Naresh Kumar

Naresh is a globally recognised private equity practitioner and force multiplier accelerating portfolio value creation with more than 20 years of experience in the Industry, Asset management and Tier-1 consulting. He is based in London and operating globally to cover companies in Europe, North America, Asia, and the Middle East. Since 2016, Naresh has held senior operational and P&L owner roles in both private equity-backed and listed companies to expand EBITDA margins, restructure operations, scale growth, drive returns on digital investments and realize value from buy-and-build platforms and carve-out deals. During last 5 years, He has also served in multiple C-suite positions leading procurement, supply chain, operations and transformation functions. Post-MBA in the US, Naresh built his early career as an 'operating bridge' between alpha-seeking alternative investment funds and their sponsored companies. His expertise spans large-scale transformation, operational and commercial excellence, operating model design, exit-readiness, Zero-based organization and budgeting, shared services and outsourcing. An active thought leader within the business community, Naresh has published extensively and regularly speaks on best practices in private markets, value creation, leadership, organisational effectiveness, performance improvement, and the evolving role of technology. His Opex-light and Capex-light value creation model is fast becoming mainstream as effective, efficient and AI-led operations take centre stage in the investment committees and boardrooms. Before portfolio career, Naresh held senior roles with Alvarez & Marsal, Accenture, Deloitte and Atkins. He holds an MBA from Purdue University and a Bachelor's from the National Institute of Technology (Jaipur)