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Sugata Datta

Independent Consulting Director
Gurgaon,Haryana

Summary

Very diverse experience in both IT and non-IT fields. Rooted in setting up new businesses, industry clusters, manufacturing facilities, solve business problems and improve operations. Good understanding of government clearances and compliances. Co-founded three startups so far. Have good contacts and leverage in the government.

Overview

27
27
years of professional experience

Work History

Independent consulting director

Self-employed
Gurgaon, India, India
09.2016 - Current
  • Engaged with a B2B corporate-gifting startup www.sivanyacomerciales.com to set up their business end-to-end including legal formalities, product strategy, GTM, design, select and implement digital marketing solutions to help them grow their business.
  • Render services for solving business problems. Leverage digital and process transformation in all functional areas, using IT tools if required. Transform through digital innovation (SaaS or on-premises applications including Analytics, AI/ML, IIOT or as required), workload migrations to public cloud including implementation (AWS, Azure, IBM, SAP, Oracle, Salesforce, hybrid-Cloud), and Cloud security (SOC Services, threat protection). Lead end-to-end execution thru cross-functional teams. .
  • Have good contacts in the government.

Business Leader

IBM India Pvt Ltd
Gurgaon, India, India
10.2010 - 05.2016
  • Joined as Regional Manager for East.
  • Formed new team and led a business reboot, turning around the Region.
  • Subsequently moved to Gurgaon and led North and East.
  • After 3 years moved to mega-deals creating and leveraging partner ecosystems.
  • In all these roles, key deliverable was meeting IBM's business objectives.

Co-founder & Vice-president

Technet Software Solutions Pvt. Ltd, Delhi NCR
New Delhi, India
12.1999 - 10.2010
  • Co-founded and built this start-up from ground zero in NW SI and Data Centre space spearheading Operations, setting standards of business fundamentals with P&L ownership.
  • Leveraged World Bank's TEQUIP for the technical education sector and CBS migration in the banking sector.
  • Was successful in making the company survive two recessions.
  • Sold stake in 2010 and exited.

Co-founder

Red Hot Chilli Pepper & Green Harvest, Navi
Mumbai, India, India
03.2003 - 10.2004
  • Co-founded two fine dining restaurants in Vashi / Koparkhairne, Navi Mumbai.
  • Undertook positioning exercise and created brand equity successfully.
  • Won many accolades from food critics in the Times of India.
  • Ran them along with partners.
  • Exited the business after almost 2 years, rich with learnings.

Regional sales manager

Delhi NCR
NOIDA, India
05.1995 - 12.1999
  • Various multi-functional people management roles with core practice in Sales focusing primarily on Govt and PSU segments, developing and leading high-performance teams of various sizes.
  • Led quality initiative for North Region (Philip Crosby Quality School) for one year.
  • Excelled as Turnaround specialist.

Education

IBM CAMSS Certification -

IBM Global Sales

IBM GSS Certification -

IBM ITS University
Bangalore

MBA - Human Resources Development

Punjab Technical University
Jalandhar

B.Com -

St. Xavier's College
Kolkata

Skills

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Timeline

Independent consulting director

Self-employed
09.2016 - Current

Business Leader

IBM India Pvt Ltd
10.2010 - 05.2016

Co-founder

Red Hot Chilli Pepper & Green Harvest, Navi
03.2003 - 10.2004

Co-founder & Vice-president

Technet Software Solutions Pvt. Ltd, Delhi NCR
12.1999 - 10.2010

Regional sales manager

Delhi NCR
05.1995 - 12.1999

B.Com -

St. Xavier's College

MBA - Human Resources Development

Punjab Technical University

IBM GSS Certification -

IBM ITS University

IBM CAMSS Certification -

IBM Global Sales
Sugata DattaIndependent Consulting Director