Kundargi is the former Chairman and Managing Director of MOIL Limited (formerly Manganese Ore India Limited) and is presently on the Board of Nava Bharat Ventures Limited. He has 35+ years of experience at leadership positions in metal mining - both opencast and underground, mineral processing and beneficiation.
A graduate in Chemistry from Karnataka University, Kundargi has completed his M. Tech in Mineral Processing from the Nandihalli Post Graduate Centre, Gulbarga University. He has the distinct honour of being selected as a finalist at the prestigious CNBC Asia Business Leaders Awards amongst the top 70 business leaders across Asia.