Harpreet Puri Email and Phone Number

TCS, at $29.08 Billion revenue in FY23, is a part of c$150 Billion Tata Group (owners of Jaguar Land Rover, St James' Court Hotel London, Tata Steel, Tetley, Air India and other brands) and operates across 46 countries. It has a diverse talent base of 600,000+ employees representing 155+ nationalities. TCS’ UK & Ireland workforce of 23,000+ employees consists of 54+ nationalities with women making up over 28% of the local UKI workforce. It is one of the largest IT Services company in the UK with annual revenue £3+ Billion.As Head of Sales, my focus is on building TCS UK's Public/Private Healthcare and Life Sciences business via:1. Proactive engagements with senior NHS, Private Health & Life Sciences Executives (CxO and Director level); 2. Co-creating prototypes and proof-of-concepts with NHS Trusts, ICBs and National Bodies; 3. Building a strong Health and Social Care Partner ecosystem; 4. Healthcare & Life Sciences sales/marketing/branding investments; 5. Responding to Public & Private Health sector tender/RFP opportunities and;6. Winning new logo clients and growing existing relationships.I also work as a Senior Client Partner on new contracts that we have signed recently. Please connect if you would like to know more or follow the links below:https://www.tcs.com/life-sciences-healthcarehttps://www.tcs.com/public-services

- Part of IBM UK's Public sector, Healthcare & Life Sciences Leadership Team responsible for Sales, Account Management and Delivery. Consistent track record of achieving signing, revenue & customer satisfaction targets, including several 10/10 CSAT scores.- Lead NHS Digital as a Premier Account for IBM. Responsible for strategy, account plan, business growth, stakeholder management, RFP responses and competitive analysis - Lead Sales and Bid Teams with Healthcare, Legal, Solutioning, Pricing and Procurement SMEs to submit compelling and winning propositions to clients- Successfully lead IBM's bid for NHS Digital Capability for Health (12 selected from 150+ bidders) and won Hybrid Cloud CoE contract, which is a strategic NHS initiative to harness the power of Cloud- Part of Delivery Leadership team on an Oracle ERP and Digital Services consulting assignment working with a Life Sciences client CIO and his direct reports (Oct 19 - Dec 19)- Programme Lead on IT consulting assignment (Technology portfolio analysis) with one of the largest NHS Foundation Trusts in UK ,working with Client Chief Digital Information Officer, CTO, Deputy CTO and their direct reports (Jun 19 - Oct 19)- Engaged with NHS Trust CIOs for Nightingale Hospitals and Covid-19 related support requests- Worked with another NHS Trust CIO on a supplier transition and contract novation project'' Excellent guidance given to help our NHS Trust get on the right path. Felt like we were one team '' - Engagement Lead, NHS Trust'' Thank you for your leadership, calmness and collaboration across IBM & ecosystem partners to create compelling and winning bids to secure IBM's spot on both the Digital Capability for Health and London Procurement Partnership Frameworks. This has created a rich well of opportunity to establish IBM as a strategic partner in transformation of core national systems '' - IBM Executive Partner

- Contract delivery responsibility at a Local Government County Council (Microsoft CRM) (Apr-Jun)- Sales responsibility on large transformational bids for Police and Central Goverment Clients (Jan-Mar)'' Congratulations on receiving your special equity award. You are among a select group of IBMers being recognized for your strong performance, skills and leadership. Your management team and I believe in your ability to continue delivering strong results for IBM and for our clients '' - Arvind Krishna, IBM CEO

• End-to-end client management & delivery responsibility for a large, Central Government Account• Lead a delivery team of c50 consultants with responsibility for Design, Development, Test, Infrastructure, Security, Finance, Governance and PMO• Responsible for Client stakeholder management (Programme Director and direct reports), Strategic Planning, Team leadership, Release, Change and Financial/P&L Management• Delivered several projects of national & strategic importance with very positive feedback from Client & IBM Leadership teams• Collaborated with multiple stakeholders (Client, IBM and various 3rd party suppliers) with regular reporting to senior Client Executives on risks, issues and dependencies• Promoted from Programme Delivery Lead to Associate Partner in 2018'' Since taking on the Programme Delivery Lead role for IBM, Harpreet has forged a good working relationship with our staff. From an IT Deployment perspective, I find the information provided by Harpreet on future release scheduling and content particularly helpful in making my own forward planning more effective. '' - Head of IT Deployment, Central Government'' Harpreet hit the ground running as the IBM Delivery Lead – this is no mean feat given the complexity of the IBM activity on our estate. Harpreet is collaborative, friendly, approachable and exudes confidence that our delivery schedule is being managed well by IBM. Many thanks for all your efforts Harpreet – keep it up'' - EU Exit Programme Lead, Central Government'' Harpreet works well with our stakeholders, listening to client views, adapting to changes of approach, seeking to enable our objectives. He has excellent communication skills, shows value of respect to the diversity of the clients staff base, has excellent understanding of our security needs, seeks to resolve issues quickly and amicably and Is highly driven to succeed'' - Head of Biometrics Portfolio, Central Government

