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Ravi Pandit is the Co-founder, Chairman and Group CEO of KPIT Technologies Ltd. His vision as the founder of KPIT has steered the Company toward achieving leadership position as product engineering and IT consulting solutions and services provider, to three industries namely automotive & transportation, manufacturing and energy & utilities. He has been instrumental in shaping KPIT’s vertical focus strategy and building a unique partnership model based on the tenets of innovation and sustainable development.

Having run a Chartered Accountancy firm for close to a decade after finishing his master’s studies, Ravi decided to venture into Information Technology consulting and services, thus setting up KPIT, with his co-founder, in 1990.

Over the last 20+ years, KPIT, under Ravi’s leadership, has combined its deep industry & technology expertise, presence in relevant geographies and highly scalable delivery infrastructure to enable clients expand their product development footprint, enhance operational efficiencies and optimize processes.

Widely respected for integrity, innovation and dynamism, Ravi has successfully established and grown partnerships with customers, partners and industry bodies, setting benchmarks in corporate governance, regional cooperation and co-innovation. For his commitment to conducting business in an ethical manner and for the value KPIT partnership has brought to Cummins, Ravi was honored with the J Irwin Miller Award of Excellence by Cummins. He has been awarded the prestigious Rotary Excellence Award for exemplary leadership and outstanding performance. Ravi has also been honored with the Maharashtra Corporate Excellence (MAXELL) Awards for Excellence in Entrepreneurship and for his contribution to the economic and industrial development of Pune City; he has also been conferred with the prestigious Samata Award.

Ravi has deep interest in social issues and is a founder trustee of Janwani, a NGO which is focused on improvements in urban India, and he is a founder trustee of the Pune International Centre, a National level think tank working on policy issues. He is a member of the board of management of Bhartiya Vidya Bhavan (a charitable public trust) and is a director of the Aga Khan Rural Support Program (India). He also serves on the board of Finolex Cables Ltd.

Ravi was a member of the Core-Group on Automotive Research Program Committee (CAR) a Government of India initiative for automotive industry and was on the Technology Development Board formed by the Department of Science and Technology, Government of India. He has served as the president of the esteemed Mahratta Chamber of Commerce, Industries and Agriculture and has been on the NASSCOM Executive Council twice.

Ravi is a gold medalist and fellow member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India, an associate member of the Institute of Cost and Works Accountants of India, and holds masters from Sloan School of Management, MIT, Cambridge, USA. In 2014, the prestigious Tilak Maharashtra University decorated him with an honorary D.Litt.
Always a topper in college and universities, he is a voracious reader, an avid trekker and enjoys listening to classical music.

Kishor Patil is the Co-founder, Managing Director and CEO of KPIT – a leading technology and product engineering partner to automotive & mobility industry. Kishor co-founded KPIT in 1990. Under his leadership, the company has grown over 50 times in revenues in the last 12+ years to reach around USD 500 million (INR 3000 crores).

His vision is integral in maintaining KPIT’s leadership in its key focus verticals and in making it one of the world’s largest and most recognized technology, services, and business solutions provider globally. He has set a high standard of excellence in the areas of running high growth international operations, effecting successful mergers & acquisitions and executing profitable integration. His exceptional people skills and sincerity have been instrumental in building an innovative enterprise.

He is passionate about applying technology to solve business challenges and address larger problems of the society. He is personally active in driving development and proliferation of innovative solutions in the areas of transportation and clean energy. Under his leadership, KPIT has filed more than 50 patents, has developed over 100 IPs in cutting-edge technology in its focus areas, and has won several national and international awards including the Wall Street Journal technology Innovation Award, and Knowledge@Wharton Technovation Award.

In 2014 Kishor was honored with the CA Business Leader Award – Corporate award, by the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI). The ICAI Awards felicitate chartered accountants who create value for their company’s stakeholders on a sustainable basis. For his excellence in entrepreneurship, he has also been honored with the Maharashtra Corporate Excellence (MAXELL) Awards 2014. In 2013, Kishor was named among the top 16 entrepreneurs in India by Ernst and Young in its Entrepreneur of the Year award program. He was recognized among the Top 50 CEOs of 2013 by The Entrepreneur Magazine, and was also awarded the 2013 Rotary Excellence Award. He is a prolific speaker and has presented at various national & international forums including the World Economic Forum, on topics such as Entrepreneurship, Innovation, building high performance organizations, and business transformation.

Kishor is a fellow member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India, and a member of the Institute of Cost and Works Accountants of India.

A man of many talents, Kishor has also produced a state-of-the-art internationally acclaimed animation movie, Delhi Safari, on the theme of conservation of animal habitat. He was awarded the prestigious Golden Lotus National Award by the honorable President of India.

