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IIT Bombay Bestows Distinguished Alumnus Award on JD Patil
Mr. Jayant Patil, Whole-time Director & Sr. Executive Vice President (Defence Business), L&T, being presented the Distinguished Alumnus award by Dr. Anil Kakodkar, Ex-Chairman, Board of Governors, IIT Bombay.
Mr. Jayant Damodar Patil, Whole-time Director & Sr. Executive Vice President (Defence Business), L&T, was honored by IIT Bombay, his alma mater with the prestigious Distinguished Alumnus Award on March 10, 2018, on the Institute’s 59th Foundation Day. Mr. Patil was felicitated by Dr. Anil Kakodkar, Ex-Chairman, Board of Governors, IIT Bombay and the Guest of Honour for the function with several high-profile guests and eminent personalities from the industry and the academia in the audience.
Mr. Patil graduated from IIT Bombay with an M. Tech. in Mechanical Engineering in 1978 topping the ranks. Joining L&T immediately thereafter, he forged for himself a remarkable career in which he played a vital role in many of the Company’s ambitious missions, and growth charters.
Over the years, Mr. Patil led L&T’s foray in Defence, and under his leadership the team developed a basket of technologies and new products in Defence Systems for L&T. He made pioneering contributions in the domains of system architecture, configuration design and interdisciplinary product development for across the range Weapon & Engineering systems for DRDO Programs. He spearheaded the Industrial Product & Technology Development Centre that involved building & nurturing an in-house technical and scientific manpower pool, overseeing Prototype Development Centre at Mumbai and at Bengaluru also proved crucial to L&T’s positioning in the sector.
Mr. Patil’s deep involvement in Defence Systems has meant that his expertise and views are sought frequently by MoD, DRDO and by Industry Bodies including FICCI and CII. A winner of several prestigious honours including the Honorary Fellowship by Project Management Associates (The National Association of Project Managers) and Fellowship by INAE (Indian National Academy of Engineering), Mr. Patil believes that his two years at IIT Bombay laid a strong foundation for innovation, and set him on the path for the success stories he scripted throughout his career.
Besides IIT Bombay, Mr. Patil’s association with Powai is made stronger through the Gurukul at Sandeepany Sadhanalaya, Chinmaya Mission at Powai. His study of Vedas and spirituality there, and his taking courses have given him an evolved perspective on life, and provided him with the inner strength to take on whatever challenges life throws at him.
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