Suneel Aradhye To Join RPG Enterprises As Group CIO

Suneel Aradhye, CIO – Steel Business at Essar Group, will be moving on to join RPG Enterprises as Group CIO. Aradhye will be taking over the helm at RPG Enterprises from December.

RPG Enterprises, established in 1979, is led by Harsh Goenka and is a growing business group with a turnover touching Rs. 15,000 crore. With over 15 companies in its fold, the group has a strong presence in diverse areas including power, infrastructure, automotive tyres, IT, pharmaceuticals, plantations, hotels and travel, etc. As Group CIO he will be responsible for spearheading and leading the IT strategy and initiatives for all the group companies across the different industry segments.

As the CIO and member of the management team for Global Steel and Minerals business at Essar, he was responsible for delivering and execution of IT strategies to build a secure and scalable enterprise architecture.

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In addition to his responsibilities to IT, he played a role in attracting, coaching, enabling and retaining the best talent in the industry, benchmarking and building an image that supports the organisation’s brand. He also managed financial budgets to align with business situations and to obtain best for the buck.

A Chartered Accountant by profession, his early years in auditing exposed him to intricacies of business management across industries. Aradhye has more that 25 years of experience, starting his career in the domain of accounting, taxation and finance in manufacturing environment and thereafter moving into functional roles of SAP Consulting. Aradhye has a natural flair for technology and was involved in several SAP implementation projects in and out of India.

Aradhye had a fruitful journey with Cadila Pharmaceuticals as the AGM-IT. He then moved on to Lupin Pharmaceuticals as GM – IT which gave him exposure to leaders in the industry and helped him learn what it takes to be a leader and the importance of “core values” in leadership roles.

Aradhye has successfully led his team and organisation to achieve several national and international awards. With a view to share his insights, he has also been featured in various articles leading magazines.