THE
TRANSFORMERS
Leaders of change
PGPX
POST-GRADUATE PROGRAMME IN
MANAGEMENT FOR EXECUTIVES
INDIAN INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT AHMEDABAD
Vastrapur, Ahmedabad - 380 015, India
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CLASS OF 2016
INDIAN INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT AHMEDABAD
CONTENTS
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Messages
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Profile-Classof2016
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PastRecruiters
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PlacementProcessandPolicies
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EminentSpeakers
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TheFaculty
Experiencewithouttheoryisblind,
buttheorywithoutexperienceismereintellectualplay.
-ImmanuelKant
MessageFrom
THE DIRECTOR
ItgivesmeimmenseprideandpleasureinintroducingtoyouthePGPX
classof2016,thetenthgraduatingclassofthePGPXprogram.Every
year,85ofthebestmanagementprofessionalsfromIndiaandabroad
are selected for this unique one year learning experience at IIM
Ahmedabad.
This is a class of highly accomplished individuals, with exceptional
managerialandleadershipabilities,honedbytheacademicrigourand
challenging learning environment that this course provides. These
professionalshaveanaverageworkexperienceof10yearsinvarious
industries and functional areas. Several of them have substantial
international experience. The students have leveraged their
experiencetomakebestuseofthelearningopportunitiesprovidedby
the course, the faculty, and their peers. Their learning has been
supportedbytheInstituteʼscase-methodbasedpedagogyandlively
discussionsintheclassroomandbeyond.
The PGPX program has a successful history of developing industry
leaders of the future. Graduates of this program have excelled in
leadershippositionsacrossadiversesetofindustries.Iamconfident
thatinourPGPXclassof2016,youwillsurelyfindtheleadersyouare
looking for - individuals with high motivation level, talent, and
experience to add value to your organization and together achieve
yourgoals.
ProfessorAshishNanda
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MessageFrom
MessageFrom
THE PROGRAMME CHAIRPERSON
THE PLACEMENT CHAIRPERSON
DearRecruiter,
Visitorstothepicturesque100acreinstitutioncalledIIMAgetachanceto
walkthroughaunique100-feetundergroundpassage.Thispassagenotonly
connects IIMAʼs heritage campus to its new campus but acts as a
permanentlyopen100-feetundergroundphotogallerythatdepictsIIMAʼs
progressfromitsinceptiontocrossingthehalf-centurymark.
In todayʼs fast changing world, it is often said that intelligence is
increasinglybecomingacommodityandtheabilitytolearnandrelearn is coveted. Nothing is constant except change itself. With our
PGPX program, the intelligence of the class and the ability of these
professionalstodeliverisagivenandlearningforthemdoesnʼtendat
IIMA.AswecelebrateadecadeofourhighlysuccessfulPGPXprogram,
Ihavewitnessedformyselfhowtheprogramhasshapedouttobea
cruciblewheretheexperienceandrealismisblendedwiththebestof
managementlearningthatthecountrycanoffer.Thisyieldstalentthat
isworthyofleadingtheIndianindustryintheyearstocome.
Withintheclassof85students,Iamsureyouwillfindthespecificmixof
technicalknowledge,functionalexperience,industrybackgroundand
leadershiptraitsthatyouarelookingforinyourleadersofchange.
ItgivesmegreatpleasuretointroducethePGPXClassof2016toyou.
ProfessorSunilMaheshwari
ThisuniquegalleryisanembodimentoftheIIMAʼscharacter‒seamlessly
connectingIndiaʼsbusinessheritagetothenew-agemanagementpractices.
By harnessing the accumulated knowledge of about 300 former faculty
membersoverthelasthalfcenturyandanchoringtheknowledgebaseof
about 100 current faculty members into it, IIMA has turned itself into an
academiccolossus.Today,graduatingfromthiscolossushasbecometherite
ofpassageforthewould-besuccessfulyoungmanagersandentrepreneurs.
Dear Recruiters, Welcome to IIMA! It gives me immense pleasure to
introduce to you the 85-member strong contingent of executives that
constitutestheclassofPGPX2015.Theseexecutiveswereselectedthrougha
rigorous, internationally conducted admissions process that included
leadershipprofiling,personalinterviewsandahighlycompetitiveaverage
GMAT score of 706. The candidates have an average work experience of
about10yearsanddespitebeingawayfromschoolforareasonableperiodof
time, they have gone through a highly demanding academic programme
and the intellectual rigour of IIMA. The programme design is based on a
vigorousdebatethatbroughtoutthebestfromcorporateexecutivesand
IIMAfaculty.
Through my engagement with the programme in my capacity as the
Placement Chair, I have followed the academic progress of the PGPX
executivesveryclosely. Icanconfidentlysaythattheyarethebestinthe
business.ItisnosurprisethatPGPXhasbeenconsistentlyrankedeitherfirst
or second worldwide in terms of Career Progression by Financial Times.
Come,visitusandharnesstherichexperience,commitment,integrityand
themanagementskillsofexecutivesthatwehavenurturedhereatIIMA.
ProfessorSatishDeodhar
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PGPX - AN AMALGAM OF EXPERIENCE
AND LEARNING AT IIMA
Imagine 85 dynamic professionals, each with a unique skill set,
powered by rich industry experience spanning across sectors and
continents.Allraringtomakeadifferenceandmaketheirmark.When
thisgroupdeliberatesandbrainstormswithIndiaʼsbestmanagement
facultyover800classroomhours,andfindssolutionstosomeofthe
toughest business problems over 300 case studies, the outcome is
transformational.TheIndianInstituteofManagement,Ahmedabad,
proudlypresentstoyouthePGPXClassof2016-atalentedgroupof
futureleaderswithanabilitytobuildandtransformIndianandglobal
businesses,cuttingacrossorganizationalandculturalborders.
Foroverfivedecades,IIMA,Indiaʼstoprankedmanagementschool,
hasproducedexceptionallybrightmanagementgraduateswhohave
gone to lead and even establish businesses around the world.
In 2006-07, IIMA launched the Post Graduate Programme in
Management for Executives (PGPX), a one year full time program
designedespeciallyformid-levelandseniormanagers.Thefirstnine
batches have created new benchmarks, with companies selecting
participantsfortopleadershipandstrategicroles.Thecurrentbatch
promisestosetnewrecords&breaknewfrontiers.
PGPX is ranked
No. 1 One Year MBA Programme In India
No. 2 In Career Progression Worldwide
FT GLOBAL MBA RANKINGS 2015
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PROGRAMME STRUCTURE
PGPXisaoneyearfulltimePostGraduatePrograminManagementfor
experienced professionals. The design of the program, developed
throughregularconsultationswithindustryleadersandIIMAfaculty,
keepstheprogramrelevantandstateoftheart.Notsurprisingly,the
PGPXprogramhasbeenrankednumbertwoincareerprogressionin
theworldandrankednumberoneoverallinIndiabyFinancialTimesin
itsGlobalMBAranking.
Thefamedcasebasedpedagogyandrigorousacademiccurriculumof
IIMAensuresthatPGPXstudentsaremorethanadequatelyequipped
and empowered with requisite knowledge and skill-sets to attain
leadership positions and add value to their organizations. PGPX
studentsalsoundergoanintensivetwoweekInternationalImmersion
Program(IIP).Inthisprogram,thestudentsattendsessionsatleading
global business schools. This segment equips the students with an
understanding of macro-dynamics of business in an international
setting.
The combination of rich industry experience, proven leadership
potentialandIIMA'sacademicrigourresultsintalentthatisreadytohit
the ground running in today's complex business environment. The
graduatesfromthiscoursehavebeenhiredforseniorleadershiproles,
incompaniesacrosstheglobe.
Infusing learning into experience
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LIST OF COURSES - CORE & ELECTIVES
LeadershipandManagement
CoreCourse
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Leadership,ValuesandEthics
LeadershipSkills
CorporateGovernance
ManagementCommunication
BusinessSimulationGame(Capstone)
StrategicHumanResources
Management
OrganizationalBehaviour
Electives
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ManagingandCreatingCreativity
InspiredLeadershipthrough
PersonnelMastery
AdvanceCourseonManagingand
CreatingCreativity
ManagementofIndianand
InternationalCommercialContracts
PotentialtoPerformance:
TheJourneyofSelf-Awareness
BusinessRelationshipsandNetworks
HRPracticesinIndia‒APractitionerʼs
Perspective
FinanceandEconomics
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FinancialReportingandAnalysis
CorporateFinance
StrategicCostManagement
FinancialMarkets
FirmsandMarkets
OpenEconomyMacroeconomics
Electives
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CarbonFinance
EffectiveManagementof
FinancialFunction
InfrastructureDevelopment&
PublicPrivatePartnerships
FinancialStatementAnalysis
VentureCapitalandPrivateEquity
DerivativesandRiskManagement
InternationalEconomicand
PoliticalEconomy
InternationalFinancial
Management
BusinessStrategy
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ModelingforDecisions
AnalysisofData
StrategicManagement
LegalAspectsofBusiness
MergersandAcquisitions
Electives
• BusinessAnalytics
• ManagementofNewand
SmallFirms
• StrategicThinking&
DecisionMaking
• StrategicManagementof
InformationSystems
• Understandingand
AssessingRisk
• SocialEntrepreneurship:
InnovatingSocialChange
• StrategyandInnovation
• BusinessTurnaroundand
OrganizationalTransformation
Operations
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DesigningOperationstoMeetDemand
SettingandDeliveringServiceLevels
QualityManagement
ManagementControlandMetricsfor
OrganizationalPerformance
Electives
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LogisticsManagement
SupplyChainManagement
Elephants&Cheetahs:
Systems,StrategyandBottlenecks
PerspectivesonOperationsManagement
Marketing
CoreCourse
• AssessingandCreatingCustomerValue
• DeliveringandManagingCustomerValue
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MarketingManagementintheWorld
ofHi-Tech&Innovation
StrategicBusiness-to-Business
MarketManagement
RealEstateManagement
StrategicMarketing
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PROFILE - CLASS OF 2016
AVG.GMATSCORE
706
3INTERNATIONAL
STUDENTS
GENDERDIVERSITY
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Beyond borders. Across cultures.
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INTERNATIONAL
EXPERIENCE
FEMALE
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MALE
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PROFILE - CLASS OF 2016
WorkExperience
EducationalQualification
Doctorate
<8Years
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PostGraduate
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>16Years
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Graduate
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8-12Years
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12-16Years
IndustryBackground
HeavyIndustry-3
Manufacturing
Engineering
Consulting-1
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Shipping-2
Others
IT&ITServices
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Infrastructure-1
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Banking&
FinancialServices
Aeronautics
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Advertising-1
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ManagementConsulting
Healthcare
Retail
Semiconductors
Telecom
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Experienced. Versatile. Focused.
ArmedForces
Energy&
Power
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ThePGPXcourseprovidedmewiththeperfectoneyearintensivetraining&
overviewingeneralmanagementthatIwanted.Thequalityofthefaculty,
classmatesaswellastheintensityoftheprogrammadeitpossibleformeto
broadenmyapproachtothinkingaboutmanagementproblemsandissues.
-JamesBeeson,Alumni,Classof2007
Vice-President,FinanceatUnitedWater,China
AbhishekGupta
AmarKumarChoudhary
AmitKumar
AmitKumar
B.Tech.(MiningMachinery
Engineering,IndianSchoolofMines,
Dhanbad)
B.E.(Mechanical)
BIT,DelhiUniversity
PMP®-ProjectManagement
Institute(USA)
M.A.,B.A.(Hons)inFrench,
JNUNewDelhi
CAIIB,IIBF,Mumbai
MDP,IIMLucknow
12yearsofglobalexperiencein
businessdevelopment,stakeholder
management,transitionmanagement
andITconsulting.
8.5yearsofProjectManagement,
Proposal,Quality&RiskManagement
andEngineeringConsultancyinOil&
GasandFertilizerIndustries.
ITProgramManagerwith10+yearsof
globalexperienceinProduct
Development,ProjectManagement,
andStakeholder.
9yearsofexperienceinTreasury
BusinessDevelopmentand
Solutions,CorporateCreditand
GeneralBankinginSBI.
EngineeringManager,UnitedHealthGroup,India
Dy.Manager,EngineersIndiaLtd.
TechnicalProjectManager,LRNTechnologies
TreasuryOfficial,GlobalMarkets,SBI
• Successfullyimplementedastrategicbusinesstransitionthatleadto
resource consolidation , and is expected to save $30 mn between
2014-2016
• Planned and executed the recruitment, on-boarding and ramp-up
strategyensuringbusinesscontinuityduringtransition
• Managed a 60 member cross - functional team , which had the
ownershipofmanagingandmaintainingasmanyas12legacyassets
ofthecompany
• Handled contracts worth $165 mn for mega hydrocarbon project
fromConcepttoCommissioning.ProjectsincludeBORL,MRPL,IOCL,
Panipat&GAIL,VijaipurPC(II)
• ResponsibleforManagementreporting,Progressreviewandaction
plan management, Man-hour estimation, control and deployment
decision
• RevampedFertilizerdivisionofEIL,formulizedexecutionpolicyand
establishedtaskforce
• Instrumental in winning international projects worth $20 mn in
Bangladesh,Nigeria&Indonesia
• Prepared project proposal of ₹200 Cr. Implemented Activity level
Man-hourallocationmethodandsaved20%proposalcost
• Led Field Cell of 10 engineers and restored Construction progress
clearingbacklogof14%inarecord4months
• ManagedmultipleprojectsonDataanalyticsandExperiential
Learning
• Led a team of vendors, software developers, and infrastructure
personnel on a mission-critical project to reduce the E-learning
course development cycle by 92%, resulting in competitive
advantage
• Participated in designing the Technology Roadmap, Resource
ForecastingandBudgetingasacoreteammember
• Involved in Risk Management, Vendor Management, Contract
NegotiationsandRecruitment
• Managedtreasuryportfolioworth₹280bn
• Built relationship with corporates across Maharashtra, Goa and
Chattisgarh
• Advised corporates on financial markets and managing risks,
includinginterestrateriskintheirtreasuryportfolio
• Structuredcustomisedtreasuryproductsusingpermittedderivatives
• Contributedindevelopment,launchandmarketingofSBIFXTrade,
anonlinecurrencyfuturestradingplatform
ProjectManager,WiproLimited,US/India
• Managedaportfolioyielding$40mnannually -activitiesinvolving
resource planning, billing and invoicing for the worldʼs largest HiTechelectronicequipmentmanufacturingcompany
• Managed stakeholders and a 15 member strong geographically
separatedmulti-vendorteamtoarchitectabusinessanalyticssystem
that will manage and track the usage and maintenance of capital
equipmentownedbythecompany,holdinganetworthof$50bn
TechnologyLead,InfosysTechnologies,US/India
• Leddesignanddevelopmentofseverallargeandcomplexprojects
acrossdomainssuchasUSHealthcareandTelecommunications
https://in.linkedin.com/in/abhishekgupta17
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Achievement
• Negotiatedmultipleordersworth₹50Cr.leadingto15%costsavings
• Reduced drawing approval cycle time by 30% by implementing
onlinedocumentmanagementsystem
• Received management appreciation for initiating“PDMS Support
ModelingScheme”tosolvere-engineeringproblemsaving600man
hours
https://in.linkedin.com/in/amarchoudhary
TechnologyLead,Infosys
• 5yearsofonsiteexperience(AT&T,USA)managingmediumandlarge
scaleprojects
• Ledateamof30developersonasoftwareproductworth $3mnin
annual revenue and 5000 licensed users across USA, Europe and
APAC
• WorkedonRFPsandproductpilots
• PrimaryArchitectofapplicationtogatherrealtimedataforefficient
planningoftruckrollswithannualsavingsof$1mn
• Ledateamof15onacriticalfallout-handlingmodulefortheAT&T
resultinginsavingsof$5mn
• Led400peoplestrongInfosysCenterastheLeadConfiguration
ControllertosuccessfullyachieveAT&TSecuritycompliance
https://in.linkedin.com/in/amitkumar0414
CreditAnalyst,SBI
• Undertook credit risk appraisal and assessment of new as well as
existingadvanceaccounts
• Recommendedandobtainedsanctionfor100+advanceaccounts
FieldOfficer,SBI
• Managedadvancesportfolioworth₹550mncomprisingunitsfrom
differentindustries
• Handled pre-sanction and post-sanction processes of 35 advance
account
https://in.linkedin.com/in/amitin
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ForBhartiAirtel,2013wasthefirsttimewecametoIIMAPGPX.Itwasadelighttomeetagroupofexperiencedprofessionals,who
hadmadethechoicetoundergoarigorousPGPXprogrammeatIIMA.Wefoundinthemanurgetorelaunchthemselves,anda
burningambitiontogetbacktoworkandexcel.Theplacementteamwentoutofthewaytopresentthebatchcredentialsinavery
impressivemanner.Today,allthePGPXhiresarehandlingexcitingrolesinIT,NetworksandFinanceinAirtel.
