Akhil Parekh

Examiner
DISC Type : sc

Global Chief Product Officer at Nielsen

Los Angeles, California, United States

Overview

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Personality Overview

Process Oriented

Late Adopter

Status Quo Seeker

Being observant comes to them naturally.  They do not like taking risks at all and go for proven options in the end. They are always well-planned and adopt a systematic approach.

Topics They Care About

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Media Appearances

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Work History

4-2025
Global Chief Product Officer at Nielsen
7-2024 - 4-2025
Chief Solutions Officer, Digital at Nielsen
12-2022 - 6-2024
Executive Vice President, Managing Director at Publicis Groupe
7-2020 - 12-2022
SVP Product Management, Converged TV at Mediaocean
5-2018 - 7-2020
SVP Product and GM, Advanced TV at 4C Insights at 4C Insights

Education

2001 - 2004
Bachelor of Science from Rochester Institute of Technology
1995 - 1999
Bachelors of Commerce from University of Mumbai

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Insights For Selling To Akhil

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Spend time addressing concerns around risk and change, they will have them even if they don't express them
  • Be firm in your communication and stay in control
  • Expect them to be slow and cautious, encourage them to ask more questions

DONT's

  • Avoid getting into storytelling mode, especially when they ask specific questions
  • Don't use phrases like 'do not worry', 'i promise' etc.
  • Don't push them too hard to make fast decisions, give them time

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Akhil is

  • Proof of usage by others in the industry, case studies showing ROI are likely to work the best with them.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Akhil

  • Often, they don't say no, or keep going about it in circles.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Akhil move?

  • They are some of the slowest movers and take their time reaching decisions.
  • Can Akhil take some risk or not?

  • They have very low acceptance of risk even if they do not say it directly.

You And Akhil

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