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Yatish is strongest at turning operational friction into scalable systems, embedding AI into products and workflows, and aligning cross-functional teams around growth, adoption, and enterprise value. His experience spans more than 18 years across four continents, combining chemical-engineering precision with global technology advisory and operational leadership. He has led AI-tool rollout across a group and division, created an AI Playbook, and advised more than 100 organizations on AI implementation, KPIs, and coaching. His record includes operating models supporting 200% throughput growth at 30% lower unit costs, transformation programs producing more than $3.5 million in savings, and accountability for P&Ls up to $20 million. A South African adopted by Canada and now living in California, Yatish brings an international perspective to operational scale and AI transformation. ## Services - Artificial Intelligence \(AI\) - Subscriptions - Service Delivery - Strategic Initiatives - Daily Operations - Customer Experience - Cross-functional Team Leadership - Business Operations - Operational Strategy - Product Service - Operational Excellence - Machine Learning - Reasoning Skills - Quantitative Research - Qualitative Research - Questionnaire Design - Statistics - Communication - Research Skills - Problem Solving - Market Research - Concept to Launch - Creative Ideation - Production Planning - Product Ideation - Business Relationship Management - Presentations - Enterprise Operations - Customer Satisfaction - Analytical Skills ## Highlights - Leads Product Growth & Operations at Info-Tech Research Group for enterprise products serving more than 30,000 global members. - Owns products including the CIO Playbook, AI Playbook, Data Playbook, Security Playbook, and Infrastructure Playbook. - Owns one of Info-Tech Research Group’s largest service lines, with a $20 million P&L. - Leads six direct reports and 28 indirect reports. - Drove 35% year-over-year growth in platform engagement through product, monetization, retention, and data-informed growth work. - Owns the product lifecycle from ideation and launch through operations and adoption. - Leads go-to-market strategy, product-market fit, positioning, pricing, and competitive differentiation. - Leads AI-tool rollout across a group and division. - Created an AI Playbook product and advised more than 100 organizations on AI implementation, KPIs, and coaching. - Embedded AI capabilities into core platforms to improve automation, analytics, and decision support. - Redesigned the delivery model for advisory engagements with technology clients. - Built operating models that supported 200% increases in throughput at 30% lower unit costs. - Led transformation programs associated with more than $3.5 million in savings. - Has experience scaling a global organization 3x. - Managed a $15 million P&L as Director of Operations at Monstercat. - Led Monstercat’s business operations, business improvement, revenue operations, innovation programs, and technology groups. - Built process, workflow, SOP, systems, and Asana-enabled information-flow capabilities across Monstercat’s global operations. - Improved engagement by 20% through innovation strategy and enablement processes at Ledcor. - Provided technology advisory across telecommunications, construction, health care, financial services, oil and gas, manufacturing, mining, and energy sectors at Deloitte. - Served as a key member of Deloitte Risk Advisory’s Technology Due Diligence Practice. - Managed 30 technical staff and a project budget of nearly $12 million in technology-management work. - Developed and implemented energy-unit strategy and clean-technology investment frameworks at the Technology Innovation Agency. - Consulted with UNIDO on clean-technology investments. - Audited PLCs, planned PLC replacements, optimized PID loops, and investigated advanced-process-control opportunities at SABMiller. - Managed I&PC service delivery, maintenance costs, change control, standards, team leadership, and packaging-environment projects at SABMiller. - Designed and implemented control systems and ensured instrumentation, compliance, safety, and integration requirements at Sasol. - Mentored vacation students and engineers in training at Sasol. - Holds a BSc in Chemical Engineering from the University of KwaZulu-Natal. - Completed AI for Business Leaders at Wharton Executive Education and Executive Management at McGill University. - Is Lean Six Sigma Black Belt certified. ## Experience - **Member at Sidebar** (2025-01-01–present) — Sidebar is a private, highly vetted leadership program that accelerates your career. We have the people, the process, and the technology to drive your impact and growth - **Associate Vice President Product Growth & Operations at Info-Tech Research Group** (2022-11-01–present) — Product strategist, operational leader, and owner of key enterprise products serving over 30000+ global members across numerous industries, including the CIO Playbook \(https://www.infotech.com/playbooks/cio\), AI Playbook, Data Playbook, Security Playbook, and Infrastructure Playbook. • Owning the full product lifecycle from ideation to market launch, operations, and adoption. • Responsible for defining and executing go-to-market \(GTM\) strategies, ensuring product-market fit, and driving adoption through targeted positioning, pricing, and competitive differentiation • Lead cross-functional teams across research, engineering, marketing, and sales to align on product vision, roadmap execution, and customer