Gurinder Grewal Chief Operating Officer

About Gurinder Grewal Chief Operating Officer

I am an enterprise business leader with over 24 years of experience in scaling industrial organizations across regions, with a focus on building operations that deliver consistent performance, financial discipline, and long term value.Currently serving as Chief Operating Officer in a global manufacturing environment, I lead multi region operations across India, Europe, and the United States. My responsibilities span P&L performance, working capital discipline, plant productivity, and subsidiary governance.My work centers on aligning execution with financial outcomes.This includes driving operational clarity, strengthening accountability, and ensuring that growth is supported by sound economics rather than operational strain.I have seen that scale does not fail due to lack of strategy, but due to gaps in execution discipline, ownership, and decision velocity.My focus is therefore on building systems and leadership capability that allow organizations to expand without losing control.Strategic Leadership Portfolio• Multi plant and multi region operations leadership• Enterprise scale and performance transformation• Capital discipline, P&L governance, and working capital optimization• Supply chain architecture and execution improvement• Digital enablement for visibility, productivity, and decision clarity• Leadership development, succession readiness, and culture strengthening• Board collaboration and governance alignmentOperating Focus Areas• Manufacturing scale and operational maturity across regions• Supply chain restructuring and capital efficiency• CapEx governance and performance improvement• Organizational design and execution discipline• Building leadership depth and decision velocityEarlier in my career, I led enterprise platforms and governance architecture at global scale, integrating systems, performance visibility, and decision frameworks. This experience continues to support my ability to connect strategy with execution and efficiency with profitability.I lead with structured thinking, financial discipline, and people centric leadership, with a focus on building organizations that scale beyond individuals and sustain performance across growth phases.Current focus: Strengthening execution capability and leadership depth to support long term multi region expansion.

Experience

1. Chief Operating Officer (COO)

   Deepak Fasteners Ltd - Unbrako

   Mar 2012 — Present

   Lead ₹800+ Cr multi-country operations across India, UK, US, and Europe, partnering with the board and promoters to shape strategic direction, professionalize organizational structures, and scale global growth. Accountable for P&L leadership, capital governance, plant performance, supply chain resilience, and enterprise digital enablement.Selected Enterprise Impact:• Expanded global footprint by launching and scaling international subsidiaries, contributing ₹90+ Cr in new overseas revenue and strengthening market diversification.• Restructured ₹700 Cr in capital, optimizing debt-to-equity mix, improving liquidity, and enhancing long-term financial flexibility.• Improved cash flow and working capital efficiency by reducing WIP and shortening inventory cycles through supply chain synchronization and throughput optimization.• Digitized core business operations by implementing SAP HANA and Salesforce, enabling performance visibility, standardized workflows, and faster decision-making across regions.• Strengthened organizational governance, transitioning from promoter-dependent execution to a professionally-managed operating model with clearer accountability and leadership depth.• Aligned CapEx to strategic priorities, directing investments to capacity enhancement, global customer programs, and plant capability building.

Education

• Punjab University

  Graduation in Economics

  1997 — 2000

• Sikkim Manipal University of Health, Medical and Technological Sciences

  Master of Business Administration (MBA)

  2010 — 2012

• National Institute of Information Technology

  Graduation in Software Engineering

  1999 — 2002

• Sikkim Manipal University of Health, Medical and Technological Sciences

  Master of Business Administration (MBA)

  2007 — 2010

Skills

• Team Management
• Microsoft Technologies
• Manufacturing
• Srm
• Project Planning
• Leadership
• Scm
• Warehouse Management
• Business Development
• System Administration
• Hyper-V
• Management
• Business Intelligence
• Business Process
• IT Management
• Windows
• Project Management
• Global Operations
• Acquisitions
• Business Analysis
• Crm Integration
• Business Strategy
• Vendor Management
• Microsoft Office
• Enterprise Resource Planning (Erp)
• Strategic Planning
• Sap Erp
• Network Security
• Security
• Cloud Computing
• Edi
• Supply Chain Management
• Erp
• Virtualization
• Crm
• Key Account Management
• International Sales
• Strategy
• New Business Development