Proud to be BITSian Suresh Sharma President -CEO Innovolt USA visits BITS Pilani
Suresh Sharma who is presently President and CEO of Innovolt Inc Atlanta USA and Managing Partner of Real India Enterprises Fund LLC chose 04 February 2009 from his hectic schedule to visit his alma mater BITS Pilani Rajasthan where he was a student during 1970 -1975 and obtained his B.E. (Hons) Mechanical Engineering degree.
A former GE executive, Suresh is an internationally acknowledged business leader known for his thought-leadership, pragmatic vision, operational excellence and entrepreneurial successes. Co-author of the best-selling book “Global Outsourcing:
One of Suresh’s well-known expert areas has been his outstanding hands-on experience of doing Business Integration of many Cross-border Mergers and Acquisitions - globally - thus translating inorganic growth into organic business growth. A holder of U.S. patent in e-Business, author of numerous journal publications, his past industry experience includes working with British Aerospace plc and Rolls-Royce in England, MATRA in France, and NASA at Hampton VA.
Going around the Institute, Suresh was impressed by the new Library building, Lecture Theatre Complex, the new laboratories, Students Activity Centre etc and gave a presentation on BITS -75 Charitable Trust Steering & Executive Team (TSET) roadmap for the proposed Centre for Emerging Technologies (CET) at BITS Pilani. He also gave a lecture on New World of Global Innovation – 24/7 Knowledge Factory. He minced no words in stating that he drew his inspiration from Dr CR Mitra former Director of BITS Pilani quote ‘Life is the final arbiter”.
He also emphasized the fact that the BITS educational system with broad based integrated and interdisciplinary approach provides ample opportunities from admissions to graduations for acquiring Information Skills, Problem Solving Skills, Decision Making Skills and Communication Skills apart from Ability for Time, Stress and Project Management which is so vital for facing the new world of global innovation.
Proud to be BITSian Suresh Sharma is bound to climb many more peaks in the years to come.
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