-Ms.HarmeenMehta,GlobalCIO
Mr.SrikanthBalachandran,GlobalCFO&CHRO,BhartiAirtel
AmitSharma
AmruthaBhatt
AnshulSharma
AnshumanChorera
B.Sc.(PCM),EwingChristianCollege,
UniversityOfAllahabad
B.Tech.(Electronics&Telecommunication)
UniversityofAllahabad
SIXSIGMAGreenBelt
B.E(ComputerScience),
CertifiedProductManager(CPM),
CertifiedCloudProfessional
B.Tech.(Electrical),Govt.Engg.College,
YMCA,Faridabad
PMP®-ProjectManagement
Institute(USA)
B.E.(Computer)
MumbaiUniversity
DigitalTechnologyProfessional
with7yearsexperienceinsoftware
development,productengineering,
productmanagementinCRMand
BFSdomain.
10+yearsexperienceinDefence
ManufacturingUnitinvolvingProduction,
Maintenance,ProductSupport,AMC&
InstallationandCommissioningofRadars.
DeputyManager,BharatElectronicsLimited
TeamLead,Cognizant
TechnologyLead,Infosys
SeniorProjectManager,Infosys
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LedateamofninepeopletosuccessfullyexecuteProduction
Testing,InstallationandCommissioningandmaintenanceof
Radars.OversawworkrelatedtothreeRadars-SRE,INDRA-IIand
STAR-2000,installedatover70locationsalloverIndia
OrganizedandimpartedOperationandMaintenancetrainingon
variousRadarstoDefencePersonnelAssistedinmanpower
planning,workspaceplanning,assetrequirementsprojection
andpersonnelmovementtosites
WorkedasSitecoordinatorforInstallationandCommissioningof
SRERadarattwosites.Hadbeenpartofteamsduringtechnology
absorptionphaseofnewRadarsproducedunderToTandAMC
Negotiationsthereafter
ConductedQualityAcceptanceTestofRadarsub-assemblies
suchasEHTTank,HeatExchangerandRF-IFassemblies
In2012,receivedtrainingonSTAR-2000RadaratFrance
AssistantManager,IndraprasthaPowerGenerationCo.Ltd.
• WorkedintheControlandInstrumentationDepartment
Achievements
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In2006,receivedappreciationletterfromBhatindaUnitofAir
ForceforprovidingcriticalsupportforINDRA-IIRadar
In2011and2012,receivedsuggestionawardsforʻDesignand
ManufacturingofTemperatureMonitoringUnitʼandʻRepairof
LIUinterfaceTestjigʼ
Ledthedesignanddeliveryofcriticalmodulesofmobileand
internetapplicationsforaUSretailbank
Deliveredasoftwaremodulethatmitigatesthelegalriskarising
outofdigitalapplicationsforaUSbank
Deliveredaninnovativesolutionthatsignificantlyreducesthe
effortinrollingoutkeyapplicationsinnewergeographiesforaUS
brokeragefirm
SeniorApplicationsEngineer,Oracle
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IntegratedOracleʼsCRMsuitewithanexternalproductto
enhancetheeffectivenessofsalespersonnel
RolledoutaccesscontrolandusersecurityfeaturesforOracleʼs
mobileCRMapplication
CareerHighlights
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RichexperiencedoingavarietyofrolesinareasofMarket
Research,BusinessCasePreparation,PatentLiteratureSurvey,
ClientManagement,ProjectPlanning,Design&Development,
Training&KM
Excelledworkingattheintersectionoftechnologyandbusiness
toacquiretechnicalexpertiseinProgramming,Application
Architecture,Middleware,WebandMobileDevelopmentand
functionalexpertiseinCRMandBFSdomain
https://in.linkedin.com/in/amruthabhat
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ITPortfolioManagerwith
12yearsofglobalexperience
indeliveringITprojectsfor
RetailBankingandTelecomclients.
10yearsofglobalexperiencein
ITprojectmanagementandclient
engagementinElectricUtilitydomain.
Ledaglobalteamof25peopleona$30mnManaged-Services
projectforalargeUSutilityclient
Involvedinbuildingandmanagingclientrelationshipatsenior
managementlevelandprovidingpolicyandprocesssolutionsfora
$100mnUSutilityaccount
Anchoredarchitectureandapplicationdesigneffortsand
providedsubjectmatterexpertiseforthedevelopmentofanew
UtilityUsageDataReconciliationsolution,worth$0.5mn,
therebysaving50%ofprojectcostforclients
ConceptualizedandimplementedTechnologyFramework
upgradeforabusiness-criticalComputer-TelephonyIntegration
(CTI)solutionprovidingcostsavingsof70%
• Ledmultipleprojectsatclientʼslocationwithend-to-end
responsibilityofinitiation,design,development,schedule,
implementation,andfinancials
Achievements
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MostValuablePlayer-InfosysBUawardreceivedby1%of
20,000+employees
BestProjectTeam‒InfosysBUBestProjectawardfordelivering
$1.2mn/yearprojectwithzerodefectsandwithcontinuous
improvementinproductivityandvalueadd
https://in.linkedin.com/in/anshulsharma04
Managedaglobalprojectteamof110+peopleandannual
revenuesof$6mnindevelopmentandenhancementoffrontendapplicationsforretailbankingoperationsofoneofthe
largestbanksinNorthAmerica
Cultivatedaninnovationcultureintheteamwhichenabledusto
achieveover5%annualproductivityimprovementfor4years
Strengthenedvariousprocessestoreduceescapeddefect
densityfromover2defectsper1000personhoursto0.5defects
Asonsitemanager,wasabletorestoreclientconfidence-
shakenduetoaspateofissues,inafewweeksafterbeinggiven
theadditionalresponsibilityoftheproject
Leadthetransitionofsupportcontractof25+bankingcenter
applicationsfromanothervendorandreducedtheissuequeue
sizefrom400+todoubledigitsinthreemonthsandsub-20insix
months
PlayedanimportantroleintheOperationSupportSystem(OSS)
developmentteamforoneofBelgiumʼslargesttelecomoperator
thatdeliveredmultipletransformationalprojectsforenablingthe
launchofDigitalTV,MVNOandotherproducts
Achievements
• WontheMostValuablePlayerAwardforExecution(Offshore)
withintheInfosysBanking&CapitalMarketsUnit
https://in.linkedin.com/in/anshumanchorera
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ThePGPXclassbringstogetherawealthofexperience,anextraordinarylevelof
motivationandahighdegreeofintellectualenergy.Itisapleasureteachingthis
group,andIamsurethattheywilldistinguishthemselvesintheircareers.
-Prof.JayanthR.Varma
Faculty,FinanceandAccountingArea,IIMA
AnujJain
ArnabMaity
ArunavaGuin
AshishAhuja
CharteredAccountant(ICAI),B.Com
(OsmaniaUniversity)
B.Tech(ElectronicsandTelecom),
InstituteofEngineeringand
Management,Kolkata
B.E.inComputerEngineering
CharteredAccountant(CA)
M.Com.&B.Com.
MumbaiUniversity,CFAlevel2
InvestmentBankingandCorporate
Financeadvisoryprofessionalwith
9yearsofpost-qualification
experience.
11yearsofglobalexperiencein
technologyconsulting,strategic
planningandbusinesstransformation
inthepaymentsdomain.
9½yearsexperienceinITSales&
BusinessDevelopmentwithMulti
BillionDollarCompanies&aStart-up
handlingverticalssuchFSI,Consumer
Goods,ServicesandITES.
7+yearsofprofessional
experienceinaccountsand
financeincluding4+yearsof
postqualificationexperiencein
indirecttaxconsulting.
Vice President - Investment Banking Advisory, Capital Fortunes
PrivateLimited,Hyderabad
• Advised corporates and startups on fund raising, corporate
strategyandbusinessplanningforscalingbusinesses
• Professionaladeptatdealsourcingandclosures:Advisedclientʼs
senior management through the transaction life cycle (deal
analysis,valuations,negotiationsandstructuring)oflargeM&A
andprivateequitydeals
• Business development: Lead key industry verticals; established
relationshipswith125companies/funds
• Keytransactions:Equityplacement($100mn+)byalargecement
company; Joint venture for an upcoming mega theme park;
InvestmentintoaUSbio-pharmaplayer
AssistantVicePresident-Mergers&Acquisitions,BMRAdvisors
VYMOSolutions‒SalesHead
SeniorConsultant,Ernst&YoungLLP
• Conceptualized and implemented an engagement of $2 mn annuallytodevelopglobaldataanalyticframeworkforpayment
processingclients
• Led an engagement of $0.5 mn to create real time reporting across screen sizes of relevant KPIs at various tactical and strategiclevelsforoneofthelargestbankontheglobe
• Encored customer relationships to create roadmaps for open source technology acceptance and usage resulting in cost savingsof$0.5mn
• AnchoredmultipleworkshopsandRFPsintherangeof$3mn
formigrationofclientapplicationstocloudinfrastructure
• Led the sales, business development strategy and execution
initiativeforanicheMobilityStart-Up
• In a period of 10 months Cracked large accounts in FSI and
ConsumerGoodsverticalleadingto150%growthinorderbook
• Managed10keyaccountswithintheFinancialServicessectorto
deliverindirecttaxadvisoryandcomplianceservices-including
accountplanning,coordinationandexecution
• Spearheaded the forming of path breaking tax solutions on
variousindustrywidetransactions
• Restructured transactions for improved tax efficiency, reduced
legalriskbyinnovativeevaluationoftaxpositions
• ManagedtaxlitigationsatmultipleforumsinIndia
• Led multiple teams in the evaluation of business processes to
identifyunknowntaxdesignrisksandtaxprocessrisks
• Authoredperiodicupdatepublicationsbyevaluationofdynamic
amendmentsinrelevanttaxandregulatorylaws
Architect,Cognizant,USA
Consultant‒TransactionAdvisoryServices,GrantThornton
• Spearheaded ateamof20acrossUS,India&Europetodeliver criticaltechnologyassetsforfraudandriskanalysisframeworkfor
cardprocessingwhichgenerated$5mnofrevenueforCognizant
• Envisagedandledastrategicoperationalefficiencyengagement
of $1 mn in revenue to re-engineer a platform for contactless paymentprocessing
• Exhaustiveanalysisforstrategic/privateequitytransactions
Achievements
• Executive-Assurance,S.R.Batliboi&Co(Ernst&Young)
Conferred “Guiding Star” & “Above & Beyond” awards for
outstandingcontributionsin2008&2012
https://in.linkedin.com/in/anujjain6
https://in.linkedin.com/in/arnab81
• WorkedoncomplexM&Atransactions(dealsize$20mn-$100
mn)
• Keytransactions:StrategicadvisorytoaJapaneseconglomerate;
BuysideM&AadvisorytoaNYSElistedclient(consumerdurables)
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SeniorArchitect,Cognizant,USA
Salesforce.com-CorporateSalesManager
• WonaheavilycompetitivefirstmajoraccountinTravel&Tourism
Vertical-$300K
• LedtheSalesforceIndiateamfortheglobalrolloutatoneofthe
worldʼs largest BPOs coordinating Salesforce-Americas, System
IntegratorandClientBusinessandITteams
SAP-SeniorChannelSalesManager
• DroveStrategicrelationswithCXOcommunityleadingto150%
increaseinpipelinegeneration
• WonlargeSAPexpansiondealsinpharmaceuticalandshipping
verticals-$1million
HewlettPackard-SoftwareSalesSpecialist
• Achievedbeyondtarget30%YoYTestingSolutionssalesgrowth
withkeywinsinFinancialServices,ITServices,Manufacturingand
Telecom
• WonalargeApplicationLifecycleManagementstrategicdealof
$500kwithanITservicescompany
https://in.linkedin.com/in/arunavaguin
Co-FounderandDirector,VRARetailandFoodSolutionsPvtLtd
• Co-founded and established an e-retail platform for non-veg
items(www.seafoodandmeatco.in)
FulltimeArticleExecutive,NJZaveri&Co
• Carried out audits, filed statutory returns and prepared the
financialstatementsforclients
https://in.linkedin.com/in/ahujaashish1
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AsAsiagainsprominenceontheglobalstageandtheeconomiesofAsiatransformtodigitaleconomies,renownedprogrammessuchasIIMA'sPGPXprovide
auniquecombinationofacademicrigourcoupledwithrealworldcasestoprepareprofessionalsforthechallengesofnextgenerationleadership.Iwas
honouredtohavetheopportunitytoaddressandconnectwiththeclassofPGPX2016duringmyvisittoIIMAandtodiscussthefutureofahyperconnected
Asiawiththe2016cohort.TheexperiencedprofessionalsthatIcameacrossattheinstitutehaveahighdegreeofpassionandintellectualcuriosity.
-AdaireFox-Martin
President,SAPAsiaPacificJapan
AshutoshUpadhyay
AtulKumar
BipinKamat
VishnuMamidipally
M.Tech.(Computers&IT),IITKharagpur
M.Sc.(Defence&StrategicStudies),
UniversityofMadras
B.Tech.(Electronics&ComnEngg),
JawaharlalNehruUniversity
B.Tech.&M.Tech.DualDegree
(ChemicalEngineering),
IITBombay
B.E.(Mechanical),Universityof
Pune,India
Certified6SigmaBlackBelt
M.S.(ElectricalEngineering),
TheUniversityofTexasatDallas,USA
B.E.(Electronics&Comm),
KuvempuUniversity,Karnataka,India
22yearsofleadershipexperiencein
Army(Signals)dealingwithplanning/
implementationofcomplextelecom
andITsolutions.
Amanufacturingandbusiness
transformationprofessionalwith
10yearsofglobaloperationsand
strategyexperienceinaFortune
50heavymachinerycompany.
8+yearsofexperienceinClient
Management,AnalyticsConsulting
andStrategicPlanning.
Director,JointCommunicationElectronicStaff,MoD
Manager-Analytics,UnitedHealthGroup
ProjectManager,CaterpillarIndiaPrivateLimited
• SinglepointinterfaceofMoDonallComn&ITmatters.Involvedin
architecturaldesignof10,000crproject“NetworkforSpectrum”
• MoDrepresentativeincountryʼstopspectrummanagementbody.
