Vikas
COO/Managing Director - India - iCEO #99028

Experience

Accomplished, high-impact Business leader with 30+ years of progressive experience, including 17+ years as a Managing Director & Business Unit Head delivering P&L responsibility up to USD 50M+ across multi-plant operations. Renowned for navigating complex market shifts & global macroeconomic pivots with exceptional agility. A specialist in driving rapid turnarounds, GTM & Product Management.

Major Achievements

a) Rapid Scale & Execution: Pioneered 3 greenfield and 2 brownfield operations, bringing greenfield plants to production readiness in under six months and operational breakeven in under two years. b) Business growth: Scaled TE connectivity brownfield-greenfield setup to USD 50 Mio in under 6 years of operations. (2005-brownfield, 2008 Relocation & greenfield setup, 2011 P&L@USD 50 M) c) Strategic M&A: Directed due diligence and seamless post-merger integration of a USD 6M moulding & stamping business under the TE Connectivity umbrella. d) Turnaround Growth: Accelerated business revenue from under 70 Cr to 100+ Cr (Robertshaw) and 100 Cr to 150+ Cr (Morgan Advanced Materials) while elevating gross margins from under 15% to 20%+.

Industry Sector Competencies

Electronics

Automotive

Engineering

Plastics

Professional Objectives

Function: MD,CEO,SVP,VP,GM

Sector: Automotive components, EMS, electrical electronics components, white goods, industrial products

Interim Manager: Yes

Permanent Position: Yes

Operational: Yes

Availability: Full time, part time, coaching on demand

Prefered Locations: Pune-India, CH Sambhaji Nagar-India, Maharashtra.

Additional Professional Interests

Operational coaching on demand

Countries Covered

Dubai

Germany

India

Operational Competencies

AI strategy (Professional)

Technologies to market (Expert)

Business development (Expert)

Acquisition and shadow management (Expert)

New product or service launch (Expert)

Geographical expansion (Expert)

Company rescue or turnaround (Expert)

Close down or sell off (Expert)