Executive Summary
Mahesh Palashikar is a trusted advisor to global corporations, institutional investors, and corporate boards. With 38 years of executive experience, he specializes in building, scaling, and transforming multi-billion-dollar high-tech industrial businesses across Asia-Pacific and global markets. At mpas, he advises on strategic market entry, value creation, partnerships, and capital-to-execution frameworks across the regulatory, industrial, and technology ecosystems.
Leadership & Operational Experience
As the former President & CEO of GE South Asia, he led a portfolio exceeding $3 billion and served as Chairman of two NSE-listed companies. In this capacity, he drove large-scale industrial transformation across the energy, healthcare, and aviation sectors while advancing the organization’s global decarbonization agenda.
Previously, he led GE’s Asia-Pacific renewable energy business. Under his strategic direction, the division expanded into critical new markets, scaling revenues from approximately $50 million to over $1.7 billion while structurally strengthening profitability, free cash flow, and localized executive leadership. His operational footprint spans complex markets including India, the USA, China, Japan, South Korea, Australia, New Zealand, Thailand, Vietnam, Bangladesh, and Sri Lanka.
Board Governance & Advisory Focus
Combining operational excellence with rigorous board governance, he champions continuous learning, principled leadership, and long-term value creation. His advisory expertise is concentrated in:
- Energy Transition: Renewable energy (wind, hydro, solar, hybrids), energy storage, green hydrogen/ammonia, and biogas.
- Industrial Infrastructure: Thermal power, transmission and distribution, grid solutions, and electrification.
- Strategic Sectors: Healthcare, medical technology, aerospace and defense, advanced manufacturing, and industrial electronics.