K V Mahidhar

Name : K V Mahidhar
Designation : Deputy Executive Direcotor
Organisation :

Confederation of Indian Industry

     
     
Brief Profile

K V Mahidhar heads the cost management activities of the CII -Sohrabji Godrej Green Business Centre (CII Godrej GBC) at Hyderabad.

A Mechanical engineer by education, Mahidhar has a Post Graduate degree from Guindy College of Engineering, Anna University, Chennai. Mahidhar joined CII in 1991

Mahidhar conducted the energy conservation norms study in the paper industry which attracted tremendous attention from all the stakeholders. The project involved developing norms as well as measures for achieving the norms covering the processing sections as well as utilities in a paper plant. He was also involved in developing energy conservation case study booklets in various industrial sectors such as Cement, Fertilizer, Pulp & Paper and Sugar sectors.

With his experience in CII of being involved in more than 300 energy audits he had been a faculty for more than 100 training programs in areas of energy.

In the last 6 years he has been working on costing and cost management for various sectors of industry. He facilitated more than 50 units in achieving cost management and had been a faculty for more than 75 cost management sessions across country

He also involved in developing Cost Management Maturity Model - to assess level of maturity in their cost management systems and ato develop a road map to further improve the cost management systems.

He was also involved in several energy efficiency projects assisted by World Bank, UNDP and ADB. Through these projects he also got exposure to the international practices in foundry and pulp & paper sectors.