Professional Summary

Technology & Business Leader with 30+ years across ERP, AI/ML, Cybersecurity, IoT/IIoT, Cloud and Digital Transformation. Deep expertise in FMCG, Electronics, Consumer Goods, Electrical, Healthcare and Retail sectors across India.

Current Role

CIO — VIP Industries Limited, Mumbai (2024–Present)
Leading complete digital transformation for India's largest luggage brand. Driving ERP modernisation, AI/ML adoption, cybersecurity governance and enterprise-wide digital innovation.

Career Highlights

  • Delivered 120+ enterprise IT projects
  • Digitally enabled 2M+ customers
  • Managed 5,000+ professionals
  • Automated 250K dealers & 200K retailers
  • Governed 25K+ product SKUs
  • Conducted 100+ CXO IT workshops

Industries & Education

FMCGElectronicsConsumer GoodsElectricalHealthcareRetail

MBA — Marketing & Finance, AMS Dehradun (1994–96)

VIP Industries Limited, Mumbai Current
2024 – Present
Chief Information Officer (CIO)
Driving full digital transformation for India's largest luggage brand. ERP consolidation, AI/ML, cybersecurity, IoT-enabled supply chain and omnichannel platforms.
ERPAI/MLCybersecurityIoTDigital Strategy
Usha International, Gurgaon
Feb 2020 – 2024
Vice President – IT
Led SFA for 3,500+ employees, DMS for 12,000+ distributors. Deployed AI/ML (Power BI, Copilot, DeepSeek), ISO 27001 governance, HR digitalisation and enterprise CRM & loyalty systems.
SAPSalesforceDMSISO 27001Copilot
Havells India Ltd, Noida
Dec 2015 – Feb 2020
Sr. General Manager – IT
Technology for 8,500 employees, 6,000 partners, 200,000 retailers. SAP, MS Dynamics 365, Salesforce plus 25 non-ERP apps. Led Industry 4.0, IoT/IIoT and Data-Lake initiatives.
SAPMS DynamicsIoT/IIoTPower BIIndustry 4.0
Samsung India Electronics, Gurgaon
Feb 2011 – Nov 2015
DGM – Business Innovation
Led 84+ IT projects across HHP, CE and B2B. 1,200 distributors, 50,000+ retailers. MS Dynamics AX ERP and India's largest mobile consumer loyalty platform.
MS AX ERPCRMTableauWMSLoyalty Tech
Earlier Career (1996 – 2010)
14 Years
Sales & Business Operations Leadership
HUL (2010–11) · Nivea India (2008–10) · Spencer Retail (2006–08) · Dabur & DS Group (1996–2006) — Foundation in sales, distribution and retail operations across North India.
HULNiveaSpencer RetailDaburDS Group
Enterprise ERP
SAP · MS Dynamics 365 · Odoo · Salesforce
AI / ML & Analytics
Power BI · Tableau · Copilot · DeepSeek
Cybersecurity & GRC
ISO 27001 · Threat Mgmt · AI Security · CAB
Cloud & Digital
CRM/SFA · IoT/IIoT · E-Commerce · Omni
Business Excellence
15 yrs sales, distribution & retail ops
Leadership & PMO
100+ IT workshops · CXO Advisory · ITLT
IT Governance
CAB · PMO · GRC frameworks · Six Sigma
Industry 4.0
IoT · IIoT · Smart Mfg · Data-Lake
Digital Marketing
SEO · Email Marketing · Content Strategy
The Cybersecurity Threat Landscape
LinkedIn Learning
Completed: Sep 10, 2025  ·  1h 7min
LinkedIn Learning
ISO 27001:2022-Compliant Cybersecurity
LinkedIn Learning · PMI Registered
Completed: Nov 21, 2025  ·  1.25 PDUs
PMI REP #4101
ServiceNow IT Leadership Professional Certificate
LinkedIn Learning · ServiceNow
Completed: Sep 30, 2025  ·  5h 37min
Learning Path
Six Sigma: Green Belt
LinkedIn Learning · IIBA Endorsed
Completed: Sep 18, 2025  ·  2.0 CDUs
IIBA #189294
Digital Marketing Professional Certificate
LinkedIn Learning · Content Marketing Institute
Completed: Dec 04, 2025  ·  8h 17min
Learning Path
SAP Certified Professional
SAP
Enterprise Resource Planning
SAP
Generative AI & Prompt Engineering
Professional Certification
AI Tools, LLMs & Responsible AI
Gen AI
Power BI & AI Security
Professional Certification
Data Visualisation & AI Security
Power BI
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