Team

Ravin MIRCHANDANI

Chairman

A business leader with an extensive background in international development and management experience in the energy, defence, telecom and industrial gas sectors.

Ravin’s unique experiments of adding social responsibility as a value metric along with profits and productivity in the workplace have garnered a lot of attention in the industry.

Ramaswamy LAKSHMANAN

Head Finance

A senior finance professional with an experience of over 20 years; Ramaswamy specializes in accounting, commercial and legal acumen. As a chartered accountant, he has managed and led the finance, accounts, taxation, audit, regulation, costing, ERP implementation, legal, secretarial and other functions across various leading multinationals In different capacities, including that of the CFO.

Sharad CHIRPUTKAR

Head Projects & Customer Advocacy

Sharad has been with Ador for over 33 years and has specialised experience in power electronics including High Current Rectifiers, High Voltage Rectifiers, UPS Systems and Traffic Control systems.   Sharad expertise in managing engineering, manufacturing, operations as well as direct sales and customer advocacy has been invaluable. He has been part of almost all key initiatives, including his stint as a Country Manager in China, responsible for manufacturing operations at the ADOR factory in Xuzhou.

Swanand DESHPANDE

Head People and Talent

An established people development and strategic HR professional, Swanand has worked across domains (Manufacturing, IT, Construction, Education, Retail, etc.) and has over 10 years of experience in the field. His interests lie in the application of neuroscience in human capital management and he is a strong believer of adding value to people by fostering a conducive environment.

Rahul Sawardekar

Head Traffic & Enforcement Business

Rahul has a rich experience of 28 years in Supply Chain Management, Procurement and Operations. He has an aptitude for adopting emerging trends and industry requirements to achieve organizational objectives which has always been his strength. Simultaneously warehousing and distribution, Vendor development and process compliance are his key skill areas.

Nikhat ANSARI

Head, Sales and Strategy

A passionate technovator and dynamic professional with over 13+
years of result-oriented experience in Road Safety and Traffic
Management. Nikhat holds a specialization in Artificial Intelligence,
designing Traffic and Enforcement as per American, Japanese,
Indian and other global Standards of Safety Policy.
Worked with Microsoft (Southeast Asia)
Her profile involved an in-depth knowledge of licensing and invites
different strategies related to the Southeast Asian market and MEA.

With professional education from Harvard University in AI, Nikhat
has very strong technology distilling.
In addition to traffic management, she already holds the perk of
being a part of most challenging projects in India for expressways,
smart cities, and tunnels.

Seva Panda

HEAD- SOFTWARE INNOVATION

Solutions that improve the quality of life motivate me. I enjoy using science and technology in finding optimally balanced solutions. The last 25 years of my professional life have been an enriching experience of end-to-end software solution building, travelling and trekking. All with equal importance.

Nachiket KULKARNI

Lead, Operations

A dashing cricketer turned to project management & operations professional continues to hit sixes at Ador. He is certified project management professional with vast experience in variety of domains. He is Mechanical Engineer & has done MS in Engineering Management from Deakin University, Australia. He has great business acumen. He has executed huge projects flawlessly.

Snehal DEORE

Lead, Software Integration


Seasoned professional with 4+ years of experience in enterprise integration. Snehal Deore is currently leading the software integration division at Ador Powertron Ltd. She is currently responsible for end to end delivery of multiple VMS systems at client sites. Her current responsibilities include site surveys, requirements analysis and design, production support, etc. Her calm and composed nature allows her to handle customer escalations at ease. In her free time, she likes to read books and strives for continuous learning.

Ramesh Bandaru

Product Manager

A travel enthusiast, with an education in Electronics Engineering and an MBA in International Business from one of the top universities in India, Ramesh Bhandaru is a Leader in Sales – Traffic. He possesses valuable experience of over 6 year’s experience in Sales, Marketing & Product development. In recent years he has achieved a stronghold in merchandising products in Govt, PSU’s, Private, Defense sector, etc.