Shekhar Kubal
Vaasa
Summary
All activities that lead to create better world for my ( everyone’s) daughter brings excitement .
Dedicated professional with over a decade of experience focusing on people, attitude, and career development. Firm believer in the power of trust and respect in daily interactions. Skilled in developing and executing strategies to drive innovation and redefine business paradigms in a rapidly evolving market landscape.
Overview
32
32
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Vice President - Marine & Electrification
Danfoss Drives
01.2025 - Current
- Cultivated strong relationships with key stakeholders, including customers, vendors, regulators, and community leaders to promote collaboration and long-term success.
- Demonstrated proficient leadership skills to motivate employees and build competent teams.
- Managed financial planning and budgeting processes, ensuring maximizing return on investments.
- Delivered strong financial performance despite challenging economic conditions by executing prudent risk management strategies throughout all aspects of business operations.
Head of Electrification Business Unit
Danfoss Drives
01.2023 - 12.2024
- Spearheaded the establishment and growth of the Electrification Business Unit within Danfoss Drives, driving strategic initiatives from inception to rapid expansion.
- Developed and implemented innovative electrification solutions,
- Achieved a 40-50% YOY growth capturing market share, positioning the unit as a key player.
- Spearheaded the establishment and growth of the Electrification Business Unit within Danfoss Drives, driving strategic initiatives from inception to rapid expansion.
- Developed and implemented innovative electrification solutions,
- Achieved a 40-50% YOY growth capturing market share, positioning the unit as a key player.Worked effectively in fast-paced environments.
- Proven ability to learn entire team quickly and adapt to new situations.
Advisory Board Member
Versabatt
02.2021 - 03.2024
- The Versatile and environmentally friendly battery system built for demanding applications. Versabatt aims to significantly reduce harmful emissions from key sectors by developing versatile, rugged, zero emission battery solutions.
Global Head of Marine & Electrification
Danfoss
06.2021 - 12.2022
- Lead Globally Marine and Electrification as strategic Focus. Business Driver with end to end functionality with cross functional approach avoiding SILOS.
- Creating Electrification dedicated portfolio while implementing Electrification strategy, building the network of business development competence & capabilities near target customers regions through Center of Excellence & Application Development centers.
- For long term growth, working with Technology team to build future sustainable technologies in hardware, software and through M&A activities creating space for exploration /incubation through fast fail mechanism & keeping minimum costs.
Head of Electrification
Danfoss
11.2019 - 05.2021
- It's now time to listen to the heart and take the ideas into action. This is the journey to test new leadership skills, learn & grow startup behavior & return back to basics and hopefully some hands on. Excited & will electrify the world for my daughter.
Global Head of Low Voltage Drives - Premium Drives & Applications
Danfoss
05.2015 - 11.2019
- Leadership /management team member - Global product management. Head of Premium drives, Applications, Enclosed Drives, functional safety & power options
Product Category Director - Premium Products & Software Tools
Vacon Ltd
04.2012 - 05.2015
- Premium motor drives, Drives for renewable business solar, Wind. All software tools for VACON Drives
Product Marketing Director - General Purpose Drives
Vacon Ltd
05.2010 - 04.2012
- Standard Drives, HVAC drives.
Global Head - Product Management
Vacon Plc
03.2006 - 06.2010
- Leading product management of AC drives and software tools.
- Team of 7-10 Global Product Managers covering entire product portfolio.
- Portfolio management, Product Strategy & Implementation, New Product Generation planning, specifications, Business case for new products & NPD
Product Manager - Premium Drives, Software Tools
Vacon Ltd
01.2003 - 01.2010
- New Product Development, Product Change management, Roadmapping and Prioritization, Product Launch, Business intelligence, Product Promotion.
- Roadmapping of software Tools of Drives, Feature creeping, Requirement specification for new generation of software tools and development steering.
- Product management of Control Platform, functional safety, software releases planning
Asst. Manager - Drives commissioning and service India
ABB
03.1995 - 12.2000
- Managing team of around 12 Service Engineers /managers across India for Commissioning, Service, Retrofit Markets.
- Hands on experience with commissioning.
- - ABB DC & AC drives and Automation projects in the area of cranes, textile, metals, pulp & paper, rubber, cement etc.
- - continuous galvanizing in Saudi Arabia (1999) including AC drives & ABB automation.
- - ABB medium voltage LCI drives, team management of commissioning & retrofit business of ABB drives in India.
Senior Engineer R&D
Hybrid Electronics, Mumbai
08.1993 - 03.1995
- Design of AC/DC, DC/DC switch mode power supplies for desktop computers, EPABX system, fax machines, telecom including design of high frequency transformers. Evolution of SMPS design using integrated chips, resonant converters.
Education
INSEAD
03.2021
Diploma - Executive Education - LEAP 2014
Hanken & SSE
01.2014
B. Sc. Tech. - Power Electronics
Watumal Institute of electronic engineering
01.1994
B.Sc. - Physics, Mathematics
University of Mumbai
01.1990
Skills
- Leadership Development
- Global & regional Business Strategy & implementation
- Coaching & Mentoring
- Strategic portfolio oversight
- Start-up team leadership
- International Business
- Effective team leadership
- Results-oriented decision-making
Certification
- Leadership Excellence
- Marketing Excellence
- Disrupting Yourself - LinkedIn
- Nestle Executive Leadership - Nestlé
- Insead Executive Leadership - INSEAD
Languages
English
Bilingual or Proficient (C2)
Hindi
Bilingual or Proficient (C2)
Finnish
Upper intermediate (B2)
Marathi
Bilingual or Proficient (C2)
Timeline
Vice President - Marine & Electrification
Danfoss Drives
01.2025 - Current
Head of Electrification Business Unit
Danfoss Drives
01.2023 - 12.2024
Global Head of Marine & Electrification
Danfoss
06.2021 - 12.2022
Advisory Board Member
Versabatt
02.2021 - 03.2024
Head of Electrification
Danfoss
11.2019 - 05.2021
Global Head of Low Voltage Drives - Premium Drives & Applications
Danfoss
05.2015 - 11.2019
Product Category Director - Premium Products & Software Tools
Vacon Ltd
04.2012 - 05.2015
Product Marketing Director - General Purpose Drives
Vacon Ltd
05.2010 - 04.2012
Global Head - Product Management
Vacon Plc
03.2006 - 06.2010
Product Manager - Premium Drives, Software Tools
Vacon Ltd
01.2003 - 01.2010
Asst. Manager - Drives commissioning and service India
ABB
03.1995 - 12.2000
Senior Engineer R&D
Hybrid Electronics, Mumbai
08.1993 - 03.1995
Diploma - Executive Education - LEAP 2014
Hanken & SSE
B. Sc. Tech. - Power Electronics
Watumal Institute of electronic engineering
B.Sc. - Physics, Mathematics
University of Mumbai
INSEAD
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