Executive leadership · Advisory · Media

Transform Today
- Excel Tomorrow

Strategy. Operations. Transformation. Growth.

I help industrial and energy businesses improve performance, execute transformation, scale operations and convert strategy into measurable results.

Open to select CEO / COO / MD / Operating Partner mandates UAE · GCC · India · Global
Sanjiv Upadhyay — CEO, COO, Operating Partner and Transformation Leader
25+YEARS
SANJIV UPADHYAY CEO · COO · MD · OPERATING PARTNER Industrial & Energy Businesses · GCC + India
P&LGrowth & turnaround
OPERATIONSPlants, projects & people
TRANSFORMATIONStrategy to execution
Let’s build what’s next.
25+ YearsExecutive leadership
10×Revenue growth delivered
1,000+Teams led
$150M+Major contract exposure
GCC + IndiaRegional depth
Lean Six SigmaMaster Black Belt
HOW I CREATE VALUE

Three ways to engage.

Built to support both long-term executive leadership and focused high-impact mandates — without diluting either.

WHEN THE BUSINESS NEEDS MORE THAN ANOTHER PRESENTATION

I work where strategy meets the numbers.

With owners, boards and leadership teams on the situations that directly affect enterprise performance.

01Business turnaround & profitability
02CEO / COO operating systems
03Manufacturing & supply-chain performance
04Growth & GCC market development
05Post-acquisition / JV integration
06Organisation, governance & execution
07Industrial projects & plant scale-up
08Value-creation planning & transformation
SELECTIVE EXECUTIVE MANDATES

Available for the right leadership mandate.

I remain open to substantive permanent and interim executive roles where operating depth, transformation capability and P&L leadership are central to the mandate.

CEOCOOManaging DirectorGroup COOCountry HeadOperating PartnerTransformation HeadStrategy / Growth
FLAGSHIP MEDIA PLATFORM
THE OPERATING CEO

Practical lessons from the boardroom, factory floor and oilfield on building, fixing and scaling businesses.

No management clichés.
Just how businesses actually work.
EPISODE 02LAUNCH SERIES

Why Companies Grow Revenue and Still Lose Cash

Order-to-Cash, working capital and why growth without cash discipline can become dangerous.

CASH FLOW · WORKING CAPITAL
EPISODE 03LAUNCH SERIES

My 72-Hour Business Turnaround Diagnostic

The six areas to examine before restructuring anything — from cash and margin to delivery and customer risk.

TURNAROUND · VALUE CREATION
EXECUTIVE LEARNING & LEADERSHIP LABS

Leadership development shaped by operating reality.

These are not catalogue-style training programmes. They are practical, discussion-led interventions for leadership teams, managers and high-potential talent — grounded in real P&L, plant, project, transformation and people-leadership experience.

UAE in-personGCC corporate cohortsLive onlineCustom leadership offsites
01
LEADERSHIP

Situational Leadership & Adaptive Leadership

Adjust leadership style to the person, task and business context — balancing direction, coaching, support, delegation and accountability.

DelegationCoachingAccountability
02
PEOPLE & PERFORMANCE

Leading High-Performance Teams

Build trust, clarity, ownership and execution discipline across diverse teams — including performance conversations and cross-functional alignment.

Team effectivenessPerformanceCoaching
03
TRANSFORMATION

Leading Change & Business Transformation

Turn transformation intent into ownership, governance, adoption and measurable outcomes while managing resistance and stakeholder complexity.

ChangeStakeholdersBenefits
04
EXECUTION

Strategy-to-Execution for Leaders

Translate strategy into priorities, KPIs, operating cadence, decision rights and disciplined follow-through — linking leadership intent to business results.

KPIsGovernanceExecution cadence
05
OPERATIONAL EXCELLENCE

Lean Six Sigma & Operational Excellence for Leaders

Practical Lean, DMAIC, Kaizen, value-stream thinking and performance systems — taught through the lens of business outcomes rather than tools alone.

LeanSix SigmaKaizenOEE
06
DECISION QUALITY

Executive Problem Solving & Decision Making

Use structured problem solving, RCA, A3 thinking, data and decision discipline to address recurring operational and business problems at speed.

