“I remember working with Ashish when he was the Strategy Head for the Long Distance business of AirTel. 

Ashish’s penchant for data and his analytical ability stood out clearly in my head at that time. Ashish was very comfortable with strategy analytics and models, and was able to apply them well to the situation at hand.

We worked together in building a Vision and Strategy for the long distance business and deploy it by using the balanced scorecard mechanism. Ashish was the key resource in driving this internally thereafter and did a great job of it.”

“Ashish is one of the most articulate and eloquent professionals I have ever come across. He possesses clarity of thought and strong cognitive skills. Ashish was a key contributor in formulation of Business Stretgy for the Long Distance Telecommunications business in Bharti AirTel and was involved in the cascade of the same at functional level.”

“Ashish is a good thinker and has the ability to cut through a mass of information. Has the uncanny habit of getting to the bottom in the shortest time. Very focused. Excellent written communication skills.”

“Solid. That’s how I would describe Ashish. He is a proactive and takes complete ownership. He is also an initiator. Full of ideas, he carries plenty of conviction about him. Ashish is also a team player. I would describe him as an asset to any organization; he was certainly one at Bharti, where we worked as colleagues. I strongly recommend Ashish for any significant assignment. He will bring intellectual value to it.”

“Ashish is one of the most interesting personalities I have encountered. He is so full of life and quest for adventure; his professional assignments also become an adventure which he must conquer. He is so sharp and fast that he would generally finish his assignments way before others would start and then spend time pursuing other interests. He is an excellent strategist, a total ‘Out-of-the-box’ thinker. He is outspoken, honest and fearless. I envy his ability to pursue his interests and hobbies. He lives a life which others can only aspire for.”

“I always found Ashish to be able to answer any questions, however tricky and difficult it could be. Innovative and an out of box thinker with quick wits, Ashish knows his wares well and executes them with finesse.”

“Ashish throws his full personality behind what he does. He is passionate about his work and finds it very easy to get involved in stuff that captures his imagination. 

He brought ‘market in’ inputs into the strategic planning and communication portfolio and gave it the much-needed energy, structure and a new / more contemporary slant.”

“Ashish, as I know him over the years, has come across as a very diligent thinker full of creative ideas on business; not afraid to share his thoughts to his seniors as well as juniors. Very enriching to interact with him – holds a compelling presence amongst other people who possess similar skills. Very achievement oriented person, Ashish shall prove to be an asset to any corporate he chooses to work with, and specially with those who want to seriously create a brand identity.”

“I recall Ashish as a man of ideas, a creative person. Excellent in communication, he had special skills in written communication. I found him to be quite straight and honest in his approach. I particularly appreciated his interest in mountaineering. This hobby must have contributed in having the skill to deal with difficult situations with a cool mind. On the whole, I like him a lot as a person.”

“Ashish is extremely hands-on at work. Understanding of Marketing is good and knows what’s happening in the media. There are hardly clients who are rational in their approach, but he is.”

“I remember Ashish as a very creative professional, full of ideas and never afraid to speak his mind or support his viewpoint. His sharp analytical skills and excellent communication made him an ideal fit for his role in Strategic Planning & Communications.”

“I recall Ashish as a creative person full of energy and enthusiasm. He has excellent communication skills, both verbal and written. Apart from being a workaholic, he was completely dedicated to sports, especially mountaineering. He always had a positive approach to anything he did. He was one of the few persons who made me comfortable whilst I was new to Eicher.”

“I have pleasant recollection of working with Ashish. What I really liked about him was his sharp intellect, strong logical reasoning and excellent articulation of thoughts. He could anchor a discussion and drive it to a logical conclusion in a remarkably short time. That’s why I always wanted to involve him in my projects. In addition, he was always beaming with energy and enthusiasm. That’s Ashish and Suvesh.”

“Ashish is one of the brightest people I have met who is not only an authority in marketing and strategic planning but also on almost any subject you wish to talk about from politics ton trekking and mountaineering. I believe that this drive in him to be the best has made him excel in whatever he chooses to do.

Personally, I have had a lot to learn from him and always use him as a sounding board and he is never short of lateral ideas. It’s rare to have such people who apart from being great business minds, are also great human beings.”

“Ashish and I worked on a few initiatives together and the experience was enjoyable. Ashish has good clarity of thought and articulates them well. He brings a lot of energy to the team.”

“It was a pleasure and illuminating experience working with Ashish as a strategic planner. He has the unique ability to fish out solutions to complicated problems out of nowhere and make it look almost easy and even casual. An voracious reader, he is gifted with an ever probing mind. He is a sharp observer of the book of life. Ashish is an entertaining writer and a complete team man. Given the opportunity, I would love to work with him again.”

“One thing anyone will notice about Ashish is his strategic acumen. He has the ability of foresight which he is able to utilize to make better decisions.”

“Ashish is a dynamic man with a lot of strategic ideas in his mind. He knows how to counter the strategy of the competition very well. I feel he takes business as a game of chess, which requires a lot of innovation and patience in order to win. I enjoyed working with Ashish while at Bharti. An avid trekker, Ashish has a lot of adventurous experiences to share and I believe he derives his ideas from such experiences.”

“Ashish did a fabulous job of launching a new product line for the Eicher Group. Ashish brought both flair and passion to the job of creating a first time market in India for the product line. He played a key role in expanding the roll out across India.”

“A very committed and involved person, he was handling a product line which was new to the company as well as the country. Given that backdrop, he went about doing the work very systematically. He had to interact with various people in the company on this issue, which he did in a very pleasant manner. 

The product line finally delivered was of a very high quality.

Based on my interactions with him, my impression is that he is a person with good quality of mind, good analytical ability, positive approach to difficult situations, a pleasant nature, good communication skills. Overall a good asset to any organization.”

“I think the biggest attribute I have learned from Ashish is the supremacy of ‘objective reason’ in all discussion, disagreements, differences of opinion and life itself.”