Mr. Gautam Vithaldas Pai Kakode an eminent young, dynamic & charismatic personality in Indian Industrialists community, who had been accorded with challenging position in year 2006, as an Executive in his young age, in a prominent Corporate Sector viz. M/s. The Southern Gas Limited, ( Established in 1963 ) one of the largest manufacturers and suppliers of comprehensive range of Medical Oxygen, Industrial and rare gases in southern States of India, having its registered office based in Goa, western part in India. In addition to that, also Director in five different Pvt. Ltd. Companies having manufacturing units in different states.He is fellow Rotarian of Rotary club of Margaon, Midtown, Goa. In his corporate journey within a short span of time, his inherent proficiency & excellency in decisive leadership & entrepreneurial skills led him to ascend to the post of Vice-President, whole time Director & presently Chairman and Managing Director of the company, under the guidance of revered Late Mr. M.G. POY RAITURCAR, founding Chairman & Managing Director of the Company. By steady stepping up the ladder of success to the new height every time, he geared up to make his debut with his innovative & incubated ideas & skills that led the company to position itself as a leader of Industry in South India, having its eight manufacturing units in different regions, in the field of Medical & Industrial Gases. His journey as Chairman & Managing Director of the company was very challenging & encountered with hard & hostile situations in fast phased technological advancements & competitive environment in Gas Industries, in spite of that he emerged as a successful in all pervading popularity & being conferred with prestigious honors & awards by Govt. & renowned organizations & Institutions as follows :

1. Fastest Growing Indian Company Excellence Award by Indian Economic Development & Research Association, New Delhi, in year 2016.
2. Outstanding Achievement Award for Manufacturing of Medical & Industrial Gases, awarded by All India Achievers Foundation in year 2017.
3. Dr. A.P.J. ABDUL KALAM EXCELLENCE AWARD for outstanding individual Achievements and Distinguished services to the Nation, awarded by Hon’ble Shri Shivraj V. Patil, Former Speaker – Lok Sabha, Union Home Minister & Governor of Punjab in year 2017.

Mr. Gautam as a far sighted visionary legend, striving hard to venture into new pioneer projects in the field of expansion of existing resources & diversifying the industrial activities in the field of Waste to Energy solutions, whereby his Country’s vision to be a leading circular economy, where nothing is waste & to convert waste into real products and help expand the market for recycled products to encourage entrepreneurship, reaping bio gas to fuel energy for automobiles, as a part of Import substitute of crude petroleum, whereby that reduces Import bill of Govt. of India & to join hands with Govt. of India in his personal as well as industrial capacity in its all economic, social & environmental development projects & there by contribute in saving environment & minimizing impact of Global warming. Apart from that, being managing trustee of various Charitable Institutions, he is keen in charitable activities for the deserving social causes to the real needy persons, associations & philanthropic institutions.