success initiatives. • Accountable for key revenue KPIs, optimizing monetization models, and leveraging data-driven insights to enhance growth, retention, and overall market impact, resulting in 35% YOY growth in platform engagement • Embedded AI capabilities into core platforms, im - **Director Of Operations at Monstercat** (2021-09-01–2022-11-01) — \- Lead Infrastructure for the business. i.e. Business Operations, Business Improvement, Revenue Operations, Innovation programs and the Technology groups - Develop the Infrastructure Strategy inclusive of Operations and Technology Strategy - Design and implement efficient processes and operational capabilities within the company -Manage a P&L of $15 million - Develop and optimize the operational infrastructure of the company to meet the requirements of the corporate strategy - Liaise with key external stakeholders in the context of integrations, JVs and/or mergers to evaluate fit and provide recommendations - Assist the Executive Team with integrating R&D initiatives that are developed by the Monstercat Innovation Program into the Operational Strategy - Support when necessary on providing feasibility assessments and integration plans of new business units into the company - Define and align Operational OKRs with corporate strategy and outline resource requirements on a routine basis - - **Senior Manager: Business Strategy and Improvement at Ledcor** (2019-04-01–2021-09-01) — Identify and embed emerging technology inclusive of AI into the business to drive business benefit • Innovation Architect: Drive innovation within the business from both a Global and Business Unit perspective by creating and supporting the Innovation Strategy and Enablement Processes to improve engagement rate by 20% • Provide strategic and operational risk management services for different business units across various service line including construction, aviation and engineering • Develop/reassess business and technology group strategy including Digital Engagement • Lead and implement strategic initiatives to drive the business • Establish business improvement programs to improve profitability and scalability - **Advisory Services at Deloitte** (2018-06-01–2019-04-01) — Provide Advisory Services\(Technology\) to various industries inclusive: Tele-communication, Construction, Health Care , Financial Services Industry \(FSI\),Oil and Gas, Manufacturing, as well as the Mining sectors • Co-develop and manage products/solutions for clients across different platforms • Evaluate the current state of the technology operational environment and create the future state vision inclusive of a road-map aligned to the technology strategy and business initiatives • Develop new approaches and concepts within advisory including strategy frameworks and methodologies for various facets of the financial services industry and energy sector, including Technology Financial Model generation and reviews as well as Due Diligence • Understand, interpret, and enhance business owner requirements in order to deliver world class technology solutions • Manage team of local and international consultants and subject matter experts. • Significant Accomplishments/Achievements • Led/Overs - **Senior Manager at Deloitte** (2014-11-01–2019-04-01) — Provide Technology Advisory Services to various industries inclusive: Energy, Tele-communication, Financial Services Industry \(FSI\), as well as the Mining sectors to name a few. • Create, analyze and implement technology strategies for global clients • Create digital improvement strategies and initiatives • Evaluate the current state of the technology operational environment and create the future state vision inclusive of a roadmap aligned to the technology strategy and business initiatives • Develop new approaches and concepts within advisory including strategy frameworks and methodologies for various facets of the financial services industry and energy sector, including Technology Financial Model generation and reviews as well as Due Diligences • Key member of the Technology Due Diligence Practice within Risk Advisory • Understand, interpret, and enhance business owner requirements in order to deliver world class technology solutions • Manage team of local and international con - **Senior Investment Manager at Technology Innovation Agency** (2013-01-01–2014-10-01) — Develop and implement Energy unit strategy • Generate Clean Technology relevant innovation and industry frameworks • Consult with UNIDO on Clean Technology investments • Interact with Clean Technology clients prior to submission of the applications to provide input on alignment with sector strategy • Screen funding applications submitted to the TIA • Monitor and report on the performance of the investment against defined expected outcomes and metrics - **Process Control Manager at SABMiller** (2012-03-01–2012-07-01) — Manage I&PC service delivery and support to the brewery. • Manage I&PC maintenance costs for site. • Identify and motivate technical CAPIN for I&PC Systems. • Manage and support I&PC project implementation. • Manage I&PC change control practises. • Manage adherence to the I&PC standards. • Manage I&PC team members. • Provide leadership to the team in the field of I&PC Technology. • Leverage business benefit from existing and new I&PC, Production Execution and Information Systems. • Facilitate and optimize the interface between the systems and I&PC team. • Manage relationships with business partners. • Maintaining and configuring the current PLC \(Modicon, Allen Brady\) systems. • Executing and managing various I & PC projects