Seasoned GBS, Finance and Transformation Executives Strengthen Aokah’s AI + Expert Orchestration Platform
/PRNewswire/ — Aokah, the AI+Expert intelligence and orchestration platform built for global capacity centers and enterprise operations, announced the formation of its Advisory Board. The Board brings together globally respected leaders in the areas of business transformation, global business services (GBS), finance and organizational performance.
The Advisory Board’s mission is to strengthen Aokah’s strategic direction, deepen organizational alignment, and ensure the platform remains grounded in real-world execution experience.
Steve Rudderham will serve as chair of the Aokah Advisory Board. A recognized leader in GBS and operations, Steve has led business transformation initiatives at Carrier, AkzoNobel, Kellogg and Genpact, helping shape modern global business services organizations spanning finance, HR and digital operations.
Alongside him on the advisory board:
Mark Bretton, MBE TD DL FCIEx — Former Managing Director of Accenture and Vice Chairman of Tata Consultancy Services, and global transformation leader experienced in shared services, outsourcing, governance, modernization and public-private enterprise initiatives. He is also Deputy Lieutenant of Hertfordshire, England.
Mohit Bhatia — Former SVP and Head of Maersk Global Service Centers at AP Moller-Maersk, where he led large-scale financial, commercial and operational activities. Previously, he served as Global CFO and Business Head at Genpact.
Carla Lapa Pinto — Business transformation advisor and executive coach with strong experience in ABG, operational excellence and leadership transformation. She has held leadership roles at Deloitte, Nestlé, Adidas and Carrier, and specializes in people-centered performance, leadership development and business strategy.
Tom Champion — Global CFO of multinational and private equity-backed companies, overseeing finance, IT, supply chain, legal and risk management functions. His experience extends to companies such as Brompton Bicycles, Rochdale Spears and Inspiring Learning.
“At Aokah, we are building the operational intelligence layer to build and scale global capabilities,” said Atul Vashistha, president and CEO of Aokah. “Global competence centers are no longer cost centers, but strategic drivers of business value. Our advisory board brings the operational depth, governance discipline and transformation experience needed to ensure Aokah has a measurable impact on the world’s leading organizations.
Steve Rudderham, Chairman of the Advisory Board, added: “Aokah addresses a critical business need: translating strategy into governed, coordinated execution spanning the creation, scale-up and operations of global capabilities. I look forward to working with the team to help businesses confidently build resilient, performance-driven competency centers.”
The formation of the advisory board reflects Aokah’s commitment to combining AI-powered orchestration with seasoned enterprise expertise. The company plans to appoint two more executives to the advisory board in the coming months as it continues to expand its strategic ecosystem.
About Aokah
Aokah is the first AI-powered operational intelligence platform purpose-built for global capacity centers and distributed enterprise operations. The platform integrates location intelligence, talent analytics, vendor orchestration, program governance and real-time risk monitoring into a single operational layer, enabling businesses to build, scale and operate capabilities with speed, discipline and confidence.
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