Ashok Sharma Director, TQMI
- Enjoys music, movies, and meditation
- Lives in Mumbai with his wife
- Son: Dual degree in Engineering & Management from UC Berkeley, co-founder of a US-based start-up
asharma1506@gmail.comProfessional Experience
Mahindra & Mahindra
- Ex-Group Executive Board Member
- Ex-President, Mahindra Agri Sector
- Ex-MD & CEO, Mahindra Agri Solutions Ltd
- Ex- MD of Mahindra EPC (listed company)
Education
- Bachelor’s in Mechanical Engineering – Veermata Jijabai Technological Institute, Mumbai
- Master’s in Management Studies – Jamnalal Bajaj Institute of Management Studies, Mumbai
- Leadership & skills enhancement programs at: IIM Ahmedabad, IIM Bangalore, Harvard, INSEAD, Yale, IMD Switzerland
- Certified Six Sigma Black Belt by Motorola University
- Certified Business Coach – Worldwide Association of Business Coaches (WABC)
- Advanced TQM & Business – Japan Union of Scientist & Engineers (JUSE)
Career Highlights
Prior leadership roles in Sales & Marketing at Godrej Boyce Manufacturing Co., Videocon International, Daewoo Electronics
Joined Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd. in 1998
- Headed diverse functions: sales, channel, marketing, business excellence, quality, strategy for the Tractor business
- Contributed to increasing Mahindra’s tractor market share and sustaining leadership position
As Head of Business Excellence for Farm Equipment & Automotive Sector:
- Led business & cultural transformation for over a decade
- Led the winning of the prestigious Japan Quality Medal and Deming Prize and various TPM awards
- Enhanced customer satisfaction and delivered outstanding business result across various businesses
Leadership Roles
- Profit centre responsibility for 15+ years
- Served as Chairman, MD & CEO of listed & unlisted companies (including international JVs)
- Led businesses in tractors, gensets, spares, international business, and agri ventures
- Achieved significant growth in Customer Satisfaction & Profits using TQM methodology
Business Excellence Contributions
Implemented practices like policy deployment, daily work management, systematic problem solving, robust systems & processes. Contributed to Cultural transformation by focussing on Customer Satisfaction through a process centric approach.
Established Mahindra Yellow Belt, Green Belt & Black Belt certification programs for Continuous improvement in PQCDSM
Created Mahindra Excellence Model of Business Assessment for sustainability of excellence culture, post winning of the Japan Quality Medal
Guided Auto & Farm division to achieve highest stage of The Mahindra Way (TMW) assessment
Quality & Awards
Among the first Indians certified Six Sigma Black Belt – Motorola University
Led Mahindra divisions to win:
- Deming Prize
- Japan Quality Medal (Deming Grand Medal)
- TPM Special Award
Advisor for Deming Prize Committee
Awarded the prestigious Ishikawa Kano Silver Medal by Asian Network for Quality
Multiple Golden Peacock Awards for Occupational Health & Safety, Sustainability, Quality, Business Excellence
Plants under his leadership achieved ISO certifications, JIPM-TPM excellence awards, TPM Consistency/Special Awards
Advisory & Council Roles
Advisor to Union of Japanese Scientists Engineers (JUSE)
Chairman – CII TPM Club of India
Member – CII Africa Committee, CII Western Regional Council
Co-Chairman – CII National Council on Agriculture
Technical Advisory Committee – TUV
