Founder & Principal Mentor
Experienced COO & Country Head | 30 Years in Business Leadership | Executive Coach & Leadership Mentor
Nishat brings the perspective of a leader who has carried responsibility for strategy, commercial performance, operations, customers, people and organisational outcomes—not observed them from the outside.
Leadership shaped by experience
Three decades of practical leadership—across P&L ownership, operations, commercial performance, transformation, people leadership and country-level responsibility.
Nishat has led businesses and teams through growth, transition, disruption and demanding performance situations. He understands the isolation of senior responsibility, the complexity behind people decisions and the difference between advice that sounds good and action that works inside a real organisation.
Through LEAP™, he brings that operating experience into confidential coaching, practical mentoring, leadership development and business-grounded advisory—helping leaders think clearly, take ownership and build capability that lasts beyond them.
Professional credentials & affiliations
Credibility reinforced by continuous learning. Complementary perspectives on behaviour, awareness and leadership effectiveness.
Professional coaching ethics and standards
ICF Member
Governance
Independent Directors’ Online Proficiency Self-Assessment Test
Nishat qualified the test conducted by IICA through its Independent Directors’ Databank.
IICA is an autonomous institute under the Ministry of Corporate Affairs, Government of India, supporting research, education and capacity building in corporate affairs.
29 December 2025
Leadership development
Marshall Goldsmith
Marshall Goldsmith course completion.
25 September 2026
Indian Leadership Academy · Programme dates: 1–13 August 2026
Signature Programmes
Context-led programmes that turn leadership concepts into stronger workplace behaviour, decisions and people practices.
A confidential first conversation
Let us understand your context, people priorities and intended outcomes—and explore the most relevant way forward.