Pawan Gandhi

Pawan Gandhi is the Founder and CEO of KaHa Pte Ltd, an end-to-end IoT platform company for smart wearables based in Singapore, with offices in China and Bangalore .15 He is a serial technology entrepreneur with successful exits .1 Gandhi has over 17 years of experience as an entrepreneur and board director and is an accredited board director by the Singapore Institute of Directorship .2

Gandhi’s experience includes:

• COVE IoT - KaHa Pte Ltd: Founder and CEO since September 2014. KaHa, under its brand COVE and COVEnet, is a unique end-to-end IoT wearable platform that provides electronics design, PCBA, application framework for iOS and Android, cloud services, data analytics, and smart after-sales service tools .1 The platform supports digital payment, safety for women, children, and senior citizens, clinical standard health, wellness, fitness, and sensor-based gaming .1
• Microsoft: Director of Business Operations, Global Mobile Phone Services, from April 2014 to September 2014 in Beijing, China .1 He transitioned from Nokia after the acquisition but moved on to pursue his vision of creating a safety platform for emerging markets .1
• Nokia: Held multiple positions from December 2005 to September 2014, including Director of Global Business Operations, Mobile Phones Services, Director Operations, Emerging Markets Services, and Global Head of TV and Video .1 He managed business operations, setup cross-functional teams, managed application integration to device platforms, and was responsible for business performance and portfolio planning .1 He also achieved dominance for Nokia's DVB-H broadcasting platform in APAC .1
• WorldSpace: Director of Business Development from March 2000 to December 2005. He was a start-up team member, responsible for regulatory approvals and large spectrum partnerships. He also created a business unit that contributed to 60% of India's business revenue .1 Gandhi also helped lead the strategy for a successful IPO at NASDAQ in April 2005 .1
• 3rd Wave Communications: Founder and CEO from July 1995 to May 2000. He was an entrepreneur and international award-winning documentary filmmaker, producing and directing television content and advertisement films .1 He also managed a consulting wing focused on business case modeling and regulatory consultations for international start-ups in India .1

Gandhi's educational background includes an MBA from the University of Pune (1993-1995), a Masters degree from the Indian Institute of Management, Calcutta (2000-2001), an Executive Certificate in Directorship from Singapore Management University (2021), and executive education from MIT Sloan in Artificial Intelligence (2018) .1 He also topped his college at Panjab University as a science graduate .1

Gandhi has been recognized for his strategic leadership, global outlook, customer focus, and adept use of technology .4 He has been featured in the Singapore Business Review .5 His LinkedIn username is "pawangandhi" .3