Vijeth Shetty

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Sr. Vice President & BU Head (Rubber) at Olam Agri

Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire

Overview

Vijeth Shetty is a Senior Vice President and the Business Unit Head for Rubber at Olam Agri, where he has been instrumental in transforming the division into a billion-dollar business. With over 18 years of experience, this Indian School of Business MBA excels in driving operational excellence, strategic growth, and leading large, multicultural teams across Asia and Africa.

Based on his public commentary, Vijeth is a reflective leader who champions transparency, empathy, and authenticity. He is interested in team dynamics and believes in owning failures to build trust and foster a growth mindset, choosing to focus on shared goals over workplace politics.

He was awarded the "Chevalier du Mérite Agricole" by the Republic of Côte dIvoire for his significant contributions to the countrys rubber agriculture sector.

Personality Overview

Fast But Wary

Features Driven

Objective Thinker

They are not always relationship oriented.  They prefer to be the ones controlling the conversation or defining the terms. They take a lot of pride in personal achievements.

Topics They Care About

Authentic Leadership
Writes publicly about the power of leaders admitting their failings to build trust, foster growth mindsets, and spark innovation within teams.
Strategic Growth
Focuses on translating strategic objectives into tangible outcomes, having tripled revenue and achieved over 60% CAGR in profit growth in his current role.
Corporate Culture
Believes sustained success is built on transparency, empathy, and rigorous culture management, enabling teams to make sharper decisions and feel natural accountability.

Media Appearances

Innovators Podcast: Vijeth Shetty | Sr. VP for Business Unit, Olam. Featured in YouTube

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Work History

4-2022
Sr. Vice President & BU Head (Rubber) at Olam Agri
4-2022
Sr. Vice President & Business Head (Rubber Upstream) at Olam
1-2022 - 3-2022
Vice President & BU Head (Rubber) at Olam Agri
5-2021 - 3-2022
Vice President (Africa Rubber & Gabon Palm) at Olam
6-2020 - 5-2021
Vice President - Africa Rubber at Olam

Education

2009 - 2010
Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.) from Indian School of Business
2002 - 2006
Bachelor’s Degree from National Institute of Technology Warangal

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Insights For Selling To Vijeth

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Help them weigh the risks by sharing objective proof points without becoming too analytical
  • Make sure that you circle back fast on any action items, it wins their trust
  • Use phrases like ‘it’s your decision’, ‘strategic impact’ etc.

DONT's

  • Avoid being a storyteller and don’t try to oversell
  • Don’t be in a rush to invite them for a social meet and greet
  • Avoid being too verbose

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Vijeth is

  • Conviction around the impact matters the most to them, followed by a sense of achievement and ROI.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Vijeth

  • If they are not convinced, they will say no without any hesitation.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Vijeth move?

  • They can reach decisions fairly quickly if they are convinced.
  • Can Vijeth take some risk or not?

  • They don’t mind risks but can be quite binary about them.

You And Vijeth

Personality Compatibility


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