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| Ravi Pandit - Chairman and Group CEO |
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Ravi is a gold medalist and fellow member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India and an associate member of the Institute of Cost and Works Accountants of India. A graduate of Pune University, Ravi has a Masters from Sloan School of Management, MIT, Cambridge, USA. He has an extensive experience of over three decades in the fields of IT, corporate Strategy Formulation and Management consulting.
From his accounting roots, Ravi, along with other members of his team has built a global IT, Engineering & BPO Services Company with leadership in sharply defined focus areas. Widely respected for integrity, innovation and dynamism, Ravi and his colleagues have successfully forged global partnerships with people, customers and investors. Under his chairmanship, KPIT has become a global player in the industry with Top line revenue growth of 10x and increase in market capitalization of 15x over the last 5 years. Under his stewardship, KPIT has forged strategic partnerships with some of the largest & renowned players in their respective areas: Cummins & Cargill (Manufacturing) and Lehman brothers & International Finance Corporation (Financial Services).
Apart from group companies in the Kirtane & Pandit group which is celebrating it’s golden jubilee year, Ravi also serves on the board of Finolex. He has served as the President of the esteemed Mahratta Chamber of Commerce, Industries and Agriculture and has also been on the NASSCOM Executive Council twice.
He also fostered partnerships with many Countries and Industry Chambers to make Pune a destination of choice for IT, BPO, Design Engineering & Global Automotive OEM /Manufacturing companies. Ravi has been a very articulate speaker at several National and International forums on diverse subjects that include: Globalization, IT Industry and its future, the Engineering Services opportunity, Economic, Labour & Industrial Policy.
Under Ravi’s leadership, KPIT Cummins has been selected as the winner of the Golden Peacock Award for Excellence in Corporate Governance -2007. For his commitment to conducting business in an ethical manner and for the value KPIT Cummins partnership has brought to Cummins, Ravi has also been honoured with the J. Irwin Miller Award of Excellence by Cummins in October 2007. He has also been awarded the prestigious Rotary Excellence Award 2007 for his Exemplary Leadership and Outstanding Performance in the field of Information Technology.
An avid trekker, Ravi’s other hobbies include classical music and reading. |
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| Kishor Patil - CEO & Managing Director |
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Kishor began his career as a practitioner in Kirtane & Pandit Chartered Accountant in 1983 and within a year and a half was a partner in the firm. He has 17 years of experience in various areas like Management, Finance, Consulting, Organization Development and International operations. His specialization includes Marketing, Organization Methods and Systems.
Kishor is in charge of the overall management of KPIT Cummins. He is specifically responsible for all day-to-day operational issues like planning and executing business, reviewing and guiding the country offices, customer delivery units and support functions, and ensuring efficient and effective functioning of the organization as a whole.
As a promoter of KPIT Cummins, Kishor has been responsible for providing the strategic direction and has spearheaded KPIT Cummins' forays into international markets, especially Europe. He is the keystone in building strategic partnerships and a strong and prestigious customer base for KPIT Cummins. He has set excellent examples in the areas of establishing International operations, Acquisitions, Mergers and Integration in specific.
He is a prolific observer with an open mind and has a keen determination to grow. A firm believer in thinking big, Kishor embarked upon the expansion of KPIT Cummins through a well planned Mergers and Acquisitions strategy. His exceptional people’s skills and simplicity has worked wonders in diverse cultural geographies.
Kishor is a fellow member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India and a member of the Institute of Cost and Works Accountants of India.
He has a passion for sports, especially bikes. |
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| Girish Wardadkar - President & Executive Director |
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Girish, a Six Sigma green belt is a Mechanical Engineer with an MBA in Operations Management & Advanced Financial Management. He carries 2 decades of professional experience in the areas of IT, Diagnostic Medical Imaging, BPO and General Management.
He has wide experience in Sales & Marketing, Manufacturing & Engineering and Operating Global Programs. Specifically, Girish holds 15 years of Program Management and Business Leadership experience with the largest American Technology giant.
Prior to KPIT Cummins, he was the vice-president of GE Capital International Services (GECIS) in Hyderabad. Prior to GECIS, he was Managing Director of GE Medical X Ray Systems (SA) Ltd, leading manufacturing and engineering activities for Global Supply. Girish started his career with Wipro InfoTech Ltd as a Marketing Executive in 1983. He was a key contributor in establishing the joint venture between Wipro and GE Medical systems (GEMS) as part of the project team at Wipro Corporate.
At KPIT Cummins, he is responsible for service delivery & operations management. He has played an active role in formulating the operational policy, One Team, One Goal, Zero surprises. He had initiated numerous activities to achieve process excellence, and to enhance the quality of talent in the company.
An avid reader, Girish loves playing golf. He also likes to listen to semi-classical and classical music. |
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| Pawan Sharma - |
Head, Diversified Financial Services & |
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President, KPIT Cummins Global Business Solutions |
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Pawan is an engineer with over 15 years of experience in the IT and BPO industry.
