Leading global professional services firm Alvarez & Marsal (A&M) India has announced the appointment of Aditya Priyadarshan as Managing Director within its Business Transformation Services practice. Based in Mumbai, he will focus on large-scale operating model and organization structure transformation programs, spanning AI-powered transformation, growth strategy and digital transformation across the automotive, industrial and retail sectors.Mr. Priyadarshan brings over 20 years of consulting experience, advising large organizations on operating and organizational design, front-end transformation and zero-based transformation. He has led programs focused on aligning enterprise structures with growth priorities, reducing complexity, streamlining governance and accelerating AI-powered and digital transformation to improve organizational effectiveness and efficiency.Prior to joining A&M, Mr. Priyadarshan spent 18 years with Accenture, where he most recently served as Managing Director and led the AI practice in India. Previously, he led the firm’s Retail practice, with responsibility for growing its consulting and digital business, and its Talent and Organization practice, supporting clients through large-scale transformation and organizational change.Himanshu Bajaj, Managing Director & Head – A&M India and GCC, said, “Indian businesses are increasingly looking to translate investments in AI and digital capabilities into tangible improvements in growth, productivity and organizational effectiveness. This requires bringing strategy, operating model and execution together rather than addressing them in isolation. Aditya’s experience across these areas adds further depth to our leadership team as we continue to strengthen A&M’s transformation capabilities in India.”Sameer Amte, Managing Director, Business Transformation Services, A&M India, said, “Transformation agendas across automotive, industrial and retail businesses are becoming increasingly interconnected, with operating model choices, organization design and technology adoption directly influencing competitiveness and performance. Aditya’s experience in leading complex transformation programs and applying AI to enterprise priorities complements our existing capabilities and strengthens our ability to support clients from strategy through execution.”Aditya Priyadarshan, Managing Director, A&M India, said, “Organizations today have a significant opportunity to use AI and digital technologies to rethink how they operate, organize and grow. Realizing that opportunity requires clarity on the operating model and disciplined execution across the enterprise. A&M’s hands-on, results-oriented approach provides a strong platform to help clients turn transformation priorities into measurable outcomes, and I look forward to working with the team and our clients in this next phase.”
