Narayan Gokhale — CEO
* Thought leadership with 30 plus years of experience – Custom Research, Advisory Services, Business Consulting, Strategic Marketing & Growth Consultancy. * Seasoned professional with rich experience across different countries, various companies, diverse cultures and varied industry segments & business functions. * Passionate storyteller. Always likes leading from the front. * Handled numerous client-facing roles. Extensive business travel across continents. * Active participation and speaking engagements in user groups, customer advisory boards, industry analyst & customer events, symposiums, webinars, podcasts etc. * Fortunate to interact every day with scores of independent software vendors, technology suppliers, start-ups, end users, OEMs and system integrators. * Experienced in analyzing data and providing actionable insights for custom research and advisory services. Problem identification & solving, strategy formulation & implementation as a part of custom consulting projects to help business leaders achieve their mission-critical goals. Proficient in building necessary team capabilities, leading strategies, and guiding & mentoring analyst teams. * Rich experience in industry verticals such as, Manufacturing, Supply Chain & Warehousing, Energy & Utilities, Automotive & Transportation, Smart Cities & Buildings. Necessary exposure to enterprise software application / domains such as HR Tech, Retail & E-commerce, BFSI, CX & Martech, Info Security, BPM, Risk & Compliance, Privacy etc. * Handled various technology domains - IT / OT / ET. * Technologies across the ICT Stack for Networking (Information & IT Security), Storage (Servers, Virtualization), Compute (Cloud, Fog, Edge), Data Management & Analytics (AI / ML), Application Development (Testing, Orchestration, Containerization) * Operational Technologies (OT) such as IoT & Digitalization, IIoT, MES, OT / ICS Cyber Security, Edge Computing, Edge IoT Analytics, Enterprise AR (Augmented Reality) Platforms, Digital Twins, Enterprise / Industrial Metaverse, FSM – Field Services Management, CMMS – Computerized Maintenance Management Systems, EAM, Energy & Sustainability etc. * Engineering Technologies (ET) such as PLM, SLM, BIM – Building Information Modeling, Digital Product Engineering Services etc.
Stackforce AI infers this person is a seasoned expert in B2B technology consulting and strategic marketing.
Location: Pune, Maharashtra, India
Experience: 33 yrs 8 mos
Career Highlights
- 30+ years of global consulting experience.
- Expert in custom research and advisory services.
- Proficient in leading technology strategies.
Work Experience
QKS Group
VIce-President and Principal Analyst - Research and User Consulting (2 yrs 2 mos)
Associate Research Director (1 yr 1 mo)
Intellore Systems Private Limited
Head of Global Sales and Marketing (5 yrs 4 mos)
Honeywell Automation India Ltd.
Sales Leader (8 yrs 2 mos)
Global Marketing & Strategy (Business Analysis and Planning) Manager (1 yr)
Sales Consultant (2 yrs 8 mos)
Business Development Manager (3 mos)
National Sales Account Manager (5 mos)
ARC Advisory Group
Senior Analyst (1 yr 2 mos)
Datapro Electronics Pvt. Ltd. (Instru. & Control Division)
Manager - Exports & Business Development (1 yr 4 mos)
Ojaco Engineering Company, Abu Dhabi, U.A.E
Sr. Sales Executive (3 yrs 4 mos)
Forbes Marshall Group, (Formerly called J. N. Marshall), Pune
Area Sales Manager: Pune Region (7 yrs)
Education
Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.) at Savitribai Phule Pune University
Engineer’s Degree at Walchand College of Engineering, Sangli
Std. XII (H.S.C) at The New College, Kolhapur
High School at St. Xaviers, Kolhapur
High School at Bharat Children's Academy, Walchandnagar
