Leadership Team

Mr. Varun Chopra

Varun is responsible for the strategic direction & the overall business and P&L of GEAR India. He brings with him over 25 years of global experience in Strategic & Operational P&L delivery across Pharmaceuticals Consumer Healthcare and FMCG businesses having worked with GSK, Unilever and Sun Pharma and has lived & worked in India, USA, China & UAE and since 2021 Varun has transformed GEAR into a leader in Sustainable Intralogistics in India, including expanding its footprint beyond India, while consistently delivering financial performance & profitability. An energetic & agile business leader with a penchant for creating a high performance culture, building strong teams and a passion for developing talent, Varun possesses deep P&L expertise, has transformed, turned around & scaled up businesses upto a $1 Billion valuation along with consistent revenue & profit growth and developed new GTM (Go To Market) models to enter into new markets.

Mr. Satyam Shrivastava

Vice President & Head – Sales and Aftersales

Satyam has completed his B. Tech in Mechanical Engineering from Symbiosis Institute of Technology. Deeply passionate about technology and in how it can solve customer problems, his core experience is in the Material Handling Equipment (MHE) Industry, and he has worked at leading organizations such as KION. Satyam heads Key Accounts nationally for GEAR where in addition to managing crucial customer relationships he is also responsible for the technical assessment of our customer requirements and recommending the right MHE solution to our key customers.

Mr. Vivek Mani Tiwary

Senior General Manager (Operations, Service & Maintenance) - GEAR Group

Vivek holds a Diploma and additionally a Bachelor of Technology degree in Automobile Engineering and comes with strong Operational, Technical & Service expertise in the MHE Industry having worked across KION India Pvt Ltd, Toyota Material Handling Pvt. Ltd. and Voltas Material Handling Pvt. Ltd. At GEAR he is responsible for driving Operations, Service & Maintenance nationally with accountability for delivering the highest level of Customer Satisfaction across all our customers by maximising customer uptime and ensuring appropriate deployment of Safety, Quality & Technology.

Mr. Abhishek Agrawal

Senior Vice President - Finance and IT

Abhishek is a qualified Chartered Accountant & finance professional with overall 18 years of work experience having worked with leading organisations such as Reliance, Tata Group and Allcargo Logistics. He has deep knowledge of accounting, reporting, financial controls and regulatory matters on one side, and commercially orientated business partnering and financial planning and analysis on the other. Abhishek is responsible for Finance (Accounting, Tax and Regulatory Compliance) and IT at GEAR.

Ms. Virashree Nangare

Senior General Manager - HR & Admin

Virashree is a Human Resource Professional who has completed her Post Graduate in Management (HR) and LLB and comes with 13 years of rich experience in HR Operations, Payroll, HR Compliance, Talent Acquisition & Compensation. She is responsible for establishing and interpreting HR core processes and functions at GEAR and also plays a key role in building a collaborative values based culture with emphasis on equality and diversity.

Mr. Ravi Sharma

Senior General Manager – North

Ravi holds a Diploma in Mechanical Engineering and comes with a proven track record and strong technical knowledge having spent 22 years in the MHE Industry with leading organisations such as Toyota Material Handling Pvt. Ltd., Jungheinrich Lift trucks India , Hyster-Yale Lift Trucks India, Josts Engineering among others. A highly skilled team leader and customer focused MHE professional, at GEAR, Ravi is responsible for driving Sales and Rental of MHEs across North and East India.

Ms. Lily Gupta

Assistant General Manager – Finance & Accounts - GEAR Group

Lily is a qualified Chartered Accountant with more than five years of professional experience having worked with Deloitte India in the past. Her expertise covers a wide range of areas including Accounting, Auditing, Taxation, Compliance, Risk Assessment, Financial Controls, and Financial Planning & Analysis. At GEAR, Lily is currently handling financial planning and analysis and also plays an active role in engaging with our Investors.

Ms. Amandeep Kaur

Senior Manager – Executive Chairman’s Office

Amandeep has completed her M. Com from University of Mumbai. She comes with 13 years of core experience in the Material Handling Equipment (MHE) Industry , wherein she has worked extensively across Sales Support, Business Development and Site Operations. Amandeep is responsible for driving Strategic Projects, Site-wise KPI Analysis & Reports and she serves as the primary point of contact for internal and external constituencies on all matters pertaining to the Office of the Executive Chairman.

Ms. Jaspreet Cheema

Senior Manager – Purchase, Marketing & PR

Jaspreet Cheema holds a Master’s Degree in Economics from Mumbai University & has worked with Skan Marine and Edgistify, where she was a Founding Member of the supply chain startup initiated by alumni of IIT and NIT. With a dedicated focus on procurement, she is deeply committed to driving cost optimization initiatives and improvement in associated processes and systems. In her role at GEAR, Jaspreet is responsible for leading the core procurement function and also contributes to the Marketing initiatives of the organisation.