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Satish Panchapakesan, Senior Vice-President & CIO at Arvind Fashions Ltd., speaks about the technology transformation at the company, his tech mantra and future focus
Sandeep Kumar
CONVERGENCE OF PHYSICAL AND DIGITAL BUSINESS PHYGITAL

Satish Panchapakesan brings in over 25 years of service delivery and end-user leadership experience. He is an expert with core consumer business knowledge in retail and consumer packaged goods (CPG) value chains.

As Senior Vice-President & CIO at Arvind Fashions Ltd., Panchapakesan's key mandate is to deliver newer operating models across the product and retail value chain, while modernizing SAP apps and infrastructure for scale (order to cash, fashion/core replenishment), stability (platform integrations) and security (Data fidelity and GRCgovernance, risk, and compliance).

He oversees the integration of bespoke processes with the right level of standardization, followed by automation.

The veteran IT professional is known for his global outlook having worked in consulting and service delivery across US, Europe and Asia Pacific markets, leading heavy-duty transformations for technology portfolios from 'concept to delivery'.

In the past, as a middle manager at an operational level, he has contributed to industry-leading growth in the portfolios (size ~USD 270 million.), while infusing best practices, building and mentoring highly motivated cross-functional teams and building multi-year sustainable relationships with clients.

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