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Pankaj Sharma

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Head of Information Technology at Hikal Ltd
📍 Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

Pankaj is a technology leader with 25 years of experience driving digital transformation in the pharmaceutical, chemical, and manufacturing sectors. He specializes in large-scale SAP S/4HANA rollouts, IT infrastructure, and AI-driven cybersecurity. His peers describe him as a passionate, forward-thinking, and effective leader who excels at building team morale.

He implemented Indias first multi-location Cisco TelePresence solution and won the "True Cyber Security Industry Leader award 2025".

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Experience
24 Years
Current Role
Head of Information Technology
Job Level
Mid-senior
Location
Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
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AI & Cybersecurity
A recent award winner for cybersecurity leadership and a speaker at cyber-focused events. He is actively involved in implementing AI-driven security frameworks.
Digital Transformation
Has extensive, hands-on experience leading enterprise-wide SAP S/4HANA and SuccessFactors rollouts at previous companies like Nuvoco Vistas and Shree Cement.
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Career

Work history

12-2024
Head of Information Technology
Hikal Ltd
3-2022 - 12-2024
GM IT
Nuvoco Vistas Corp. Ltd.
4-2016 - 6-2022
AGM IT
Shree Cement Ltd.
4-2010 - 3-2016
Sr Manager IT
Shree Cement Ltd.
9-2003 - 4-2010
System Administrator
Shree Cement Ltd.
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Education
11-2021 - 8-2022
Advanced certification in Data Science and AI
Indian Institute of Technology, Madras
1995 - 1997
Computer Science
Birla Technical Training Institute,Pilani
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