He has worked with global giants like HP, IBM and HCL in various positions spanning from Sales to Operations and from setting up Software Development Centers to managing one of UK’s largest BPO Company. He possesses extensive exposure to global markets like the Middle East, Asia Pacific, Europe, USA and India.
He is also a Secretary on board of the Project management Institute (PMI) North India Chapter. Pawan has been on the consultant’s panel of Governments and IT Committees for outsourcing in various countries. |
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| Harshu Ghate - Head of Operations, KPIT Cummins Global Business Solutions |
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Harshu, a Chartered Accountant and a qualified Company Secretary, has over 15 years of professional experience in Accounting, Corporate Finance and Benefits Consulting. He is the co-founder and Managing Director of ESOP DIRECT – a market leader in Employee Stock Option administration with expertise in UK / US based plans.
He has handled several assignments in the areas of strategic planning, business and financial restructuring, business valuations, designing and raising resources through structured debt and equity instruments, etc. He is a member of the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) committee on ESOP. |
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| Pravin Mulay - |
Chief Risk Officer, KPIT Cummins Infosystems & |
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Vice President, Process Engineering and Six Sigma. |
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Pravin holds an extensive qualifications range from being an M.Com, MCM, CAIIB, CISA to a BS7799 Lead Auditor. He possesses over 31 years of experience in the BFSI segment, majority of which in the IT domains of Information Security and Controls. He has developed strong insights in the development, management, usage and security areas of IT.
Currently he is also extensively involved in BPM activities for Finance & Manufacturing domains.
Pravin has been associated with different banks (nationalized and private) in various capacities such as IS auditor and consultant. He is Founder President of ISACA Pune Chapter and has steered the IS Audit momentum in and around the city. Pravin is also associated with Pune University, NIA (National Insurance Academy), NIBM (National Institute of Bank Management), Reserve Bank of India (RBI), YASHADA and a number of management institutes in the capacity of a mentor and visiting faculty |
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| Kanwar Singh (KD) - Head of US Geography |
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Kanwar Singh, KD as he is popularly known, is accountable for the Client services comprising customer satisfaction and business development by leading the customer facing teams to deliver IT, Engineering & BPO solutions that leverage the global delivery platform for existing and new customers. He has responsibility for growing revenue and P&L performance, while managing operations that include enabling functions for the NA region.
Before he joined KPIT in April 2007 as EVP of Client Services, KD spent 17-years IT industry, spanning outsourcing services in the US market and Product based solutions in India with Industry leaders like Wipro, Keane and IBM. Through this experience he has led diverse teams to apply multi-vertical industry knowledge to deliver successful IT & BPO solutions and developing strong customer relationships.
An engineer (Electronics & Communication) from Gulbarga University and MBA from IMI-Delhi, KD also completed an Executive education program on "Leading effective sales teams" from Wharton School of Business.
He is an active speaker on Global Sourcing in industry forums. A resident of the Seattle area, he enjoys reading, listening to music and biking. |
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| Pankaj Sathe - Director – Projects & Services,
KPIT Infosystems Ltd. UK |
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Pankaj joined KPIT Cummins in India as Sr. Manager - International Business. Pankaj then moved to the UK subsidiary in 1998 as Head- Business Development.
Pankaj is presently Director-Projects and Services with the responsibility of business development and management in the UK. As part of this he manages a team that handles onsite sales in the UK and also oversees the administration/onsite management of consultants in the UK and Europe; sales development in key verticals and new regions; liaison with UK IT agencies, Account Management of major customers and controlling the costs.
Pankaj is an engineer and a Master of Business Administration. He has over 15 years experience across different industries in sales, marketing and business management with companies like HCL, Ranbaxy, and Godrej. He is also an active member of IEEE.
His hobbies include war history, driving and traveling. He wishes the company of honest people and dislikes harshness in communication He is married and has one daughter. Pankaj is currently based out of our office in Reading, UK. |
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| Myles ‘O’ Connor - Global Account Director,
KPIT Infosystems Ltd. UK |
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Myles is stationed in the UK as Global Account Director. He has over 27 years of international IT experience that includes managing all IT operations for SEARS group. He believes that the customer is the King, and that results are all that matter. He has a fine knack to keep things simple, and treats business as not personal. Myles has thorough knowledge of ICL 2900, IBM 36, AS400 3090 (mvs), DEC VAX PDF.
He loves Watching Football, skiing and reading |
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| Jean-Yves Grisi - Managing Director,
KPIT Infosystems France |
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Jean-Yves Grisi is the managing director at KPIT France
JY Grisi has a strong background in marketing and commerce, followed by management in the field of software development and services. He has spent 20 years in the IT industry, both in Services (with Andersen Consulting) and Software (with Microsoft). Set up Pivolis, a services company focused on offshore software development services in 2003 which was then sold to KPIT in 2005.
Previously, Director at Microsoft, Jean-Yves Grisi got his Computer engineering degree at ENST Paris, France, then MBA from INSEAD, France.
His areas of interest include macroeconomics, sustainable development & NGOs, arts & music. |
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