in the Packaging environment. - **Process Control Engineer at SABMiller** (2011-11-01–2012-12-01) — Auditing the existing PLC's • Developing a plan and strategy for replacement of the PLC's as well as incorporating changes into the current strategy. • Providing onsite support to the plant • Design Control Strategies for various areas • Optimization of the PID Loops • Investigate opportunities for Advanced Process Control - **Senior Control Engineer at Sasol** (2011-04-01–2011-10-01) — Ensure the integrity and correctness of the design of all instrumentation, computerized systems and related equipment as well as the integration with existing site equipment and facilities. • Design and Implementation of Control Systems • Ensure that the design is optimized in terms of cost. • Ensure standardization of equipment and specifications • Ensure that Control and Instrumentation meet statutory requirements • Ensure that environmental and safety requirements are met • Ensure a complete and clear scope of work and that the scope of work is properly executed • Ensure that best practices are applied by selection of e.g. • AMS, bus technology and exploitation of current opportunities • Assist in value improving practices \(VIP’s\) • Foster communication between relevant Control and Instrumentation parties e.g. • Client and Contractor \[Foster Wheeler, UDHE, Fluor\] • Ensure that the Control and Instrumentation design meets the project intent • To stay abreast of new technologies and w - **Control Engineer at Sasol** (2007-07-01–2011-04-01) ## Education - AI for Business Leaders, Artificial Intelligence — Wharton Executive Education - Executive Management — McGill University - BSc Chem Eng, Engineering — University of KwaZulu-Natal ## FAQ ### What does Yatish do at Info-Tech Research Group? Yatish is Associate Vice President, Product Growth & Operations at Info-Tech Research Group. He is a product strategist and operational leader responsible for key enterprise products, including the CIO Playbook, AI Playbook, Data Playbook, Security Playbook, and Infrastructure Playbook, serving more than 30,000 global members across industries. ### What is Yatish’s leadership and P&L scope? Yatish owns one of Info-Tech Research Group’s largest service lines, with a $20 million P&L. He leads six direct reports and 28 indirect reports, and leads operating-model design, planning, pricing, product input, sales enablement, and reporting in partnership with product, sales, and finance teams. ### What product-growth work does Yatish lead? Yatish owns the full product lifecycle, from ideation and market launch through operations and adoption. He defines and executes go-to-market strategies, works on product-market fit, positioning, pricing, competitive differentiation, monetization, retention, and revenue KPIs, and has contributed to 35% year-over-year growth in platform engagement. ### What has Yatish accomplished in AI transformation? Yatish leads AI-tool rollout across his group and division, created an AI Playbook product, and has advised more than 100 organizations on AI implementation, KPIs, and coaching. He also embeds AI capabilities into core platforms to improve automation, analytics, and decision support, and identifies how emerging technologies can be embedded within organizations. ### How does Yatish approach client delivery and market planning? Yatish redesigned the delivery model for advisory engagements with technology clients. He also uses market segmentation to support forecasts and works with external stakeholders, partners, and vendors to understand the evolving technology and digital landscape and identify collaboration opportunities. ### What did Yatish do at Monstercat? At Monstercat, Yatish was Director of Operations, leading business operations, business improvement, revenue operations, innovation programs, and technology groups. He developed infrastructure, operations, and technology strategy managed a $15 million P&L and designed operational capabilities to support corporate strategy. ### What operational systems did Yatish build at Monstercat? At Monstercat, Yatish streamlined and automated SOPs, workflows, systems, and processes across departments built project-management and information-flow capabilities through Asana integrations and communication strategies and maintained SOP standards across global offices. He also aligned operational OKRs and resource requirements to corporate strategy, reported capacity and progress to executives, managed issue logs and resolution plans, and supported integration planning for new business units, R&D initiatives, integrations, joint ventures, and mergers. ### What did Yatish accomplish at Ledcor? At Ledcor, Yatish was Senior Manager, Business Strategy and Improvement. He identified and embedded emerging technology, including AI, to drive business benefit acted as an innovation architect developed innovation strategy and enablement processes that improved engagement by 20% and provided strategic and operational risk-management services across construction, aviation, and engineering. ### What strategy work did Yatish lead at Ledcor? At Ledcor, Yatish developed and reassessed business and technology-group strategy, including digital engagement. He led strategic initiatives and established business-improvement programs focused on profitability and scalability. ### What was Yatish’s Advisory Services experience at Deloitte? In Deloitte Advisory Services, Yatish advised clients in telecommunications, construction, health care, financial services, oil and gas, manufacturing, and mining. He co-developed