Gautam Ramdas has been with NTIC since 2005, most recently as Vice President of Zerust® Integrity Solutions ("ZIS") from February 2025 to September 2026 and previously as Vice President and Director – Global Market Development – Oil & Gas from October 2005 to January 2025. As a member of NTIC's management team, he led the diversification of the Zerust portfolio beyond its automotive and industrial base into oil and gas, petrochemicals, EPC contractors, OEMs and renewable energy. He holds multiple patents, has represented the Company, and the wider industry, with DOT/PHMSA, the American Petroleum Institute (“API”) and the Association for Materials Protection and Performance (“AMPP”), and has been a principal driver of NTIC's strategic planning. Outside of NTIC, Mr. Ramdas co-founded Magzter Inc., a global digital publishing platform with 88M downloads, which was acquired by VerSe Innovation in April 2024. Prior to joining NTIC, Mr. Ramdas worked in the Strategic Change/Supply Chain groups of IBM Business Consulting Services and PricewaterhouseCoopers Management Consulting, where he led engagements with Fortune 500 clients in service strategy, global supplier management, E-Commerce, and supply chain streamlining. Mr. Ramdas received a Master of Business Administration degree from the University of Michigan Ross School of Business in Ann Arbor, Michigan, and holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering from the College of Engineering, Guindy (Chennai), India.