Nishant Kumar

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Director of Artificial Intelligence & Advanced Analytics at Twinings

London, England, United Kingdom

Overview

Nishant is the Director of Artificial Intelligence & Advanced Analytics at Twinings, where he leads the Global AI Centre of Excellence. A hands-on leader, he specializes in using data to improve product strategy and has extensive experience building high-performing data teams. He holds AWS certifications in Big Data and Solutions Architecture.

Personality Overview

Fast Follower

Friendly Yet Blunt

Persuasive & Assertive

They can sound friendly and charming but can quickly change gears to become inquisitive and probing  They are likely to ask many questions and look heavily for supporting proof as well as information. They are generally strong communicators and are not easy to convince.

Topics They Care About

Scaling AI
His current role involves managing the Global AI Centre of Excellence and developing frameworks to scale AI technologies across the organization.
Robust MLOps
He has emphasized the importance of robustness in modeling, stating that stability testing deserves a permanent spot in the MLOps pipeline.
Data-driven Strategy
His focus is on working with commercial teams to quantitatively improve product strategy and performance by delivering business value from data.

Media Appearances

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Work History

12-2025
Director of Artificial Intelligence & Advanced Analytics at Twinings
8-2020 - 12-2025
Director of Data Analytics at Twinings
7-2019 - 8-2020
Head of Data and Analytics at Clear Channel Outdoor Global
5-2015 - 7-2019
Senior Delivery Manager (BI) at Sony Computer Entertainment Europe
6-2013 - 4-2015
DW/DI Manager at Sony Computer Entertainment Europe

Education

2000 - 2004
Bachelor of Engineering from Delhi University

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Insights For Selling To Nishant

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Let them lead the discussion, create opportunities for them to speak if they are not very forthcoming
  • Help them realize that any personal risk in making this decision is far less compared to what the results could mean for them
  • Use a combination of data as well as stories for your pitch, a ppt might not be necessary

DONT's

  • Don’t rely excessively on your relationship with them to win the deal even if you come to form one
  • Don’t be too objective but make sure to pad your storytelling with data points
  • Avoid making offhand commitments, understand the root of their concerns first

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Nishant is

  • Proven value, strong objective evidence are important for them, rapport can impact decisions a little.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Nishant

  • They are practical and friendly, but can give a clear response with a little prodding

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Nishant move?

  • They like to be detailed, so unless they develop strong conviction, they can take their time to arrive at decisions
  • Can Nishant take some risk or not?

  • They evaluate their decisions systematically and do not take risks that often, unless you can get them to develop strong conviction

You And Nishant

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