Satish Wadhwa

Evaluator
DISC Type : Dsc

Vice President- Domain Consulting, Solutions & Partnerships at Persistent Systems

Cheltenham, Victoria, Australia

Overview

Satish is a Domain Consulting and Solutions leader at Persistent Systems with over 24 years of experience in the BFSI sector. He specializes in technology-led business transformation, digital capability scaling, and M&A across APAC markets. Colleagues describe him as a strategic, customer-oriented, and inspirational leader with high integrity.

Beyond his corporate roles, Satish is a reflective individual who shares insights on topics like the importance of social relationships for long-term health and happiness, drawing from studies on the subject. He is also a mentor to startups, guiding them on growth and market expansion.

Unique fact: Satish is the founder of CUE-GVD, a business consultancy focused on accelerating growth for emerging FinTech and AI-first platforms.

Personality Overview

Hard To Convince

Quality Focused

Thorough Evaluator

They are not very likely to become strong advocates of your product or service  They have a unique set of diverse traits where they are decisive and methodical but can sometimes be extra cautious and skeptical They focus on the results, but can still be quite procedural and analytical about how to get there

Topics They Care About

Australian Lending Market
He authored a detailed blog post analyzing the disruption, disaggregation, and challenges within Australia's lending value chains, showing deep domain expertise.
FinTech Growth Strategy
As a startup mentor and founder of his own advisory, he actively helps emerging FinTech platforms scale and expand their portfolios in the ANZ and SEA markets.
Legacy System Modernization
During his time at Wipro, he was a key figure in launching a lab with AWS and Micro Focus to help clients migrate and modernize mainframe applications for the cloud.

Media Appearances

Satish has no verified media appearances

Work History

8-2025
Vice President- Domain Consulting, Solutions & Partnerships at Persistent Systems
11-2022 - 5-2025
Growth Advisor & Partner at Pennant Technologies Private Limited
10-2022
Founder at www.cue-gvd.com
2-2021 - 6-2022
Vice President, Integrated Digital Engg & Applications Services at Wipro Limited
10-2019 - 2-2021
VP, Business Head - Wipro Digital, APJ at Wipro Limited

Education

6-2011 - 6-2011
Global Client Partner Program from Wharton Executive Education
6-2001 - 4-2003
Master of Business Administration - MBA from SPJIMR SP Jain Institute of Management & Research

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Exp : 24 Location : Cheltenham, Victoria, Australia Job Level : Senior Designation : Vice President- Domain Consulting, Solutions & Partnerships at Persistent Systems
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Insights For Selling To Satish

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Showcase your competitive superiority clearly when possible or address it at the minimum
  • Keep a professional, business-like approach; especially if you tend to get informal quickly
  • Use phrases like ‘the ROI of this’, ‘X% more’ etc.

DONT's

  • Avoid making strong statements, instead invite them to agree with you by asking them questions
  • Don’t focus on relationship, focus purely on the merit of your product
  • Avoid too much small talk, just a few formal pleasantries should be fine

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Satish is

  • ROI matters the most to them, followed by process and finally proof of results
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Satish

  • They might hesitate a little, but will go ahead and say no when necessary (or asked)

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Satish move?

  • They are unlikely to move very fast, especially when it comes to new products or services
  • Can Satish take some risk or not?

  • They have relatively low risk-appetite and are not very likely to go for something unproven and risky

You And Satish

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