Interim Head of IT Service Management (ITSM) at Client site working closely with Client's CEO organisation. Responsible to help build an in-house Service Integration & Management (SIAM) capability. Also Involved in ServiceNow roll-out planning for Incident, Problem, Change and Knowledge Management processes (ITIL framework). Managed and worked collaboratively with multiple DBS stakeholders including 3rd Party Suppliers and Client Technology teams. '​'​ I have worked closely with Harpreet in the short time he has worked with us; He is technically experienced and adding great value through his collaborative approach to working with partners. He hit the ground running and ensured he identified influential stakeholders within our organisation but also in the wider arena e.g. HO and Suppliers. I have very much enjoyed working with him'​'​ Assurance Lead, Information Directorate'​'​ Harpreet has made a huge difference to IT Service Management work stream in bringing it forward, contributing to plans/planning and trying to keep people on track. He is balanced and unbiased in his views and statements. His positivity is refreshing. He is indeed a pleasure to work with. '​'​ - TCS Programme Director

• Lead SAP LSO implementation, integration & migration programme for a local Government client working for Client's CFO/Finance Director and his team• Responsible for design workshops, Director level stakeholder management, full programme management and P&L responsibility, onsite and offshore team leadership and 3rd Party supplier management• Stakeholders included Finance, IT, HR, Corporate Learning & Training, Resourcing Units, Capita and other subject matter experts '​'​ I wanted to take the opportunity to thank all of you for your effort and commitment in getting LSO up and running so DMS could be handed back to users today. I know that a number of you have been working long hours, during the weekend and/or been on call during this important transition period, your commitment and effort has not gone un-noticed and it has been appreciated.'​'​ - Finance Director, Local Government'​'​ Hi Harpreet - Congratulations to you and the whole team. I know how much of a journey this has been and I hope that everyone gets the opportunity to have a beer when we get out of Hypercare'​'​- CEO, IBM Joint Venture'​'​ Hi Harpreet - Well done for achieving this SAP Go-Live, great milestone achieved. Many Thanks for your efforts.'​'​- CFO, IBM Joint Venture'​'​ Hi Harpreet - Outstanding work and congratulations on this smooth Go-Live ! '​'​- Partner & Government Industry Leader, IBM Europe

Pre-acquisition responsibility (2011-2012): SAP Sales & Due Diligence Lead responsible for winning SAP AMS Support Contract. Full life cycle Sales responsibility from framing a high quality RFI & RFP response, Sales presentations to Executive Committee, leading due diligence with Client SMEs, writing/framing the contract schedules, contract negotiation, overseeing Transition & senior Stakeholder management (CIO level) during steady state and support phase.Post-acquisition responsibility (2012-2013): SAP Consolidation Lead - Directly lead IBM global delivery teams on several Consolidation Projects including SAP Re-branding, merged financial year end, VAT changes, SAP HR service pack upgrade & SAP E-Procurement changes prior to full integration into acquiring entityIT Rationalisation Programme responsibility (2013-2015): • Continued as Delivery Lead on IT Rationalisation programme. Responsible for 3rd Party Supplier Management (20+ Suppliers), Stakeholder Management (CIO level), Leading Supplier negotiations, Business Case preparation & PMO Team Leadership '' Harpreet supports me on a daily basis in managing 23 Suppliers in our IT Rationalisation Programme. He hit the ground running and quickly organised the governance and processes needed to manage the 3rd party engagement, this has been invaluable to me. Harpreet has gained confidence from the suppliers we use and this has resulted in quicker supplier quotations and correct documentation first time. Overall, I'm exceptionally happy with the performance Harpreet has delivered. ''- Head of IT Procurement & Supplier Management'' Harpreet is one of the most impressive of the IBM team and ensures that IBM deliver a world class service. ''- Head of Engagement & Opportunity Management

- Lead SAP & Oracle AMS (ERP Application Management Services) Services for IBM UK- Managed a team of over 50 ERP Project Executives, Service Delivery Managers, Technical & Functional consultants delivering to a large portfolio of UK&I Clients- Focussed on Business growth, Capability development with offshore centres, Liasion with SAP, New hiring, Strategic Account Relationship and Senior Stakeholder Management (CXO level)- Grown Practice by 15% and continue to deliver successfully on IBM GBS business targets (revenue, signings, new clients, headcount etc.)- Client relationship building at CXO/IT Director/ERP Head level- Growth focus on SAP Analytics / Big Data, Cloud and Mobility- Rated as a consistently high performer & recognized with IBM UK General Manager Award, Outstanding Contributor Award, Service Excellence Award & IBM SWG Collaboration Award

'' Harpreet -- this is outstanding feedback. Thank you for sharing it -- and thank you for doing outstanding work for our client. ''- Ginni Rometty, President and CEO, IBM '' Harpreet - With respect to your work done to deliver SAP Year End, a number of critical ERP related projects running concurrently - All deliverables were time critical, having commercial, reputational or customer impact and the overall package of work was thought to be a potential risk to deliver. Your work ensured that we were successful in delivering all planned work and we also managed our key stakeholders expectation well. You were an asset to have onsite with excellent working relationships with Business / IT at all levels of the business. Very focussed on delivery - both SAP Year End & Rebranding demonstrated this - very clear target setting combined with highlighting and managing any potential risks to delivery. I am sure these attributes will ensure that your contribution to Rationalisation will also be successful. I’d have no hesitation to recommend you.''- ERP Manager'' Harpreet has a professional manor, listens and absorbs information well and has good interpersonal skills, this is evidenced by his fast integration into the wider IT team and also in his interaction with the Business. Although Harpreet was leading multiple disparate work streams (Financial Year End, SAP Rebranding & SAP Re-platform project) he remained focussed on each and did not allow the work to conflict. Harpreet was a key asset and I felt confident in his ability to ensure delivery of IBM’s tasks and in his dealings with the business. I would happily work with Harpreet again as I believe he is a strong asset to IBM.''- Service Delivery Manager

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