MSR ASSOCIATES

Nishant Raut
Founder & CEO
India, USA

Nishant brings over 14 years of diverse experience in Operations, Consulting, and Entrepreneurship. Prior to his entrepreneurial journey, he played pivotal roles in driving performance enhancements, efficiency improvements, and cost optimizations across Fortune 500 companies and dynamic startups. His expertise has been instrumental in delivering successful projects for global industry leaders such as Unilever, Procter & Gamble, Abbott, Johnson & Johnson, MARS, and Philip Morris International.

Nishant possesses deep domain knowledge in Supply Chain Solutions, particularly within the Consumer Packaged Goods (CPG), Pharmaceutical, and Retail sectors. His strategic insights and innovative approaches have consistently led to significant operational improvements and value creation for his clients.

Mark Springhetti
Board Advisor
USA

Mark is a seasoned Supply Chain Management (SCM) and Operations Executive with over three decades of extensive experience working with top-tier companies such as Nice-Pak, FTD, Provide Commerce, PartyLite, Walmart, JCPenney, Kraft Foods, and Jarden Corp. He specializes in providing SCM, logistics, and operations expertise, particularly in environments involving startups, integrations, acquisitions, and divestitures.

Mark has a proven track record in e-commerce logistics and traditional retail, with deep knowledge in business process optimization and transformation. His expertise includes supply chain strategy, strategic planning for logistics and operations, and driving operational efficiencies across multiple industries. Throughout his career, Mark has played a pivotal role in helping businesses streamline their processes, enhance their logistics capabilities, and successfully navigate complex integrations and divestitures.

Rajat Sharma
Board Advisor
USA

Rajat is an accomplished business and technology leader with extensive experience in global business development, country start-ups, turnarounds, practice building, new ventures and M&A integration currently on various advisory boards from innovative start ups to matured IT firms. As a former Excom Member and SVP, Zensar, Managing Director at Accenture & Deloitte and Vice President at Cognizant -Digital Systems and Technology, he was instrumental in building Industry leading growth co-creating and helping clients navigate their digital journey through Nextgen technology, intelligent operations and innovative business models coupled with talent and experience transformation. Steered and led businesses in excess of $700M per year for Cloud and Digital.

Expertise includes New Client Acquisition through large Multi- Million, Multi-year Business Transformation deals with F100 organizations and Supersizing Existing Accounts.

Anand Ostwal
Board Advisor
India

Anand is a seasoned Chartered Accountant with over 17 years of extensive experience in the accounting, finance, and IT industries. He has a proven track record of excellence in taxation, management, assurance, external audit, and due diligence. Anand is also well-versed in MNC operations, mergers and acquisitions (M&A), and has a deep understanding of corporate taxation and equity management.
In addition to his expertise in traditional finance roles, Anand has significant experience in the IT and technology sectors, where he has successfully navigated the financial complexities of fast-paced, innovation-driven businesses. He has been instrumental in advising technology companies on financial strategy, compliance, and optimizing financial performance in a rapidly evolving market.

A strong entrepreneurial professional, Anand holds a prestigious degree from The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India, and he continues to leverage his skills to deliver value-driven solutions in dynamic business environments.