Subroto Mukherjee is the Founder and CEO of Moulting Caterpillar LLP, a boutique Executive Coaching and Leadership Development consultancy, with a presence in India and Australia. Moulting Caterpillar specializes in focusing leadership on the ‘Why we do, what we do,’ and bringing in transformation by catalyzing the ‘How we do it.’ Subroto’s academic qualifications include BSc (Biochemistry); MSc (Defence & Strategic Studies); PGCHRM (XLRI); PGDSM (NMIS); Blackbelt in Six Sigma; International General Certification in Occupational Health & Safety from NEBOSH, UK; FMP (IFMA, USA); MCR - Master of Corporate Real Estate (CoreNet Global, USA); MRICS (Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors, UK). He is a certified Executive Coach by the World’s No. 1 Coach, Marshall Goldsmith, having undergone in-person training with him to achieve the dual certification in Stakeholder Centered Coaching & Global Leader of the Future, Coaching. He is also an ICF approved Growmore and Neptune Excellence Coach. During a nearly four-year career, Subroto has been privileged to have shouldered numerous leadership responsibilities, including those at the CXO level. He started his career in the Indian Navy, where he served for over 24 years. He is a submarine and has commanded and has also Commanded two warships, including one during the Kargil war. These CEO roles gave him major insights into human behavior during high-stress situations. In addition to the two Commands, he has been the Chief Instructor and Deputy Commandant of the Naval Academy, Liaison Officer to the Prime Minister, the late Shri Rajiv Gandhi, the first COO of India’s only Tri-Service Command in the strategic Andaman & Nicobar Islands and Command Anti-Submarine Warfare Officer. He has also held various roles onboard five other ships and three submarines. Subroto has been privileged to have represented India with the US Marine Corps at Okinawa, Japan, and has coordinated various bilateral undertakings with US, Indonesian, and Myanmar navies. In his corporate career spanning over 14 years, Subroto has been COO of a start-up, Synergy RMS Pvt Ltd and thereafter, Head of Marine Operations with listed Real Estate Major, Orbit Corporation Ltd. After five years with Orbit Corp, he joined the world’s 7 th largest generic drug maker, the venerable Cipla Ltd. Here, as Vice President, he was entrusted with the setting up and profitable running of a completely new vertical. In this global role, where he had a matrix reporting to four members of the Management Council, he successfully led a 3000+ team size and continuously received the highest leadership satisfaction global survey scores over six years. Subroto’s last Corporate stint was his role as the Head of Operations, ANZ region, with Cipla Australia Pty Ltd. He thereafter decided to embark on his current entrepreneurial journey, where he brings into focus his considerable leadership experience, to launch organizations and individuals into their individual success and fulfillment trajectories.
