Leadership Profiles
Led by deeply experienced industrial practitioners who have run the operations they now advise.
Jagannath N
Director & Principal Consultant
Jagannath N is a senior industry veteran with over 35 years of senior leadership experience across manufacturing, supply chain, new product development, retail merchandising, and long-term business strategy.
He has run full P&Ls, built advanced manufacturing facilities from greenfield sites, established global sourcing ecosystems across Asia and Europe, and restructured retail store networks to drive conversion rates.
His strategic assessments include serving as an auditor for Business Excellence Model / Malcolm Baldrige Framework assessments, evaluating operational maturity and planning roadmaps for major corporate conglomerates.
Key Career Highlights:
- Set up and operationalized India's leading manufacturing plants across multiple products.
- Led global merchandising, planning, and sourcing for a premier national optical retail chain.
- Implemented Metal Injection Molding (MIM) component technology for high-tolerance products.
- Audited complex business models using Business Excellence Model guidelines.
Manufacturing & Sourcing Leadership
Expertise in greenfield factory setups, multi-axis machining (Makino, Deckel Maho), SMT lines, cost modeling, quality clinics, and local supplier ecosystem building.
Retail & Merchandising Optimization
Merchandise assortment planning, Core/Belly/Tail inventory analysis, Open-To-Buy structures, store layouts, and customer conversion programs.
Business Strategy & Business Excellence Model Audits
Strategic planning based on the Malcolm Baldrige excellence criteria. Greenfield feasibility checks, Capex ROI mapping, and post-merger integration planning.
Business Strategy & Transformation
Strategic planning, capex management, post-merger integration, and complex organizational transformation programs based on 35+ years of corporate leadership.
Operations & Supply Chain Excellence
Expertise in end-to-end supply chain management, advanced manufacturing operations, retail operations, and multi-site ERP implementations.
Global Delivery & Quality Systems
Designing and auditing robust quality systems, global delivery models, and executing lean manufacturing practices across diverse industrial sectors.
P A Mahendran
Director & Principal Consultant
P A Mahendran is the Director and Principal Consultant at Mexto, bringing over 35 years of executive-level expertise in business strategy, operations, and global delivery systems.
He has a distinguished career holding leadership positions at premier industrial and technology enterprises, including Philips, GE Healthcare, Titan Industries, Satyam, and Defiance Technologies.
His corporate record spans building greenfield manufacturing operations, orchestrating enterprise-wide ERP implementations, structuring supply chains, and driving large-scale organizational transformations.
Key Career Highlights:
- Led global delivery management and operations excellence programs at Philips and Satyam.
- Managed manufacturing operations and quality systems integration at GE Healthcare and Titan.
- Successfully implemented complex enterprise ERP systems for multi-site manufacturing setups.
- Directed major organizational turnarounds and cross-functional corporate restructurings.
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