Deepak Bhonsle
General Manager, IT, Asian Paints
Business transformation enabled by the Information Technology thereby creating differentiated value and competitive levers to our businesses is what I SPECIALISE in.
My existing role is about crafting and driving the "Digital" Agenda for the company. The role is akin to a CDO/CIO wherein I work closely with the leadership teams in our Home Decor & Paint Businesses and evangelise on on how Digital technologies can not just drive businesses but also create possibilities of new business models
I have been passionate about engineering Digital Experiences (across our customer touch points), driving technology solutions from Design, supply chain to Manufacture for Home Decor Business (Kitchens, Wardrobes, Bathroom fittings, etc) and managing end to end IT needs for the International Businesses in 17 countries.
Over the last 20 years , I have been involved in aligning technologies and processes for the business with the objective of enhancing business growth and profitability. More recently I am involved in digital projects around Machine Learning/Artificial Intelligence on IBM Watson, Business Analytics, IoT Pilots and AR/VR/Visualisations for customer experience.. I work closely with the business teams to understands their challenges and help engineer solutions with the help of my in-house IT team/System Integrators/Solution providers/IT Partners. We work closely with IT vendors, building strategic relationships and understanding their technology road maps does help in bringing better alignment.
Earlier in my career, I have dealt with IT Platforms covering ERPs, CRMs , E-commerce, Web experience , Social, Cloud, Analytics, Digital, Networking and communications, telephony systems, etc from SAP, SAS, IBM, Oracle, ASPECT, CISCO,Microsoft, AWS, Google, Oracle and other Niche players
I do enjoy sharing my learnings and experiences via blogs & speaking at conferences though I believe I am still a student.
