Ajay Jadhav – Director

Ajay Jadhav is a seasoned professional with a strong academic background, holding a Bachelor’s and Master’s degree in Marketing from the prestigious Manipal University. With an impressive career spanning over 15 years, he has honed his expertise in Sales, Marketing, and Business Development through significant roles in renowned organizations such as ICICI, Unitec Ltd, and Bluejay Realty. For the past five years, he has been a valuable asset to Waste is Gold, leading sales operations and driving business development initiatives. Currently, Ajay is entrusted with the crucial role of overseeing sustainability for Waste is Gold Technologies, where he leverages his extensive experience to contribute significantly to the company’s environmental initiatives.

Premika Thirumur – Director

Premika Thirumur is a business professional and entrepreneur with a passion to leave the world a bit better and a lot cleaner. Having spent 12 years of her career in the Social Welfare field, as a life coach, interpreter and advocate for the hearing impaired, public speaker and fund raiser, and disaster relief coordinator, she has developed a unique perspective and set of invaluable people skills which drive her in all she does. With 10 years of entrepreneurial experience in the highly dynamic and competitive Event Management industry her company – Butterfly Express- is one of the best known names in Bangalore for kids events. She is now getting back to her roots of Social Entrepreneurship and pursuing her lifelong dream and passion of a cleaner and better India. As a Director at Waste is Gold she is bringing all her experience and her multinational background to drive innovation, market connections, and business growth.

Mita Tiwari – Director

Mita is a software engineer with more than 10 years of experience in software development where she has worked at companies like TCS ,Schneider Electric and IBM . She is very compassionate and wants to contribute towards environmental sustenance. Her experience in innovative technologies makes it very easy for her to implement and monitor technological innovations in the field of IOT at Waste is Gold. She also takes care of financial risk management.

Shane D’Souza – Director

Shane D’souza – They say every entrepreneur should have done sales at some point in their lifetime, now combine that with an understanding of how to apply technology in the right context and continuous learning, what you have is a complete package to run a successful business. A topper in Science and Mathematics in Junior College, an engineering graduate in Electronics and Communications and a post-graduate in Business Administration, he has helped form the backbone of the Waste Is Gold Technologies along with classmate and friend, Sandeep Tiwari. Solving the solid waste management problem has been a passion project for Shane. Not restricted by functional silos, Shane has been advising Waste Is Gold since its formation and has been working on understanding the need of the client, provide a solution and recommend best practices that are being followed all over the world. An Ambivert and a highly empathetic individual, he believes that everyone should have three hobbies for a happy life. He loves taking care of plants and animals and is an avid Aquarist.

Sujay Rokade – Director

Sujay is a highly skilled professional with a decade of rich experience in the field of mechanical design and manufacturing and 8 years of experience in special purpose machine manufacturing and having a Bachelor’s degree in Automobile Engineering
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Sandeep Tiwari – Managing Director

Sandeep Tiwari (Managing.Director) has served as Managing Director and founder of Waste is Gold technologies since its formation . Mr.Sandeep Tiwari is an MBA graduate and the brain-child and visionary behind Waste is Gold and has more than 7 years of experience in the solid waste Management processing industry. His innovation has been a driving force behind the company’s success in waste management technologies and implementation.