Gaurav Sharma
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Sastry MVR
"Gaurav is a great leader and a exceptional team player. He has an exemplary approach in demanding situations and he adapts very well to different executive leadership styles. He did outstanding work in building governance frameworks in Business Operations & strategy by aligning implementation plans to strategy and driving accountability." "Gaurav is good at following leadership coaches and learning from a wide range of leadership literature. He has an extraordinary talent in sharing and deploying approaches in leadership development in local and global contexts."
Himanshu Bhatnagar
Gaurav is a great team player, works persistently to achieve even the toughest goals and makes things happen. As a manager, you would always love to have him in the team, esp. in unstructured and demanding situations. He led several initiatives in HP - Governance framework for Global Business Services, research and bench marking exercise, strategy workshops to set up the vision and goals for the organisation and many others. He is great person with excellent professional ethics. Wish him all the very best!
Sastry MVR
"Gaurav is a great leader and a exceptional team player. He has an exemplary approach in demanding situations and he adapts very well to different executive leadership styles. He did outstanding work in building governance frameworks in Business Operations & strategy by aligning implementation plans to strategy and driving accountability." "Gaurav is good at following leadership coaches and learning from a wide range of leadership literature. He has an extraordinary talent in sharing and deploying approaches in leadership development in local and global contexts."
Himanshu Bhatnagar
Gaurav is a great team player, works persistently to achieve even the toughest goals and makes things happen. As a manager, you would always love to have him in the team, esp. in unstructured and demanding situations. He led several initiatives in HP - Governance framework for Global Business Services, research and bench marking exercise, strategy workshops to set up the vision and goals for the organisation and many others. He is great person with excellent professional ethics. Wish him all the very best!
Sastry MVR
"Gaurav is a great leader and a exceptional team player. He has an exemplary approach in demanding situations and he adapts very well to different executive leadership styles. He did outstanding work in building governance frameworks in Business Operations & strategy by aligning implementation plans to strategy and driving accountability." "Gaurav is good at following leadership coaches and learning from a wide range of leadership literature. He has an extraordinary talent in sharing and deploying approaches in leadership development in local and global contexts."
Himanshu Bhatnagar
Gaurav is a great team player, works persistently to achieve even the toughest goals and makes things happen. As a manager, you would always love to have him in the team, esp. in unstructured and demanding situations. He led several initiatives in HP - Governance framework for Global Business Services, research and bench marking exercise, strategy workshops to set up the vision and goals for the organisation and many others. He is great person with excellent professional ethics. Wish him all the very best!
Sastry MVR
"Gaurav is a great leader and a exceptional team player. He has an exemplary approach in demanding situations and he adapts very well to different executive leadership styles. He did outstanding work in building governance frameworks in Business Operations & strategy by aligning implementation plans to strategy and driving accountability." "Gaurav is good at following leadership coaches and learning from a wide range of leadership literature. He has an extraordinary talent in sharing and deploying approaches in leadership development in local and global contexts."
Himanshu Bhatnagar
Gaurav is a great team player, works persistently to achieve even the toughest goals and makes things happen. As a manager, you would always love to have him in the team, esp. in unstructured and demanding situations. He led several initiatives in HP - Governance framework for Global Business Services, research and bench marking exercise, strategy workshops to set up the vision and goals for the organisation and many others. He is great person with excellent professional ethics. Wish him all the very best!
Experience
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LEAD School
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India
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Education Administration Programs
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700 & Above Employee
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Chief Academic Excellence Officer
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May 2022 - Present
- Responsible for growth in business via value retention. - Heading the team responsible for bringing the change in Schools. Team that works closely with Schools and school leaders as Academic Advisers and Consultants. - Responsible for growth in business via value retention. - Heading the team responsible for bringing the change in Schools. Team that works closely with Schools and school leaders as Academic Advisers and Consultants.
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Furlenco
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India
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Consumer Services
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300 - 400 Employee
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CXO @ Furlenco
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Nov 2020 - Jun 2022
Chief Strategy Officer & Chief Customer Officer - Led the Strategic transformation for profitability along-with the Founder / CEO - Scale-up for Growth - Tech-driven & fully automated Customer journey and outsourced Support - Set-up India's largest Refurbishment facilities - Building the company at pre-IPO stage
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Vice President, Business Operations; VP of Customer Experience and Operations
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Aug 2018 - Nov 2020
Vice President for Strategy & Business Operations and Head of Customer Experience
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Hewlett Packard Enterprise
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United States
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IT Services and IT Consulting
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700 & Above Employee
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Head of Strategy and Business Operations, Technology Services Global Operations
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May 2017 - Aug 2018
Head of WW Strategy and Business Operations for Global Operations. Part of the Technology Services BU at HPE. Responsible for turnaround strategy, cost optimization, business operations, risk management, business continuity planning (BCP), business controls and compliance. Role akin to COO / Chief of Staff to GO WW Leader.
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APJ Engagement Manager, Executive Sponsor Program for top Customers
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Mar 2016 - Apr 2017
APJ Leader for Executive Sponsor Program. Part of Customer Advocacy under the Marketing & Communications BU. Responsible for driving growth in top customer accounts via the Executive Sponsor Program. Engaged with Executive Sponsors (CEO to VP-level) and Account teams to ensure that the long-term Customer Strategy with a pan-HPE view is formulated and executed.
