Manish Gupta
About Manish Gupta
Manish Gupta is the Group Chief Information Officer at Aditya Birla Group, with extensive experience in IT leadership roles across various global organizations.
Title
Manish Gupta currently holds the position of Group Chief Information Officer at Aditya Birla Group.
Company
Manish Gupta works at Aditya Birla Group, based in Mumbai, Maharashtra, India. At Aditya Birla Group, he leads the digital transformation initiatives, focusing on leveraging group synergies and technology for value creation.
Previous Roles
Manish Gupta has an extensive career with various senior roles. He served as Group CIO at Motherson Group from 2019 to 2020. At Schneider Electric, his positions included SVP Digital Convergence and M&A (2018-2019), Senior Vice President - IT (2016-2019), Senior Vice President - Enterprise Systems (2014-2016), and Vice President - Finance and Supply Chain Systems (2011-2014). Gupta was the Regional IT Director at Areva (2009-2011), Chief Information Officer at Tata Motors (2007-2009), Global Chief Information Officer at Tata Technologies (2006-2007), Dy General Manager at Tata Motors (1999-2006), and Area Manager South America at Tata Motors (1996-1999).
Education and Expertise
Manish Gupta has a diverse and robust educational background. He studied at Stanford University Graduate School of Business, completing a Short Program on Leading Change and Organisation Renewal in 2004. He earned a Master’s degree in International Business from the Indian Institute of Foreign Trade, graduating in 1996. Gupta also holds a Bachelor of Engineering in Industrial Engineering from Thapar Institute of Engineering & Technology, completed in 1994.
Professional Skillset
Manish Gupta is highly skilled in managing IT integration for mergers, acquisitions, and divestitures, and implementing digital operating models and strategies across global organizations. He has extensive experience managing large IT programs and projects, particularly in data and analytics. He is an expert in IT outsourcing and offshoring, demonstrated by his track record of managing large multicultural and global teams. His ability to conceptualize solutions from organizational and customer perspectives is bolstered by his diverse background in international sales, customer relationships, finance, IT, and digital sectors.