RepresentedcountryinWorldRadioConferenceatGenevainMarch
2011
• ManagedMarketingAnalyticsengagementfora3mnUHCM edicare
memberbase
• Responsible for formulation and implementation of strategy to increasememberacquisitionandretentionthroughmultic h a n n e l marketingapproach
• Led response to RFI for Healthcare Fraud Detection Solution for InsuranceRegulatoryandDevelopmentAuthority,India
• Successfully converted business opportunities spanning functional
areasofproductcostmanagementandmanufacturingsystemsinto
savingof$4,50,000
CommandingOfficerSignalRegiment
• HeadedArmySignalRegiment(900technicalpersonnel)responsible
for comns and IT networks over 1000 kms. Also headed Training
Regimentresponsiblefortechnicaltrainingofpersonnel
• Conceptualizedandimplementedprojectstoimprovethereachand
capacity of networks by rolling out OFC, deploying enterprise IT
solutions,installationofrouters/switches
SoftwareDevelopmentTeam,ProjectCIDSS
• Headed SoftwareDevelopmentTeamofmajorITProject(1000cr)
designedtoautomateoperationalandlogisticsfunctionsofArmy
• TaughtSoftwareEnggandDBMStopostgraduatelevelstudents
• AchievementsAwarded Chief of Army Staff Commendation for
meritoriousservice
EngagementManager,CognizantAnalytics
• ManagedaStrategicAnalyticsteamcateringtoglobaltop10p harma
companiesgeneratingrevenuesof$4mn
• Advisedclientsintheirmarketingexternalizationinitiativesincluding
co-promotion&callswapsdeal,&postmergersalesforceintegration.
• LedmultiplecrossfunctionalteamsacrossAnalytics,ITandR esearch
todelivercustomercentricanalyticssolutionsworth$0.5mn
Achievements
• Awarded by senior leadership at UnitedHealth Group, India for outstandingcontribution
• RecognizedforValuableContributionbyCognizantAnalytics2009
ManufacturingEngineeringSupervisor
• Anchored order to delivery business transformation (ERP + Mfg.
Systems) as a site coach at Caterpillarʼs oldest Dozer plant at East
Peoria,IL
• Key responsibilities included development, training and change
management at the facility. Managed a team of experienced
manufacturingsystemsengineers
• Steered - Engineer to Release - manufacturing systems, and
manufacturing engineering workflow development for fabrication
andmachiningstreams
ManufacturingEngineeringSpecialist
• Led advanced cost negotiations, cost avoidance and strategic
supplier selection projects through effective cost modelling;
resultingsavingsofover$1.5mn
• Ledcompetitivebenchmarkingprojectstoinfluencecoststructure
changesandsetbasedengineeringoffutureproducts
Awards
• VicePresidentʼsrecognitionofsignificantcontributioninCaterpillarʼs
TrackTypeTractorfacilityʼsbusinesstransformationeffort
https://in.linkedin.com/in/ashutoshupadhyay18
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http://in.linkedin.com/in/kumaratul
ITIL,ProjectManagement
(KepnerTregoe),HigherDiplomain
SoftwareEngineering(Aptech).
https://in.linkedin.com/in/bipinkamat
10+yearsofinternationalexperience
inITProgramManagement&Client
IntegrationinFinancialServicesIndustry.
VicePresident,BarclaysCapital,NewYork,USA
LeadershipandProgramManagement
• Global Manager for Technology Support & Client OnBoarding
servicesforPrimeBrokeragedepartment
• Service Owner for 12 Investment Banking applications with 200
clientsacrossPB,StockLoan,FX,OTC&Syntheticsbusinesses
• Responsibleformanagingdepartmentalriskspertainingto:Business
continuity,Information/Securityrisk
• LedglobalteamofAVPs&AnalystsbasedinUS,EU&Asia
ClientEngagement
• ManagedPrimeServicesclienton-boardingpipelineforinstitutional
clients(HedgeFunds)
• Clientintegration,handoverandrelationshipmanagement
Accomplishments
• ExecutedtechnologysupportintegrationduringBarclaysʼacquisition
ofLehmanBrothers(2009)
• Led the Business resumption plans for department during the
HurricaneSandy(2012)
• CompletedtwooffshoringstrategyimplementationsinEUandAsia
• Successful delivery of regulatory/compliance projects, mission
criticaltothefirm(US,UK,Singaporeregulatorymandates)
• Rankedintopperformancebracketfor4consecutiveyears(2011-14)
https://in.linkedin.com/in/vishnumamidipally
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Experienceputsanadditionalshineonintelligence.Thequalityofthestudentsinthe
IIMAPGPXprogramisexemplaryandtheprocesshasbeenoptimisedtomakethe
recruitmentprocesstrulysmooth.
-DrGaneshNatarajan
ViceChairman&CEO-ZensarTechnologies
ChandreyeeBhattacharyya
DeependerSingh
GaneshMadhuranath
KNGoutham
B.Tech.(ElectricalEngineering),
WestBengalUniversityofTechnology
B.Tech.(E&I),TheTechnological
InstituteofTextile&Sciences,
Bhiwani(Haryana)
DefenceGeneralManagement
Programme,IIM-L
M.E.(AerospaceEngineering),
IndianInstituteofScience,Bangalore
B.E.(MechanicalEngineering),
BangaloreUniversity
PostGraduateDiplomainMarine
Technology,CochinUniversityof
Science&Technology,Cochin
B.E.(Mech),IFETCollegeof
Engineering,AnnaUniversity
12+yearsofR&DManagement,
RiskManagementandProject
ManagementinAerospace&
Defence&MechanicalIndustries.
10YearsofexperienceinProject
planning&Execution,Operations,
RefitsandDesignofNaval
platformsinSubmarinecadre.
8+yearsofexperienceinTechnology
Consulting,BusinessAnalysis&Quality
AssuranceinBanking&Financial
Servicesdomain.
AssistantConsultant,TataConsultancyServices
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•
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Manageda45memberQAteamforalargeglobalbankingclient
organizationinaninitiativetoreplacelocalapplicationswitha
newcentralcorebankingsuite,toallowtheclienttoleverageany
subsequentinnovationsglobally
Keymemberofaleadershipteamthatprovidedqualityassurance
solutionstotheclientorganizationfortheAPACregionofaround
15countries
Ledateamof25+memberstoprovidethebusinessdesignand
developmentsolutionfortheHomeownerAssistanceProgram
aftertheGlobalFinancialCrisis(SubprimeLending)in2008to
helparound440,000homeownersinUSforatheclient
organization
ITAnalyst,TataConsultancyServices
•
•
EngagedwithClientseniormanagementasaFunctionalAnalyst
inanacquisitionprojectworthUS$12bn
Contributedinprovidingsolutionstotheclientorganizationin
businessrequirementgathering,projectscopedefinitionand
estimationinBankingandFinancialServicesdomain
ProjectManagement&Planning
Scientist,NationalAerospaceLaboratories,Bangalore,India
ProjectPlanningandExecution
• Strategicplanningoflonghaulrepairsofshipsandsubmarines
Project Management, Product Management & Change Management
forComplexEngineeringEngagementsintheAerospaceIndustry
• Delivered detailed design plans pertaining to primary systems for
India'sstrategicnavalplatformswiththehelpofaspecializedgroup
takingintoaccountthestaffrequirements,technicalrequirements,
andmissionrequirements
• Planned,coordinatedandexecutedHarbor&SeaAcceptanceTrialsof
India'sfirstindigenousnuclearsubmarineINSArihant(a$2.9Billion
project)inconsultationwithvariousexternalagenciessuchasyards,
OEMs,PlatformdesignerandNavalHeadquarters
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•
Successfullyexploitedtoolsviz.PERT,Qualitycontrolandmultiagencycoordinationtowardstimelyinstallationofelectrical
equipmentonnewinductionships
PioneeredFormulationofadefecthistorydatabaseleadingto
time-savingandreductionininstallationrework
Operations&ProductSupport
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Ensuredhighdegreeofequipmentreadinessthroughforward
planning,stringentscheduling,qualitycontrolandefficient
inventorymanagement
Providedsecondmaintenanceassistancetoaround85ships
andsubmarinesoftheIndianNavy
TeamBuilding&Leadership
• Awarded“StaroftheMonth”twiceforcontributiontowards
businessrelationship
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•
https://in.linkedin.com/in/chandreyeebhattacharyya
https://in.linkedin.com/in/deependersingh81
Achievement
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10yearsofexperienceinOperations/
ProjectManagement,ProductSupport
&LeadershipintheIndianNavy.
Successfullyledtechnicalteamsinchallengingconditions
onboardTechnologyintensivePlatforms
Employedinnovativemanagementtechniquesandastute
leadershiptowardsteambuildingandculturesetting
EnsuredManpowerdevelopmentthroughStrategicHRPlanning,
Designing&ImplementingModulesforVertical&Crosstraining
and360degreedevelopment
Ledateamof150skilledindustrialworkforceatNavalDockyards
Design and R&D Project Management for Aerospace Programs of
NationalImportance
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Risk Management, Management & Reliability Analytics for Mechanical,Hydraulic,LandingGearandControlSystemsofMilitary
&CivilAircraft
DesignManagementforPrimaryCompositeAircraftStructures
(Wing&Fuselage)forMilitaryandCivilaircraft
DesignofLandingGearforRegionalTransportAircraft
StructuralAnalyst,IngersollRandBobcat(IndiaandUSA)
• DesignandAnalysisofPrimaryExcavatorStructures
• DesignandAnalysisofWheelLoaders
StructuralAnalyst,CumminsIndiaLimited
• AnalysisofmajorDieselEnginecomponents
• TorsionalvibrationanalysisforEngineintegration
https://in.linkedin.com/in/ganeshmadhuranath
Operations
• Ledateamof28peopleandexecutedthemajorrefit(a$30Million
project) of a submarine within timelines in coordination with yard
andmaterialorganization
• Managedoperationsonboardanoperationalsubmarineandensured
maximum availability of the submarine (72% which is a new
benchmark) for deployment, leading to award of unit citation by
ChiefofNavalstaff
• Revampedtheinventorymanagementsystemonboardsubmarine
therebyreducingretrievaltimeofsparesby90%
• Resolvedstakeholdersconflictstherebyensuringtimelydeliveryof
projects
https://in.linkedin.com/in/kngoutham
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AssomeonewhohasbeenteachingPGPXstudentsforthepast10years,pastPGPXChairperson&thepresentDean(AlumniandExternalRelations),
IamdelightedtointroducethegraduatingPGPXclassof2016.Thisclassrepresentsaninterestingmixofbackgroundsfromdifferentindustry
sectors.ContinuingthetraditionofPGPXprogram,youwillfindthatthisclassisreadytohitthegroundrunninginmiddle&seniormanagement
roles.ThisclassrepresentssomeofthemostheavilyrecruitedstudentswithanaverageGMATscoreof706andexperienceof10years.Iencourage
youtohaveaconversationwiththemtochoosethebestcandidatethatyourcompanycanfindinthisgenre,Idaresay,anywhereintheworld.
-ProfArvindSahay
Dean(AlumniandExternalRelationships),IIMA
HarshSharma
HimanshuAnand
HimansuSingh
JaipalSinghYadav
B.E.(MechanicalEngineering)
British(OCIHolder-India)
B.Tech.(Electronics&
Communications),GGSIPUDelhi
B.Tech(MechanicalEngineering),
IITGuwahati
B.Tech.(YMCAInstituteof
Engineering,Faridabad)
PGDM(ManagementDevelopment
Institute,Gurgaon)
11+yearsofexperienceinAerospace
andIT/Engineeringservices,with
9+yearsofinternationalexperience.
7yearsofexperienceinTelecom
Consulting,ServiceDelivery,R&D,
ProductDevelopmentincluding
3yearsofinternationalexperience.
8yearsʼexperienceinadvanced
ResearchandDevelopment,Product
LifecycleManagementandDesignin
theautomotivesector.
EngineeringManager-Airbus,UK
Product/ProjectManagement,Aricent/VodafoneUK:
DeputyManager(R&D),MarutiSuzukiIndiaLtd.(MSIL)
SeniorBusinessDevelopmentManager,Aricent
• LedadigitalintegrationteamtosupportmultibilliondollarA380&
A350aircraftprogrammes
• Pioneeredanewbusinessprocessanddevelopedadepartmentto
improvebusinessefficiencyresultinginsavingsof$1.5mn
• Negotiatedbudgetallocationswiththeprogrammeheadtothetune
of$1.2mnperannumfor5yearsinarow
• Championed business process transformation by introducing a
strategic PLM tool connecting in-house engineering to extended
enterprisethatresultedinasavingsof$430k/year
• Strategized a new organisation structure to enable multi-skilled
engineeringreducingdepartmentalcostby$225k/year
• InstrumentalindrivingbusinesscasefornewservicesportfolioinUK.
Contributedindevelopingstrategy for setting up new business
worth£600K
• Proposed pricing strategy for Postpay subscriber in UK, increasing
revenueby£2mn
• Led team of 20 for 4G Implementation at Vodafone UK in design
phase,VendorSelection&ManagingGo-LiveStrategy
• Key player in setting up M2M/IoT and new revenue stream for
VodafoneGroup
• Creationofcostmodels,SOWsandresponsetoRFI/RFP
• Ledacoreteamofdomainexpertstoevaluatethecompletevehicle
design methodology and identify key factors to enhance design
featurereusability
• Corememberofclientmanagementteamforthelargestkeyaccount
withannualrevenueof~$60million
• Deliveredover20%growthinrevenueforthebusinessmanaged,out
performingallaccountsintheorganization
• Managed rebadging of customer development site, ensuring
guaranteed$24millionrevenueover3years
• ManagedopeningofanewdevelopmentsiteinVietnamtocreatea
uniquevaluepropositionforcustomerleadingtoadditionalannual
revenueof6-8millionUSD
• Won multiple projects worth over $5 million in radio access
technologies increasing wallet share to nearly 90% in the domain
managed
• Negotiated unique and complex business models with customer,
leadingtohighlyengagingclientrelationship.
TaskLeader-Infosys,India
• Forged great working relationship with client as a technical focal
pointandcreatedleadsforthreenewprojects
• Initiatedprocessimprovementbyimplementingautomationwhich
resultedin98%efficiencygain
Achievements
• OneoftheyoungestBandVmanagersinAirbusUK
• Received“onthespot”Airbusbusinessawardgiventothetoptalent
• Oneofthe25managershand-pickedfromacrossAirbustoworkon
projectbackedbytheCEO,FabriceBregier
https://in.linkedin.com/in/harshsharma22
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12yearsofexperienceinAccount
Management,Relationship
Management,BusinessDevelopment
andP&LManagementin
TelecomSoftware.
FreelanceConsultant:
• Drafted&implementedExpansionStrategyforMiddle-EastOperator
forEURoaming
• ManagedProductDevelopmenttosaveroamingcostforMEoperator
worth$8mn
• Implemented solution for global SMS coverage between ME &EU
Opcoworth$3mn
ServiceDeliveryandR&D,AricentUK:
• IdentifiedoperationalKPIs-rolloutspeed,serviceassurance&billing
toalignnetworkroll-outwithsales&activations
• Developedframeworktocurbroamingfraudsworth$2mn
• Implementedsolutiontosimulatemobileroamingin-housesaving
$5mn
https://in.linkedin.com/in/anandhimanshu
• Managed a team of seven people to plan and execute new
applicationdevelopmentandskillenhancementofMSILengineers
forSiemensʼnewComputerAidedDesign(CAD)platform
• Formulated the five-year strategic roadmap for knowledge
managementandskillenhancementofMSILR&Dengineers
Engineer,GeneralMotorsTechnicalCenterIndia
• Ledacross-culturalteamofmanufacturingengineersfromMexico,
US,andIndia,toinnovatenewassemblyprocessforelectricvehicles.
