Laurent Keller

Areas of practice

Where I bring enterprise strategy to bear.

The domains in which I have carried accountability, and the judgement I bring to each.

  1. 01Enterprise strategy
  2. 02Portfolio direction
  3. 03Strategic partnerships
  4. 04Scenario planning

How I lead

Strategy should make a consequential choice clearer. I examine assumptions, alternatives and capability demands, then help the organisation connect its chosen direction with capital, ownership and a disciplined plan to learn.

At scale

The responsibility, in figures

₹6,200 Cr

Portfolio reshaped

Exits, entries and partnerships

4

New growth businesses

Incubated to independent scale

15

Strategic partnerships

Across three continents

2030

Strategy horizon

Approved by the board, funded and tracked

In practice

Decisions and their consequences

Case 01

Portfolio strategy

A portfolio review had become a debate about individual business plans. I developed a common view of market attractiveness, enterprise fit and capability requirements so the leadership team could compare strategic options. The discussion shifted toward the choices that mattered across the portfolio rather than defending each existing allocation.

Case 02

Strategic options

A growth opportunity depended on assumptions the organisation had not tested. We separated the reversible steps from the commitments that would be difficult to unwind, defined learning milestones and considered partnership options. The resulting recommendation connected ambition with an explicit plan to reduce uncertainty.

Case 03

Strategy execution

Strategic priorities were being added without changing budgets or leadership attention. I worked with business-unit leaders and finance to connect the chosen priorities to resource decisions, named owners and review milestones. The strategy review became a place to address trade-offs and dependencies rather than restate the ambition.