as an active member of various important and strategic National / International Government and Institutional Committees, cutting across multiple sectors and geographies

Current Assignment

Managing Director & Chief Executive Officer, Texmaco Defence Systems Private Limited (TDSPL) & Chief Executive, Texmaco Rail & Engineering Limited /Adventz Group & Managing Director, Russtech Development Private Limited, India

Texmaco Rail & Engineering Limited

Texmaco Rail & Engineering Limited as part of USD 3 billion Adventz Group, being a major player in the manufacturing sector, has taken the challenge for contributing its resources to realize the noble national goal by participating in mission critical projects under the ‘Make-in-India’ initiative of our Hon’ble Prime Minister, which includes verticals like Defense and Inland Security, Energy, Railways and Transportation. The company manufactures diverse range of products, viz. Railway Freight Cars, Hydro Mechanical Equipments for Mega Hydro Power Projects and is also well-known for fabrication for Heavy Steel Structures for Thermal Power Stations, Flyovers, Bridges and Equipments for Steel Plants, Naval Ship Structures for Indian Navy and Industrial Structures, Steel Castings and Pressure Vessels and has entered into Technical Collaboration with renowned Multinationals of Japan, U.S.A, U.K., Germany, Australia, Austria, Holland etc., for developing and expanding its product portfolio. The company has required 55% share holding in Bright Power Projects Indian Private Limited. The Steel Foundry of the Company is the largest in the country with a capacity up to 30000 Tones of quality Castings per year. It has a State-of-the-art facility set up by the world renowned M/s Kunkel Wagner, Germany. .

Simon India

Simon India Limited (SIL), a wholly- owned subsidiary of Zuari Global Limited, offers technical consultancy, project management and contracting services to Chemical, Fertiliser, Oil & Gas, Petrochemical, Power and other Infrastructure projects.

Zuari Indian Oil Tanking

Zuari Indian Oiltanking Limited, a 50:50 joint venture between Indian Oiltanking Limited and Zuari Agro Chemicals Limited offers independent terminalling services to Zuari Agro Chemicals Limited, Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited and Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited.The terminal is exclusively for petroleum products such as Naphtha, Motor Spirit, High-Speed Diesel and Superior Kerosene.

Adventz Group

The "ADVENTZ" Group is an Indian conglomerate with global ambitions that participates in and contributes to India's economic growth and prosperity through transformational change. The Group is partnered by world leaders in various areas of enterprise and has significant presence in agriculture, engineering & infrastructure, real estate, consumer durables and services which are the key drivers of the India economy. It is deepening its engagement with consumers across the value spectrum with new initiatives in these areas. Other important Joint Ventures are with French Group Touax i.e. Touax Texmaco Railcar Leasing Private Limited; A 60:40 JV with world renowned Wabtec Corporation, USA. The companies State-of-the-Art Coach Shop has been set up with technical support of Kawasaki Heavy Industries (KHI), Kobe, Japan. Texmaco Hi-tech Private Limited (Erstwhile JV with UGL Rail Services Limited, Australia is another subsidiary primarily cater to the huge requirements of Locomotive, wagon and coach components, and has developed prestigious customers like GE Transportation, Alston, Harsco, ZF, etc. Other renowned blue chip group companies are the Zuari Agro and Paradip Phosphate, Zuari Indian Oil Tanking. Adventz group also has a 50:50 Joint Venture between Indian Oiltanking and Zuari Industries to provide independent terminalling services to public sector and private sector Oil and Gas companies and builds storage capacities and blending facilities for ethanol and motor spirits and in synergy with another group company i.e. Simon India Ltd. – an EPC arm of the Adventz group is poised to enter the Oil and Gas sector in a big way

TDSPL

Aims to augment India's Defence Production capabilities, under the “Make-in-India” Programme, leveraging upon TEXMACO Rail's manufacturing excellence & Heavy Engineering capabilities.

Texmaco’s excellence in manufacturing since 1939, specifically in areas like Machining, Shaping, Forming, Casting, Fabrication, Surface treatment etc. shall be optimally leveraged by Texmaco Defence Systems Pvt. Ltd., which is a subsidiary of Texmaco and has indeed taken up the challenge to augment the indigenous production of equipments required by the Armed & Paramilitary Forces along with state-of-the-art technology partnerships in diverse areas of operations. Texmaco Defence Systems was incorporated on 10th January, 2018, and by March 2018, Defence Production Licences were secured for the following: (i) Design, Development, Manufacture, Assembly and Upgrade of Armoured Vehicles, Main Battle Tanks and Other All-Wheel Drive Armour Protected Wheeled Vehicles with Mountings for Arms and Configured for Military Use with Ballistic Protection to Level III (NIJ 108, 01 September, 1985 or Comparable National Standard or above). (ii) Design, Development, Manufacture, Assembly and Upgrade of Artillery and Air Offence Guns, Howitzers, Trailers for Towed and Static Weapon Systems and their Spares and Accessories. (iii) Manufacture of Empty Shells, Cartridge Cases, All Metallic and Non-Metallic Components and Body Parts of Ammunition, Rockets, Missiles, Projectiles, Bombs, Torpedoes, Mortars, Grenades, Fuzes of All Types of 20 MM and above Caliber without Explosive Charge Filling. Since its recent incorporation, the TDSPL is exploring opportunities to contribute and enhance stepping up indigenous Defence Production by entering into strategic technology partnerships with globally renowned Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs) under the ‘Make-in-India’ programme for the following emerging business opportunities provided by the Armed & Para-military Forces.

