Key Executives

Mr. Shalabh Mittal
Managing Director and CEO - Mercator Lines (Singapore) Ltd

Mr. Shalabh Mittal, completed Masters of Commerce from the University of Mumbai. He holds a post-graduation diploma in Business Administration from S.P. Jain Institute of Management and Research. His primary role is to effectively manage and supervise the day-to-day business operations of the Dry bulk segment in accordance with the overall strategies and policies as enumerated and approved by the Board. His principal duties include improving, developing, extending, maintaining, advising and promoting the business and to observe and comply with all regulations.

Capt. Kowshik Kuchroo
President- Shipping

Capt. Kowshik is a Master Mariner with HND from UK. He is also a qualified Ship Broker. He has around 30 years of experience in Marine Industry (shore/ ashore) having worked with companies like Maersk, Mundo Gas and involved with Chartering as well as infrastructure projects in the Oil & Gas space. At Mercator he is responsible for overall shipping business strategy, Chartering, Compliances, Branding, Expansion and Industry interaction.

Mr. K.S.Raheja
Country Head-Indonesia

Mr. Raheja,is B.Tech (Hons.) in Mining Engineering fromthe Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur and has done his Business Management, from XLRI Jamshedpur. He has around 20 years of experience in the field of Mining, Logistics, Shipping, Trading and Strategy Formulation. His expertise lies in the areas of Coal Mining, Coal Trading and Development of New Mining and Port Related Projects. At Mercator, he is responsible for mining existing coal blocks, developing new coal concession, trading and logistics consolidation in Indonesia and development of coal mining project in Mozambique. He is on the Board of group coal companies.

Mr. Prasad Patwardhan
Chief Financial Officer

Mr. Prasad Patwardhan, is the Chief Financial Officer of the Group. He holds a Bachelors degree in Commerce from the University of Mumbai and is a an Associate Member of The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India. He has over 20 years of experience in Resource Mobilisation, Accounting and taxation. As the Chief Financial Officer, he is in charge of Group Financial Reporting, financial strategy, Compliance, Taxation and coordination of statutory and management reporting.

Mr. Atul Malhotra
Vice President-Coal & Logitics

Mr. Atul Malhotra, a Commerce graduate started his career with Mercator in 1995 setting up of the Coal Logistics Division. A pioneer, he has been instrumental in commencing many projects, such as coal handling at Dahanu Navlakhi and the prestigious Tata Power Coal handling contract at Haji Bunder among others. He has been heading Group’s Coal Marketing division and has contributed immensely to the growth of the division.

Mr. Ashutosh Kumar
Executive Vice President - Oil & Gas

Mr. Ashutosh Kumar, is B.E. (Electronics and Telecommunication). He started his career with ONGC as Asst. Executive Engineer (E&I). He later joined Enron Oil & Gas followed by British Gas where held various positions such as Project Manager, General Manager – Operations and then Project Director. At Mercator, he is responsible for operational performance of assets and delivery of projects within Oil & Gas division.

Capt. Arun Nanda
Vice President- Tankers Operations

Capt. Arun Nanda, holds a Master’s Foreign Going Certificate of Competency. With a career in shipping spanning across 35 years, Capt. Nanda held various roles at Shipping Corporation of India where he served various responsibilities including serving as Deputy General Manager- Tankers and Bulk Carriers Division. He was also the Chief Executive Officer of Pratibha Shipping Company Limited and General Manager Operations at  The Dredging Corporation of India prior to joining Mercator. At Mercator, he is responsible for leading Mercator’s tanker business that includes contracts, chartering, operations, and business management.

Capt.M.S. Wadhwa
Vice President- Fleet

Capt. M.S Wadhwa,  is a Master Mariner has been with the Mercator Group for the last 5 years. He completed his pre Sea Training on board T.S. Rajendra (1982-83), and after his initial stint with SCI as a cadet, served in various companies in different ascending capacities and rose to become a Master. Prior to joining Mercator, he was the India representative of a Gulf based Ship owning company in Mumbai. Within the Mercator Group, Capt. M.S.Wadhwa is associated with the Ship Management, Coal Logistics, Operations and Special Projects.

Mr. Vikram Madane
Vice President- HR

Mr.Vikram Madane, is a BSC and a post graduate in Management. He has extensive Human Resources experience, with exposure in managing change and transformation, building organization capability, global mobility and remuneration. At Mercator his role is to formulate and manage Group HR policies, trainings and development of employees.