Nikhil Tiwari

• Lead the APAC rollout and adoption of the global S/4HANA and complementary digital stack, defining the deployment roadmap and go/no-go KPIs.
• Manage market readiness (testing, data, roles, cutover, Hypercare), plus BCP validation.
• Run a structured change and adoption engine (impact assessment, communications, training, adoption metrics).
• Enforce global design and data/process standards, balancing local statutory and regulatory needs (CARM, SOX, statutory sign-offs).
• Act as the escalation lead, resolving critical deployment and Hypercare issues.
• Built and strengthened high-value relationships with regional executive committees and global program teams, driving sustained value delivery.
• Drive structured communication strategies for diverse stakeholder groups, ensuring change transparency, and buy-in throughout the deployment lifecycle.

• Co-led global solution design, development, and implementation for business carve-out in 30+ countries.
• Managed multimillion-euro budgets, secured significant cost savings, and established a new IT operating model.
• Built and managed the core IT support and project delivery organization for Lipton.

Global Head of IT, Supply Chain & Master Data (Apr 2023 – Jul 2024).

Led IT for procurement, manufacturing, logistics, and R&I; managed key applications, including S/4HANA, SAP Ariba, and more.

Global IT Lead – Finance, Master Data, Tax (Oct 2021 – Mar 2023).

Directed the transformation of finance and master data domains, delivering system and process change across global markets.

• Delivered multiple global S/4HANA greenfield implementations as Finance Lead.
• Led innovation projects on ML, RPA, and Conversational AI for consumer industries.
• Key contributor in bid management and conversion assessments; recognized as SAP APJ “35 under 35” leader.

• Developed end-to-end solutions for insurance brokerage, automating and supporting multiple core business processes.