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Startup Advisor | HEC Paris I Innovation | Transformation | Agritech | Packaging I Sustainability I Consumer goods I Robotics

About

Gaurang is a seasoned business expert with a proven track record of driving innovation and sustainability-focused strategies to deliver exceptional customer experiences and fuel growth. He has held key positions in large multinational corporations like Trimas, Whirlpool/Hewlett Packard and co-founded a successful start-up, giving him a wealth of knowledge and expertise. With extensive experience managing global teams and working across various industry sectors, including Packaging, consumer durables, IT hardware, robotics, and IT peripherals, Gaurang is well-equipped to take on any challenge in the business world.

Location

Noida

AI stack

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Work experience

AVP at Eeki, Feb 2025 - Present · 1 yr 7 mos

Strategic Advisor and Growth Consultant at Startups in sustainability, Mar 2024 - Present · 2 yrs 6 mos, Sustainability/ Waste Management

Director at TriMas Packaging, Aug 2016 - Mar 2024 · 7 yrs 8 mos, Noida Area, India, • Lead and inspire innovation, cost-efficiency, quality, and engagement initiatives within a high-performing team, driving purposeful actions and outcomes. • Designed winning strategies, identified new growth opportunities. • 360° of product development and launch incl. market research, prototyping, feasibility research, innovation, sustainability, optimization of costs and resources, negotiations, retro-planning. • Daily business management, P&L, B2B, customer and suppliers management, team management of 6p., indirect teams of 20p. incl global teams.

General Manager at Rieke, Mar 2015 - Aug 2016 · 1 yr 6 mos, Noida Area, India, • Spearheaded set up from scratch of state of art innovation center, the biggest of its kind outside UK/US. Evolving from a one to 20 person team of high-performing engineers over 12 months. • Assessed gaps in product portfolio and built innovation Strategies to address. Supervised strategic product development pipeline and mega trends for 5-year plan

Manager at Whirlpool India, Sep 2010 - Mar 2015 · 4 yrs 7 mos, Faridabad Area, India, • Directed two mega projects in DC entry-level market with all new platform Q1 2015. New products replaced 5-year-old platform/design with new internal and external features. Whirlpool market share grew by 4% with new launches • Launched fastest mega project 245L DC refrigerator with investment over $2Mn. Took only 7 months from concept to launch. • Acted as transformation leader in Innovation activities. IPR awarded for various innovation

Education

Executive MBA, Business Administration and Management, Specialization in Finance, HEC Paris

Advance management course, Behavioral economics, Indian Institute of Management Bangalore