Pietro Fiorentini DB

A reference point in Gas Meter manufacturing

PIETRO FIORENTINI DB

 

Established in 2021, Pietro Fiorentini DB India Private Limited is a Joint Venture between Pietro Fiorentini S.p.A., based in Italy, and Dandekar Brothers LLP, based in India.

Pietro Fiorentini DB has been established to bring together Pietro Fiorentini’s global technology, quality and manufacturing standards in Gas Metering, and local “Made in India” manufacturing with the objective to establishing a leading company in the gas metering segment.

To achieve this, Pietro Fiorentini DB India has set up a world class gas meter manufacturing factory at Talegaon, Pune, with an installed manufacturing capacity of 1.3 million units per year that can be scaled upto 3 million units per year within 6-9 months. With such investments, Pietro Fiorentini DB India will progressively help the Indian City Gas Distribution (CGD) industry  to completely substitute its dependency or need for foreign imports and also develop the Gas Meter exports market for India.

Pietro Fiorentini DB is the 1st FDI in Gas Meter manufacturing in India and is the only “Original Equipment Manufacturer” (OEM) to have invested in a “Make In India” factory.

“Pietro Fiorentini” products and solutions are globally renowned for  their high levels of Quality, Durability, Reliability, Dependability, Efficacy, Efficiency and Accuracy of performance.

LEADERSHIP TEAM

Pietro Fiorentini DB has an expert level leadership team who has relevant experience in their domain to run the organization’s decision making process.

Vimal Mishra

Chief Executive Officer

 

Vimal Mishra is a seasoned Mechanical Engineer from IIT-BHU and an Executive Management graduate from IIM Kolkata, with nearly 30 years of experience in Profit Centre Leadership, P&L Management, Business Development, and Sales & Marketing within the Downstream Oil & Gas sector. Over the past 10+ years, he has specialized in the City Gas Distribution (CGD) industry and OEMs in India and the Asia Pacific.

Vimal has held key roles in prestigious organizations like Reliance Industries, Mahanagar Gas, Parker Hannifin India, and Raychem RPG, contributing to both techno-commercial and leadership functions. As the Chief Executive Officer of Pietro Fiorentini DB India Private Limited, he played a pivotal role in the conceptualization and establishment of this Indo-Italian joint venture, bringing together global expertise and local manufacturing in the gas metering space.

Under Vimal’s leadership, Pietro Fiorentini DB India is poised for significant growth, with a focus on innovation, quality, and expansion in the City Gas Distribution (CGD) sector, both in India and international markets.

Vishal Doke

Chief Financial Officer

Vishal Doke is a Master of Commerce from Pune University, qualified Chartered Accountant from the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India. He has  over 15+ years of experience in Finance, Audit, Capital Management and Strategic Financial Management of Manufacturing and Consulting Industry.

In his 15+ years, Vishal has worked with various prestigious companies in India like Deloitte, TATA and Thermax.

Vishal is an enthusiast for financial performance and is currently leading the Finance, Accounts and Secretarial team at Pietro Fiorentini DB India Private Limited as its Chief Financial Officer.

Ajay Khullar

AVP and Head – Sales Marketing and Marcom

Ajay Khullar is a Mechanical Engineer from Bharti Vidyapeeth-Pune with an MBA in Marketing and Operations from Amity University. He has 16+ years of experience in Sales, Business Development and Marketing in Upstream, Midstream and Downstream Oil & Gas Industry of which past 9+ years have been dedicated to OEMs of City Gas Distribution Industry in India.

In his 16 years, Ajay has worked with various prestigious organizations including Swagelok, Parker Hannifin India, National Oilwell Varco and Raychem RPG leading Sales and Marketing functions.

Ajay is passionate for sales numbers and is currently leading the Sales and Marketing Team at Pietro Fiorentini DB India Private Limited as AVP and Head – Sales Marketing and Marcom.

Sathish Kadirvelu

AVP and Head – Operations and Technical

Sathish Kadirvelu is a Mechanical Engineer with 28+ years of rich experience in Engineering, Vendor Development, Supply Chain and Operations with various renowned OEMs like Hindustan Motors, ABS International and Parker Hannifin India.

Sathish has closely worked in Quality, Vendor Development, Manufacturing, Warehouse, Supply chain and execution of Business Strategy.

Sathish is a work ethics maniac and is currently leading the Operations and Technical at Pietro Fiorentini DB India Private Limited as AVP and Head – Operations and Technical.

Sandeep Kore

Plant Head and General Manager - Operations

Sandeep Kore is a B. Tech in Electronics and Telecommunication Engineering, Post Graduate in Materials Management & Supply Chain & Logistic expert from IIT with 28+ years of rich experience in Engineering, Vendor Development, Supply Chain with various renowned MNC’s like Daewoo, Haldex Concentric, ACG, RPG, Visteon (Varroc).

Sandeep has closely worked in Supply Chain, Vendor development, Imports, Exports, Manufacturing, Warehouse and execution of operational strategies.

Sandeep is crazy about cost-efficiency and is currently leading the factory and supply chain teams at Pietro Fiorentini DB India Private Limited as Plant Head and General Manager – Operations.

Makarand Vairagare

General Manager – Smart Metering

Makarand Vairagare is a Software Professional with 20 years of experience in Solutions Design, Product Development and Product Engineering with expertise in MobileFirst, IoT, Digital Transformation and Innovation across Mobile and Web platforms.

Mak has closely worked in Wireless Applications, Mobile and Web Platforms, Delivery Management and Sales Consulting.

Mak is a tech nerd and is currently leading the Smart Gas Metering initiative at Pietro Fiorentini DB India Private Limited as General Manager – Smart Metering.

CERTIFICATIONS

Compliant to international standards

Pietro Fiorentini has always complied with the latest global regulations and standards in terms of quality control, safety at work and environmental management.

As Pietro Fiorentini DB India, we are following the same path towards best results with most updated certifications towards product type approval, manufacturing process and quality including all global and local statutory licenses and approvals.

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