Arun Anand

Critic
DISC Type : C

Strategic Marketing Manager at Gireve

Greater Paris Metropolitan Region, France

Overview

Arun is a Strategic Marketing Manager at Gireve, specializing in EV charging interoperability. With over 13 years of experience at Nissan and Suzuki, he excels at bridging product development and marketing strategy. An engineer with an MBA from emlyon business school, colleagues describe him as motivated, calm, and a great team player.

An engineer by heart, Arun is passionate about continuous learning and thrives in multicultural environments. He values his experience working and studying with colleagues from across the globe, including France, Japan, and India, bringing a global perspective to his professional life.

He holds a patent for a "Rubber Bushing with Variable Stiffness in Automobile Suspension, " reflecting his deep roots in automotive R&D and innovation.

Personality Overview

Information Seeker

ROI Driven

Negotiator

They prefer to do logical analysis and value evidence over emotions.  Unless the value is proven by data, they are unlikely to value fancy features. They enjoy working alone and do not rely on others very often.

Topics They Care About

EV Roaming Solutions
His current role at Gireve and recent social media activity focus on improving user experience and operations for Charge Point Operators (CPOs) and eMobility Service Providers (EMSPs).
New Product Launches
He has extensive experience managing new product launches and product lifecycle management from his time at Nissan and Maruti Suzuki.
Heavy-Duty Electrification
He recently shared content about the public charging landscape for heavy-duty vehicles (HDVs), indicating a specific interest in this emerging EV sector.

Media Appearances

Arun has no verified media appearances

Work History

10-2023
Strategic Marketing Manager at Gireve
9-2019 - 2-2022
Product Marketing Specialist at Nissan Motor Corporation
2-2019 - 8-2019
Program Management Assistant at Nissan Motor Corporation
External Consultant - Marketing Strategy at ROVIPHARM
4-2015 - 8-2017
Project Manager - R&D at Maruti Suzuki India Limited

Education

2017 - 2019
International MBA [Full-Time] from emlyon business school
2007 - 2011
Bachelor of Technology (B.Tech.) from Jamia Millia Islamia

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Exp : 11 Location : Greater Paris Metropolitan Region, France Job Level : Middle Designation : Strategic Marketing Manager at Gireve
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Insights For Selling To Arun

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Keep some extra margin while sharing pricing, they are likely to negotiate later
  • Leverage facts and figures wherever possible; use percentages, numbers etc.
  • Use phrases like ‘expect X% improvement’, ‘data clearly shows’ etc.

DONT's

  • Make extra effort to not seem pushy or confrontational
  • Avoid pushing them too much to involve other stakeholders unless it is critical
  • Don’t try too hard to build a relationship with them

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Arun is

  • Strong evidence of ROI, effective pricing, and proven data points matter the most to them.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Arun

  • It is not very hard for them to say no if they are not convinced about the decision.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Arun move?

  • Their decision-making is neither very fast nor very slow, they are somewhere in between.
  • Can Arun take some risk or not?

  • They can take risks if their analysis shows that it would be worth it.

You And Arun

Personality Compatibility


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