Totalcostavoidanceofover₹5Cr
Achievements
• Initiatedandledastrategiccompanyinitiativewhichbuiltin-house
criticaldesigncapabilityandcutannualtrainingcostsby₹10Cr,and
expandeditintoacompany-widebusinessoperation
• Authored a peer-reviewed journal publication (multiple citations)
whilestillaB.Tech.student,onacomplexdesignprocess
https://in.linkedin.com/in/himansusingh
Achievement
• Aricent Annual Award for performance par excellence FY 2011-12,
awardedtolessthen1%employees
• BU Achievement Award FY 2013-14 and 2014-15 for exceeding
revenue,profitabilityandorderbookingtargets
• Awarded multiple certificates and team awards for exceeding
financialandbusinesstargets
• EricssonAceFalconAward,2004forengineeringexcellence
https://in.linkedin.com/in/yadavjaipal
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TheoneyearPGPXprogramatIIMAhasattunedmymindtothinkholisticallyand
seekanswerstotherightquestions.Thelearningisimmenseandthepowerof
networkthatyoubuildishuge.Inmycareer,Ihavebeenabletomakeaswitchfrom
atacticalroletostrategicone.Itwas,indeed,alifechangingexperienceforme.
-AdityaBansal,Alumni,Classof2013
GeneralManager,RPGEnterprises
JayantJoshi
JayanthiRadhakrishnan
JiwanGoyal
MajorKamalSYadav(Retd)
B.Tech.(MechanicalEngg)-IITBombay
M.Tech.(Specialization:Thermal&
FluidsEngg)-IITBombay
B.Tech.IndianInstituteof
Technology,Madras.
PMP,ProjectManagementInstitute,
USAandaVeteranSunCertified
EnterpriseArchitect
B.E.(IndustrialEngineering),
ThaparUniversity,Patiala,
Punjab,India
B.Sc.(NationalDefenceAcademy,
Khadakwasla,Pune)
DiplomainAdvanceMaterial
Management
DiplomainMaterialManagement
11yearsofglobalexperienceinProject
Management,BusinessDevelopment&
Entrepreneurshipwithexpertisein
automotiveengineering.
20+yearsoftotalexperiencewith
15yearsintheUSleadinge-Commerce
teamsandmanagingITprojects
cateringto50+internationalmarkets.
Director, Sinex Primemovers (Manufacturer of specialized electric
motors)
NuSkin,Utah,USA:Workedinvariouscapacitiesandledcrosscultural
teams.
• Executed multipronged strategy to establish “SINEX” as a brand
(Achieved15%YOYincreaseinrevenues&~50%inenquiries)
• Added8newOEMs&30newend-usersascustomers
• Improved visibility with new website & SEO (~25% increased
enquiries)
• Identified new suppliers & created excel-macro based mini-ERP
softwareforinventorymgmt(~5%decreaseinmaterialcosts)
• Improved production efficiency & admin quality by automating
processes(NewCNCmachine,Tallyforaccountingetc)
• Established and maintained robust technology systems and
processes that spanned operations in 53 international markets
supporting500,000+distributorsandgeneratedatotalofover$500
mn in revenues through e-Commerce in anti-aging skin care and
nutritionproducts
• Helped in establishing the company's technical vision and
architecturaldirectionindistributorsalesandtrackingandinnovative
socialenterpriseprogramsintheareasofM-Commerce,multilingual
content management for streamlining the global brand and web
analytics. Implemented solutions to reduce costs, improve
performanceandmitigaterisk
EngineeringManager,GeneralMotorsIndia
• DevelopedHybrid,Automatic&Manualtransmissionanalysisgroup
from4engineersto3globalCOEteamsof35directreportsin3years.
• Deliveredconsistenthighqualityoutput(~500projects,>95%error
free)
• Achieved seamless integration of groups with GMʼs global engg
teamsacrossUS,KoreaandGermany
• Standardizedworkprocesses&fosteredinnovation(15newanalysis
methods)
• Createdtechcareerpathsforteam(3globaltechspecialists)
KarnaGlobalTechnologies:Sr.Consultant
• Trained organizations both within and outside the US on the
implementationoftheeCommerceproductBroadvision.Architected
amedicalprotectiveInsuranceprojectforGEERC
EngineersIndiaLtd:DeputyManager
• Led a team of Engineers and Draftsmen for the design and
implementation of structural engineering software, Finite Element
AnalysisandComputerAidedAnalysisanddesign
11yearsofexperienceinOperations
Managementwithexpertisein
LeanManufacturingPrinciples.
(2yearsofinternationalexposurein
USA,Japan,ThailandandFrance).
12+yearsofleadershipexperience
inIndianArmyfocusedtowards
Strategy,SupplyChainManagement,
OperationsandProcurement.
IndustrialEngineeringManager,MichelinIndiaTNTiresPvt.Ltd.
Major-IndianArmy(IA)OrdnanceCorps
• LedthesetupofIndustrialEngineeringDepartmentinagreenfield
facilityandstabilizedtheannualcapacityto300,000tires
• Facilitatedtwobusinessplancyclesinthegreenfieldproject
• Optimized 9 capacities in the plant to meet current and future
productiontargets
• LedtheprojecttosetupzonaltrainingcentresinIndiaandDubai
• Achieved accelerated growth and fastest qualification as Industrial
EngineeringManagerin2years
• Strategizesupplychainandwarehousingoperationsfor120combat
unitsofover12000SKUʼsforspecifichigh-altitudewarfare
• Worked as domain consultant to General Officer Commanding
Division and 120 clients on ammunition and weapon planning,
serviceabilityandsupplychain
• Ledsupplychain,inventoryandwarehousingoperationsinvolving
80,000SKUʼs(worth$15million)ofcriticalsparesandcomponentsat
avitallogisticaldepotholdingarmoredcorpsassets(TanksT-90,72)of
IA
• Workedasprocurementofficerontwoconsecutiveassignmentsfor
procurementofdefenceassetsworth$20million/year
• Headed cross-functional teams across IA on numerous projects to
strategizeandstreamlineSCM&Logisticsoperation
DeputyManager,VehicleAssemblyPlant,MarutiSuzukiIndiaLtd.
• LedtheMaruti800lineandGypsyLineconsisting150operatorsand
25operatorsrespectively
• Implemented Suzuki Production System on Car Line leading to
productivityimprovementof15%
• Received Best Individual Performance Gold Medal Award in
ProductionDivisionforallroundperformance
• ReceivedBestCoachAwardfortrainingSupervisorsandOperators‒
Trainedabout1000Operatorsand50SupervisorsonProcessQuality
Parameters
Manager(FacilityandInfrastructure)-SyntelLimited
• Spearheadedinfrastructure,facilityandoperationsatMumbai
Achievements
• Won“Synergy”awardin2014inSyntel
• Spearheaded project on aggregation of inventory leading to
significantcostsavingstothetuneof$1.4MillionforIA
Awards&Honors
• 1USPatent&severaloutstandingperformanceawards
https://www.linkedin.com/in/jjoshi8dm
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https://in.linkedin.com/in/jayanthir
https://in.linkedin.com/in/jiwangoyal
https://in.linkedin.com/in/ksyadav
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ThequalityofthePGPXparticipantsisoutstanding.Yourarelycomeacrossagroup
ofstudentssomatureandexperiencedyetdeeplyinquisitiveabouttheintricacies
ofpracticalmanagementknowledge.
AlokMishra
VicePresidentAsiaPacific,Johnson&JohnsonMedical
KannanRamamurthi
KarthikKannan
KaustubhAgashe
KavyaMadireddi
B.E.(ElectronicsandCommunication
Engineering),VisvesvarayaTechnological
University,Bangalore
MBA‒ICFAIBusinessSchool,Hyderabad
B.Com‒R.K.M.Vivekananda
College,Chennai
MBA,LancasterUniversity,UK,
B.E.(Mech),India
SixSigmaBlackBelt,PMP,PRINCE2,
ITILv3Foundation,Chartered
FinancialAnalystLevel2Candidate
M.Sc.(Mathematics),BITSPilani
B.E.(Electrical&Electronics
Engineering),BITSPilani
8+yearsinternationalexperiencein
Merchandising,MarketingandBusiness
Strategyinthee-commerceandretail
industries.
9YearsofSalesandPortfolio
ManagementExperienceinFinancial
MarketsacrosstheWealth
Managementspace.
MBAwith11yearsofexperience
inBusinessTransformationand
ProgramManagementinTelecom,
FinServicesandSupplyChain.
4yearsinBusinessDevelopment,
StrategyExecutioninManufacturing.
3yearsinSoftwareDevelopmentin
aStart-upandMNC.
HeadBuying&Merchandising,reliancefreshdirect.com(India)
AreaManager,AdityaBirlaMoney,Chennai
• Ledthebuyingandmerchandisingteamforreliancefreshdirect.com,
an e-commerce initiative of Reliance Retail. Created the 5-year
roadmapandbuilttheoverallassortmentandmarketingstrategy
• Streamlined the product range, identified revenue maximization
opportunitiesandimplementedprograms for improving customer
serviceindexby30%
• Managed vendor relationships and closed annual commercial
negotiationswithkeyvendors,improvedmarginsby1+%
• Managed 50+ Crores of Assets of High Net-Worth Individual (HNI)
clientsalongwithateamof2RelationshipManagers
• Added significant value to clients with strategies such as short
strangle in options, long only strategies in gold derivatives,
diversificationstrategiesspreadacrossliquidtogiltfundsandhybrid
tosectorfundsindebtandequitymutualfundsrespectively
• Dealt with the entire financial product suite encompassing Equity
LinkedDebentures,PrivateEquities,PortfolioManagementServices,
Insurance,CommodityDerivatives,OptionsProducts,EquityTrading,
DebtandEquityMutualFunds,TaxFreeBondsandDeposits
TradePlanningManager,RelianceRetail(India)
• Managed trade planning and marketing for FMCG category with
revenueof₹850+Cr,successfullydeliveredhighdouble-digitgrowth
acrossthe650stores
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FinancialPlanner,KarvyConsultants,Hyderabad
• Initiated,designedandimplementedaverysuccessfulmonthlyand
seasonaltheme-basedmarketingplansacross10subcategories
• Createdanewbusinessdivision,KarvyFinancialPlanning,alongwith
a 7 member cross functional team. This division later evolved into
KarvyPrivateWealth
SeniorTransitionManager,VodafoneSharedServices(throughMagna
Infotech)
• AccountableformanagingtransitionofcriticalNetworkservicesfrom
EuroperegiontoIndia
SeniorManager‒BusinessLead,TataCommunicationsLtd
• Accountable for a large program in Customer Portal domain and
back-endprocesses(PartofTop5Corporateinitiatives)
• LedakeyDataIntegrityprojectwhichsubsequentlyculminatedinto
MasterDataManagement(MDM)initiative
• Workedonkeycorporateinitiativetoreducethe“QuotetoCash”
Achievements:
TataCommLtd:
• Wonapaperpresentationcompetitionandreceivedfelicitationfrom
theCEO
• Rewarded with opportunity to participate at iAccelerator event at
CIIE,IIM-AtopresentBusinessPlan
BusinessDevelopmentManager,ZyfixToolsPvt.Ltd.
• Achieved 4% top line growth through horizontal integration by
manufacturingmouldsforplasticcomponents
• Led a cross functional team of 6 members to successfully
conceptualize and establish a new revenue source by
“ReconditioningOldMoulds”duringeconomicslowdown
• Introducedanewproduct-Couplers-toourportfolio,contributing
12%toturnoverand2%tooverallprofitmargin
• Initiatedsupplychainoptimizationstrategies.Quarterlysavingsof₹
15lakhsbyinventoryrationalization,₹9lakhsinscrapre-use
• ExecutedanewsourcingstrategybydevelopingvendorsinChina
andimportingrawmaterialinbulkagainstusingpreshapedcasting
foreachmould-18%costsavingsand30%deliverytimereduction
SeniorSoftwareEngineer,MerrionIT
• Ensuredclientsatisfactionbyhandlingakeyprojectindividuallyin
theunexpectedabsenceofentireteam
• Accustomed to work under high pressure situations in a start-up
whiledealingmultipleissuessimultaneously
MerchandisingManager,TescoPLC(India,UK)
Achievements
• Selected for the international talent development program. Led
merchandisingforsportsgoodscategorywithrevenueof£60mn
• Conductedannualbusinessreviewsofvariouscategoriesandco-led
retailmediabusiness,deliveringback-marginof2%
• ReceivedAdityaBirlaFinancialServicesGroupawardfor“Customer
Centricity”among15000employees,anaccoladebestoweduponthe
topmostperformerinthecountry
• Received special rewards and international travel vouchers over
various quarters for outstanding results across various financial
products
• FIDE rated International Chess player. Organized many chess
tournaments
• FreelancetrainerforProjectManagement(PMP)andFinance
• Wroteabooktitled“ProjectRiskManagement”forSikkimManipal
University(ISBN:978-93-5119-270-1)
Achievements
• State16thrankinIntermediatePublicExams
https://www.linkedin.com/in/kannanramamurthi
https://in.linkedin.com/pub/karthik-kannan/13/a40/85
https://in.linkedin.com/in/kaustubhagashe
https://in.linkedin.com/in/kavyamadireddi
Extra-curricularActivities
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Thisisafantasticbatchof85experiencedandenthusiasticparticipantswhoare
fullofenergyandeverinquisitive.Myinteractionwiththeminsideandoutside
theclasshasbeenextremelygratifyingandIwouldhighlyrecommendthemtobe
appointedatsuitablepositionsofresponsibility.Theywillsurelybe
anassetinanyorganisationtheyjoin.
-ProfessorAnuragKAgarwal
Faculty,BusinessPolicyArea,IIMA
KratikaGupta
KumarGaurav
ManishJain
MansiWadhwa
B.Tech.(MechanicalEngineering),
HBTI,Kanpur
M.A.Economics,IGNOU
B.Tech.(ElectricalEngineering),
JawaharlalNehruUniversity
B.Sc.,NationalDefenceAcademy
PassedLevelIExamoftheCFAProgram
Diploma,ExportImportManagement
B.Tech.(ComputerScience&
Engineering),DistinctionWithHonors
PMI-ProjectManagement
Professional(PMP)
B.E.Biotechnology(SilverMedalist)
atUniversityInstituteof
Engineering&Technology,
PanjabUniversity,Chandigarh
6+yearsofexperienceofOperations
andSupplyChain,NewProduct
Introduction,ProgramManagement,
Quality(HealthcareandAutosector).
14yearsofdiverseexperiencein
strategicplanning&budgeting,
operations,projectmanagementand
training/mentoring,intheIndianArmy.
10yearsofGlobalexperiencein
managingtransition,projects,operations,
anddeliveriesforBanking,CreditRating,
andManufacturingclients.
9yearsofexperiencein
healthcareindustryinproduct
portfoliomanagement,business
development&intellectual
propertyassetmanagement.
ProcessandQualityLeader,GE
StrategicPlanning&Budgeting
EngagementLead,TCSCanada
ProductManager,ASPatJohnson&JohnsonMedicalIndia
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• Headed300+personnelengineeringservicesdivision.Ledateamof9
Assistant Engineers to plan and execute 200+ construction/
maintenancecontractsworth$15mn
• AsadvisortotheStationCommander,assessedfutureinfrastructure
needsandpreparedalongtermplanforenhancement/upgradation.
