UHDE - Key Persons


Anitesh Pattanayak

Job Titles:
  • Chief Sales Officer ( CSO ) & Executive Director - Business Development, Sales & Proposals
Anitesh Pattanayak has rich global experience of around three decades in leading Business Development, Sales, Proposals and Estimation activities in technology based EPC projects business across India, Middle East and Asia Pacific regions. His past experience before joining thyssenkrupp Uhde India in Dec'2021, includes working in Organizations like L&T Hydrocarbon Engineering in India and GCC regions, followed by Technip Energies in India & APAC regions, with most recently as Commercial Director, APAC Onshore Business. He has successfully handled multiple EPC bids across the regions, with abundant expertise in strategizing new business initiatives and partnerships. As a member of the executive board and in his current role at thyssenkrupp Uhde India, Anitesh is responsible for the company's Business Development activities, selling of the group's proprietary and third party technologies, Proposal & estimation activities and Services. Apart from business in India, he also supports other regional thyssenkrupp Uhde offices to offer services and competencies of thyssenkrupp Uhde India to serve the global customers. Anitesh is a graduate in Mechanical Engineering from ‘Manipal Institute of Technology, Manipal' and has an executive MBA from ‘Institute of Technology and Management, Mumbai'. Apart from his professional engagements, Anitesh is also an author of two books and regularly writes articles on various professional platforms.

Christian Dill

Job Titles:
  • Senior Communications Manager

E. S. Anilkumar - COO

Job Titles:
  • COO
  • Executive Director
  • Chief Operating Officer ( COO ) & Executive Director - Project Execution
E S Anilkumar is the COO and Executive Director - Project Execution. In his role, he is responsible for the implementation of industrial plant projects. Anilkumar brings with him a diverse experience of nearly 30 years in the EPC industry with a proven track record of implementing various industrial projects (fertilizer, refinery, petrochemical, chemical, etc.) along with its allied infrastructure. He is skilled in managing large multi-functional / multi-national teams and exposed extensively to various contracting modes (EPC, EPCM, PMC, etc.). Anilkumar joined thyssenkrupp Uhde India as a Project Manager in March 2005 with an experience of 10 years having worked primarily with L&T Ltd, Petron Engineering Cons Ltd & Adyard Abudhabi LLC. In his career with thyssenkrupp Uhde India, he has held many important leadership positions in the Project Management division, Sales, and Proposals. He was the Head of Strategy and Growth and was instrumental in driving various strategic initiatives for the organization for efficiency improvement, and extension of the business portfolio to increase competitiveness. A graduate in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Calicut, Kerala, he has completed his Master of Business Administration from ESMT European School of Management and Technology, Berlin, Germany.

Lucretia Löscher - COO

Job Titles:
  • COO
  • Member of the Executive Board

Michael Ridder - CCO

Job Titles:
  • Head of Communications

Misa Djenic - CFO

Job Titles:
  • CFO

N. R. Chitre

Job Titles:
  • Chief Financial Officer ( CFO ) and Executive Director - Central Functions & Member of the Board
N. R. Chitre is responsible for Commercial Project Management, Finance & Secretarial, Contracts Management and Information Technology Management. A qualified Chartered Accountant and Company Secretary, Chitre also has an MBA in General Management from the European School of Management Technology (ESMT) in Germany. Chitre is also a member of the Board for Corporate Social Responsibility of our company. Chitre has over 30 years of experience in Finance, Accounting and Commercial functions. He worked for various Indian companies for fifteen years before joining thyssenkrupp Uhde India in 2001. He is credited with implementation of SAP CO module, IRFS and USGAAP accounting in thyssenkrupp Uhde India. In 2010, he moved to thyssenkrupp Uhde South Africa, a thyssenkrupp group company as Chief Financial Officer, before returning to thyssenkrupp Uhde India and being elevated to the Executive Team of thyssenkrupp Uhde India.

Nadja Håkansson - CEO

Job Titles:
  • CEO
  • Member of the Executive Board

P. V. Chepe

Job Titles:
  • Chief Engineering Officer
  • Executive Director

Rajesh Kamath - CEO, Managing Director

Job Titles:
  • CEO
  • Managing Director
  • Chief Executive Officer ( CEO ) & Managing Director, Member of the Board
Rajesh Kamath is the CEO & MD of thyssenkrupp Uhde India Private Ltd. He brings with him a vast experience of more than 3 decades in the process technology and EPC contracting business. Prior to his current position, he has held senior level leadership positions in various organizations such as Air Liquide E&C Ltd. (Lurgi), Technip India, Aker Solutions, Pertrofac (Sharjah) etc. amongst others. A strong believer in the need to have multifaceted and a rounded exposure, he has successfully pursued his career in diverse domains such as engineering, project management, procurement, proposals and construction - and also in various countries of middle east and Europe. By education, Rajesh is a graduate in instrumentation engineering and also has pursued his management education. As an interest beyond work, Rajesh enjoys travelling, photography and reading. Anything on history, politics and ancient architecture is of interest to him!

Walter Schön

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Executive Board
  • CHRO