Ashish Mishra

Ashish Mishra has extensive work experience in the telecommunications industry. Ashish started their career in 2008 with Vodafone as a Commercial Vice President, where they were responsible for formulating budgets, developing procurement strategies, and managing a large SCM team. Ashish also set up and managed end-to-end procurement, supply, and delivery management operations across India. In 2018, they joined Vodafone Idea Limited as the Head of Commercial. During their tenure, they achieved notable accomplishments such as successfully completing the merger of two organizations, leading a budgeting project that resulted in significant savings, and overcoming challenging procurement deadlines during the 4G launch. Overall, Ashish has demonstrated strong leadership, strategic thinking, and a track record of driving cost reductions while achieving business targets.

Ashish Mishra completed a Category Management degree in Purchasing, Procurement/Acquisitions and Contracts Management at EIPM - The European Institute of Purchasing Management in 2013. Prior to that, they pursued a Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.) degree with a focus on Finance and Marketing at Amity University from 1993 to 1996. In addition, they have received certifications in MBA, CA Inter, and Advanced Negotiation from the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India.