• Plannedprojectschedulesandforecasted,monitored,andcontrolled
anannualbudgetof$7mn
• LedengagementwithaleadingCanadianbankandachieved8-fold
portfoliogrowthto$1.2MM
• Strengthenedrelationshipand createdopportunitiesfornewdeals
withtheclient
• Manageda$3mnhospitaldisinfectionportfoliocomprisingcapital
equipmentandconsumables
• Worked with Asia-Pac team to create a long-term brand loyalty
campaign that helped the business move from traditional feature
benefit-based marketing towards building a strong emotional
connectwithB2Bcustomers
• Built and tested a behavioral sciences based-marketing approach
that addresses low risk perception towards infections, and drives
adoptionofstandardizeddisinfectionprotocols
LedOperations&qualityteamformultimillion$productrange
InterfacetositesinUS,China,Japan,IsraelandFrance
Managedmodalitybudget&componentoutsourcingdecisions
Ledprocessimprovementprojects&reduceddefect/unitby33%
Simplifiedrejectionhandling&reduced3650man-hoursannually
Manager-Operations,DaimlerIndia
• Conceptualized and commissioned assembly line to launch3 truck
variants in Greenfield setup, availing exposure to FUSO plant,
Portugal
• ExecutedProgrammanagementforlaunchofsixproducts
• Ledinventorystorageplanningfor4400parts
Asst.Manager‒Manufacturing,GeneralMotors
• Executed assembly shop capacity expansion, process and facility
planningfor3productswithprojectworth$3mn
• LedupgradeprojectsforSparkandAveo
Achievements
• AwardedbyGEfordrivingWipromergeractivitiesacrossinventory
systemswithzerolossofproduction
• Awardedforachieving20%productivityimprovementonline
• ReceivedPresidentHonorawardatGMforlocalizationandvendor
developmentofCruzesuspensions,saving$4mnannually
https://in.linkedin.com/in/guptakratika
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Operations/ProjectManagement
• Conceptualizedanddesignedawebsiteforlodgingand managing usercomplaints.Bettermonitoringenhancedusersatisfactionlevels
by30%.
• Managed150+vendorsandexercisedtechnicalandqualitycontrol
onprojects.Ensuredexecutionaspercontract
TrainingandDevelopment
• Groomed and mentored 250+ young officers and taught tactics,
logisticsandserviceetiquette
• ResearchedandconceptualizedahandbookonʻLeadershipʼforissue
tonewlycommissionedofficers
Achievements
• Army Commanderʼs Commendation Card for exceptional
performancewhilehandlingemergency
https://in.linkedin.com/in/x15kgaurav
TransitionManager&DeliveryLead,TCSIndia
• Led a $1.1 MM program and managed multi-party transition of 17
criticalITapplicationswitha20member-teamcateringUSandIndian
BFScustomers
• Turnedaroundthequality,consistency,andtimelinessofdeliveries
byfocusingonpeopleandprocessesforamanufacturingclientand
achievedCustomerSatisfactionIndex(CSI)of100%
SolutionArchitect,TCSUS
• Spearheaded a Global platform to launch three Credit Reporting
productsinUSandhelpedclientlaunchaCreditBureauinIndia
Achievements:
• LeadershipExcellenceawardfromClientforsuccessfullymanaginga
complextransition
• ISUStarofManufacturingUnitforturningaroundtheCSI
• StarPerformerawardbyTCSCanadaforgrowingtheengagement
usingTCSGlobalNetworkDeliveryModel
• DeliveryExcellence&InnovationawardandDesignExcellenceaward
fromclientforplatformarchitecture
https://ca.linkedin.com/in/manishvjain
ProductManager,SpineandBiologicsatIndiaMedtronic
• Managedaportfoliocomprisingninecervicalspineimplantbrands
throughmarketdevelopment,marketpenetrationandsalestraining
• Grewtheportfoliofrom8Croresin2010to18Croresin2014
BusinessDevelopmentManageratEvalueserve
• Designedandexecutedago-to-marketstrategyforthecompanyʼs
Healthcare business in India. Re-positioned the companyʼs value
propositionfromalowcostvendoringlobalmarketstoapremium
research partner in the Indian market. Generated $1 mn annual
revenue
https://in.linkedin.com/in/mansiwadhwa
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ThePGPXbatch,withalmost8to10yearsofworkexperience,bringstoclassvibrancy
matchedwithhighdegreesofenergy&enthusiasm.InmyassociationwiththePGPX
studentsoverthelast7years,Ihavealwaysenjoyedanimatedinteractionswiththem.Class
discussionsareenrichedasstudentschallenge&engageinintellectualpursuitsthrough
presentationofdiverseperspectives&matureunderstandingofbusinesspractices.
-ProfessorAshaKaul
Faculty,CommunicationArea,IIMA
MrinmoyBiswas
NileshPadwal
NinadPandurangBhave
PankajGoyal
B.E.(ElectricalEngineering),
JadavpurUniversity,Kolkata
M.Tech.ControlsandAutomation
(IITDelhi),B.E.Electronicsand
Telecommunication(University1stRank,
Dr.B.A.MarathwadaUniversity).
MSMechanicalEngineering,
BSAerospaceEngineering,
BSMechanicalEngineering
SanJoseStateUniversity,
SanJose,California,USA
B.E,MBA(InternationalBusiness-ENP
(Paris),CertificateinFinancialServices
Underwriting(SenecaToronto)
CanadianCitizen(Overseascardof
Indiaholder)
8yearsʼcross-continentalexpertisein
businessdevelopment,B2Bmarketing
andstrategyconsultinginenergyand
electronicsdomains.
10+yearsofexperienceinCanadian
FinancialServicesindustrywith
exposuretolending,debt
restructuring,businessdevelopment,
customerrelationshipmanagement
&compliance.
8+yearsofLeadershipexperiencein
ITProductDevelopmentforInsurance
andTelecommunicationIndustryandin
processimprovementStrategicInitiatives.
8+yearsofexperienceinITConsulting,
BusinessAnalysis,Pre-sales,andClient
RelationshipManagement
TrackLead,Sapient
DevelopmentManager,TalenticaSoftware
EnergyConsulting,StrategyandBusinessDevelopment
• Leda$10Mdigitaltransformationprojectforthelargestwineretailer
inUSA
• PlannedandarchitectedthedatamigrationforEuropeʼslargestbook
sellertoensureseamlesscatalogupdateof10Mdataweekly
• SteeredproductdevelopmentteamtobuildaSaaSbasedInsurance
Product which reduced the Underwriting cost by 60% and Policy
Issuancetimeby90%
• Spearheadedtheincreasein accountsizeby~300%throughfaster
productdevelopment
• Headed strategic assignments to improve recruitment process
efficiency, design and implement appraisal process and smoothen
employeeonboarding
• AssistantGeneralManager(OverseasDevelopment),DalianEastNew
EnergyDevelopmentCo.,Ltd
• Principal consultant and business strategy advisor for India
operations.DirectedDalianʼsentryandexpansionstrategy
• DirectedthecompanyʼsIntellectualPropertystrategyandportfolio
developmentinIndia
• Created the companyʼs three year marketing plan for South Asia,
includingpricingandpositioningstrategies.LedafivepersonNPD
teamtodevelopIndiaspecificproducts
• Led techno-commercial negotiation of power plant projects, and
securedbusinessworthover₹230Cr,capturing30%ofthemarket
SeniorConsultant,PwCIndia
• Conceptualized and defined Enterprise Content Management
implementation roadmap for Azerbaijanʼs largest Oil Company
improvingSLAby70%
• DevelopedEnterpriseArchitectureFrameworkguidelinesforGovt.of
Nepalinvolvingover25ministriesandexternalvendors
• Definedstrategicroadmapforend-to-endprojectexecutionofG2C
Servicedeliverycomprising130+servicesforGovt.ofBhutan
• Builtstrongclientrelationshipsinmultipleprojectswithhighlevelof
politicalsensitivityandcrossbordervendorconflicts
SystemEngineer,IBM
• Architectedimplementationofavirtualnetworkcontrolforworldʼs
largestTelecomproviderreducingmaintenancecostby30%
Awards&Achievements
• Ratedamongtop5%performersfortwoconsecutiveyearsinPwC
India
• SpotAward-PwCIndia;GerstnerAward-IBMIndia
https://in.linkedin.com/in/mrinmoybiswas28
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Specialist-SystemDevelopment,Verizon
• Spearheaded network management initiative that reduced
techniciandispatchestothefieldby30%,thusachievedanannual
savingof$1mn
• Led the design and implementation of proactive network fault
identification system, achieving 18% call volume reduction in
customerservicecenters
• PatentEngineeringAnalyst,Plantronics
• Evaluatedinventionsforpatentabilityandreviewedpatentdrafts
• ManagedtheIntellectualPropertydocketofaFortune1000company
Achievements
Achievements
• Recognizedamongtop10%performersinTalenticaSoftwarefortwo
consecutiveyears
• AwardedwithtwoSpotRecognition,twoAboveandBeyondAwards
for leading the network initiatives and achieving exemplary
performance,inVerizon
• ServedasPublicityandPresentationCoordinatorinRendezvous,All
IndiaCulturalFestivalofIITDelhi
• Co-authored(twoasfirstauthor)fourreferencedconferencepapers,
over ten major technical reports, and two business strategy white
papersforcompaniesʼstrategyformulation
https://www.linkedin.com/in/nileshpadwal
https://in.linkedin.com/in/ninadbhave
IntellectualPropertyStrategyFormulationandExecution
Financial Consultant/Mortgage Broker : Centum Fairtrust Financial
GroupInc.,Toronto,Ontario,Canada.
• Was recognised as one of the top most performing brokers/
consultantsin2011withindividualfundingofmorethan$18mn
• Pre-underwrotedealsfornewbusinesslending,realestate lending anddebtrestructuring.
Networked and created a pool of private investors to fund B/sub
primedeals
• ImplementednewCRMprogrammesforcustomerretentionand
servicing-helpedtoretainandservicemorethan60%oftheexisting
clients
Principal Consultant/Broker, True North Mortgage Inc., Toronto,
Ontario,Canada
• Achievedmorethan$95mnoffundingforthefirstyearinoperations
for the companyʼs first retail location in Toronto with individual
fundingofmorethan$35mn
• Hiredandtrainednewconsultantsandbrokersforthebrokerage.
• Assistedinfinalisingandimplementingthemarketingstrategywith
thePresidentofthecompany
• Assistedthebrokersinunderwritingandclosingcomplexdeals
https://in.linkedin.com/in/pankajgoyal7
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ThePGPXprogramhasbeenoneofthetopprogramsthatwehaverecruitedfrom.Forour
CommercialLeadershipProgramatPhilips,wearelookingfortalentwhobringtheintellectual
horsepowerneededtobuildhighgrowthbusinessesandyetcombinethematurityandinterpersonal
skillsneededtoconnectwiththeteam,easeintotheorganizationʼsDNAandperform/growinto
positionsofleadership.WehavefoundthisinthetalentpoolwehaverecruitedfromPGPX.
-KrishnaKumar
ViceChairman&ManagingDirector,PhilipsIndia
ParikshitChipalkatti
PavanKumarVishnubhatla
PeeyushPachauri
PeushMittal
M.S.,IndustrialandManufacturing
Engineering,WichitaStateUniversity,
KS,May2004
B.E.,ProductionEngineering,K.B.P.
CollegeofEngineering,Satara,India,
June2000
M.Tech.(MechanicalEngineering),
IndianInstituteofTechnology,
Kharagpur.
B.E.(CompSc&Engg),PMP
B.E.(MechanicalEngineering)
InstituteofTechnology&
Management,Gurgaon
8+yearsexperienceinOperations,
ProjectManagement,QualitySystems
andManufacturingSystemDesignof
CommercialVehicles.
12yearsofglobalITdelivery
leadershipandprocessconsultancy
experience.Proventransformation
resultsinprojectsacrossfivecountries.
10yearsofrichexperienceinscaling
EngineeringandManufacturingoffshore
centerforCessnaAircraftCompany.
TurnaroundManagement:
• As Design Head amalgamated new product development and
sustaining activities to support 10 aircraft models. Apart from
numerousaccolades,teamalsodeliveredanewproductdesignof
over750detailsin6weekswithzeroqualitydefects
• Turned around the utilization of manufacturing team from 35% to
90%in3years,resultinginproductionoftoolswith95%accuracy
ProgramManagement:
• Developedandmoved5diverseverticalsupthevaluechaintodeliver
award-winningtoolsthatsavedover$6mn
• AddedCostEstimationcapabilitytodrivedecisionsforNewProduct
Design,savingover$50,000peraircraftdoor
• LedacollaborativematerialtestingprojectwithIIT-Delhiresultingin
internalIP
OperationsManagement:
• Being the first employee of a start-up, fostered collaboration with
globalengineeringandothercross-functionalteamspavingpathfor
furtherexpansionofCessna-Indiato180employeesin6years
• Championed HR club to setup library, vacation policy, and
communicationtrainingprogram
• Led the annual family event to facilitate quicker camaraderie
amongstexpatriates,employeesandtheirfamilies
https://in.linkedin.com/in/parikshitchipalkatti
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Divisional Manager ‒ Project Planning, Ashok Leyland Limited,
Chennai
• Established Fully automated machining line for Front axle
componentsat50,000UnitsinaGreenfieldlocationwithaCapexof ₹72Cr
• Developed Powder Coating Process for Frame Side Members of
CommercialVehicles,whichisafirsttimeintroductioninIndia,with
exceptionalqualityandzeroemissions,whilehandlingAutomotive
PaintingProjectswithaCapexof₹160Cr
• IntroducedvariousProductivityimprovementtoolslikeComputeraided Simulation for Process Planning, SCADA and MIS in Project
PlanningDivision
• Achieved cost savings to the tune of ₹1.5 Cr through localization,
efficient use of emerging technologies and Industrial Engineering
principlesinseveralContinuousImprovementprojects.
• Implemented and ensured effectiveness of Quality Management
SystemslikeTS16949:2009
• Led a Team of 5 members for Value Engineering of Medium Duty
Busesandachievedamaterialcostreductionof9.1%
• Developed a “Best Practices” Manual for Operations and
ManufacturingatGreenfieldPlant
• HandpickedbyTopManagementforEmergingLeadersProgramme
in.linkedin.com/in/pavanvishnu
8+yearsofexperienceinAuto
AutoancillaryIndustryinQuality
Assurance&VendorDevelopment.
