Bhaskar Bhat
Managing Director
Bhaskar Bhat assumed the position of Managing Director of Titan Industries on 1st April 2002.
He is a B.Tech (Mechanical Engineering) degree holder of IIT - Madras, and a post graduate diploma holder in Management from IIM - Ahmedabad.
Most of Bhaskar’s working experience has been in Sales & Marketing. Having started his career as a management trainee with Godrej & Boyce Manufacturing Co. in 1983 he moved on after 5 years, and joined the Tata Watch Project (initiated at Tata Press Ltd.)
Since 1983, Bhaskar has been associated with the Tata Watch Project – later to become Titan Watches Ltd., and now Titan Industries Ltd. At Titan, Bhaskar dealt with Sales & Marketing, HR, International Business and various general managerial assignments.
Bhaskar is a member of the Governing Council at the T.A. Pai Management Institute, Manipal and the SDM Institute of Management and Development, Mysore.
He was awarded the Distinguished Alumnus Award of IIT Madras in 2008.
Harish Bhat
COO - Time Products Division
Harish the COO, Time Products Division, Titan Industries, leads the watches business of Titan. Earlier, Harish was COO of the Jewellery Division. Harish is a member of the Tata Administrative Service (T.A.S.). During his tenure with the Tata group, he held several senior portfolios. Harish is an alumnus of BITS Pilani and IIM – Ahmedabad, and has to his credit the IIM - Ahmedabad Gold Medal for Scholastic Excellence (1997), and the Chevening Scholarship for Young Managers, awarded by the British Government. He is currently Secretary General of the All India Federation of Horological Industries
C K Venkataraman
COO - Jewellery Division
Venkataraman has headed the Jewellery Division since January 2005. He is a post graduate diploma holder in Management from IIM – Ahmedabad. Venkataraman joined Titan Industries in 1990, and worked in the Advertising and Marketing functions before becoming the Head of Sales & Marketing for the Titan brand in 2003.
S Ravi Kant
COO - Eyewear Business & Sr. Vice President Corporate Communications
Ravi joined Titan in 1988 in Marketing, with a Masters in Business Management from FMS, Delhi. He soon moved to Retailing and Exports and headed the initiation of the watch assembly plant in Dehradun. Between 1995 and 2005 Ravi headed the Middle East and African operations as MD of Titan International (ME). He subsequently headed the International Business Division of Titan Industries – Bangalore, managing performance of both businesses – watches and jewellery in 30+ countries.
Currently Ravi pursues excellence in everything to do with the eyewear industry, as COO of the Eyewear Business.
Kailasanathan N
COO – Precision Engineering Division
Kailasanathan, Sr. Vice President - Titan Industries Limited, graduated in Statistics from the University of Bombay and subsequently attained several other scholarly achievements. He was responsible for IT Functions, Ethics, Business Excellence and Knowledge Management, Corporate Communications, Corporate Sustainability and is the Managing Trustee of the Titan School.
Kailasanathan has vast experience in the IT field, and has been involved in several ERP implementations. He is currently the COO of Precision Engineering Division.
H G Raghunath
Chief Manufacturing Officer, Watches
Raghunath - Vice President – Integrated Supply Chain & Manufacturing - Time Products Division has been involved in the watch industry for over 28 years. He joined Titan Industries in June of 1986, and helped set up and establish the After-Sales Service network both, in India and overseas. He has been involved in the customer-service function for 17 years and since 2003 in ISCM. He holds degrees in Science and Engineering (Electronics & Communication) and is a coveted speaker on SCM in many forums.
S Ramadoss
Chief Human Resources Officer
Ramadoss joined Titan Industries in 1997 and is presently the Vice President - Human Resources & Administration. With an impressive portfolio and a career spanning 35 years, he is a Law Graduate and did his P.G. in Personnel Management and Industrial Relations. Ramadoss is a faculty member in various educational institutions in Bangalore, Chennai & Mumbai. He has been the President of HRD Network, Hosur Chapter for 5 years, Member of ISTD, National Council, and is a Member of the CII, IR & HR Panel.
