Executive Profile
Rajesh Sharma is a seasoned business transformation leader, operations strategist, and management consulting practitioner with over 25 years of experience driving profitable growth, operational excellence, and leadership capability across Indian and multinational organisations.
He has led large-scale transformations across automotive, capital equipment, industrial manufacturing, energy, and services sectors, working extensively with US, Swedish, Japanese, and Indian enterprises. His work spans strategy execution, Lean and Six Sigma, business excellence, digital readiness, leadership systems, and enterprise-wide performance transformation.
Rajesh combines deep hands-on operational leadership with consulting rigor, enabling organisations to move from strategy intent to execution outcomes - improving profitability, customer performance, and organisational capability.
Leadership Philosophy
Rajesh believes that:
- Execution is the ultimate differentiator
- Profit is driven by operational discipline, not pricing alone
- Leadership capability at middle and senior levels determines enterprise success
- Transformation succeeds only when systems, processes, and people evolve together
His approach is practical, data-driven, and rooted in real business constraints - making him particularly effective in emerging-market and high-complexity environments.
Areas of Expertise
Key Business Impact Highlights
- Improved productivity from 43% to 85% within three years
- Transformed quality performance from bottom decile to top decile globally
- Reduced defect levels from 160,000 ppm to 2,500 ppm
- Achieved 15%+ improvement in sales profitability
- Delivered 52% reduction in process costs
- Enabled on-time delivery improvement from 55% to 95%
- Trained and mentored 500+ professionals globally - from shopfloor to CXO level
- Business growth and expansion to contribute 10 times in 5 years
Current & Recent Leadership Roles
Rajesh has held board-level and executive leadership roles with full P&L responsibility, including leading greenfield manufacturing setups, business scale-up initiatives, and turnaround programs.
Industry Experience
- Automotive OEMs & Suppliers
- Capital Equipment & Industrial
- Energy & Process Industries
- Engineering & Manufacturing
- Services & Consulting
Global Experience
Executed transformation initiatives across:
Advisory Roles
- Empanelled Expert Consultant with CII
- Certified Assessor – CII–EXIM Bank Business Excellence
- National Excellence Award Assessor
Role at PBGI Business Consulting
Under his leadership, PBGI operates at the intersection of business consulting, leadership development, and execution excellence, serving professionals and organisations across India and global markets.