ProjectManager,Infosys(US)
Manager,VendorDevelopment,TataMotorsLtd,India
• Ledcustomeracquisitionandmanageda$6mnaccount
• Identified and realised new business opportunity of $1 mn via
businessprocesstransformations
• SpearheadedcustomerexpansioninAPAC
• VendorDevelopmentforNewProjectsinPassengerVehiclesDivision
forProprietaryandChassiscomponents
• Coordinated the development of New Components for Nano CNG
Project
LeadProcessConsultant,Infosys(US)
ExecutiveHondaSielCarsIndiaLtd,India
• Identifiedanddeliveredfunctionaloptimisationbenefitsof$3.2mn
totheclientbyenhancingdataaccuracyby97%
• Conceptualizedandimplementedchangestobusinesscriticaland
cost intensive dealer performance metrics. This change created a
pipelineof$16mnperannumforthecustomer
• Team Leader, Supplier Quality for Minor Model Change in existing
models
• TeamMember,SupplierQualityforNewProjectDevelopment
• SupplierQualityAssurance,DomesticandKDPartsforSheetMetal
parts
DomainExperience
• CRM, eMarketing, Campaign Management, Software Products,
Dealer Performance System, Web Applications and Electronic
PaymentsandInvoicing
AchievementsandAccolades:
• InfosysAwardforExcellenceforstellarprojectexecution
• InfosysPRIMAawardforoutstandingprojectquality
• SeveralUnitlevelawards
https://in.linkedin.com/in/peeyushpachauri
in.linkedin.com/in/peushmittal
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PGPXwasagreatenrichingall-roundexperienceforme.IlearntalotatPGPX,notonly
fromclassroomteachingbutfromtheinteractionswithfellowstudentshavinggreat
diverseexperience.Italsogavemeaopportunitytointrospect&reflectonmyown
capabilitiesandprovidedaplatformtohonemyskillsforfuturechallenges.PGPXalso
helpedmebuildperspectivesandadoptaholisticapproachtowardsgeneralmanagement.
-UditGoyal,Alumni,PGPXClassof2011
BusinessHead,HomeHealthcare,SouthAsia,PhilipsHealthTech
PoulomiDasgupta
PragyaSharma
PrajyotGandhi
PrasannaVSIyengar
B.E.(ElectricalandElectronics
Engineering)Visveswaraya
TechnologicalUniversity
B.A.English(Hons.),M.A.English,
LadyShriramCollegeforWomen,
UniversityofDelhi
B.E.(Electronics&Telecommunication),
Govt.CollegeofEngineering,Pune
B.Tech.(Electronicsand
CommunicationEngineering),
NationalInstituteof
Technology,Calicut
9yearsofexperienceinproduct
developmentinSemiconductorsand
Automotiveindustry.
7+yearsofexperienceinAdvertising
&MediaIndustryindeveloping
branding&advertisingsolutionsfor
leadingconsumerdurables,media,
fashion&lifestylebrands.
SeniorSystemDesignEngineeratSanDisk
• PartofteaminvolvedfromconcepttoproductionofoneoffirstUSB
3.0“thumb”drives
• As the functional lead for product validation , improved on-time
releaseofUSBproductsby~10%.Achievedanimprovementof~33%
inclosureofpriority-1issues.Improvedtesteffectivenessby~30%
andreducedtestcycleby~20%
• Achieved 100% automation of test and data analysis for SSD
characterisationtests
• Won2“spotperformance”awards
Senior Software Engineer at Robert Bosch Engineering & Business
Solns.Ltd(Hildesheim,GermanyandBangalore).
• Ledperformanceandstresstestteamforcarinfotainmentproducts
forUSmajor,fittedin500,000vehicles,includingultra-luxurybrands.
• Reducedtestdevelopmenttimeby30%bydevelopingtestlibraries.
Achieved reduction in reset analysis time by 75%. Achieved 40%
reductionintesttimeofHMIscreens
SoftwareEngineeratLarsen&ToubroInfotechLtd.
• Independently handled programming & version control
managementformodulefornetworkingsoftware
HSADIndia
• Developedlaunchcampaigns,seasonal&tacticalATL,BTL&Digital
campaignsforvariousLGproducts
• Developed organizationʼs expertise in integrated branding &
marketing communication strategies and assisted new business
development initiatives with lead generation, strategic planning,
ideationandpitching
IndiaTodayGroup
• Leddevelopment&executionofbranding&advertisingcampaigns
forkeyin-housebrands
• ConceptualizedDMcampaignstodrivesubscriptions&renewalsand
B2Bcampaignstodrivesales
• Handled client engagement, creative conceptualization and
executionforspecialinterestpublicationprojectsworthINR3mn
• Customizedadvertisingsolutionsforoptimalaudienceengagement
forNestle,Luxottica,RB,HULandotheradvertisers
JWTIndia
• Handled production, execution & vendor management for award
winning AIDS Awareness Campaign ʻRed Ribbon Expressʼ at JWT,
India for UNICEF, India (Silver AME; Guerrilla/Alternative Media
Category,2008)
FreelanceConsulting
• Conceptualized&producedcost-effectiveadvertisingsolutionsfor
CanadianFMCGbrandNanakFoods
https://in.linkedin.com/in/poulomidasgupta
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https://in.linkedin.com/in/pragyasharma9
VersatileManager,12yearsʼ
experience,spanningNewProduct
Development,Manufacturing
SustenanceandProject
Management.
12+YearsofGlobalExperience
inRelationshipManagement,Business
Development,Presales&Strategy,
ITDeliveryinUSHealthCaredomain
ClientSolutionManager,Infosys(India)
KeySkillSetandExperience:
• CorememberofPursuitteam,managinglargeandcomplexbidsfor
newly formed Infosys Subsidiary in US Health care & Public Sector
Wona50MUSDcrucialdealinPublicSectorthusestablishingthe
subsidiaryinthisnewarea
• Contributions including suggesting and implementing process
changestomakepursuitmanagementbetter
• Buildingandmanaginghighperformingglobalteams
• Project Management and New Product Introduction for semiconductorIntegratedCircuits
• Managing and driving improvements for cost, yield and quality
metricsrelatedtomanufacturing
ProjectManager,Infosys(USA)
• LedaStrategicInitiativesofaligningITProcessinanewacquisitionby
oneoftopUSHealthCarePayer
• Generatedleads&securednewbusinesswithapipelineworthof100
FTEs
• Leda100+memberteamwhichinvolvedInfosysʼsubsidiariesand
spannedvarioussupportfunctions.AchievedAnnualrevenuesof12
MUSD
• SpearheadedimplementationofOnsite-Offshoredeliverymodelfor
Criticalrolesinnewbusinessarea
Achievements
• Excellence Award for Developing Excellent Client relationship,
ProcessImprovementsandgettingnewBusiness
• Excellence Award in recognition of outstanding contributions to
PursuitandvalueDesignteam
https://in.linkedin.com/in/prajyotgandhi
ProductEngineeringManager(CypressSemiconductor)
• Builtfromscratchandmanagedproductengineeringteam,serving
twodifferentBusinessUnits
• Functionalownershipofproductswithannualrevenuesof$80mn, manufacturedinUS,China&SouthEastAsia
• Span of control extending over product engineering team in
PhilippinesandsupportteamsinSouthEastAsiabesidesIndiateam
• Sustained99%yieldandsub-4ppmautomotivequality
• ʻCrisis Managerʼ for multiple major quality issues with automotive
customers. Won recognition awards for the same within the
company
• Expertise in industrial and Automotive qualification requirements,
companyauditorformanufacturingsites
https://in.linkedin.com/in/prasannasiyengar
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IIMAhmedabadʼscasebasedpedagogyisveryrichinlearning&providesexposureto
advancedconcepts.Withdiversebackgroundsandanaverageworkexperienceof10years,
participantsofPGPXconsiderablyenhancethelevelofclassdiscussion&withitpeerlearning.
PGPXhassubstantiallyincreasedmybusinessintuition&businesspractice.PGPXisaworld
Classprogramwhichprovidesrichopportunitiestoparticipantsforallrounddevelopment.
-VivekN.Joshi,Alumni,PGPXClassof2007
AssociateDirector,InvestmentAdvisorsLtd.
PrashantKumarPathak
PratimaRajwade
PrayasChakravorty
PurnimaTripathi
B.Pharmacy(Hons)BirlaInstitute
ofTechnology&Science(BITS),Pilani
CertifiedScrumMaster
B.E.(InstrumentationEngineering),
MumbaiUniversity
SixSigmaGreenBelt,
CertifiedScrumMaster
B.E.(Mechanical),AssamEngineering
College,GuwahatiUniversity
PGDM(Operations),IMT-CDL,
Ghaziabad
PGDinMaterialsandSupplyChain
Management,IMT-CDL,Ghaziabad
B.Tech.(MechanicalandAutomation
Engineering),
IndiraGandhiDelhiTechnical
UniversityforWomen(IGDTUW)
10.5yearsofexperienceinITIndustryBusinessDevelopment,Program
Management,ClientEngagementand
DomainConsulting(Retail),including
6yearsofinternationalexperience
inUSandUK.
ITProjectManagerwithoveradecade
ofscrumandagileexperienceinboth
ITproductsandservices.Workedwith
MNCssuchasGE,AccentureandGEP
acrossplatforms,technologies&
continents.
ClientProjectLead,Infosys(UKandUSA)
Tech.Lead,GEP(SupplyChainProductsforPC/Mobile)
Procurement&LogisticsManagement,OilIndiaLimited
DeputyManager,MarutiSuzukiIndiaLimited
• Led a cross-continental team of 15 to conceptualize and anchor
MobilePOSsolutionformajorUKretailer
• Managed a team of 12 to upgrade UK retailerʼs payment system
dealingwith4mntransactionseverydayworth₤30mn,reducedthe
operationscostby24%infirstyear
• PartofinnovationstrategyteamatamajorUSretailertoimplement
multi-channelcommerce,ledInfosysteamof12torevolutioniseecommercewebsiteforthis$5mnproject
• Within 3 months of joining, applied agile techniques to revamp
operational model, improving quality by 25% while enhancing
productivityandefficiency
• Responsibleforglobalprocurementofoilfieldequipmentandspares
from700vendorsspreadacrossNorthAmerica,Europe,MiddleEast
andSouthEastAsiaforaround₹35Crperyear
• Managed overseas freight movement and customs clearance for
entireimportsofOilIndiaLtdforaround₹250crperyear
• Responsible for establishment of LCs, collection payment and
obtainingbuyerscreditforimportpayments
• Workedwithinventorymanagementteamfordrillingitems
• Key member of Quality assurance team responsible for
implementation of ISO 9001:2008 of OILʼs Kolkata Branch and a
certifiedinternalauditor
• Expertise in governmental coordination by liaising with statutory
bodieslikeDGH,DGFT,DGCA,AAIandCustomsAuthority
• Successfullyledateamof3engineersfordesignanddevelopmentof
switchesandsensorsystemsfor5models
• Conceptualisedandsteeredcomponentlocalisationprojectsworth
10MINR
• Formulatedengineeringstrategiesforswitchesandsensorssystemsʼ
reducingdevelopmenttimeby10%withvaluesavingsof30MINR
• Created and implemented audit norms for 15+ Indian and
Internationalsupplierstoimprovequalitynormsby20%
ProjectLead,Infosys(India)
• Spearheaded at least 10 geographically distributed technology
transformation projects with maximum team-size of 18 associates
adding$10mntotoplineofInfosys
Achievements
• ReceivedBravoawardinIndia,Gem-of-InfosysinUK,andConsultant
oftheyearinUSReceivedfullCSATscoreinlast2yearsandawarded
threeconsecutive1+appraisalratings(top1%ofInfosys)
• Ranked7thinmeritlistofMPXboardexam.Selectedamongtop30
students in India to receive prestigious ʻDharam Hinduja merit
scholarshipʼfor6consecutiveyears
TeamLeader,Accenture(ITServicesinEngineeringandPublicSafety
Domain)
• Oversawend-to-endprojectexecutionbyleadingteamsworkingon
projectsacrosstechnologies,platforms,domainsandgeographiesto
meet client requirements and strengthen business relations that
fosteredlong-termassociation
• Trained40+teammembers(includingseniormanagers)onScrum
methodology
AdvancedSoftwareEngineer,GE(Industrialautomationproductsfor
PC)
• Drove design and development of 25+ software modules using
MicrosoftTechnologies
• Effectivelydeliveredinallphasesofsoftwaredevelopmentlifecycle
including design, development, testing, defect-fixing and test
automation
Plant Maintenance and Contract Management, Brahmaputra Valley
FertilizerCorporationLimited
• Responsible for maintenance of fertilizer plant, managed plant
maintenance contracts, developed indigenous vendors for
maintenanceofhighpressureprocessequipment
Achievements:
• Prestigious ʻDMP Awardʼ for team accomplishment leading to
customersavingsworth$50K
• 'GEAR'award(3times)forexemplaryperformance
• 'BestStudentAwardʻinfinalyearofschooling
https://in.linkedin.com/in/prashpathak
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8+yearsofexperiencein
productdesignanddevelopment,
andvendormanagementin
automobileindustryforIndian
andglobalmarkets.
13yearsofexperienceinGlobal
ProcurementandLogisticsin
upstreamOil&GasIndustryandPlant
MaintenanceinFertilizerIndustry.
https://in.linkedin.com/in/pratimarajwade
https://in.linkedin.com/in/prayaschakravorty
AssistantManager
• Developed50+autocomponentsfromconcepttoproductionfor3+
globalmodels
• Contributedtoover20vehicletrialsfor6modelsbyworkinginglobal
designteamsalongwithSuzuki,JapanandInternationalsuppliers
Achievements
• InnovatorofaPatent(pendinggrant)“RefuelingInterlockforignition
ofCNGvehicles”
• NominatedbytopmanagementtorepresentMarutiSuzukiIndiaLtd.
inaNationalCompetitionforYoungManagers
• Awarded MarutiSuzuki'Director&MEOAwardʼforcommendable
performanceinthefieldofdesign&development
• Awarded Maruti Suzuki Achievement Award ( awarded to <1 % of
employees)
https://in.linkedin.com/in/purnimatripathi
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PGPXisaninnovativeplatformthatbringstogetherastrongcasebasedpedagogy,world
classfaculty,anexceptionalbunchofpeersandarealworldproblemsolvingapproach.The
courserigourandstructurenotonlyofferstheformaltoolsandknowledgeforgeneral
managementleadership,itcreatesanenvironmenttoabsorb,reflectandtransform
attributesthatmaybeholdingyoubackalltheseyears.
-AnshulSrivastava,Alumni,Classof2015
AVPandHeadofBFSIEurope,ZensarTechnologies
RajaniModi
RamasubramaniG.
RavikumarShanmugasundaram
RichaAggarwal
PostGraduateDiplomainBanking
&Finance(PGDBF),NationalInstituteof
BankManagement(AnRBIinstitutefor
BankingResearch&Consultancy),Pune
B.E.,(ECE)CollegeofEngineering,
Guindy,Chennai
CertifiedScrumMaster
B.E.(ElectronicsandCommunications
Engineering),PSGCollegeof
Technology,Coimbatore
B.Architecture,ChandigarhCollege
ofArchitecture
IGBCAccreditedProfessional,
GRIHACertifiedTrainer
9.5yearsofoverallexperiencewith
4.5yearsofinternationalexperiencein
Program,InnovationandClient
ManagementandBusinessDevelopment
forUSInsuranceclients.
13yearsofGlobalITExperiencewith
4+yearsofinternationalexperiencein
BusinessandStrategyDevelopment,
CustomerEngagementand
ProgramManagement.
7yearsinarchitecturaldesign&
presentation,projectdelivery&
managementandbusiness
developmentforprojectsin
Infra,power,nuclear&ports.
ABankerwithapprox.9yearsof
experiencewith7yearsofexperience
inprovidinggrowthfundingtolarge
corporates.
