Advance Auto Parts India
• 24+ years of business leadership in Legal, Compliance & Ethics across Global IT, ITeS, BFSI, and GCC organizations.
• Director, Head of Legal – India GCC, driving end to end Legal, Compliance, and Risk frameworks.
• Successful set up of 11 STP/SEZ/DTA/ GCC units( BFSI, Retail, Services) in new cities and walked through setting, scaling and stabilizing the units/sites.
• Proven expertise in contracts, regulatory licenses, audits, labor laws, data privacy, and vendor governance.
• Trusted advisor to Boards, Site Leader, CXOs, and cross functional leadership on risk and compliance strategy.
• Extensive experience liaising with regulators, government bodies, Industry partners and external counsels.
• Strong track record in M&A due diligence, litigation management, arbitration, and settlements.
• Architect of organizational policies, compliance processes, and scalable GCC frameworks.
• Fractional leadership across ER/HR, Procurement, and Facilities – versatile business enabler.
• Recognized for driving high impact projects with strategic business outcomes.
• Relationship driven leader, combining problem solving acumen with stakeholder trust and governance excellence.
• Proven expertise in audits, labor laws, data privacy, and vendor governance. • Trusted advisor to Boards, India site leader, CXOs, and cross functional leadership on Legal risk and Compliance strategy. • Extensive experience liaising with regulators etc.