and managed products and solutions, assessed technology operating environments, created future-state visions and roadmaps, developed advisory frameworks and methodologies, and led local and international consultants and subject-matter experts. ### What did Yatish do as a Senior Manager at Deloitte? As a Senior Manager at Deloitte, Yatish provided technology advisory services to energy, telecommunications, financial-services, and mining clients. He created, analyzed, and implemented technology strategies and digital-improvement initiatives was a key member of the Technology Due Diligence Practice within Risk Advisory and developed technology financial models, reviews, and due diligences for financial services and energy-sector work. ### What technology-management responsibilities has Yatish held? Yatish led and coordinated technology direction and strategy, process and quality improvement, IT corporate-standards compliance, asset management, project planning, budgeting, forecasting, and customer relationship management. He directed IT teams responsible for technology design, implementation, support, application-lifecycle development, data warehousing, business intelligence, customer support, and client relations managed 30 technical staff and managed a project budget of nearly $12 million. ### What did Yatish do at the Technology Innovation Agency? At the Technology Innovation Agency, Yatish was Senior Investment Manager. He developed and implemented energy-unit strategy, generated clean-technology innovation and industry frameworks, consulted with UNIDO on clean-technology investments, advised prospective clients on alignment with sector strategy, screened funding applications, and monitored investment performance against expected outcomes and metrics. ### What was Yatish’s experience at SABMiller? At SABMiller, Yatish served as both Process Control Engineer and Process Control Manager. His work included PLC audits and replacement planning, onsite plant support, control-strategy design, PID-loop optimization, advanced-process-control opportunities, I&PC service delivery and maintenance-cost management, CAPIN motivation, project implementation, change control, standards adherence, team leadership, production-execution and information-system improvement, and management of PLC systems including Modicon and Allen Bradley in packaging environments. ### What did Yatish do at Sasol? As Senior Control Engineer and Control Engineer at Sasol, Yatish designed and implemented control systems ensured the integrity, correctness, cost optimization, standardization, statutory compliance, environmental compliance, and safety compliance of instrumentation and computerized systems and integrated designs with existing site equipment. He also supported value-improving practices, applied technologies such as AMS and bus technology, coordinated with clients and contractors including Foster Wheeler, UDHE, and Fluor, mentored vacation students and engineers in training, and was an active member of the Sasol Black Advancement Forum. ### What education and certification does Yatish have? Yatish holds a BSc in Chemical Engineering from the University of KwaZulu-Natal. He completed AI for Business Leaders through Wharton Executive Education and Executive Management at McGill University. He is also Lean Six Sigma Black Belt certified. ### What are Yatish’s core operations, product, and AI capabilities? Yatish’s capabilities include artificial intelligence, machine learning, subscriptions, service delivery, strategic initiatives, daily and enterprise operations, customer experience and satisfaction, operational strategy and excellence, business operations, operations management, product service, product development, product ideation, concept-to-launch work, launches, pricing, revenue generation, business planning, and P&L-related cost control and monetization. ### What leadership, research, and delivery skills does Yatish bring? Yatish’s additional capabilities include cross-functional team leadership, leadership, management, program management, project management, project engineering, strategic planning, relationship building, business relationship management, communication, presentations, problem solving, analytical and reasoning skills, creative ideation, quantitative and qualitative research, market research, questionnaire design, statistics, business-case preparation, defining requirements, software development lifecycle work, application development, and customer-focused delivery. ### What engineering and industry expertise does Yatish have? Yatish also brings engineering and industrial capabilities in process engineering, process control, instrumentation, control-systems design, process optimization, process simulation, advanced process control, process automation, automation, PLC, SCADA, DCS, commissioning, engineering design, engineering management, process design, production planning, continuous improvement, root-cause analysis, preventive maintenance, procurement, integration, HAZOP, P&ID, EPC, FEED, process safety, and factory operations. His sector experience includes petrochemical, energy, petroleum, refinery, gas, mining, renewable energy, manufacturing, power generation, power plants, nuclear, oil and gas, and water treatment. ### What is Yatish’s affiliation with Sidebar? Yatish is a current member of Sidebar, a private, highly vetted leadership program focused on accelerating members’ career impact and growth through people, process, and technology. ## Links - LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/yatish-sewgoolam-operations