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Chief of Staff office of HPE EVP & Chief Customer Officer
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Jan 2014 - Jun 2016
Report to the Chief of Staff to EVP, Customer Success (Chief Customer Officer) at Hewlett Packard Enterprise. Led business analyses and provided customer insights and intelligence to both EVP & CEO's office which were directly used in their engagements at the C-suite levels.
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HP
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United States
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IT Services and IT Consulting
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700 & Above Employee
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Chief of Staff, F&A and Global Functions, GBS India
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Feb 2011 - Dec 2013
Nerve center of the organization and trusted adviser to the Leader. Conceptualized and led major initiatives across operations, financial control, strategy and workforce areas. Led a team of around 20 Financial Services experts and cross-functional executives to diagnose and make recommendations to turn-around the Financial Services business for HP in India - 6 months long project. Nerve center of the organization and trusted adviser to the Leader. Conceptualized and led major initiatives across operations, financial control, strategy and workforce areas. Led a team of around 20 Financial Services experts and cross-functional executives to diagnose and make recommendations to turn-around the Financial Services business for HP in India - 6 months long project.
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Accenture
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Ireland
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Business Consulting and Services
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700 & Above Employee
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Business Consultant
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2007 - 2011
Worked in areas of Project Management, Organization Design, Production Optimization and Layout. Trusted adviser to top management of some of the major companies in India. Successfully led the bid & proposal development and field dip-stick analysis for a major potential customer. Operational Excellence engagement with Oil & Gas Upstream EPC leader - Conducted detailed diagnostics and implementation of recommendations in areas of Strategic Planning and Organization Structure for the… Show more Worked in areas of Project Management, Organization Design, Production Optimization and Layout. Trusted adviser to top management of some of the major companies in India. Successfully led the bid & proposal development and field dip-stick analysis for a major potential customer. Operational Excellence engagement with Oil & Gas Upstream EPC leader - Conducted detailed diagnostics and implementation of recommendations in areas of Strategic Planning and Organization Structure for the client’s fabrication facility - Realized benefits valued INR 30 million (USD 0.5M) for the client Capital project engagement with major Oil producer and retailer - Led a team for monitoring, risk identification and mitigation strategies for 4 refinery set-up projects; total projects-size is of over INR 80 billion (USD 1.6B) - Conducted a detailed strategic own vs. hire analysis for marine vessel acquisition Show less Worked in areas of Project Management, Organization Design, Production Optimization and Layout. Trusted adviser to top management of some of the major companies in India. Successfully led the bid & proposal development and field dip-stick analysis for a major potential customer. Operational Excellence engagement with Oil & Gas Upstream EPC leader - Conducted detailed diagnostics and implementation of recommendations in areas of Strategic Planning and Organization Structure for the… Show more Worked in areas of Project Management, Organization Design, Production Optimization and Layout. Trusted adviser to top management of some of the major companies in India. Successfully led the bid & proposal development and field dip-stick analysis for a major potential customer. Operational Excellence engagement with Oil & Gas Upstream EPC leader - Conducted detailed diagnostics and implementation of recommendations in areas of Strategic Planning and Organization Structure for the client’s fabrication facility - Realized benefits valued INR 30 million (USD 0.5M) for the client Capital project engagement with major Oil producer and retailer - Led a team for monitoring, risk identification and mitigation strategies for 4 refinery set-up projects; total projects-size is of over INR 80 billion (USD 1.6B) - Conducted a detailed strategic own vs. hire analysis for marine vessel acquisition Show less
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Mobius Films Private Limited
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Mumbai Area, India
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Author - "Strings of Eternity" and "Diamonds & Rust". Member of Board of Advisors
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Jan 2010 - Jan 2010
Branding & Marketing, Business Strategy, Thought Leadership Co-authored 2 coffee-table books on RD Burman titled Strings of Eternity and Diamonds & Rust. Books capture the life, reflections, impact, in-depth analysis and management thoughts about RD Burman and his music. Branding & Marketing, Business Strategy, Thought Leadership Co-authored 2 coffee-table books on RD Burman titled Strings of Eternity and Diamonds & Rust. Books capture the life, reflections, impact, in-depth analysis and management thoughts about RD Burman and his music.
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Edelweiss Financial Services Limited
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India
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Financial Services
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700 & Above Employee
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Summer Intern Investment Banking
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Apr 2006 - Jun 2006
Initiated detailed Equity Research Analysis on the Indian Hospital Industry. Detailed study, insights and thought-leadership on the hospital sector mainly through reaching out to Management Leaders from hospitals, Academicians, Journalists, other i-bankers, Sector experts, etc. Offered Pre-placement Offer to join the firm. Initiated detailed Equity Research Analysis on the Indian Hospital Industry. Detailed study, insights and thought-leadership on the hospital sector mainly through reaching out to Management Leaders from hospitals, Academicians, Journalists, other i-bankers, Sector experts, etc. Offered Pre-placement Offer to join the firm.
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Project Engineer
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2003 - 2005
Structural design for Offshore Jackets & Platforms. Led Document Management for a major client successfully to project closure. Structural design for Offshore Jackets & Platforms. Led Document Management for a major client successfully to project closure.
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Education
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Indian Institute of Management (IIM)
PGDM (Gold Medal) at IIM Kozhikode, Finance and Marketing -
ESCP Europe
MBA - Student Exchange, Finance, International Business and Marketing -
Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay
Mechanical Engineering, BTech in Mechanical Engineering & MTech in Computer Aided Design and Automation (Dual Degree) -
Campion School
Higher Secondary (XII), Physics, Chemistry & Mathematics