Mr. Ashutosh Agrawal
Services Strategy and Business Development Head, Airbus South Asia
Growth focused Business Leader with 19+ years of Global & Regional experience (Europe, South Asia, India) spanning Business-Product Strategy, Marketing, Driving Sales, New Business initiatives, forging Partnerships & leading Production Operations (Lean/TOC) across Defence, Aerospace, Aviation, Clean Tech & Deep-Tech domains for well reputed organizations like Airbus, Infosys, L&T and HAL as well as select Global Clients. Over a Decade of Leadership experience at Airbus in various key roles based in France and India spanning Services Strategy, Business Development, Marketing, Digital Transformation, Innovation & Knowledge management.
Acquired wide experience of building, leading and executing Growth strategies for multiple business lines and GCC, managing P&L & working with executive leadership. Experience span includes building & leading transnational, multi-functional, diverse teams & achieving significant success in terms of increased revenue, market share and customer satisfaction.
Snapshot – Key Roles
☞ Head - Services Strategy, Market Intel & BizDev, South Asia (Delhi)- Airbus
☞ Business Development Director (France), Airbus
☞ Digital Transformation Manager (France), Airbus
☞ Head of Knowledge Management (France) Airbus
☞ Innovation Manager (Bangalore) Airbus
☞ Lead Consultant (Pune) Infosys
☞ Deputy Manager (Role: Line Manager) Bangalore, Hindustan Aeronautics Limited
Currently (Since 2022 – ongoing) as Head of Services Strategy and Business development for South Asia at Airbus recognized for defining and growing the South Asia Services strategy that include giving it a purpose, ambition & a structured growth plan. Leads the mandate for the South Asia region which include, strategic marketing, forging strategic partnerships, JV’s and commercial discussions for the 5 business lines comprising of Maintenance, Upgrades, Training, Materials & Digital.
Experience Landscape:
❖ Building, leading and executing Growth strategies for multiple business lines and GCC
❖ Managing P&L and working with executive leadership to increase Business Revenue & Market Share
❖ Building and leading transnational, multi-functional teams and achieving significant success in terms of Revenue growth, Cost savings, Product delivery and Customer Satisfaction
❖ Defining way forward on complex issues & challenges related to operations, partnerships, business setup as well as managing relationships, negotiations with customers
❖ Working with multiple stakeholders for driving group wide transformation programs and projects