Vivek Luthra

CEO

Singapore, Singapore, Singapore30 yrs 3 mos experience
Most Likely To SwitchAI Enabled

Key Highlights

  • 28 years of management experience in Data and AI.
  • Expert in transforming conventional businesses with AI.
  • Strong connections with C-suite executives globally.
Stackforce AI infers this person is a seasoned leader in AI-driven business transformation across multiple industries.

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Skills

Core Skills

Artificial Intelligence (ai)Business TransformationSupply Chain

Other Skills

Business DevelopmentBusiness IntelligenceBusiness Intelligence (BI)Business Process Outsourcing (BPO)Business StrategyChange ManagementConsultingContract NegotiationCross-functional Team LeadershipCustomer Relationship Management (CRM)Data ModernisationDigital ManufacturingEnterprise SoftwareGen AIHigher Education

About

With over 28 years of progressive management experience, I help clients across growth markets optimise and reinvent their business with Data and AI in a responsible way. As the Senior Managing Director of Data and AI for Growth Markets and ANZ at Accenture, I lead a team of talented professionals across Strategy & Consulting, Technology, and Operations who deliver innovative AI / Gen AI solutions and exceptional customer service. My mission is to drive organic and inorganic business growth, increase market share, and create sustainable value for our clients and shareholders. I have a proven track record of disrupting and transforming conventional businesses, scaling new businesses across industries, and managing complex and large deals and projects. I have global exposure and strong connections with C-suite executives in Asia Pacific, Middle East, Latin America, and Africa. I am also passionate about shaping and scaling software and platform businesses, enabling intelligent procurement and autonomous supply chains, and advancing sustainable value chain strategies.

Experience

Accenture

5 roles

Senior Managing Director, Data and AI, Global Strategic Deals Lead and APAC Business Lead

Promoted

Sep 2023Present · 2 yrs 6 mos

  • In my role as Data and AI Lead for APAC Market and Global Strategic Deals, i help optimise and reinvent businesses with Data and AI in a responsible way. Part of Global and Regional leadership team, I work across strategy, technology, and operations services to help our clients unlock business value through reinvention of their industry / function with AI / Gen AI. I have deep expertise in Resources and Products industries and Supply Chain & Sales & Marketing functions.
Gen AIArtificial Intelligence (AI)Large Language Models (LLM)Contract NegotiationSupply ChainLean Six Sigma+6

Managing Director, Growth Markets Supply Chain and Operations Lead

May 2020Aug 2023 · 3 yrs 3 mos

  • Part of Global Supply Chain and Regional Strategy & Consulting Leadership team, i was responsible for growing our Supply Chain business across Strategy, Technology, and Operations services. I have been a trusted advisor to several of our leading Fortune 500 clients helping them solve some of their biggest supply chain challenges focusing on improving resiliency, cost transformation, and sustainability.
Lean ManufacturingArtificial Intelligence (AI)Contract NegotiationStrategySupply ChainLean Six Sigma+5

Managing Director, Intelligent Operations Market Unit Lead, South East Asia

Jul 2018Apr 2020 · 1 yr 9 mos

  • Part of Accenture ASEAN GU Leadership team with P&L responsibility for Intelligent Operations business in ASEAN and practice lead for Accenture Operations Regional Procurement & Supply Chain business in Asia Pacific, Middle East, and Africa . Trusted advisor to CxOs in the region when it comes to transforming to Intelligent Operations in Sales & Marketing / Interactive Operations, Procurement & Supply Chain, Finance, Talent Management, and Technology Infrastructure. Procurement and Supply Chain Digital Transformation Specialist in Accenture with experience of delivering some of the largest Procurement & Supply Chain transformations globally including setting up & running of Consortiums, As A Service Models, Block Chain implementations, and Artificial Intelligence Advisors. Established thought leader in helping companies move to a Intelligent Global Business Services x.0 organization leveraging Automation, Analytics, and Artificial Intelligence. Well versed with helping clients define and execute Enterprise Digital Transformation based on Fit for Purpose Journey to Cloud helping companies rotate to the new.
Lean Six SigmaIndustry 4.0

Managing Director, and APAC, Middle East and Africa Supply Chain & Procurement Lead

Sep 2014Jun 2018 · 3 yrs 9 mos

  • In this role, as part of Accenture Operations Regional Leadership team, I am responsibile for managing and growing Accenture Sourcing & Procurement business in the APAC, Middle East, and Africa region managing sales, revenue, and profitability for this business line working across verticals and geographies.
Lean ManufacturingContract NegotiationLean Six Sigma

