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Satish Jamdar, Managing Director, Blue Star, is a mechanical engineering graduate from IIT Bombay with additional qualifications in systems management from NIIT, and management studies from UK and USA. He has over four decades of experience in manufacturing, supply chain, general management and IT projects. Jamdar has spearheaded the establishment of Blue Star's modern manufacturing facilities in Dadra, Himachal, Wada and Ahmedabad. He was also responsible for the service business, international operations, corporate finance and human resources. Satish was promoted as executive director in 2003, and as deputy managing director in 2007, before taking over as the managing director of the company in 2009. He oversees all the operations and support services of the company.