about Shri SH Kopardekar
DATE AND PLACE OF BIRTH 27/04/1971 Mumbai, India
NATIONALITY Indian Citizen
PRESENT POSITION - Associate Director at Mahratta Chamber of Commerce, Industries and Agriculture, Pune, Maharashtra - India : In charge of International Business and Relations, Civil Aviation, Foreign Trade Regulations, Information Technology Committees and CEO Forum
ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES Organising Events with focus on International Business, latest technology and its application, Information Technology and Foreign Trade Regulations, Hosting business and institutional delegations and facilitating prospective and existing investors, organizing one to one meetings between business delegates from abroad and representatives of companies from Pune region, Organising meetings with senior officials from Diplomatic or Trade Missions of other countries, Advisory services to importers, exporters and Representations to Government on Foreign Trade, Civil Aviation and IT related issues, Part of a team promoting MCCIA Projects and major events, involved in efforts for improving the connectivity and facilities at Pune Airport and follow up for an independent international airport in Pune region
PREVIOUS POSITIONS (List in reverse chronological order mention from which year to which year you worked in each position): All positions at Mahratta Chamber of Commerce, Industries and Agriculture
Senior Manager from April 2008-April 2012
Manager from April 2006 to April 2008
Deputy Manager from April 2005 to April 2006
Senior Assistant Secretary from November 1999 to April 2005
Assistant Secretary - from April 1995 to November 1999
ACADEMIC AND PROFESSIONAL TRAINING
Participated in the International Visitor Leaderaship Programme focused on US Trade Policy in May 2012 organised by Department of State-Government of United States of America
Advance Training Programs on COMFAR III and Financial Tools for Project Appraisal organized by United National Industrial Development Organization at Chennai, April 2010 and January 2008
Stakeholder Consultation for WTO Negotiations organized by Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry and Centre for WTO Studies at New Delhi-January 2010
Training Programme on Capacity Building for Industry Associations conducted by United National Industrial Development Organization at Ahmedabad, India -(November December 2000)
Certificate Course in International Trade at Mahratta Chamber of Commerce, Industries and Agriculture May to August 1995 at Pune - India
Masters in Business Administration Institute of Business Management and Research, Pune University of Pune 1993 at Pune - India
Bachelor of Commerce 1991 M. L. Dahanukar College of Commerce, University of Bombay (now known as University of Mumbai) at Mumbai - India
PUBLICATIONS (Please list titles and publication dates of five relevant books, magazine and/or journal articles. For occasional newspaper articles, please mention dates and type of article, i.e. report, editorial, commentary, etc.):
Article on Participation in the International Visitor Leadership Programme of US Government Sampada, September 2012
Article on Suggested Additional Transportation Infrastructure for sustaining Pune regions Growth Sampada April 2011, Articles on Thailand : Indias Unknown neighbor, December 2004, Editor for special Issue on Foreign Trade Sampada May 1999 Commentary and Interviews
Article on New Foreign Trade Policy : Attention will be on Effective Implementation Arthamanthan Marathi Weekly 20-26 April 1998 (commentary)
Article on India China Partnership in Sakal (Marathi Daily) 1994 (commentary)
(Sampada is a Monthly Magazine of Mahratta Chamber of Commerce, Industries and Agriculture)
OFFICE ADDRESS (Include telephone and fax numbers, and e-mail address):
Mahratta Chamber of Commerce, Industries and Agriculture
505 and 506 A and B Wing, MCCIA Trade Tower, Senapati Bapat Road, Pune 411 016 India
Tel : 91-20-25709211 / 25709000 Fax : 91-20-25709021 Email : sudhanwak@mcciapune.com
MARITAL STATUS: Married, Children : One son
NATIVE LANGUAGE : Marathi
ENGLISH LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY : Excellent proficiency in Reading, Speaking and comprehension
TRAVEL ABROAD (In addition to the names of countries, please include approximate dates, purpose of travel and length of stay):
Germany-Co-ordinated a delegation of 16 participants to understand the best manufacturing practices in German companies, visiting research organizations and interaction with members of business promotion organizations September 2013
Germany and France Led a Delegation of participants of Supplier Development Programme for Auto components Industry implemented by UNIDO and MCCIA-November 2012
USA- Participated in International Visitor Leadership Programme at the invitation of U.S. Government to understand the US Policy Making structure, process at the Federal, State and City level and also interacting with officials of various Government departments, Trade Development organizations, select companies April/May 2012
Germany Led a Business Delegation to Hannover Messe, visit to a Company and business networking April 2007 for one week
Germany Led a Business Delegation to Hannover Messe, visit to a company and Interactive Session with members of Bremen Chamber of Commerce April 2006 for one week
China Led Business Delegation to Business Exhibitions in Shanghai, interactive session with select Members of India Association, Officials of Indian Consulate in Shanghai and a factory visit to a Company- November 2005 for a week
Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand and Bangladesh Led MCCIA IIBR delegation of officials of MCCIA and Faculty and students of Institute of International Business and Research for exploring possibilities of networking with Chambers of Commerce, Interactive Session with Institutions, visit to select companies and Port visits and interaction with Officials of Indian Diplomatic Missions October 2004 for one week
Singapore, Malaysia, Sri Lanka Led MCCIA IIBR delegation of officials of MCCIA and Faculty and students of Institute of International Business and Research for exploring possibilities of networking with Chambers of Commerce, Interactive Session with Institutions, visit to select companies and Port visits and interaction with Officials of Indian Diplomatic Missions - October 2003 for one week