Priten Bangdiwala

About Priten Bangdiwala

I\'m the President at Aditya Birla Group and an active Angel Investor and Business Incubation Specialist. With nearly 35 years in IT/ITES and management consulting, I\'ve driven digital transformation and innovation across diverse sectors.I\'m passionate about creating value for customers, stakeholders, and society through innovative digital solutions and new business models, focusing on startup ecosystems, digital innovation, and leadership.Key Accomplishments:Startup Incubation: Instrumental in incubating 7 new businesses within Aditya Birla Group, including online fashion, payment bank, B2B e-commerce for building materials, Indriya jewels, and Eternia windows.Investments: Active angel investor in high-potential startups, providing strategic mentorship and financial backing to fuel their success.Digital Transformation Leader: Driving strategic initiatives at Aditya Birla Group, leveraging Industry 4.0 technologies and customer experience (CEX) to unlock new business opportunities and create sustainable value.Industry Thought Leader: Host of the \"Founders Ashram Podcast,\" sharing insights on scaling startups and featuring interviews with top entrepreneurs and experts.Passionate About:→ Empowering the next generation of entrepreneurs and innovators, helping new ventures navigate the complexities of scaling and growth.→ Leveraging technology to solve complex business challenges.→ Investing in and mentoring innovative startups.Open to:Speaking engagements at industry conferences and events on digital innovation and startup ecosystems.Advising academia to incorporate startups and angel investing courses in their curriculum.

Experience

1. President - Head Industry 4 0 and Business Platforms

   Aditya Birla Group

   Aug 2023 — Present · Mumbai, IN

   My team and I collaborate with Business CXO’s in creating, designing and implementing digital platforms for business value chains in Customer Experience, B2B Ecommerce, and platforms.Part of the co-founding team incubating “digital native “business in ABG. To name a few Eternia (Hindalco foray into System windows), Birla Pivot B2B platform for building materials, Indriya Jewels our recent foray in Jewelry business.My team and I drive Industry 4.0 transformation and in collaboration with Business IT and Manufacturing teams. We will make ABG businesses Smart, Safe and Sustainable.We just launched our Gen AI Martech platform across ABG and have onboarded multiple businesses who have now using this platform to fire up their marketing engines- AI for creativity, media, social media, Hyper personalisation, campaign and much more. We are also embedding Gen AI for Ind 4.0. Super Exciting times @ ABG, the Gen AI flywheel is on!

Education

• University of Mumbai

  B.E, Computer Engineering

  1984 — 1988

• ISACA

  CISA, Information Security

• MIT Sloan School of Management

  Certificate, Innovation of Products & Services: MIT's approach to Design Thinking

  2016 — 2016

• COACHING FOUNDATION OF INDIA

  POST GRADUATE PROGRAM IN EXECUTIVE COACHING , EXECUTIVE COACHING

  2019 — 2020

• Claremont School of Theology

  Masters of Arts, Engaged Jain studies

• University of California, Berkeley, Haas School of Business

  Certificate, Venture capital executive program

  2013 — 2013

• University of Mumbai

  Diploma, Philosophy and Religious Studies in Jainology

  2012 — 2013

Skills

• Pre-Sales
• Leadership
• Team Building
• Management
• Team Management
• Entrepreneurship
• Start-Ups
• New Business Development
• Strategic Planning
• Strategic Partnerships
• Change Management
• Business Strategy
• Digital Strategy
• Post Merger Integration
• Key Account Management
• Management Consulting
• Customer Relationship Management (Crm)
• Sales
• Strategy
• Customer Service
• Business Planning
• Business Development
• Vendor Management
• Acquisition Integration
• Crm
• Outsourcing