Viral Thakkar

Galvanizer
DISC Type : Id

CIO - MENAT & Africa, Head of Enterprise Systems - Asia Pacific, Middle East, Africa at Kellanova

Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Overview

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Personality Overview

Self-Assured

Pragmatic

Persuader

They like to keep things under control.  They respond better to a combination of speed and relationship. They do not mind taking risks and can make hard decisions, if necessary.

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Work History

7-2023
CIO - MENAT & Africa, Head of Enterprise Systems - Asia Pacific, Middle East, Africa at Kellanova
10-2019
Regional IT Director (CIO) - MENAT & South Africa at Kellogg Company
5-2018 - 10-2019
Senior Director, Global Analytics Delivery at Kellogg Company
8-2014 - 5-2018
Director IT (CIO) - South Asia at Kellogg Company
8-2012 - 7-2014
IT Leader at GE Healthcare

Education

1998 - 2000
Master of Business Administration - MBA from Faculty of Management Studies - University of Delhi
1993 - 1997
Bachelor's degree from Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur

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Insights For Selling To Viral

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Take a friendly, informal yet confident approach while pitching
  • Find ways to push them a little if they don’t start giving a clear yes or no in due course
  • Appeal to their sense of self-worth and how they will impact their organization

DONT's

  • Don’t rely too much on what they promise, make your own deductions
  • Don’t make promises that are hard to keep
  • Don’t be excessively objective, focus on building a story first

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Viral is

  • Relationship and product conviction matter equally, followed by a sense of achievement.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Viral

  • If they are not convinced, they will say no albeit in a friendly manner.


Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Viral move?

  • They can make decisions quickly if they develop trust in you and conviction in the product.
  • Can Viral take some risk or not?

  • They can take risks if necessary.

You And Viral

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