Leadership Coach | Mentor | Strategic Consultant | Independent Director
With over three decades of global experience in senior management and as a leadership coach, Sunil Deshmukh serves as the Global Board Chair at Institute of Management Accountants (IMA), USA for the term 2024-25.
He has collaborated with individuals and institutions, including Fortune 500 companies like McDonald’s and Goodyear Tires as well as other global companies like Foster's Beer and Danish Steel Company. He has helped people across multiple specialisations, industry backgrounds and career aspirations.
He has also served as Managing Director, CEO and Group CEO in Middle East and Singapore with large family-managed businesses. Currently, he mentors MBA Students at IIM Nagpur and XLRI Jamshedpur and has been a guest faculty in various institutes in Singapore, Middle East, Africa, etc.
Sunil Deshmukh charts roadmaps for personal and professional growth of his clients. Through thought-provoking, one-on-one and group Q&A sessions, he helps people identify their goals first and then work towards them.
As a seasoned C-Suite Executive and speaker, he brings a wealth of expertise in business management, mergers and acquisitions and board-level oversight. His career has spanned across diverse consumer markets in Africa, Asia, the Middle East and Singapore, providing him with a deep understanding of international business dynamics.
His passion for driving strategic initiatives and fostering organisational growth has consistently fuelled his vision to deliver exceptional results in every role he has undertaken and continues to undertake.
A snapshot of C-Suite Lab LLP
Since 2019, Sunil Deshmukh has been the Managing Partner at C-Suite Lab LLP, a boutique firm dedicated to executive and leadership coaching, with a specific focus on C-Suite leaders across various domains. What sets it apart is their unique approach of integrating real-life C-Suite corporate experience into coaching interventions.
The firm’s hallmark lies in their ability to nurture future leaders by providing them with comprehensive tools and strategies for success. The emphasis on quality, compliance and innovation underscores the firm’s commitment to delivering tangible results and creating a lasting impact in the realm of executive leadership.
As part of the firm, he has coached and mentored 150+ individuals across various geographies and industries and has been actively involved in business strategy, mergers and acquisitions and setting up large operations.
Global Chair
Institute of
Management Accountants
Global Board Director
Institute of
Management Accountants
Former Faculty Member
IMA
Leadership Academy
Former Associate Dean
Mentoring
Sub-committee of IMALA
Past Chairman
IMA
Nominating Committee
Member
Strategic
Planning Committee
Member
IMA CEO
Selection – Task Force
Faculty Experience
IIM Nagpur and XLRI Jamshedpur
Mentor of MBA Students
Present
The Institute of Cost Accountants – Aurangabad Chapter
Subjects taught: Cost & Management Accounting, Business and Economic Laws, Auditing and Risk Management, Business Strategy.
1989-2009
Welingkar Institute of Management- Mumbai
Procurement, Supply Chain Management – M.B.A – Retail Management.
2005-2006
IMA Leadership Academy– USA
Risk Management, Decision Making, Business Strategy, Value of Mentoring, Collaboration and Partnerships.
Present
Guest Faculty in various institutes
Awards
Platinum Leader
IMA USA
Champion Award
Winner 2020 IMA(First Indian recipient)
Education and Certifications
Competent Boards Sustainability & ESG Designation (GCB.D) and Certification
Competent Boards
2024
EMCC Global
Senior Practitioner, Coaching and Mentoring
2023 - 2024
Marshall Goldsmith Stakeholder Centered Coaching
Certified Executive Coach, Leadership Coaching
2021
The School of Positive Psychology
Graduate Diploma in Applied Positive Psychology and Certificate in Counselling, Applied Positive Psychology and Counselling Psychology
2018 - 2019
The School of Positive Psychology
Non-Executive Independent Director
2019
Institute of Directors, New Delhi India - Fellow Member
Graduate Diploma in Applied Positive Psychology, Certificate in Counselling, Applied Positive Psychology and Counselling Psychology
2019
Said Business School, University of Oxford
Oxford Advanced Management & Leadership Program (OAMLP) 2011, Advanced Management & Organizational Leadership
2011
Institute of Management Accountants
Certified Management Accountant, Management Accounts
2010
The Institute of Company Secretaries of India
Company Secretary - Fellow Member, Corporate Laws
1993
Institute of Cost Accountants of India
Cost and Management Accountant - Fellow Member, Accounting and Business Management
1989
Savitribai Phule University Pune
Master of Commerce, Advanced Costing / Advanced Accounting
1989
Symbiosis Law School Pune
Bachelor of Law - LLB, Tax & Labor Law
1984 - 1987
Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Marathwada University
Bachelor of Commerce - B.com, Accounting, Costing, Insurance etc.
1984