Dr. Mahendra Kumar Sharma, 63, is the Whole Time Director and CEO of Largest & Modern Cotton Ginning, Pressing, Delinting, Decorticating Machinery, Electrical Panels and Pre-engineered Buildings Manufacturer, Bajaj Steel Industries Ltd. Nagpur. This Public Limited Company was established in 1961 and turnover of the Company in 2020-21 is about Rs.522 Crores. The Company acquired American Largest Saw Ginning Manufacturing Company M/s. Continental Eagle Corporation USA in 2012. Dr.Sharma is a Post Graduate and Ph. D. from Nagpur University in Cotton Ginning with over 40 years of managerial experience and has travelled to over 30 countries. He is also Director on the board of several companies including overseas companies in USA and Africa. He has held various positions in trade associations like FICCI, Vidarbha Industries Association, Regional Advisory Council Central Excise etc. He has presented several papers on Cotton Processing Technologies in various forums including International Cotton Advisory Committee (ICAC) Washington USA and co-authored a book on "Double Roller Ginning Technology". He has been instrumental in development of various systems and machines for modernization of Cotton Ginning & Pressing Factories. He has organised several awareness programes for ginners etc. in collaboration with Central Institute for Research on Cotton Technology (CIRCOT), ICAR Govt. of India and attended several seminars and certificate courses including at Texas International Cotton School, Lubbock USA.
As regards his social engagements, he is President of Vidarbha Region (Zone 9) of Vipra Foundation and established a Goushala near Parseoni in the memory of his father. He is also associated with various other charitable organizations and contributes to various social causes.
He is also a member of:
- Advisory Committee of the IP Cell of Dhanwate National College, run by Shri Shivaji Education Society.
- Member - Internal Quality Assessment Cell (Industry), Shri Shivaji Science College, Congress Nagar, Nagpur.
- Member – Quinquennial Review Team (QRT) ICAR for Central Institute for Research on Cotton Technology (CIRCOT), ICAR Govt. of India
- Member – Research Advisory Committee (RAC) Central Institute for Research on Cotton Technology (CIRCOT), ICAR Govt. of India.