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Previous Significant Assignments

    Key positions held by Tribhuvan Darbari

    • CEO India China Petroleum Pipeline Bureau A subsidiary of China National Petroleum Corporation – with Revenues of US$ 455 Billion

    • Director General Chindia Chamber of Commerce & Industry

    • Vice President Huawei Telecommunications

    • Group President India, World BPO ITO Forum

    • Jt. DG OC in charge of Business Club of India- a consortium with CII & FICCI

    • Director (Corporate Strategy) Hewlett – Packard India

    • Vice President –In-charge of Business Synergies between Tata Consultancy Services and CMC

    • Vice President & Functional Head CMC Ltd.

      A Govt. of India Enterprise under the Ministry of Information Technology & Communications
    • Executive Director (Commercial) TRIFED (In the Rank of Joint Secretary to the Govt. of India)

      Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment, Govt. of India
    • OSD (General Manager) & Member Secretary– KDMMPC, Oil & Natural Gas Commission (ONGC)

    • Private Secretary(above the Rank of director to the Government of India) to the Hon'ble Cabinet Minister for Petroleum, Natural Gas, Chemicals, Petrochemicals & Pharmaceuticals

    • Officer on Special Duty NJPC (In the rank of Chief Engineer) Dept. of Power, Ministry of Energy, Government of India

    • Officer on Special Duty (In the rank of Dy. Secretary, Govt. of India) Implementation Committee, Cabinet Secretariat under the Chairmanship of the Hon’ble Prime Minister of India.

    Recognition

    April 22, 2017

    Hon’ble Minister of State ( Independent Charge) Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment, Govt Of India dt 16/04/1999

    Shri Darbari’s grasp of complexities involved in marketing and personnel operations, his expertise in project monitoring, coordinating and implementation, his flair for facilitating excellent team work […]
    April 22, 2017

    Executive Director (Commercial) , TRIFED, In the rank of Joint Secretary to the Govt. of India, Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment, Govt. of India

    Executive Director (Commercial) , TRIFED, In the rank of Joint Secretary to the Govt. of India, Ministry  of Social Justice & Empowerment, Govt. of India     […]
    April 22, 2017

    Mr. Douglas Hanson- Director Global Energy HP dt. 30/01/2009

    “Darbari it has been two weeks since your orchestration of a packed agenda of high impact meetings at the SPG in Hyderabad… I am delighted to […]
    April 22, 2017

    Dr. S. Dash Addl. Secretary, Ministry of Steel.dt. 05/04/2006

    On behalf of Ministry Of Steel, I would like to thank you for the excellent organisation of the ‘International Conference on Leveraging Information Technology for Global […]
    April 22, 2017

    Lt Gen Mohinder Puri – Deputy Chief Of Army Staff, Army Head Quarters dt 08/03/2006

    “The Indian Army is well on the road to modernization and is in the process of absorbing the latest technology to enhance its combat effectiveness… in […]
    April 22, 2017

    Director (Corporate Strategy) Hewlett – Packard, India, July 2005- Jan 2009

    Director (Corporate Strategy) Hewlett – Packard, India,                                                                                                  July 2005- Jan 2009 1)“Great show with the defense team..The feedback of the event was very good. I […]
    April 22, 2017

    Joint Director General, Revenue , Marketing OC & Business Club Of India ( Consortium with CII and FICCI)

    Joint Director General, Revenue , Marketing OC & Business Club Of India    ( Consortium with CII and FICCI)                 Feb 2009- Aug 2010                                      .” I am […]
    April 22, 2017

    Member Advisory Board & Principal Advisor Govt. & Industry Alliances), Clean Technologies, Delhi

    Member Advisory Board & Principal Advisor Govt. & Industry Alliances), Clean Technologies, Delhi                                                                                                                                                                                                              Aug 2010- Aug 2011                                                                                                                                                                                       “In view  of your vast experience […]
    April 21, 2017

    Group President, India, WICS(Wbf International Center Services) & The World BPO-ITO Forum,

    Group President,  India, WICS(Wbf International Center Services) & The World BPO-ITO Forum,                                                                          Jun 2011- Mar 2012 “Your rich and diversified international experience as a top-management […]
    March 17, 2017

    Mr Mark Hurd- CEO & President, hp, Worldwide

      “As the Director- Corporate Strategy, HP India, he has done exceedingly well with ratings for the period 2005-2009 as “Strong performance met and often exceeded objectives […]
    March 17, 2017

    Shri.P.Murari, Secretary Cabinet Secretariat ( 1986-1987, 1987-1988 )

      “His level of knowledge of functions was of a very high order.. His performance was always geared to objectives, which were set for himself. Dedicated Officer […]
    March 17, 2017

    Mr. K K Mathur, Additional Secretary, Power and Mr. S Rajgopal , Secretary Power and Chairman NJPC. Dt. 18/04/90

      “A very dynamic, responsible, dedicated, dependable and bright young officer, who put in an excellent performance in the period under review. Shri. Darbari was almost single […]
    April 6, 2022

    Do We as a Nation Need to Diversify Russian Defence Supplies’ Dependence?

    As the world rushes to sanction Russia for its full-scale invasion of Ukraine, India has refrained from criticizing Moscow’s aggression, instead has simply called for “dialogue […]