Vice President, SBI, Corporate Accounts Group (CAG) Branch, Delhi,
India
ProgramManagementandBusinessDevelopment,Cognizant
BusinessDevelopmentManager,CognizantUSA
• ManagedacreditportfolioofRs12,000crinvariousfundbased&nonfund based facilities across Telecom/Glass/NBFC/Fertilizer/
ConstructionSectors
• Responsible for account planning, business development,
negotiation of commercial terms, client management, mentoring
newjoinees
• Oneoftheyoungestassociatestomanage5projectswith12direct
and30indirectreportees,generatingrevenueof$4+mnandwinning
3projectsworth$2+mnover2years
• Responsibleforaccountoperationsof$16mnaccount
• Setup and managed first ever offshore back office operations for
leading US insurer, saving 60% of total operation cost. Developed
referencemodeltoaccelerateadoptionbyotherbusinessunits
• Builtandmanageda$5mnportfolioforaglobalinsurancemajor.This
involved penetrating and establishing presence while laying the
foundationforfuturegrowth
• Presentedstrategicsolutionsoncontentmanagementtocustomers
andhelpedtheorganizationwinmultiplecontracts(~$3mn)
AVP-Credit,SBI
InnovationManagement,Cognizant
• Identified market trends in telecom industry; created business
expansionstrategiesbybuildingrelationshipswithFinanceTeamsof
telecom companies; analyzed their requirements; conceived
structuredfinance
• Increased wallet share from Rs 250 cr to Rs 7500 cr, generated
transactionfeeofRs60cr,commissionofRs12crandhugeinterest
income
• Proposed, designed and implemented straight-through and
paperlessunderwritingworkflowthatsaved$3.5+mnforaleading
USinsurer
• AsIdeachampion,delivered$2.7mnincrementalinnovationsand
ideated6breakthroughideasinautoinsurancedomainusingSMAC
&IoT
ExecutiveGrade-A,SBI
• End-to-endPre-sanctiontopost-sanctioncreditprocess
• PreparedamarketingplanforclientsinDelhi-NCR
• Established credit relationships with new clients - business of Rs1500cr
Achievements
• BestBrandAmbassadorawardformakingin-roadsinanalytics
• Won “Most Innovative Account award” at Insurance BU, 4 times
consecutivelyandindividualawardin“MostFuturisticIdea”category
• One of the top 0.5% of employees selected by Cognizant to
participatein“TheEconomicTimesYoungLeaderAward-2014”
Achievement
StrategyConsultant,CognizantUSA
• Conceptualized and implemented a strategic Knowledge
Management(KM)platforminalargeITfirm -resultedinanyearly
costsavingof$5+mn
• BuiltafuturestateKnowledgeHubtoredefinethewayassetswere
cataloged,searchedandconsumedwithinanorganizationof200K
employees
• Defined and implemented a governance process and control
framework for Enterprise Social platform addressing legal and
securityconcerns
• ManagedcorporatestrategicprojectsforCFO,SVPatCognizant
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https://in.linkedin.com/in/ramasubramanigovindaraj
ProjectDelivery
• Facilitated finalization of product mix, preparation & approval of
layoutsofaportbasedSEZ.Managedtendering,reviewedconsultant
deliverables&consultedportmanagement&financialadvisorson
design
• ProjectArchitectforNuclearFacility.Managedinterdisciplinaryteam
of120toresolvedesignissues,prepared&obtainedlayoutapproval
fromauthorities&completeddeliverablesof25crin3months
• Coordinated interdisciplinary teams across design office,
constructionsite&vendorsfordesign&constructionofUltraMega
PowerPlantproject
ProjectManagement
• Secured 13% extra revenue by identifying & tracking extra work &
delaysonNuclearProject
• Developed in-house document review & coordination system,
leadingto33%timesavings&50%lessrework
Achievements:
BusinessDevelopment&DesignPresentations
• Received ʻOutstandingʼ and ʻAbove and Beyondʼ awards as well as
appreciationfromtheCEOatCognizant
• ReceivedCustomerAwardforhelpingthecustomertomitigatethe
riskofa$12mnlawsuit
• Prepared & delivered design presentations for architectural design
competitions like NIFT Campus, CUP Campus, BDA mixed
developmentprojectatBhubaneshwar
• Assisted business development team for proposals &acquisition of
projectsfromKIADB&KHB
https://in.linkedin.com/in/sravikumar27
https://in.linkedin.com/in/richaaggarwal1
• ʻAppreciation Cardʼ from Indus Towers Ltd. for completing a highvaluecredit-sanctionwithinaverytightdeadline
https://in.linkedin.com/in/rajanimodi
AssistantManager,Architecture,TATAConsultingEngineersLtd.
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InonelastdecadePGPXprogramhasmaturedtobecomeauniqueprogramforparticipantswithrich
experience.Inmyview,thisistheonlyprograminIndiawithexperiencedprofessionalsthatprepares
participantsformidtotoplevelmanagementpositions.ParticipantsofPGPXprogramarehighlyfocused,
enthusiastic,anddeterminedtolearn.Ibelievethatparticipantsarenowwell-preparedtodevelop
andexecuteappositemanagementstrategiesforcomplexbusinesssituations.Overall,Ibelievethe
PGPXparticipantsshallbeexcellentvalueadditiontoanyorganization.
-Prof.DheerajSharma
Chair,MarketingArea,IIMA
RiteshKotian
RohitNargunde
RohitSharma
RuchiJain
B.E.(Electronics),MumbaiUniversity
B.E.(MechanicalEngineering)
MasterMarinerB.Sc.Nautical
Sciences,UniversityofMumbai.
PQEfromInstituteofChartered
Shipbrokers,London.
BHMCT,GGSIndraprastha
University
CertifiedAssociateofIndian
InstituteofBankers;Passedlevel-I
oftheCFAprogram
10+yearsofdiversemanagerial
experienceinITProjectManagement
inInsurance,BankingandTelecom
domains(IndiaandUSA).
12yearsofglobalexperiencein
PortfolioManagement,Business
DevelopmentandTechnology
ProgramManagementinFinancial
Servicesindustry.
ProjectManager,Infosys
PortfolioManager,Infosys-Aus
Captain-NYKSMSingapore
BranchManager,StateBankofIndia
• Led a team of 20 on a testing services engagement for a leading
InvestmentBank
• Createdsolutionsandprocesseswhichresultedinsavingsof$12,000
peryearfortheClient
• Implemented Lean Six Sigma for a project as part of Gross Margin
improvementinitiativewhichresultedinsavingsof$1.5mnperyear
• Consolidatedandtrackedrevenuebestestimatesforanaccountof
500employeesand$7mnquarterlyrevenues
• Pre-Salesactivitiesincludingduediligenceandsizingforlargedeals
• Developed relationship with newly acquired Australian banking
clientandbuiltportfolioworth$5mninyearlyrevenue
• Ledpursuitteamstoexpandbusinessfootprintinnewbusinesslines
as well as in competitor domain. Won $1 mn program from
competitorthroughproactivestakeholderengagement
• CommandedspecializedLPGships&waspartoftake-overteamfora
shipinthecapacityofCaptain
• Successfully navigated these $ 70 million ships across various
continents delivering each time about $ 20 million worth of LPG
cargowithamultinationalcrew
• Implemented ISM -marine quality management&safety
managementsystem,gotoilmajorapprovalsbyShell&CDI
• Managed a team of 12 including 4 managers at a medium sized
branch,withtotalbusinessofRs.103crores&23,000accounts
• Drove several tech initiatives with regular customer trainings to
reducetransactioncost
• Effectivelyimplementedsocialbankingbycovering3villagesforJan
DhanYojana&otherbankingservicesthroughmobileplatform
TestLead,InfosysandAccenture
• Led a team of 10 on a testing services engagement for a large UK
TelecomServicesProvider
• International experience of 6 months for a leading US Credit Card
company
Achievements
• FelicitatedwithInfosysqualityandexcellenceawards
• Selected as part of 750 top performers to attend the 2014 Infosys
strategymeet
• FelicitatedwithAccentureannualawardfordeliveryexcellence
• Nominated by Infosys to participate in the 2014 Economic Times
YoungLeaderscompetition
https://in.linkedin.com/in/riteshkotian
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10+yearsofdiversemanagerial
experienceinBankingSectorin
SMECreditAppraisal,TreasurySales
andasHeadofretailbranch.
14yearsofglobalexperiencein
shippingindustryasanavigatingofficer,
includingabout4yearsasaCaptain.
ProgramManager,Infosys‒Aus,UK
• Led$3mntransformationprogram,reducingoperationscostby40%
andcreatingdownstreamrevenuepotentialof$12mn
• Managed60+applicationsdeliveringserviceexcellenceonallKPIʼs
leadingto$300Kincentivepayments
• Managed and coached 30 member team achieving 8% YoY
productivityimprovement
ProjectManager,Infosys‒India,UK,Aus
• Managed delivery of $3.4 mn/yr portfolio for a global financial
servicescompany
• SpearheadedglobaldeliveryofITprojectscovering10+vendorsand
clientpartnersspreadacross4continents
Achievements
• Received7/7onengagementscoreconsecutivelyfor3yrs
• Delivered $500k worth of business value adds through innovation
andsimplification
• Received several excellence awards within Infosys and client
organization
https://in.linkedin.com/in/rohitnargunde
OtherCertifications&Skills
• Decision making skills under severe circumstances protecting
interests of ship owner & managers while ensuring safety of crew,
goodsandproperty
• ShipboardSafetyofficerandBehaviourBasedSafetyTraining
• RiskAssessmentandIncidentInvestigation
• SeniorOfficersLeadershipAssessmentProgramme
• Transportation of oil and gas,voyage optimisation and operations
understringentdemands
• Knowledge of maritime contracts, marine labour contracts in line
withILO,economicsofseatransport,marinelaw&insurance
• Ship maintenance, cargo ops, crew training inventory and budget
control
• Managing regulatory requirements of authorities like USCG, AMSA
andMCA
https://in.linkedin.com/in/shrohit
TreasuryMarketingOfficer,StateBankofIndia
• WorkedasForexandDerivativedealerandmarketingofficer
• Performed price optimization by customer analysis on a granular
level
• AssistedCorporatesinformulatingtheirriskmanagementpolicy
• Imparted training to mid & senior level managers in Forex and
Derivativesmarketattheapextraininginstitutionofthebank-State
BankAcademy
• Conducted scenario analysis of complex derivatives to help
corporatesunderstandtherisks&rewardsofvariousdeals
KeyAchievements
• Businessofthebranchgrewby11%andprofitabilitygrewby12%
• Added 5 large sized corporate customers for forex and derivative
businesswithanaveragebusinessvolumeofRs.1,800crores
https://in.linkedin.com/in/x15ruchi
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IfindPGPXparticipantsexceptionallyhighonglobalmind-set,leadershipacumen,andstructureddecisionmaking.AsIndianeconomyenters
intoaphaseofhighcompetition,itisimperativethatorganizationsrecruitpeoplehavingstrongglobalbusinessoutlook,professional
commitment,andleadershipskills.ThefactthatPGPXparticipantschosetohonetheirmanagementskillsaftergainingsubstantialwork
experienceshowstheirinclinationandcommitmentforlearning.ItismyfirmbeliefthatPGPXparticipantsarecapableofaddingimmense
valuetoanorganizationatmiddleandseniorlevelpositions.
-Prof.SunilSharma
Faculty,StrategyArea,IIMA
RuchinGaur
SaketKumar
SanchitKrishnaSrivastava
SandeepGanji
M.Tech.(IT)IIIT-BBangalore,
B.Tech.(ComputerScience)
HBTIKanpurAPICSCPIM
PGDTM,SymbiosisInternational
University,India
B.E.,PuneUniversity,India
PGDIT‒IndianInstituteofInformation
Technology,Bangalore
B.Tech.(I.T.);PermanentResident
ofAustralia
MBA,CharlesSturtUniversity,
London,UnitedKingdom
10+yearsofexperienceinSupply
ChainManagement(IT)withexpertise
inRetailMerchandising,Omni-Channel
&Transportation.
12yearsofglobalexperiencein
ClientEngagementandAccount
Management,andConsulting
forBusinessIntelligenceand
EPMarea.
11yearsofexperienceinERP
Consulting,ProgramManagement,
ProductDesigning,andSoftware
Development.
10yearsofglobalexperiencein
headingSAPdivisions,and
managingconsultingteamsand
keyaccountsinITServices.
BusinessAnalyst,TargetCorporation,IndiaandUSA
AccountManager,Infosys(USA,India)
LeadConsultant/OnsiteLead,CapgeminiHongKong
PracticeManager,HCLTechnologies,India
• Driven the enhancement of order maintenance capabilities for
Target.com orders resulting in better user experience and an
improvedconversionratio
• Analysis of various As-is(stand alone) and To-be(Integrated-Omni
Channel) business processes of stores and dot com supply chain
functionslikeitemsetup,replenishmentandforecasting
• Formulated strategy for decommissioning of existing Item
application which was tightly coupled with over 270 downstream
applications
• As a product owner of Services for the Item domain, I enabled
enterprisewideservicesrollout
• Analysis and Prioritization of requirements for the Domestic
TransportationManagementsolutionandledtheimplementationof
i2/JDA Transportation Manager resulting in annual savings of over
$24millionbyimprovedfreightroutingandauditcapabilities
• Develop Business Intelligence practice (SAP BW and In-memory
HANA)forResourcesandUtilitiesdomain(AchievedAnnualrevenue
of$7+mn,60+consultants)
• ClientEngagementandRelationshipmanagementforlargeaccounts
(North America), Thought leadership, Direction and execution
guidance
• Anchorednumerousproposals,Effortestimationandcommercials,
Stakeholder management (Key member of $60 mn deal winning
team)
• ManagedteamforSAPimplementationforCathayPacific($18mn
clientaccount)
• Involved in resource mgmt by recruiting, mentoring, and training
seniorprofiles
• LedteamforSAPSDimplementationofSonyJapanʼs“GlobalPrimo
West”project($10mnannualrevenuesforCG)
• CoreMemberofSAPleadershipteam
• Spearhead$12mnpracticecomprising300consultantslocatedin15
different countries working on 25 different transformation and
applicationmanagementprojects
Sr.Consultant-i2Tech/JDASoftware
• Successfully executed implementation of i2/JDA Supply Chain
PlanneracrossverticalslikeCPG,Semi-Conductormanufacturingand
ConsumerElectronicsinEurope,APACandAustralia
PrincipalConsultant,Infosys(USA,Europe,HK,Australia,India)
• LedprogramsofBusinessAnalyticsandEPMareaforOil-fieldservices,
Retail, Tours and travels, Manufacturing, Agro, Health-care
distribution,MiningandUtilitiesdomains(accountsize$5mn-$12
mn,teamsizeof30‒80+consultants)
• Led projects for functions such as Supply-chain (Procurement,
Inventory,Manufacturing),Finance,Sales,Billing,Shipment,Quality,
HSE,Re-manufacturing,andPlanningandForecasting
Achievements
• AwardedMVP(MostValuablePlayer)amongst10,000consultantsin
Infosys
• Awarded Exemplary Performance prize amongst 120+ onsite
consultantsbytheClient
SeniorConsultant/OnsiteCoordinator,MicrocomSoln‒Australia
• Workedforclient“TronoxMining”.Wastheonlyconsultantdeputed
inPerth.SupervisedandhandledtheentireoffshoreteaminIndia&S
Africa. Implemented strategic plan and business expansion by
settinglegalrequirements
SeniorAssociate,Infosys
• Manageddirectengagement(includingProductReleases)forclient
AppleComputersU.S.
ProjectLeader,Larsen&ToubroInfotech
• Led Peoplesoft implementation for Lafarge Cements, France.
Responsibleforteammanagementandperformanceappraisals
ApplicationsEngineer,OracleCorp
• Worked on Product designing/development of Oracleʼs Peoplesoft
modules‒WineMgmt,andSCM
ManagingConsultant,HCLAxon,UK
• Managed$3mnproject,consistingof20consultants,aspartofan
award winning transformation program for UKʼs postal service
provided
• Designsolutionsforvariousbusinessrequirementsandthenledthe
implementation team for deploying the designed solutions across
theorganization
Associate Manager, Accenture Services Pvt. Ltd., India, Germany &
Singapore.
