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Brief Biography
Kshitij is a business impact driven global technology executive with 25 years digital transformation experience (past 13 years as a CIO of ~$1.5- 2.5Bn revenue businesses) in consumer goods, manufacturing & retail. Successfully led teams to deliver enterprise wise transformation projects in local, regional & global capacity spanning multiple domains (Commercial/Go to Market, Marketing Technology, Business Intelligence, Data & AI, Supply Chain & Manufacturing) with extensive knowledge of APAC in local, regional & global roles based out of India, Australia, Japan & Singapore. Currently, Sephora Asia CIO responsible for end-to-end technology footprint covering retail, eCommerce and organizational leadership for China, Southeast Asia & Oceania. Committed to driving business results though Technology, Internal & External Partnerships, Change Leadership and People Development.
Achievements
Led the design & execution of Sephora Asia's Tech Strategy and 3-year roadmap. Powered eCommerce growth via transformation of legacy monolithic platform to future ready tech stack improving reliability, performance & agility. Delivered consumer personalization & retail conversion powered by data, content & Gen AI. Completed cloud migration, FinOps to reduce technical debt, improve reliability, security posture & operating costs. Revamped the tech organization via capability, career & culture interventions.
Competencies
Technology Strategy & Execution
Digital & Consumer Experience Transformation
Business Intelligence, Data & AI
Design Thinking & Innovation
Cyber Security & Stewardship
Strategic Partnerships & Governance
Organization & Change Leadership