Aninda DasGupta

A. O. Smith is a global market leader in water heating and water treatment solutions. I am chairman of A. O. Smith Holdings Srl and President of the International business subsidiaries in APAC and EMEA. Main responsibilities include general management, strategy, planning, M&A, executive development, revenue growth and P&L.

* General Management of Flexible LED strips & Signage business line. * Lead product strategy, business unit strategy and roadmapping globally. Setting BU vision and direction for smart buildings, smart cities and digitalization. * Global head of e-commerce. Founded and supervise Lux365.com * New business incubation in IoT, digital ceilings and smart buildings. * Board member of Voltimum SA and Lux365 Ltd.

Led sales & marketing for all 4 of OSRAM's General Lighting business units. Managed country sales teams, led by local CEOs, in India, ASEAN countries, Australia + NZ, Korea and Japan. Served wholesale, retail, OEM (design-in) and projects (specification) channels. Managed BTL and online market communication. Product portfolio included traditional and LED lamps, electronic control gear (ballasts) and drivers, luminaires (fixtures) and lighting management software and control systems.

Led international sales and marketing operations via online and off-line channels. Product portfolio included: * Cocoon Bags (laptop, smartphone cases) with an innovative object retention system called Grid-IT * Xact Trax GPS devices and online portal to track vehicles, pets and people in B2B and B2C applications like insurance and asset recovery. * Copia, a "social e-reading" portal for download and discussion of e-books via portable-devices. Led sourcing of digital e-book readers and content from Asia.

Founded and led entrepreneurial venture. IndoSino Group provides sales, and marketing, and business strategy services focusing on innovative products. With teams in India, Hong Kong and Europe, they help to launch products or develop new markets in consumer electronics, medical devices and healthcare. Clients include multinational brands, mid-sized regional players and startups. They have also invested in and mentor startups in healthcare and insurance.

P&L responsibility, management of all functions. Sourcing from Far East suppliers for worldwide businesses. Operations management incl. logistics, supply chain, finance and accounting. Marketing and sales in Asia incl. India, China and ASEAN countries. Product innovation. Restructuring and reorganization of Far East operations. Banking relationships. Portfolio included consumer electronics, medical devices, wellness solutions, giftware, cosmetics and fitness equipment.

General Manager of Consumer Electronics Division. Global responsibility for ODM & EMS businesses, P&L management, supervision of all functions/departments. Business development, B2B sales and marketing. Product portfolio included LCD-TVs, LCD-Monitors, set-top-boxes, digital photo frames, portable audio and video devices, navigation (GPS), e-Home products, remote controls, etc. EMS and ODM services were provided out of several sites in North & South America, Europe, India, ASEAN, China and Japan.

Led product innovation, new-business feasibility, business incubation, product management, product planning and roadmapping, business development, marketing strategy, consumer research, annual budgeting, strategic planning, supplier selection and strategic alliances. Product portfolio included portable audio and video, mobile phones and accessories, download services for games and entertainment content, Internet audio and video.

Led development of new businesses and alliances. Helped set up and build the Personal Infotainment Business Line with new product categories like MP3, portable media players, digital cameras, portable DVD players, Internet audio / video, downloadable content. Led product planning and product management in some product categories. Developed and translated business unit vision into multi-year product roadmap. Led alliances with web content service providers.

Head of US technology strategy and standards. Chaired US ATSC interactive TV standards consortium. Led development of Web and Digital TV technologies with W3C, ATSC, DVB, EBU, CableLabs, etc. Advised senior management on alliances and M&A opportunities. Led Philips' strategy formulation in US Digital Rights Management consortia, as well as US Digital TV standards bodies. Spoke at numerous international industry conferences and participated in many industry and government panels and advisory boards.

Led research and development projects in medical informatics, client-server software architectures, object-oriented patient information systems, image communication, indoor wireless networks, multimedia collaboration software systems, web-based multimedia communities, and interactive TV receiver software platforms.

Developed kernel and application software for IBM's OS/2 operating system, client-server systems between personal computers and mainframe systems. Research Assistant / Teaching Assistant at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, New York.