Baban Shelke is the Founder & Managing Director of Avinash Cargo Pvt Ltd. – front-runner and innovator in Surface Transportations and Logistic Solutions in western India. He established ACPL in 1989 with an ambition to create new standards in cargo and logistics industry. Shelke is the driving force behind ACPL’s journey to leadership position. His vision has been contributory in the company’s exponential growth by venturing into various state markets. He conglomerates his entrepreneurial skills with business acumen to enable a sustainable business model. Under his visionary leadership, ACPL has evolved into a major Surface Transportation and Logistics Solutions.

The Indian Cargo industry narrowly existed in the late 1980s. The concept of Door Pick up and Door Delivery, Multimodal Express Delivery, Logistics and many such innovative ideas were conceptualised and pioneered by him successfully in western India. Today ACPL Limited has offices in, Maharashtra, Karnataka, Goa, and Gujarat to concentrate on western India.

Shelke is a passionate speaker and has been invited to many forums. In 2006, he was awarded “Rashtriya Nirman Ratan” by the Indian Organization for Business Research and Development. In a glittering ceremony, he was honored by none other than GVG Krishnamurthy, the erstwhile Election Commissioner of India. In 2015, the dramatic and eventful journey of Baban Shelke was published. The book was written by former Chief Minister of Maharashtra Manohar Joshi and the same book was inaugurated by the hands of Shivsena Chief Uddhav Thakare.

A wise professional, he has implemented the “ KPI” in his organisation and seeks to make it a way of life at ACPL. A leader, thinker and philosopher, Shelke is an institution by himself.

He loves travelling, reading and meditation. Shelke continues to guide ACPL towards the future with distinctive passion and assurance to excel in everything he does.