U. Dhatrak

Biography

  Shri. U. V. Dhatrak serves as Chairman of the Board, Managing Director of Rashtriya Chemicals and Fertilizers Limited since 14th September, 2017. Shri Dhatrak is Bachelor of Engineering (Mech.) from College of Engineering, Pune in 1981. He joined the Company in August 1981 as Management Trainee and rose to the post of Chairman and Managing Director. In his long career spanning more than 36 years, he has worked in various capacities in Technical Services, Ammonia plants, Urea Plant & Power Plant, Steam Generation Plant, Bagging, Plant Health Services Dept. etc. and in development of the projects of the Company. He succeed in achieving mechanical stability and reliability for continuous operations and efficient performance of the various plants. As Operations Manager (Urea), he has led the Urea team and improved the Plant performance and reliability and surpassed many production and energy consumption records and played a key role in reconstruction of Ammonia-I cooling Tower in record time. He has published article on experience in attending high vibration problem in Synthesis Gas compressor in the FAI Magazine. The hallmark of Shri Dhatrak's success is his sustained discipline, hard work and commitment to the profession and Company as a whole. As a team leader, he encourages interaction among team members for better exchange of ideas, which results in higher productivity in the organization. Prior to elevation to the present post, he was Executive Director (Planning and Project Development). He had also worked in the capacity of Executive Director, Thal Unit. He is a profound lover of music and culture. He is a yoga enthusiast.

Research Interest

 Mechanical operations Metallurgy