Akhilesh Kohli

Philips GBS APAC Operations Leader Philips

Akhilesh Kohli, the Head of Philips GBS APAC, brings over 24 years of extensive experience in Global Business Services and Business Transformations. Having held key roles in Fortune 500 companies such as Maersk, GE, Genpact, and Macquarie, he excels in Global Shared Services, Business Process Transformations, and Financial Systems implementation.

Akhilesh is known for his COO perspective, securing sponsorships for strategy development and executing transformations at the CXO level. He has successfully established multiple Finance Shared Services Centers globally, demonstrating remarkable learning agility and leadership in finance and transformation, as recognized by Korn Ferry.

Outside of work, Akhilesh is passionate about aviation, motorsports, and motorcycle building.

Conference Day Two – Thursday, 18 April 2024

10:10 AM Building a High-Value Innovation Hub to Power Innovation, Digitalisation and Growth Across the Region and Beyond

Philips Global Business Services is spread across India, Poland, USA and Latin America with Akhilesh heading APAC operations. One of Akhilesh's priorities is to look beyond transactional support and instead transition to be more outcome-oriented and ownership-driven.

·      Going beyond transaction support to more outcome-oriented driven work

·      Removing multi-layer hierarchical channels to empower employees

·      Optimising function processes with automation and standardisation

Check out the incredible speaker line-up to see who will be joining Akhilesh.

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