RCAA3Data-led decisions
ALSO AVAILABLE AS CUSTOM CORPORATE PROGRAMMES

Business & P&L Acumen · Manufacturing Leadership · Supply Chain Excellence · Coaching for Performance · Leading Through Crisis · Executive Communication · Continuous Improvement Culture

Programmes can be built around a client’s own business priorities, case situations and leadership challenges — from a 90-minute executive session to multi-day cohorts and live online development journeys.

Discuss a Leadership Workshop
Positioning: practitioner-led executive learning, leadership development and capability building — delivered selectively alongside executive and advisory work.
PRIMARY ADVISORY OFFER

Executive Business Diagnostic.

A focused review of your business, performance challenges and operating model — followed by a senior-level diagnostic discussion and prioritised action agenda.

01 5 Priority Problems 02 5 Recommended Actions 03 90-Day Executive Agenda
Request a Business Diagnostic
BUSINESS HEALTH01 — 05
Financial Health01
Commercial Health02
Operations03
Organisation04
Execution05

Start with facts. Then decide what deserves intervention.

RECENT PROGRAMS & PROJECTS

Current experience. Real operating situations.

Selected recent mandates are intentionally anonymised. The focus is on the business situation, the work performed and the operating value created.

01
MANUFACTURING

Plant Set-up & Turnaround

Led plant set-ups, performance recovery and operating-system improvements focused on throughput, quality, cost, delivery and profitability.

Plant leadershipLeanProfitability
02
SUPPLY CHAIN

Procurement & Working-Capital Transformation

Optimised sourcing, inventory, supplier performance and working capital while strengthening ERP-enabled controls and end-to-end accountability.

SourcingInventoryCash
03
ENERGY OPERATIONS

Multi-location Workover Rig Programmes

Supported mobilisation, readiness and operating governance across multiple rig locations, including HSE, commercial, supply-chain and performance reviews.

MobilisationHSEGovernance
04
VALUE CREATION

PE / Owner-led Business Transformation

Structured transformation agendas for underperforming industrial businesses across operations, commercial effectiveness, organisation and governance.

90-day agendaEBITDAExecution
05
DATA & DIGITAL

Large-scale Master-data Transformation

Led an energy-sector data programme spanning 474K+ service-master lines, cleansing, classification, governance and client acceptance through staged toll gates.

474K+ linesData qualityGovernance
06
M&A / GROWTH

Integration, Market Entry & Growth

Supported post-acquisition integration, new-business development, principal partnerships and market expansion across the GCC, India and international markets.

M&A / JVGCC growthBD

Client and employer names are intentionally omitted from recent-project descriptions. Further context can be shared in a confidential discussion.

SELECTED CAREER OUTCOMES

Evidence over adjectives.

Illustrative outcomes from executive roles and transformation mandates across industrial, manufacturing and energy businesses.

10×Revenue growth delivered in a turnaround-and-scale environment.
9×Order growth through commercial focus, operating discipline and market development.
12 mo.Loss-making operation moved to break-even within one year.
$150M+Major contract and commercial exposure across industrial and energy businesses.
1,000+Employees and multi-functional teams led across complex operations.
50+Lean Six Sigma Black Belt projects delivered or governed.
GreenfieldPlants and operating capability established across GCC and India.
Cross-borderLeadership experience spanning GCC, India, Iraq, Oman and wider international markets.
Sanjiv Upadhyay in an industrial field environment
Operator first.Boardroom to shopfloor.
ABOUT SANJIV UPADHYAY

An operator. A partner. A catalyst for change.

More than 25 years across Oil & Gas, Manufacturing, EPC, Industrial Services, Supply Chain and Business Transformation.

I bring a practical operator’s lens to complex business situations — combining P&L leadership, growth, turnaround, plant set-up, Lean Six Sigma, M&A / JV integration and cross-border execution.

CEO / COOP&L, strategy, people and execution
Operating PartnerValue creation and transformation
GCC + IndiaRegional operating depth with global perspective
Lean Six Sigma MBBPerformance systems and disciplined execution

“The real test of strategy is whether the organisation can execute it — profitably.”

LET’S BUILD WHAT’S NEXT

One conversation can clarify the mandate.

For executive roles, advisory assignments, transformation mandates, executive learning, leadership workshops, speaking, masterclasses or media conversations.

contact@sanjiv.pro ↗
Dubai, UAE · India · GCC · Global

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