Vishvesh Vyas

Senior strategy, value chain planning and petrochemical business optimization professional with 39 years of full-scale experience across Saudi Arabia, India and Iran. Proven record in corporate and long-term strategic planning, strategy execution, KPI and KRI framework development, performance monitoring, business transformation, value chain optimization, risk management and business continuity. Combines deep technical manufacturing background with MBA-level financial and commercial perspective to advise leadership, align cross-functional stakeholders and translate strategic objectives into measurable business results.

Sr. Staff Engineer / Senior Analyst – Value Chain Planning & Business Optimization - Saudi International Petrochemicals Company Ltd. (Sipchem) - Saudi Arabia

(2006-12)

• Lead strategic value chain planning, business planning and economic analysis for a fully integrated petrochemical portfolio across Basics, Intermediates and Polymers.
• Develop corporate and affiliate-level performance initiatives, business cases and optimization models to support strategic decision-making and contribution margin improvement.
• Monitor performance of 10 affiliates against business plan, historical best performance and industry benchmarking data; identify gaps, opportunities and corrective actions.
• Lead strategy-related feedstock management activities including ethylene, propylene, CO2 and key utilities sourcing, supplier liaison, contract negotiation and execution.
• Develop and maintain integrated dynamic S&OP models for feedstock optimization and profit maximization across interconnected assets.
• Support strategic planning of value chain development including debottlenecking, horizontal/vertical integration and product integration opportunities.
• Lead implementation and ongoing management of Business Continuity and Risk Management frameworks aligned with ISO 22301 and ISO 31000.
• Act as business process owner for SAP-based Total Optimization project and contribute to S/4HANA integration from a planning and value chain perspective.
• Facilitate cross-functional alignment among operations, planning, procurement, finance, suppliers and affiliates to convert strategy into executable plans.

Process Consultant – EDC/VCM - Bandar Imam Petrochemical Company (Affiliate of NPC) - Iran

(2004-09 - 2006-10)

• Advised on operational reliability, process optimization and strategic improvement of large-scale EDC/VCM assets.
• Resolved or partially resolved recurring technical issues through root-cause analysis, design improvements and operational changes.
• Prepared plant capacity enhancement proposal and recommended reliability upgrades for critical equipment and furnace run-length improvement.

Senior Manager / GM – EDC/VCM Operations - Reliance Industries Limited - Hazira, India

(1990-07 - 2004-09)

• Led a 50-member workforce in large-scale EDC/VCM operations, ensuring delivery of production targets while maintaining safety, environmental and asset integrity requirements.
• Contributed to capacity expansion and debottlenecking from 160 KTA to 325 KTA EDC/VCM through performance improvement, APC implementation, cost reduction and capex management.
• Delivered cost reduction by optimizing ethylene losses and commissioned a low-pressure ethylene line that generated approximately Rs. 1 crore annual savings.
• Led safety and environment improvement initiatives and achieved recognition for zero fire incidents, housekeeping, fire protection and environmental performance.

Management Trainee / Shift Engineer – Ammonia & Urea Operations - Gujarat Narmada Valley Fertilizers Company Ltd. (GNFC) - Bharuch, India

(1986-02 - 1990-07)

• Managed shift operations, start-up, shutdown, troubleshooting and emergency handling in large-scale ammonia and urea plants.
• Built foundation in safe, reliable and efficient operation of world-scale fertilizer assets.

MBA - Finance - South Gujarat University (1994 - 1997)

B.E. - Chemical Engineering - Gujarat University (1982 - 1986)