Sumeet Banga
President & CEO , Global Industrial Business, Bharat Forge Ltd.
Bharat Forge Ltd•Pune, Maharashtra, India
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• As Services business leader for the Freight Segment in South Asia ,provide strategic direction and execute to deliver on customer expectations , meet financial targets while building a world-class services team • Commercial leader for the successful GE bid of $ 3bn for the Indian Railways PPP project for setting up Diesel Locomotive factory in Bihar. • Recipient of the President’s award at the Global Leadership meeting for two successive years 2015 & 2016 for playing a pivotal role in the success with Indian Railways by implementing a robust project & engagement plan. • Selected for the Experienced Commercial Leadership Program(ECLP) which is one of GE’s world renowned leadership program for sales and marketing • Designated as Global Emerging Leader by Siemens AG based on outstanding performance and leadership potential • Core skills include leadership and creating efficient and productive teams, sales strategy formulation and development and nurturing of talent for the organization. • Proven track record of leading sales and commercial operations functions and providing efficient customer service resulting in excellent customer relationships for Industrial products. • Experience of leading sales teams and vast distribution network of system integrators and distributors. • Development of the Growth Playbook which is GE’s strategic marketing exercise with primary focus on the oil & gas / power segments
Career Timeline
- Bharat Forge LtdCurrentDec 2023–Present· 2 yrs 9 mos
- President and Chief Executive OfficerCurrentDec 2023–Present
- Apr 2023–Nov 2023· 7 mos
- PresidentApr 2023–Nov 2023
- Aug 2019–Apr 2023· 3 yrs 8 mos
- Vice President, Service OperationsAug 2019–Apr 2023
- Jun 2015–Jul 2019· 4 yrs 1 mo
- General Manager, CommercialJun 2015–Jul 2019
- 2015–May 2015· 4 mos
- Product Line Sales Leader2015–May 2015
- 2012–Dec 2014· 2 yrs 11 mos
- Commercial Operations Leader2012–Dec 2014
- Jul 2008–Dec 2011· 3 yrs 5 mos
- Channel Sales LeaderJul 2008–Dec 2011
- Jul 2006–Jul 2008· 2 yrs
- Experienced Commercial Leadership ProgramJul 2006–Jul 2008
- 1993–2006· 13 yrs
- Sr. Manager Sales & Mktg - Automation1993–2006