Mr. B R PatelChairman & Managing Director, OerlikonTextile India Pvt Ltd

Mr. Patel is presently the Chairman of Oerlikon Textile India Private Limited a 100 subsidiary of Oerlikon Group based in Switzerland Oerlikon is engaged in the business of manufacturing of equipment for Polymer Processing Industry as well as for Surface Solutions. In 1982 he started his corporate journey with Indian Xerographic Systems Ltd ..(a Modi
Xerox Joint Venture in Mumbai) in the finance department where he worked for 11 years.

Mr. Patel moved up the corporate ladder within Barmag Saurer Oerlikon Group over a period of 30 years from a Finance Manager to Chief Financial Officer to Managing Director and presently in the position of Chairman of Oerlikon Textile India Private Limited, Mumbai