Sudip Dutta to receive Hon. D.Litt. from USTM

9th Mile, RiBhoi, 7 February, 2019:
Visionary entrepreneur and industrialist
SudipDuttawill be receiving the Degree of Hon.
D.Litt. from the University of Science &
Technology, Meghalaya on 11 February, 2019. The
Degree will be conferred at the Central
Auditorium of USTM by ShriTathagata Roy, Hon’ble
Governor of Meghalaya and Visitor, USTM in the
presence of ShriLakhmenRymbui, Minister of
Education, Meghalaya; MrMahbubulHoque,
Chancellor, USTM; Dr P K Goswami, Vice
Chancellor, USTM, apart from others.
SudipDutta is the Founder and Chairman of Ess
Dee Aluminium Ltd., India. Ess Dee Aluminium is
India's largest manufacturer of Aluminium foil
based packaging material. Two of his major
achievements for the company include the listing
of Ess Dee Aluminium in the Bombay Stock
Exchange (BSE) and the National Stock Exchange (NSE)
of India in 2006. The second feather on his cap
was the historical takeover of India Foils Ltd.
in 2008, which was then India's leading foil
manufacturer and exporter of aluminium foil, set
up in 1960. In 2009 Forbes India, bestowed upon
him the title of "The Wrapper Tycoon".
Born in 1972 to a family of four brothers and
two sisters, in the industrial township of
Durgapur in West Bengal, SudipDutta moved to
Mumbai from his hometown, Durgapur in West
Bengal in the early 90's. His entrepreneurial
journey started in 1991 with 12 employees with a
pouching unit for making sachets used for
packing oral re-hydration powders by local
pharmaceutical companies. In the midst of his
quests, it dawned on him that the packaging
industry is virtually recession proof. Thus
began his journey in the field of providing
end-to-end packaging solutions to the
Pharmaceutical and Food / FMCG sectors.
His absolute customer and market focus both in
word and deed, his alignment with and dedication
to the pharmaceutical industry, gradually paved
the way for increasing the number of clients,
the volume and overall turnover of the Group.
One satisfied business house led to the next as
his reputation continued to grow. MrDutta
treated his strategic partners as unique
entities who had come to depend on him - he had
a definite role to fulfil and that was the
mission. Manufacturing locations engulfing the
various pharmaceutical hubs also helped obviate
the physical barriers of distance and
contributed to the ever increasing asset base of
the organisation.
His role today is divided between handling the
company's international business operations
being based out of Singapore, and playing the
role of innovator and mentor to his core team.
He is also responsible for the overall
strategies of the Company's operations including
R&D, Innovation, Sales and Production. In his
current role, he is also concentrating keenly on
growing and increasing the total share of
exports both in terms of revenue and reach
(currently exporting to about 50 countries and
contributing approximately to 10 per cent of the
overall revenue), and has invested substantially
in technology and plant upgradation, thus
ensuring that his vision is met within the next
five years.
MrDutta has over two decades of experience in
various facets of the aluminium foil and
packaging business, and also enjoys a
commendable reputation amongst his customers in
India and abroad.
Currently, he lives and works in Singapore, with
his wife Aarti and his two sons, Sushmit and
Aditya, both of whom attend the Singapore
America School. In his free time, MrDutta plays
with his sons and sometimes enjoys a game of
tennis with his friends. |