The People Behind the Purpose
Amit Lolekar
Seasoned leader with 20+ years in project management and business development, driving strategic execution across multi-sector initiatives.
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Amit P. Lolekar is the Co-Founder & CEO of Needsync Solutions LLP, recognised for his clear focus on solving the herbal industry’s toughest challenges, ensuring consistent quality, dependable supply, and transparent, compliant medicinal herb sourcing.
Seeing the rising demand for accountability from international buyers, Amit built Needsync as a structured, quality-driven, and trustworthy backend sourcing partner for wellness and nutraceutical companies worldwide.
Amit’s core strength lies in bringing the right expertise together. He leads a strong advisory group of agronomists, botanists, and field experts, creating a science-backed sourcing ecosystem that ensures high cultivation standards, stringent quality processes, and end-to-end farm-to-shelf reliability.
Key Strengths & Leadership Focus
- Integrates buyers’ global expectations with India’s on-ground agri ecosystems
- Drives client trust through documentation, consistency, and transparent operations
- Builds cross-functional systems that eliminate sourcing unpredictability
- Oversees strategic partnerships, quality frameworks, and export readiness
Beyond Business – Leadership in Impact
Amit also leads Needsync Foundation, the organisation’s rural development arm, strengthening farmer livelihoods, access to water, education, hygiene, and rural infrastructure. His work ensures sourcing success is tied to meaningful community growth.
Dr. Leena Khobragade
Combines deep Ayurvedic knowledge with decades of on-ground experience to ensure every herb meets scientific, therapeutic, and export-grade standards. She builds rigorous cultivation, quality, and traceability frameworks that protect both buyers and farm ecosystems.
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Dr. Leena Khobragade is a highly accomplished Ayurvedic physician and technical expert with over 15 years of field experience across herbal ecosystems, biodiversity management, and plant science.
Her work with tribal communities, forest clusters, and rural ecosystems gives her unmatched insight into raw material grading, purity assessment, and post-harvest integrity. With a strong academic foundation in Ayurveda and botanical science, she bridges traditional plant knowledge with export-market compliance.
Core Strengths & Technical Edge
- Deep knowledge in Ayurvedic principles and herbal pharmacology
- Hands-on experience with grading, purity inspection, and post-harvest systems
- Ability to align cultivation practices with therapeutic and commercial requirements
- Field expertise from biodiversity zones and community-based herbal value chains
Key Responsibilities
- Cultivation Leadership
- Designing sustainable, organic-aligned cultivation programs
- Overseeing nursery development and farm documentation
- Training farmers and ensuring compliant cultivation SOPs
- Quality Assurance & Compliance
- Defining SOPs for harvesting, drying, cleaning, and grading
- Ensuring batch consistency for bulk and retail buyers
- Managing third-party lab tests and certification documentation
- Traceability & Supply Chain Oversight
- Coordinating procurement from farmer groups and tribal communities
- Maintaining batch-level transparency and traceability
- Ensuring compliance with international buyer standards
She ensures every botanical delivered through NeedSync is scientifically verified, properly cultivated, and export-grade, eliminating quality concerns at the root.
Shubham Krishna Lavand
Drives Needsync’s global expansion with analytical clarity, operational precision, and strong multi-country coordination. He bridges buyer expectations with India’s agri-operations through structured execution, market intelligence, and fast, transparent communication.
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Shubham brings the sharpness of new-age leadership to Needsync’s global strategy. A B.Tech Agricultural Engineering graduate, he combines technical understanding with a modern, business-driven approach.
With experience across Southeast Asia and SAARC markets, he aligns global buyer expectations with India’s operational realities, ensuring smooth, professional, and proactive communication.
Core Contributions
- Leads international sales coordination and buyer communication
- Manages export documentation and multi-country operational workflows
- Conducts market intelligence, trend mapping, and opportunity assessment
- Bridges quality systems, field operations, and global customer requirements
Professional Strengths
- Innovation-driven, structured, and analytical execution
- Exceptional ability to coordinate across countries
- Fast learning adaptability for new markets and product categories
- Strategic thinking with on-ground operational clarity
He brings agility, clarity, and professionalism, ensuring every international client experiences smooth onboarding, transparent communication, and confidence in NeedSync’s execution.
Avik Bal
Leads NeedSync’s digital customer journey, multi-stakeholder reporting, and project presentation frameworks with precision and creativity. He builds digital systems, business communications, and brand experiences that unify farmers, partners, donors, and global buyers under one seamless ecosystem.
Shweta Pawar
Structured and detail-oriented programme coordinator managing field data, donor reporting, documentation, and operational compliance. She ensures seamless execution across projects by aligning on-ground teams, tracking outcomes, and maintaining high-quality backend systems.
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