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Vasudevan Raghavachari

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Chief Marketing Officer at Gabriel India Limited
📍 Pune Division, Maharashtra, India

Vasudevan Raghavachari is a business leader with 30 years of experience in the automotive industry. As CMO of Gabriel India, he leads customer de-risking and global export strategy. Previously as COO, he doubled revenue to ₹1, 300 Cr in three years. He holds a leadership certification from the University of Oxford and is described as a result-oriented, natural leader.

Colleagues and direct reports describe him as a humble, down-to-earth professional with a zeal for continuous learning and innovation. He is seen as a mentor to young engineers and is known for his ability to listen and accommodate the views of others, fostering a strong and collaborative culture.

He designed a proprietary costing model that significantly improved price recovery, sharpened customer negotiations, and guided disciplined capital allocation for his company.

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Experience
29 Years
Current Role
Chief Marketing Officer
Job Level
Leadership
Location
Pune Division, Maharashtra, India
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Automotive Export Strategy
As CMO, he leads Gabriel India's export strategy, specifically focusing on leveraging "China Plus One" opportunities and implementing customer de-risking initiatives to drive global growth.
Suspension Innovation
He has spoken publicly about Gabriel's strategic approach to balancing weight reduction, performance enhancement, and cost control in the development of new automotive suspension systems.
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Career

Work history

11-2024
Chief Marketing Officer
Gabriel India Limited
2-2021 - 10-2024
Chief Operating Officer - PC & CV Business Unit
Gabriel India Limited
9-2020 - 1-2021
Chief Operating Officer - PCBU
Gabriel India Limited
9-2017 - 8-2020
Vice President & Head Operations
MAHLE
4-2017 - 8-2017
Vice President - Operations & Plant Head
Gabriel India Limited
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Education
2016 - 2016
Oxford Advance Leadership and Management Programme
Saïd Business School, University of Oxford
2009 - 2012
PGDBA
IFMR Graduate School of Business - Krea University
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