Pradeep Koneru

Pradeep Koneru, an award-winning entrepreneur, industrialist and philanthropist, has been the driving force in raising the living standards among the 10 villages surrounding his company’s operations in Andhra Pradesh, India.

Pradeep Koneru oversees the India operations of the Trimex Group as CEO and Executive Director of Trimex Sands Pvt Ltd. Koneru Pradeep led the development of Trimex group’s iron ore, barite and bauxite business in South Asia, and established the heavy mineral sands division.

Pradeep Koneru CSR Initiative

The Pradeep Koneru CSR Initiative plays a positive role in raising quality of life in Andhra Pradesh. The Pradeep Koneru CSR Initiative began in 2009.

The Pradeep Koneru CSR has been the driving force in raising the living standards among the 10 villages surrounding his company’s operations in Andhra Pradesh, India.

Successful implementations

The Pradeep Koneru initiative has pursued programs designed to:

> Ensure employment for every local family

> Ensure all 10 villages have streetlights, and increase the number of households with  light bulbs

> Connect villages with roads

> Offer health screenings through medical camps

> Offer free eye care

> Repair public buildings

> Raise access to education for all

Pradeep Koneru Awards:-

“Trimex Sands’ Pradeep Koneru receives ‘Most Promising Entrepreneur’ award”

In recognition of his outstanding leadership and initiative in developing an innovative new business model in sands mineral mining, Trimex Sands Executive Director, Pradeep Koneru was named winner of the Most Promising Entrepreneurship Award from Enterprise Asia at a VIP-packed ceremony held November 11 at the Taj Palace Hotel in Delhi, India.

 

The award was presented as part of the annual Asia Pacific Entrepreneurship Awards 2011 India, organized by Enterprise Asia, a non-governmental organization in pursuit of entrepreneurship development across the region. Pradeep koneru was named recipient of the award in recognition of his outstanding leadership and initiative in developing an innovative new business model in sands mineral mining.

 

A subsidiary of Trimex Group, Trimex Sands is an innovative processor of mineral rich beach sands. Its extraction project, in India’s Andhra Pradesh, is the first of its kind to be developed in the country by a private sector company with cutting edge extraction, processing, and enviro-sustainability technologies.

 

Trimex Sands has also worked to improve the welfare of the local community by:

•       Upgrading and improving infrastructure;

•       Repairing religious facilities;

•       Providing schoolchildren with supplies;

•      Ensuring homes in surrounding villages have adequate lighting by providing light bulbs;

•       Screening villagers for pre-existing medical conditions, an effort that has already reached nearly 800 villagers.

 

As a result of these efforts, the company’s operations are a model of good entrepreneurial practice combined with responsible care for the community.

For further information please visit: www.trimexsands.com, www.pradeepkonerucsr.com