INDIAN ACES OF TECH ... " DINESH PALIWAL"

"DINESH PALIWAL"

OCCUPATION : CEO, Harman International.

ALMA MATER : B.E from the Indian Institute of Technology , Roorkee ;
                               M.S in Applied Science and Engineering and
                               M.B.A in Finance from Miami University ( Oxford, Ohio ).

BORN IN : Agra

NET WORTH : 731,000 DOLLAR.



"Dinesh Paliwal has been the chairman of Harman Intternational , a leading provider of premium audio and information systems for the automotive, consumer, and professional markets since 2007. As CEO and chairman of Harman International , Dinesh paliwal transformed Harman International into a customer-centric and innovation-oriented company. Dinesh who is from Agra, was instrumental in building a diverse board and strong leadership team, expanding the company's business in high growth markets. He did his BE from the Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkie; MS in Applied Science and Engineering and MBA in Finance from Miami University (Oxford, Ohio ). "



Unknown Facts : 

1. Dinesh, a US citizen has lived and worked in Autralia, China, India, Singapore, Switzerland, and the United States.

2. Before joining Harman he worked at the ABB Group as President Global Markets and Technology. During his 22 years with ABB, he held management positions in five countries and was instrumental in the company's dramatic turnaround during the period 2002-2007.

3. In addition to the Harman board, Dinesh serves as a member of the board of Bristol- Myers Squibb.

4. He has served on the boards TYCO International, ADT and Embarq Corporation and is a member of the Business Round table based in Washington , DC.

5. He has served previously as Chairman of the National Foreign Trade Council, ABB India Ltd, Lummus Global (an oil and gas technology company) and as a director for the US China Business Coucil, US India Business Council, and International Swimming Hall of Frame. He also served for three years as Economic Advisor to the Governor of Guangdong Province, China.

6. In 2010, Paliwal was named Metro New York Entrepreneur of the Year by Ernst and Young, and received the Indian American Achiever Award by the Global Organization of People of Indian Origin (GOPIO).

7. He received the Pinnacle award as one of the Outstanding 50 Asian Americans in Business 2012 by Asian American Business Development Center.

8. When Dinesh indicates a particular product targeted for mid-level cars, he still means the likes of Mercedes-Benz, because when Harman International says mid-level , they still mean Merc ! Harman is that kind of premium.

9. Paliwal gives some of the credit for the decision to make Harman big to his friend and neighbour Indra Nooyi- "Our children often have sleepovers in each other's homes". Nooyi, now the chairman and CEO of Pepsico International, once worked with Paliwal at ABB and is now a close friend.

10. " Indra told me that all these consumer sales and marketing was fun. And that i should try it at least once. So i decided to give it a shot. " That's how, in 2007, Paliwal went from being president, global markets and technology, at ABB to chief executive at Harman International.

11. Paliwal's global credentials are particularly striking when you consider that his parents were freedom fighters and associates of Mahatma Gandhi.