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Puneet Wadhwa

@puneetwadhwa

Country Head and Director at Hatch, building India’s business and expanding its capabilities across engineering and digital.

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At Hatch, I lead the India business through transformation, working with global teams to integrate the India office into Hatch’s delivery model. I’m also involved in client pursuits across infrastructure, metals, energy, and advisory, while growing the team and developing local leadership.

Before becoming Country Head and Director, I built Hatch’s India IT operations from the ground up and helped grow its Capability Center to close to 150 professionals. At McDermott, I built and grew an India Global Center of IT; across my career, I’ve worked in operations, technology, finance, learning and development, recruitment, and strategy, and I remain involved in mentoring and community initiatives.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

Hatch logoHA
Current

Country Head, Director

Aug 2024 - Present (2 years 2 months)

As Country Director for Hatch India, I lead the India business, and have had the privilege of guiding the India office through a period of transformation — around performance, nurturing local leadership, and expanding our capabilities and impact. I work closely with global teams to ensure our India office is deeply integrated into Hatch’s delivery model, while creating a workplace that people are

Hatch logoHA

Head IT & Digital Development - India

Jul 2019 - Aug 2024 (5 years 1 month)

As the Head, IT & Digital Development (Regional Manager) for Hatch India, I was entrusted with building and leading our technology function from the ground up. Reporting directly to the Global CIO, I was responsible for shaping and executing the IT GCC vision in India — while ensuring full alignment with Hatch’s global technology strategy and business objectives.

I played a key leadership role in

McDermott International Inc. logoMI

Area IT Operations Head - India region

Feb 2011 - Jul 2019 (8 years 5 months)

Led McDermott’s strategic initiative to build out and grow a Global Center of IT (GCC) in India from scratch — expanding the company’s global capabilities and delivering high-value technology services at scale. Built multiple functional teams from the ground up, including application development, infrastructure operations, SharePoint administration, JD Edwards, and the global IT service desk.

Key

Sapient Global Markets logoSM

Manager, Program Management

Sep 2009 - Mar 2011 (1 year 6 months)

Worked with Sapient (Client: Citigroup) as a Project Manager. Responsible for all aspects of application development, including quality, project management, process development, standards and scheduling.

Royal Bank of Scotland Business logoRB

Consulting Project Manager (Business Improvement)

Apr 2010 - Nov 2010 (7 months)

Worked with Royal Bank of Scotland in various capacities including Project Manager and Business Improvement Manager (General Management); responsibilities include managing several programs including management of L&D initiatives, designing of organization performance improvement scorecards, resource planning, talent management, business management and reporting.

Thermo Fisher Scientific logoTS

Software Engineer / Bioinformatics Curator

Feb 2005 - May 2008 (3 years 3 months)

Worked as Software Engineer / Bioinformatics Curator at Thermo Fisher Scientific.

BI

Founder

Better eSolutions, Inc

Aug 2000 - May 2002 (1 year 9 months)

Worked as Founder at Better eSolutions, Inc.

Education

Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework

UH

University of Alabama in Huntsville

MS, Computer Science

FD

Faculty of Management Studies - University of Delhi

Master of Business Administration - MBA, Business Administration and Management, General

NU

Nagpur University

B.E, Mechanical Engineering

Pursued Bachelors in Engineering (B.E.)

IA

Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad

Executive Middle Management Program (3TP), General Management

AS

Air Force Bal Bharti School

AI

Asset International

IBM Certified eCommerce Professional

Aug 2001

LI

LinkedIn

Cloud Computing First Look

May 2018

LI

LinkedIn

Creating Your IT Strategy

May 2018

LI

LinkedIn

Digital Transformation

May 2018

PI

Project Management Institute

PMP

Jun 2009 · Expired Jun 2015

Tech stack

Software and tools used professionally

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