User:Munsha

Ashutosh Sharma

Ashutosh Sharma (born 05 May 1976) is an Indian entrepreneur, who is the C0-founder and COO of Minerva Group.

Early years

Ashutosh Sharma was born in the hilly town Nainital in the state of Uttrakhand. His father was a bureaucrat and his mother a home maker. Ashutosh grew up in various cities in Uttar Pradesh, India. He has one sibling.

Education

Ashutosh attended several schools in various parts of Uttar Pradesh but majority of his schooling was at St. Joseph’s Cathedral, Lucknow. He attended Lucknow University for his Bachelors in Anthropology and again for his Bachelor in Law. He did his MBA from Bombay in 2001.

Career

Ashutosh began a career in Banking after completing his MBA from Bombay. His first job, in 2001, was with the ING Bank (erstwhile ING Vysya Bank). He was with ING for 5 years during which he held several positions in various parts of India. He took care of the Human Resource, Retail Liabilities, Operations, Sales, Retail Assets at ING. He left ING in 2006 to join a new emerging Bank, Yes Bank.

At Yes Bank, Ashutosh was initially into Customer Service function. But soon he actively became involved in setting up of various Bank Branches in the North India. He also spearheaded the banking functional training programme for the Delhi Region. During the Quality implementation, Ashutosh became the Regional Coordinator for ISO 9001. He was responsible for the training, audit & implementation of ISO 9001 in the North India for Yes Bank. As on 31st March 2010, nearly 25% of the total ISO 9001 certified Branches of Yes Bank were done by Ashutosh. He was awarded the YES Champion award for his exemplary contribution to the Bank. He left the Bank in 2010 to start his own Training Consultancy.

Bibliography