Sachin is co-founder and President of KPIT. Having been with the company since the beginning, he has provided leadership and guidance in many different areas of the company. In his current role, Sachin is the Executive Sponsor responsible for driving sustainable business growth across all of Asia, and he leads our initiatives to launch innovative products and platforms. In both roles, he is intrinsically involved in managing and growing strategic relationships with key customers and partners.

Sachin has served the company in a number of capacities. He was Executive Sponsor for Europe and served as Chief Operating Officer for KPIT in the US. He established the company’s now deeply rooted US operations and sales presence, and expanded operational functions including IT and infrastructure.

Previously he served as Chief of People Operations with responsibility for aligning people policies, improving employee touch points, imbibing KPIT culture in the organization, accelerating learning opportunities for employees globally and fostering innovation in attracting, nurturing and retaining talent. He also has spearheaded the successful integration of acquired entities within KPIT.

Earlier, Sachin worked with US Sprint and Strategic Positioning Group. He has a Masters in Strategic Management and International Finance from Temple University’s Fox School of Business and Management, Pennsylvania. He is a member of the World Wildlife Federation and pursues his fascination with wildlife, nature and adventure through traveling.

Vinit is the Chief Financial Officer at KPIT, responsible for Financial Performance, Reporting, and Governance. As a Member of the Executive Board, Vinit collaborates with the business leaders at KPIT to drive business strategy & planning, mergers & acquisitions, legal & secretarial aspects and large strategic deals. He is a qualified Chartered Accountant (CA), Cost and Works Accountant (CWA) and a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) – USA.

Vinit is a seasoned finance professional with extensive experience in the Technology and Manufacturing domains. He previously served as a Sr. Vice President and Global Head of Finance for HSBC Technology Centers in India and abroad, and as CFO for SunGard. He brings experience in Business, HR, IT and Administration in the areas of Compensation and Benefits (C&B), Capacity Planning, Procurement, Risk Management, Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A), and Corporate Restructuring.

Aside from his certifications, Vinit has completed a General Management Program from Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) – Sloan School of Business focusing on Strategy, Innovation and Technology. He is a past recipient of the Finance Leadership Award from the Institute of Public Enterprises.

He enjoys playing squash, adores reading, traveling, and drives his professional career with excellent support from his better half – Rashmi. He is based out of Pune with his wife and two daughters.

Ravi Pandit is the Co-founder, Chairman and Group CEO of KPIT Technologies Ltd. His vision as the founder of KPIT has steered the Company toward achieving leadership position as product engineering and IT consulting solutions and services provider, to three industries namely automotive & transportation, manufacturing and energy & utilities. He has been instrumental in shaping KPIT’s vertical focus strategy and building a unique partnership model based on the tenets of innovation and sustainable development.

Having run a Chartered Accountancy firm for close to a decade after finishing his master’s studies, Ravi decided to venture into Information Technology consulting and services, thus setting up KPIT, with his co-founder, in 1990.

Over the last 20+ years, KPIT, under Ravi’s leadership, has combined its deep industry & technology expertise, presence in relevant geographies and highly scalable delivery infrastructure to enable clients expand their product development footprint, enhance operational efficiencies and optimize processes.

Widely respected for integrity, innovation and dynamism, Ravi has successfully established and grown partnerships with customers, partners and industry bodies, setting benchmarks in corporate governance, regional cooperation and co-innovation. For his commitment to conducting business in an ethical manner and for the value KPIT partnership has brought to Cummins, Ravi was honored with the J Irwin Miller Award of Excellence by Cummins. He has been awarded the prestigious Rotary Excellence Award for exemplary leadership and outstanding performance. Ravi has also been honored with the Maharashtra Corporate Excellence (MAXELL) Awards for Excellence in Entrepreneurship and for his contribution to the economic and industrial development of Pune City; he has also been conferred with the prestigious Samata Award.

Ravi has deep interest in social issues and is a founder trustee of Janwani, a NGO which is focused on improvements in urban India, and he is a founder trustee of the Pune International Centre, a National level think tank working on policy issues. He is a member of the board of management of Bhartiya Vidya Bhavan (a charitable public trust) and is a director of the Aga Khan Rural Support Program (India). He also serves on the board of Finolex Cables Ltd.

Ravi was a member of the Core-Group on Automotive Research Program Committee (CAR) a Government of India initiative for automotive industry and was on the Technology Development Board formed by the Department of Science and Technology, Government of India. He has served as the president of the esteemed Mahratta Chamber of Commerce, Industries and Agriculture and has been on the NASSCOM Executive Council twice.

