Rupesh NAIN
Chief Digital Officer | Chief Information Officer | Chief AI Officer | Chief Transformation Officer | Industry 5.0 | E-Commerce | Cloud | GCC | M&A | Ex- JCB, ALSTOM, GE Vernova, ANDRITZ
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I am a Digital & Business Transformation Leader with three decades of experience in driving Transformation through innovative use of IT, Digital, and AI across global multinationals in Industrial Manufacturing, Utilities & Trading, Automotive, and Energy & Resources sectors.My forte lies in creating and articulating Integrated IT and Digital Strategy, building Digital and AI Platforms, creating Data & Analytics driven culture, building high-performing teams, identifcation and execution of transformation programs and leading change for business impact.I hold a Master’s Degree in Computer Applications from pioneer institute and an MBA from international business school. I have augmented my skills and learnings by attending advanced management, strategy and leadership, digital transformation and AI/ ML programs at IIMB, IITK, and ISB. Also attended highly coveted one-year Adani Strategic Leadership Program “Fulcrum” mentored by global advisor to CEO’s & Corporate Boards Dr. Ram Charan and strategy & leadership coach Capt. Raghu Raman. These have been practiced and honed for driving Digital and AI led Business Transformation.I have been recognized and awarded by most prestigious organizations for outstanding contribution in Digital led Business Transformation. Done Jury duty for some of the leading technology awards. A thought leader and regular speaker at various forums.Specialties:Business Partnership, Customer Centricity, Business Acumen, BPR, M&A and Post-Merger Integrations, Communication, Team Development, DEI, Vendor Management and Contracts Negotiation, Project and Program Management: Agile and DevOps - Scrum/ Kanban, Modernization and Digitalization, ESG, Strategic Thinking, and Business Transformation.SAP S/4HANA ERP, SuccessFactors HCM, Ariba SRM, Salesforce CRM and Dealer Management System, Adobe e-Commerce, ION Aspect CTRM, OutSystems LCP, Siemens PLM, OpenText DMS, Land Acquisition Management System, Industry 4.0 (M2M/ Telematics/ IoT, MES/ MII/ Digital Twin, XR, RPA, Robotics, 3D Printing, 5G, Edge Computing), Hybrid/ Multi-Cloud Computing, Data Lakehouse, Data Analytics and AI Platform, Microsoft Azure, Databricks, AI/ML, GenAI, Agentic AI, SASE, Cybersecurity, Data Privacy, and Risk Management.
Career Timeline
- Adani Enterprises LimitedCurrent2021–Present· 5 yrs 8 mos
- Chief Information OfficerCurrent2021–Present
- Adani GroupCurrent2021–Present· 5 yrs 8 mos
- Chief Digital OfficerCurrent2021–Present
- Chief Information and Digital Officer2021–Present
- Chief Digital Officer, Adani Natural Resources2021–Present
- Sep 2014–2021· 6 yrs 4 mos
- Chief Information OfficerSep 2014–2021
- 2014–2021· 7 yrs
- Chief Information Officer2014–2021
- 2014–2021· 7 yrs
- Chief Information Officer2014–2021
- 2010–2014· 4 yrs
- Chief Information Officer2010–2014
- Regional IS&T Business Partner Director2010–2014
- Director, Information Systems2010–2014
- 2007–2010· 3 yrs
- Regional IT Infrastructure Director2007–2010
- Head, Information Technology Operations Infrastructure2007–2010
- 2007–2010· 3 yrs
- Head, Information Technology Operations Infrastructure2007–2010
- 2007–2010· 3 yrs
- Regional Infrastructure Director2007–2010
- 2001–2007· 6 yrs
- Director2001–2007
- Head of IT2001–2007
- 2000–2001· 1 yr
- Business Applications Lead2000–2001
- Manager Business Applications2000–2001
- Business Application Manager2000–2001
- 1997–2000· 3 yrs
- Applications Development Leader1997–2000
- 1997–2000· 3 yrs
- Software Development Engineer1997–2000
- Lead Applications Development1997–2000
Education
BS (Bachelor of Mathematics & Sciences)
Kurukshetra UniversityLeadership Practicum Program
Indian School of BusinessExecutive MBA - Finance, HR, and IT
Ulyanovsk State UniversityFast-Track Business Management Program
Indian Institute of Management BangaloreAI and Machine Learning Program
Indian Institute of Technology, KanpurBS - Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics
Kurukshetra UniversityMBA, International Business Management
UBI Business SchoolMBA, Operations Management (Major)
Indira Gandhi National Open UniversityLeadership Practicum Program
Indian School of BusinessFast-Track Business Management Program
Indian Institute of Management BangaloreFinance for Non-Finance Executives Program
Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi