Dr. Nipun Sharma

Dr. Nipun Sharma

CEO, TeamLease DA | Flipkart | Airtel | Vodafone | Tata | Usha

TeamLease Services Limited•Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

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Experience34+ Years
LevelLeadership

Executive Overview

A transformation-focused CEO and P&L Leader with B2B and B2C experience across Services, E-commerce, Telecom and Consumer Durables.Brings CEO experience across TeamLease Group and Flipkart Group, complemented by senior leadership roles at Airtel, Vodafone, Tata and Usha. Proven track record of building, scaling and transforming businesses, driving profitable growth, market leadership and new-business creation, with 20+ years of P&L leadership.As CEO of TeamLease Degree Apprenticeship, I lead a strategic transformation focused on delivering strong revenue growth and PBT improvement, while creating new growth engines across GCC, White Collar and Education businesses.Previously, as CEO of Jeeves Consumer Services & F1 Info, Flipkart Group companies, I led 4X growth of the B2B services business, incubated Flipkart Home Services and doubled the nationwide service footprint.Earlier in my career, I launched Airtel's operations in Bihar, achieving market leadership within nine months; led Tata Docomo's award-winning Gujarat launch; took Vodafone Idea's largest circle by number of customers to No. 1 nationally in Revenue and EBITDA target achievement; and led business turnarounds at Vodafone Punjab and Tata Teleservices Upper North.The common thread across my career has been the ability to build and launch new businesses, shape strategy, lead transformations, build high-performing teams and drive profitable, scalable growth.Areas of expertise:P&L Leadership | Business Transformation & Turnaround | Profitable Scale-up | New Business Creation | Customer Experience | Digital & Operational Excellence | Organisation & Leadership Building

Career Timeline

Professional employment history
  • 2025–Present· 1 yr 9 mos
    • Chief Executive Officer, TeamLease DACurrent
      2025–Present
  • Aug 2024–Dec 2024· 4 mos
    • Co Author
      Aug 2024–Dec 2024
  • Jul 2019–Jul 2024· 5 yrs
    • CEO, Jeeves & F1 (both Flipkart companies)
      Jul 2019–Jul 2024
  • Sep 2018–Jun 2019· 9 mos
    • EVP & Business Head
      Sep 2018–Jun 2019
  • Nov 2015–Aug 2018· 2 yrs 9 mos
    • EVP & Business Head
      Jul 2017–Aug 2018
    • Sr VP & Business Head
      Nov 2015–Jun 2017
  • Aug 2009–Oct 2015· 6 yrs 2 mos
    • Sr VP & COO, Upper North
      Apr 2012–Oct 2015
    • COO, Gujarat
      Aug 2009–Mar 2012
  • Jul 2006–Aug 2009· 3 yrs 1 mo
    • Assistant Vice President, Information Technology
      Jul 2006–Aug 2009
  • 2004–Jun 2006· 2 yrs 5 mos
    • General Manager
      2004–Jul 2006
    • General Manager, Sales
      2004–Jun 2006
  • Aug 1992–Dec 2003· 11 yrs 4 mos
    • Divisional Manager/Sr Marketing Manager
      Aug 1992–Dec 2003

Education

Doctor of Philosophy - PhD

Management

Amity University

Senior Leadership Program

Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad

Business Leadership Program

Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad

Global Program on Management Development

University of Michigan - Stephen M. Ross School of Business

Senior Leadership Program

Indian School of Business

Leadership Program

Indian School of Business

B Tech (Hons)

Electronics & Communication Engg

National Institute of Technology, Kurukshetra, Haryana

Master of Business Administration

Marketing

Madurai Kamaraj University

PGDBM (Gold Medalist)

Marketing

Kurukshetra University

MBA

Marketing Management

Madurai Kamaraj University

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Skills & Expertise

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Team LeadershipPre-salesManagementNew Business DevelopmentKey Account ManagementVASChannelBusiness StrategyTalent AcquisitionGSMDistributed Team ManagementBusiness DevelopmentTeam ManagementP&L ManagementOperational ExcellenceLeadershipCustomer ExperienceTelecommunicationsBusiness TransformationStrategyCustomer AcquisitionCross-functional Team LeadershipCompetitive AnalysisStrategic Transformation3G