Geeta Gadekar

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Chief Executive Officer-India at Publicis Re:Sources

Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

Overview

Geeta Gadekar is the Managing Director and CEO for Publicis Re: Sources in India, a Global Capability Center. With over two decades of experience and an MBA, she specializes in digital transformation, leveraging AI and robotics to drive operational excellence and build scalable global business services.

Outside of her corporate role, Geeta is a mother who equates parenthood with leadership. She is passionate about poetry and fostering talent in others, having made significant family decisions to support her sons passion for cricket. Her leadership philosophy is rooted in empathy and collaboration.

Interesting fact: Geeta has a creative side and is a poetry lover.

Personality Overview

Driven But Considerate

Friendly But Fast

Dynamic But Sincere

They have the unique ability to win both love and respect from their team (or outsiders)  If they are convinced, they can become very strong champions for your product They combine a unique set of diverse traits where they are fast and friendly but can slow down to be thorough when needed

Topics They Care About

AI-driven Transformation
Her work focuses on implementing AI, robotics, and data analytics. She is a frequent panelist on topics like Generative AI in global business services.
Global Capability Centers
She has extensive experience setting up and leading Global Capability Centers (GCCs), which is the core of her current role at Publicis Re: Sources and previous role at Essar.
Women in Leadership
She is a keynote speaker at leadership events and champions internal initiatives like the "IT Women Power" platform to support and cultivate female leaders.

Media Appearances

Geeta has no verified media appearances

Work History

2-2023
Chief Executive Officer-India at Publicis Re:Sources
9-2021 - 2-2023
Head Global Capability Centre at Essar Uk Services Pvt.Ltd
1-2021 - 9-2021
Director Shared Services- India at Worley
6-2017 - 12-2020
Sr.Vp Shared Services at Thomas Cook India Limited
9-2015 - 6-2017
Head of Shared Services at Tata Business Support Services Limited

Education

1994 - 1999
Commerce from BMCC
1999 - 2001
MBA from Department of Management Sciences (PUMBA), Savitribai Phule Pune University

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Insights For Selling To Geeta

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Ask them for a lunch or coffee once some rapport has been established
  • Keep your pitch focused on the impact but nurture the relationship too
  • Use phrases like ‘your decision will’, ‘you will impact’ etc.

DONT's

  • Don’t be very informal during the early interactions even if they are being so themselves
  • Avoid focusing only on the product or its ROI, keep building trust subtly
  • Don’t hesitate from asking questions or pushing them, but take a formal approach

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Geeta is

  • Nothing less than a strong combination of proof of results, relationship and high levels of professionalism is effective with them.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Geeta

  • They can say no while staying friendly, but can also be pursuaded to reconsider

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Geeta move?

  • They are generally fast movers and can take quick decisions
  • Can Geeta take some risk or not?

  • They have high risk-appetite but can get ahead of themselves once in a while. Observe carefully

You And Geeta

Personality Compatibility


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