Oliver Wyman adds Bitan Datta to power up India practice

MUMBAI: Oliver Wyman has added fresh muscle to its India leadership bench with the appointment of Bitan Datta as partner in its transportation, advanced industrials and performance transformation practices.

With more than twenty years spent reshaping factories, supply chains and entire operating models, Datta arrives with a portfolio packed with large-scale turnarounds across industrial goods, high-tech manufacturing, building materials and energy equipment. His work has helped companies lift market share while sharpening cost control, service levels and inventory productivity.

Datta has long been a champion of smarter, faster and more resilient manufacturing. He has guided organisations in modernising production systems, embedding digital and AI tools, and building supply chains that can withstand global shocks. His experience also extends to sector-wide work with industry bodies and policy makers.

Reflecting on India’s manufacturing trajectory, Datta said the country is stepping into a decade where scale, innovation and resilience will be decisive. Companies that invest in design, technology and intellectual property while staying nimble amid geopolitical churn will shape the winners’ circle. He believes India has the headroom to lead global value chains across established categories as well as sunrise sectors such as electronics and semiconductors.

In his new role, Datta will focus on helping organisations upgrade manufacturing systems, boost supply-chain agility and accelerate transformation programmes driven by digital, analytics and Industry 4.0 technologies.

Welcoming him to the firm, Oliver Wyman India head Sumit Sarawgi, said Datta’s deep sector knowledge strengthens the firm at an important time as it expands its capabilities and supports clients navigating structural shifts across industrial and manufacturing ecosystems.

With Datta on board, Oliver Wyman is aiming to push harder into India’s next wave of industrial growth, one transformation at a time.