Ravi is a gold medalist and fellow member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India, an associate member of the Institute of Cost and Works Accountants of India, and holds masters from Sloan School of Management, MIT, Cambridge, USA. In 2014, the prestigious Tilak Maharashtra University decorated him with an honorary D.Litt.
Always a topper in college and universities, he is a voracious reader, an avid trekker and enjoys listening to classical music.

Kishor Patil is the Co-founder, Managing Director and CEO of KPIT – a leading IT consulting and product engineering partner to automotive & transportation, manufacturing and energy & utilities corporations. Kishor co-founded KPIT in 1990. Under his leadership, the company has grown over 50 times in revenues in the last 12+ years to reach around USD 500 million (INR 3000 crores).

His vision is integral in maintaining KPIT’s leadership in its key focus verticals and in making it one of the world’s largest and most recognized technology, services, and business solutions provider globally. He has set a high standard of excellence in the areas of running high growth international operations, effecting successful mergers & acquisitions and executing profitable integration. His exceptional people skills and sincerity have been instrumental in building an innovative enterprise.

He is passionate about applying technology to solve business challenges and address larger problems of the society. He is personally active in driving development and proliferation of innovative solutions in the areas of transportation and clean energy. Under his leadership, KPIT has filed more than 50 patents, has developed over 100 IPs in cutting-edge technology in its focus areas, and has won several national and international awards including the Wall Street Journal technology Innovation Award, and Knowledge@Wharton Technovation Award.

In 2014 Kishor was honored with the CA Business Leader Award – Corporate award, by the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI). The ICAI Awards felicitate chartered accountants who create value for their company’s stakeholders on a sustainable basis. For his excellence in entrepreneurship, he has also been honored with the Maharashtra Corporate Excellence (MAXELL) Awards 2014. In 2013, Kishor was named among the top 16 entrepreneurs in India by Ernst and Young in its Entrepreneur of the Year award program. He was recognized among the Top 50 CEOs of 2013 by The Entrepreneur Magazine, and was also awarded the 2013 Rotary Excellence Award. He is a prolific speaker and has presented at various national & international forums including the World Economic Forum, on topics such as Entrepreneurship, Innovation, building high performance organizations, and business transformation.

Kishor is a fellow member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India, and a member of the Institute of Cost and Works Accountants of India.

A man of many talents, Kishor has also produced a state-of-the-art internationally acclaimed animation movie, Delhi Safari, on the theme of conservation of animal habitat. He was awarded the prestigious Golden Lotus National Award by the honorable President of India.

Sachin is co-founder and President of KPIT. Having been with the company since the beginning, he has provided leadership and guidance in many different areas of the company. In his current role, Sachin is the Executive Sponsor responsible for driving sustainable business growth across all of Asia, and he leads our initiatives to launch innovative products and platforms. In both roles, he is intrinsically involved in managing and growing strategic relationships with key customers and partners.

Sachin has served the company in a number of capacities. He was Executive Sponsor for Europe and served as Chief Operating Officer for KPIT in the US. He established the company’s now deeply rooted US operations and sales presence, and expanded operational functions including IT and infrastructure.

Previously he served as Chief of People Operations with responsibility for aligning people policies, improving employee touch points, imbibing KPIT culture in the organization, accelerating learning opportunities for employees globally and fostering innovation in attracting, nurturing and retaining talent. He also has spearheaded the successful integration of acquired entities within KPIT.

Earlier, Sachin worked with US Sprint and Strategic Positioning Group. He has a Masters in Strategic Management and International Finance from Temple University’s Fox School of Business and Management, Pennsylvania. He is a member of the World Wildlife Federation and pursues his fascination with wildlife, nature and adventure through traveling.

Anant Talaulicar is a member on the Board of KPIT Technologies, as an Independent Director. He was a member of the Cummins Inc. global leadership team from August 2009 to October 2017, the Chairman and Managing Director of the Cummins Group in India from March 2004 through October 2017 and the President of the Cummins Inc. Components Group from 2010 through 2014. He has also served as the Managing Director of Tata Cummins Pvt. Ltd., a 50:50 joint venture between Cummins Inc. and Tata Motors Limited. He has chaired the boards of four other Cummins legal entities in India as well.

Anant began his career with Cummins in the U.S. in 1986 as an intern and subsequently held a number of positions both in the United States and in India. Having worked in the U.S. for 16 years as a financial analyst, manufacturing engineer, project manager, product manager, strategy manager, he took upon various general management positions thereafter. He returned to India in March 2003 as Joint Managing Director of Cummins India Limited. He has served as a member of the Confederation of Indian Industry, Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers and Automobile Components Manufacturers Association in the past.

Anant has a Master’s degree in Engineering from the University of Michigan and an MBA from Tulane University in 1987. He earned his Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering from Mysore University, India.