Meet Sumit Pingle, one of our curious minds
Sumit Pingle
Head of Agro and protein systems, Alfa Laval
I would say my curiosity… I'm driven by learning and understanding new areas, and how we can improve our business to win the market. When we understand those business opportunities then we can apply our product portfolio to win our customers’ trust. Wanting to learn and understand new areas is a good driver for how to improve and get better. It could be finding methods of identifying business opportunities or approaching new customer groups. I am a bit competitive. I want to win but I want to win smartly… Another important thing is that I constantly challenge myself and my colleagues to do things better with the customer in mind. It is the only way to expand current boundaries and find new solutions to current and future challenges.
First of all, before going into something new, we need to ensure that there is a strategic fit, and that it’s in line with what we can and want to do; meaning, is this new opportunity in line with our growth strategy? Is there a substantial, long-term market for it? And if the answer is ‘yes’ then we can start developing. We must be humble and respect the fact that it is a new and relatively unknown process so we cannot assume that we know everything. We need to listen to the experts; respecting them and their experience and knowledge, and bringing them into the project. We find our experts both within and outside the company. We have one of the best teams of process experts in the world. But it helps to partner up with complementary portfolios and to understand what they are doing. Sometimes, it is with customers or suppliers, and we also cooperate with universities. We must learn as much as possible to make the right decision on how to proceed. And if we can identify a known or similar application, we can build our changes on that instead of reinventing the wheel. A key success factor is to listen and learn and have the courage to take decisions! Sometimes process development is not a complete paradigm shift, but more of an incremental change.
Sumit Pingle
Head of Agro and protein systems, Alfa Laval
Diversity, flexibility and an open environment where you can speak your mind. Without this, collaboration is impossible. And in Alfa Laval, we have a culture that encourages this. In addition, we have great process experts and sales professionals. They know what they are talking about and have the experience and the willingness to challenge boundaries. They share what they know – and what they don't know. It is also about getting support and empowerment for your ideas. At Alfa Laval, we are encouraged to challenge the status quo and raise our voice and say: ‘Well, I think we should do this because…’ And then there is testing, which is extremely important when working with new applications. It can be lab testing and testing at our pilot-scale test facilities or with customers and partners. You must try and learn from the results and even your mistakes sometimes. In parallel, it is important to map the market. I mean, it could be a great new solution but if there's no market, no long-term demand for it, then you should not put any effort into it at all.
Well, top of mind, it is the great colleagues! And the culture we have in our company where we are encouraged to challenge the traditional boundaries to accelerate the success for our customers and us as a company. When I joined the company some years ago, I also wanted to work in strong business areas that are also good for our planet. I realized that Alfa Laval really does contribute like few other companies. We are working with industries where we clean water, recover heat, reduce CO2 emissions and use natural resources in a responsible manner. In my areas, it is about food-waste reduction, sustainability, and the circular economy. They are all nice buzzwords but that is actually what I am working with: finding new ways to feed our planet!
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