C Srinivasan
Vice President - Sonata, Institutional Sales & Customer Service
Srinivasan, is a Management Graduate from IIM – Ahmedabad. For the past 10 years he has been heading the Sonata Business unit, responsible for the Sonata, Institutional, Armed Forces and the Customer Service businesses, and played a major role in the setting up and nurturing of the sales infrastructure for the watch business.
Ronnie Talati
Vice President and Business Head – Fastrack & New Brands
Ronnie is a B.Com LLB from the Bombay University. He is a sports and fitness enthusiast and joined Tata Press in 1976. Ten years later, with Titan Industries, Ronnie as GM – Finance was largely responsible for setting up the Finance Department. In 2005, he headed the new business unit to target youth – thus ‘Fastrack’ came into existence, he is also responsible for the Large Format Store retail chain for all company products.
L R Natarajan
Chief Manufacturing Officer, Jewellery
Natarajan is an Automobile Engineer from the Madras Institute of Technology. He has been with Titan Industries since 2003. He has around 25 years of experience in various capacities. His innovative concepts were also instrumental in securing National and International acclaim for Supply Chain and Goldplus. He has been instrumental in setting up the Innovation School of Management, which is a driving innovative project in Jewellery division.
V Govindraj
Vice President - Integrated Retail Services
Govindraj is a MBA graduate from the School of Management Studies, Cochin. He joined Titan Watches as Distribution Manager for distribution and setting up the C&F network. Down the line he headed the Retail & Marketing team in Tanishq in 2000. As a key member of the team, he led Tanishq’s dramatic growth. Presently he heads the Integrated Retail Services function and is responsible for Business Development, Projects and Retail Training across the Watches, Jewellery & Eyewear Divisions.
Sandeep Kulhalli
Vice President - Retail & Marketing, Tanishq
Sandeep - currently Vice President - Retail & Marketing, Tanishq, is a B.Sc. (Chemistry) from Fergusson College, Pune. He joined Titan Industries Ltd in 1988 as Area Sales Manager and handled Sales Operations in MP and Vidharbha. Later becoming Area Sales Manager, West Bengal and North East. With the launch of Timex he moved north as Regional Manager in 1994.
Ajoy Chawla
Vice President and Global Business Head - Titan & Retail
Ajoy is a Mechanical Engineer from VJTI – Mumbai and a post graduate from IIM - Calcutta. He joined the Tata Administrative Services in 1990 and has been with Titan Industries since 1991. He has over 20 years experience with Titan Industries, across geographies and businesses, covering Sales, Distribution, Retail and Business. He has held many senior portfolios in the company’s business and now is the Vice President & Global Business Head, Titan & Retail.
Ramesh C S
IT - Head
Ramesh C S holds a Post Graduate Degree and Master of Philosophy in Mathematics along with MBA in Production Management.
Prior to joining Titan in 1999, he has worked for various Tata groups of companies. He has a total experience of 34 years in the Information Technology domain.. He has successfully implemented multiple ERP applications for various divisions of the organization. Apart from bringing in a host of new technologies, he has also been instrumental for many accolades received from SAP for the innovative utilization of their application. With his strong IT and business skills, he continues to build state-of-art infrastructure and bring in user friendly applications to the organization.
He is also heading the cost saving initiatives for the organisation.
A R Rajaram
Head – Legal & Company Secretary
Mr. A R Rajaram, the Head – Legal & Company Secretary is responsible for the Legal and Secretarial functions of the Company.
A Law Graduate from Bangalore University, Mr. Rajaram has also done his FCS from Institute of Company Secretaries of India.
In his last assignment with Bangalore International Airport Ltd. (BIAL), as Head - Legal and Company Secretary, he was member of Executive Management Team, responsible for Company Secretary, Corporate Laws Advisory and Litigation. Prior to BIAL, he worked with Jet Airways (I) Ltd, BPL Group, Mysore Resins & Chemicals Ltd and has overall 30 yrs experience.