Managing Director and APAC Resources Operations Lead

Oct 2010Aug 2014 · 3 yrs 10 mos

  • Part of the Accenture Resources Regional Leadership Team in APAC, I was responsible for Operations business in APAC region focusing on Energy / Utilities / Chemicals & Natural Resources business. As part of the regional Operations leadership team I focus on deal shaping and execution of large multi tower SI / Technology / BPO deals in the APAC region across verticals . As part of the Australia Operations leadership team, I run Accenture's Centre of Excellence for Operations Efficiency in Brisbane, Australia. Specialities include business transformation, change management, multi tower large outsourcing deal structuring, shared services & integrated business services set-up and execution, Procurement and Supply Chain Services, China / Low Cost Country Sourcing, Capital Project Services, and Smart Metering services
Lean Six Sigma

Capgemini ( worked with patni acquired by igate acquired by capgemini)

Vice President & Head of BPO Americas

Jul 2009Sep 2010 · 1 yr 2 mos · Greater New York City Area

  • As a part of global BPO leadership team & Americas regional leadership team, I was responsible for managing and growing Patni's BPO business in the Americas region in this role. Patni is a leading BPO services provider in Americas with significant vertical BPO capabilities in Insurance, Financial Services, Manufacturing and Healthcare verticals and a large portfolio of clients with horizontal BPO solutions in Finance & Accounting, HRO, and Customer Interaction Services.
Lean Six Sigma

Ramco systems ltd.

Senior Vice President Enterprise Solutions & Transformation, Americas

Aug 2007Jul 2009 · 1 yr 11 mos · Greater New York City Area

  • In this role I had P&L responsibility for Ramco's Enterprise Solutions and Transformation business in North America with overall responsibility for strategy, business development, operations, and customer relationships focusing on providing business solutions in the areas of Manufacturing, Financial Services, Shipping & Transportation, and Human Resources.
Technical Sales

Infosys

3 roles

APAC BPO Head

Dec 2005Aug 2007 · 1 yr 8 mos

  • Responsible for Sales and Account Management for Business Process Outsourcing for Infosys in the APAC region. I was responsible for building the APAC practice successfully opening up key accounts in the Australian market and building the Asia market business pipeline. I also during this time grew the sales and account management team in APAC and set-up alliances with partners who could complement Infosys solutions and help in growing our business pipeline.

Account Director

Promoted

Dec 2003Nov 2005 · 1 yr 11 mos

  • Responsible for post acquisiton integration of a 200 member team into Infosys supporting a portfolio of sales and customer services applications for the retail customer segment for the leading telecom company in Australia.
  • P& L responsibility for this account which I grew to about 40 mn AUD per year and to a team size of 350 people spread across locations in Australia and India.
  • Change managed the move from an in-sourced model at client side to an offshoring model while building relationship at "C" level across the client organisation
Lean Six Sigma

Principal Consulting

Sep 2002Nov 2003 · 1 yr 2 mos

  • As Principal Consulting within Infosys Australia, I was responsible for business development and execution of consulting work in the telecom and financial services sector in Australia which results in large downstream IT outsourcing work for Infosys. In addition, I closely work with the Business Development Managers/ Account Managers in pre-sales related work on large multi million dollar opportunities

Prodapt solutions

Director Business Development and Alliances

Apr 2002Sep 2002 · 5 mos

  • A technology services start-up focussing on financial and telecom services, I was responsible for setting up a 30 people Sun ONE competency center for Prodapt and had P&L responsibility for the same. I was also responsible for Business Development for the APAC and Europe market for Prodapt across its technology services offering.

Retail financial services start-up

Vice President Marketing and New Products

Mar 2000Mar 2002 · 2 yrs

  • I was responsible for overall marketing and new product development for this retail financial services start-up of a leading institutional brokerage company. An aggregator of retail financial services and a retail brokerage company, I was responsible for development of new products and developing and implementing marketing strategy for these products.

Pricewaterhousecoopers

Principal Consultant

Apr 1997Mar 2000 · 2 yrs 11 mos

  • I was responsible for managing a team of consultants with KPIs for Business Development and delivery of business consulting. I set-up the business strategy practice of PwC in Northern India reporting to the Partner responsible for overall business consulting practice. Working on engagement across Business Consulting including Market Entry Strategy, Product Strategy, IT Strategy and Effectiveness, and Business Process Re-engineering / Design I focussed in the areas of Business Process Outsourcing / Shared Service Centers set-up and Telecom, Media and Technology vertical.

Schlumberger

Product Engineer

Jun 1993May 1995 · 1 yr 11 mos

  • Worked at Center of Excellence, Chasseneuil, France building energy metering products and applications for UK and France markets.
  • Responsible for transfer of technology of products from Europe to India.
  • Project managed the design and implementation of the first hand held palm top machine for meter reading in India and supported its global roll out
Lean Six Sigma

Education

University of Cambridge

Executive Education — Sustainable Supply Chain Management

Sep 2021Nov 2021

Kellogg Executive Education

Strategies for Leading Business Transformation — Artificial Intelligence

Jan 2020Jan 2020

Indian Institute of Management, Calcutta

MBA

Jan 1995Jan 1997

Netaji Subhas Institute of Technology

Bachelor in Engineering — Instrumentation & Controls

Jan 1989Jan 1993

St Francis De Sales School

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