• Enabledkeybusinesstransformations,byreengineeringmanycritical
businessprocessesinmultipleclientengagements,resultinginnet
savingsbetween$7,50,000to$5mnannually
• AccentureIndiapointofcontactforleadingtheproposalresponsefor
allASG(Austria,Switzerland&Germany)relatedSAPCRMRFPʼs
Achievements
• Received“Capabilityofthemonth”awardinNovʼ2014,Decʼ2014&
Janʼ2015foroperationalexcellence
Achievements
• SonyProjectAwardforoutstandingachievement&contribution
https://in.linkedin.com/in/ruchin
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https://in.linkedin.com/in/saketkumar01
https://in.linkedin.com/in/sanchitkrishna
https://www.linkedin.com/in/sandeepganji
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WehavebeenmeetingPGPXstudentsoverlastnearlysixyears.Wefindthemscholasticallyvery
bright,oftenwithuniqueexperiencesinglobalenvironment.Inaddition,theydisplaygreatdealof
maturityintheirpeopleskills,leadershipstyleaswellashighlevelofpragmatisminpursuing
appropriatecareerchoices.Overtheyears,thishashelpedushireseveralofthemtofillupourunique
seniormanagementpositionsinRPGacrossourvariedbusinesses.
-Dr.ArvindNAgrawal,
President-CorporateDevelopment&HumanResources,RPGEnterprises
SandeepKumar
SandeepMajumdar
SandeepSharma
SaptadeepBasu
B.Tech.(MechanicalEngineering),
IndianInstituteof
Technology-Kanpur
B.E.(MechanicalEngineering),
DelhiCollegeofEngineering
B.Tech.(Electronics&
CommunicationsEngineering),
NITAllahabad
B.Tech.(CivilEngineering),National
InstituteofTechnology,Silchar
CIPMcertified
8yearsofexperienceinSteelIndustry
acrosstherolesofBusiness
improvement,QualityManagement,
ProjectManagementandMaintenance.
11+yearsofexperiencespanning
Strategy,BusinessDevelopment,
MarketingServicesandQuality
Assurance,Projects,andMaintenance.
6.5yearsofexperienceinBusiness
Development,StrategyPlanning,
ChannelManagement&CRM
7+yearsofexperienceinProject
Execution,VendorManagement,
KnowledgeManagementand
TechnicalSupportinEnergysector.
Sr.Manager-BusinessPerformanceEnhancement,TataSteel
AGM,MarketingServices&QualityAssurance,TataChemicals
RetailBusinessManager,BharatPetroleumCorp.Ltd.
ProjectManager,NTPCLimited
• Created cost reduction opportunity of ₹25 cr annually through
networkoptimizationforfinishedgoodsdispatches
• Strengthened QA system to prevent cost leakage of ~ ₹20 cr in
Limestoneimports
• LedaninitiativeforprocessimprovementforFluxcostreduction(₹23
crannually)inSteelmaking
• Achieveddelayreductionof32%throughreliabilityimprovementin
CoalhandlingcircuitusingFMEA&RCFAtools
• Established the Quality Assurance function, enhanced brand
managementinbusinessportfolioof₹2500cr,playedactiverolein
productpositioning
• Conceptualized and planned Indiaʼs first Sulphate of Potash
manufacturingprojectinPPPmodewithGovt
• Achieved benchmark customer relationship by reducing repetitive
qualitycomplaintsby70%
• Ledateamof8tomanagenetworkof150+dealers,annualrevenue
account₹1170cr
• Assessed market potential for channel expansion, conducted
feasibility study, strategized dealer and site selection, resulting in
marketsharegainof8%
• Spearheadedanalysisofcompetitorsandmarkets,emergingtrends,
businesscriticalupdates.Championedsalesforecastingandloyalty
programs
• Forgedalliancewithbanksandfoodchains,generatingalliedretail
revenueupto₹2cr/yr
• Liaisoned with statutory and government authorities for NOC to
reduceleadtimeforcommissioninggasstationsby90days
• Handled8projectsofcombinedworth₹1200cr,fromfeasibilityto
contract closing, including first HCSD project at Jhajjar and critical
DadriprojectdevelopedforCommonwealthGames
• Ledstandardizationinitiativeresultinginreductionofpackagetime
by6months
• Convincedtopmanagementtowriteoffcostincurredona284mlong
bridgeinFarakkastalledsince1981.Re-initiateddesigncontracton
singletenderandinvolvedinpricenegotiation
• Formulated and implemented the use of precast pedestals for ash
disposal,saving2months
• Achievedcostsavingof₹18crfor800MWplantsbyrevisingdesign
parametersforsilos
• ResolvedregulatoryissuesthroughliaisingwithStategovernments,
IITʼsandMinistries,reducingdelays
• Received certificate of appreciation from higher management for
devising reconstruction methodology for damaged structures
preventingplantshutdown
• Spearheadedknowledgemanagementinitiativesatthedepartment
level
Sr.Manager-TotalQualityManagement,TataSteel
• TrainedonSixSigmaprocess,leadauditoronIMS(ISO9001,ISO14001
&OHSAS18001)
• Facilitatedimplementationofmanagementsystems(Policy/Daily/
changeMgmt.,QA&TPM)
• Designed&deployedTQMMISforcreatingtopmanagementfocus
onimprovementinitiatives
Manager-ProjectManagement,TataSteel
• Ledacrossfunctionalteamof120forErection&Commissioningof IndustrialCoolingplant(projectbudget:₹16cr)
• Implemented CCPM for project scheduling, and developed SOP &
maintenancestandardstoachievesmoothramp-upofplant
Manager-MechanicalMaintenance,TataSteel
• Ledateamof15people,deployedTPM,establishedleanparesMgmt.
system,reducinginventoryby₹45lakhs
https://in.linkedin.com/in/skumar335
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Manager,Strategy&BusinessDevelopment,TataChemicals
• Developed and deployed LTSP, Balance Score Card and SDM for ₹5000crbusiness
• Evaluated business development and acquisition prospects ‒
resulted in acquisition of one subsidiary and strategic marketing
agreementswith2largemanufacturers
• Carriedoutproductmake-buystrategicandfinancialevaluation
AsttManager,MechanicalMaintenance,TataChemicals
• ExecutedUreabrownfieldproject‒raisedplantcapacityfrom3000
TPDto3500TPD
• Carried out preventive and turnaround maintenance of turbines,
compressorsandpumpsinUreaandAmmoniaplants
Achievement
Achievements
• Received ʻLeadership In Action-2011ʼ award for outstanding
individualcontributionFY2010-11(topten<0.5%PanBPCLIndia)
• Commissioned38newgasstationsinrecord20monthstoachieve
revenueof₹342cr/yr
• Conceivedanddesignedideaof“CustomerFirst”initiativethatledto
additionalrevenueof₹8.1cr/yr,ideascaledto7majorcities
• Appreciated by C&MD for presenting “IDEAS-2009” on financial
inclusionofshortdistancevehicledriverscommunity
• SelectedforacceleratedcareerenhancementatTataChemicalsand
trainedatIIMAin2009forhighermanagementroles
https://in.linkedin.com/in/majumdarsandeep
http://www.linkedin.com/in/ssharma2708
Achievements
• Publishedauthoroffictionnovel
• Recipientof“RashtrapatiAwardforscouting”
• CompletedMumbaifullmarathon(42.2km)
https://in.linkedin.com/in/saptadeepbasu
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MyoneyearatPGPXwasatrulyenrichingandmemorableone,thankstotheunbeatable
combinationofcoursecontent,pedagogy,qualityofthefacultyandthediversityofpeers.Thecourse
providedmewithtools&insightsandsharpenedmyabilitytothink,strategizeandexecutebusiness.
Moresignificantly,ithelpedmeachievearadicalshiftinindustryfromITtoEnergyandwidenmy
spanfromAccountManagementtoEnterpriseManagement.
-SriramVishwanathan,Alumni,PGPXClassof2013
CEO-ThermaxOnsiteEnergySolutionsLtd.
SatishParasavedi
SatyaSunderGhosh
SaurabhMahajan
Dr.SeemaSingh
B.Tech.(Electronics&Communication
Engineering),JNTU,Hyderabad
MarineEngineerOfficerClass-1,
Auditor-ISM,ISPSANDMLC
B.Tech.NationalInstituteof
TechnologyHamirpur
MBBS,MS(GeneralSurgery),
InstituteofMedicalScience-BHU
DNB(GeneralSurgery)
PGcertificatecoursein
HospitalManagement,NIHFW
12+yearsofexperienceinStrategic
Planning,ProjectDeliveryand
ConsultingforTechnologyProjects
inTelecomIndustry.
16years+ofGlobalexperience
(8yearsʼexperienceasChiefEngineer)
inShipping.IhaveExpertknowledge
inMarineSystems,MarineLaw,Pollution
Prevention,AuditandSurvey.
8+yearsofexperienceinProduct
Development,Customer
EngagementsandOperational
StrategyinHighTechIndustry.
Over15yearsofexperienceas
aSurgeon|AssistantProfessor
ResearchGuide|Author|Editor
HealthCareSpecialist.
Technical Consultant (Presales - Global Media and Telecom) - Wipro
Infotech
• Crafted end-to-end technical solutions for multi-million dollar
projects with the appropriate Product mix, Effort estimation and
Resourcematrix
• Led cross-functional pre-sales teams for bids ranging from $0.8 to
$1.2million
Specialist(NetworkEngineering)‒EricssonIndiaGlobalServicesPvt
Ltd
50
ChiefEngineer(Wallem)(Europe)
ChiefEngineer,SamsungElectronics
Surgeon
• I led a team of Engineer and Technicians. I implemented major
automation and technical innovations in ultra-low sulphur fuel oil
systems, pollution prevention and marine diesel engine, saved
millions of dollars for the company through new technological
innovation
• Devised strategy to reduce integration time, resulted in 15%
productivitygainsfortheorganization
• Managed engagements with vendors, customer and stakeholders
acrossglobe-Asia,EUandUS,delivered$60mnprojects
• Performedandsupervisedover1500surgeries
• Managed300OPDclinicswithveryhighpatienttraffic
ChiefEngineer(Starships)(UAE)
• Spearheaded multiple Network Modernization Projects; ensured
robustdesign,productselectionandimprovementofKPIʼs.
• Led teams of highly skilled engineers (team size between 6 ‒ 21
members) and successfully delivered projects worth $1.2 million
across geographies ‒ Bouygues Telecom (France), Vodafone &
Orange(Spain)
• IsavedaMotorTankerfromdisasterthroughquickreactionduringa
dangeroussituationtherebysaving24lives,dangertoenvironment
and millions of dollars for the company. I took over/ handed over
ships, carried out major dry-docks, implemented various quality
managementsystems.Isavedmillionsofdollarbyimplementinga
new innovative fuel system. I lead the team in the hostile
environment of Nigeria. I handled assets over a Billion US Dollar
worldwide
Asst.Manager-(NetworkEngineering)-TataCommunicationsLtd
Achievements
• Successfullyledateamof6memberstoOptimizeandlaunchthefirst
Retail WiMAX network in Bangalore and Hyderabad. Received the
Xtramileaward(Jan2010)forextraordinarycontribution
• Carved the process for smooth migration to new technology.
Reducedthechangeovertimetolessthantwodayssaving$50kand
improvedgotomarkettime
• Ileadsuccessfulinternationalinspections.Iama3rdDanBlackbeltin
karatewith4Nationalmedals
https://in.linkedin.com/in/sparasa
https://in.linkedin.com/pub/satya-sunder-ghosh/15/aa/914
AccountManager,STEricsson
• Managedengagementwithcustomers,stakeholdersandR&Dteams
acrossglobefora$90mnaccount-singlePOC
• Established execution roadmaps, increased market share at Tier 1
customerby5%andreducedescalationsby30%
• Booked$25mninannualrevenuebystrategicallyexecutingapilot
project
ApplicationEngineerSTEricsson
• Establishedandledamulti-siteteam(India,Romania&China),helped
commercialize80+phonemodels($250mn)
• Evaluated and executed strategy to replace competitor product,
translatedto$6mnrevenuefortheBU
• Conceived and implemented business processes to improve local
resolutionratio(16%)&turn-aroundtime(50%)fortheBU
Achievements
• OneoftheYoungestAccountManager(<5%)inST,promoted3years
aheadofnormalcycle
• “Recognition”and“Kudos”awardforoutstandingachievements
https://in.linkedin.com/in/saurabhm9
MedicalEducation-AssistantProfessor,Surgery
• Deliveredover200hoursoflecturesandbedsidetraining
• ManagedacademiccurriculumfortheMBBScourse
ResearchGuide
• GuidedfourMS(Surgery)studentthesesandoneICMRproject
Hospitaladministrationandpolicy
• Ledtheteamtodraftthehospitalʼsdisastermanagementplan
• Designedthesurgicallinenprocurementpolicyofthehospital
• Formulatedtechnicalspecificationsforequipmentprocurementfor
surgerydepartment
Achievements
•
•
•
•
•
GoldMedalist-BestMS(Surgery)candidate
“BestThesis”awardwinner
Editor-in-chief,“WorldJournalofMinimalAccessSurgery”
Authored14peer-reviewed,citedjournalpapers
Member,expertgroupfor“IndianGuidelinesforVaccinationinOlder
Adults”undertheaegisofGeriatricSocietyofIndia
in.linkedin.com/in/drseema
51
PGPXwasaplatformthatgavethecomplete360degreeviewofrunningandtransforminga
business.Arigorous,yetstructuredandguidedapproachtowardslearninginter-linkages
betweenfinancialratios,strategyformulationandorganizationalstructuregavedeepinsight
intostrategyformulationandsuccessfulimplementation.PGPXhelpedmetransformfrom
managertoexecutiveleadershiprole.
-NitinSharma,Alumni,Classof2007
CIOandHead-CorporateStrategyandBizDev,RaychemRPG
ShalinPatel
ShilpyMishra
SudhanshuUpadhyay
SumaAntony
B.E.(Electronics&Communication)
GujaratUniversity,Ahmedabad
B.Tech.(Mechanical&Automation)
IndiraGandhiDelhiTechnical
UniversityforWomen,Delhi
B.Tech.&M.Tech.DualDegree
(IntelligentManufacturing),
IITMadras
SixSigmaGreenBelt(GE)
B.Tech.(ElectricalandElectronics),
CalicutUniversity,Kerala
10yearsofexperienceinmanaging
ProductInnovation,Technology
DevelopmentandMarket
PenetrationStrategies.
11yearsofexperienceinITProject
DesignandImplementation.
Sr.StaffEngineer,BroadcomInc.
DyManager,MarutiSuzukiIndiaLimited
PrincipalSoftwareEngineer,IHSGlobalPrivateLtd.
DeliveryManager‒LifeScience,ThomsonReuters(UK)
• Led mission critical groups responsible for delivering multiple
generationsofcuttingedgetechnologies,platformsandproducts
• Worked closely with Business Unit management & marketing
department to come-up with various business development
strategies
• Managed escalations, crisis/critical situations and executive
communication
• Suggested and implemented power reduction techniques which
helped bring down idle time chip power consumption by 10%,
helping to win over a 100 Million Dollar customer from the
competition
• Expertise in architecture, development & verification of device
drivers,firmwareandembeddedsoftware
• ManagedvariousprojectsfromConceptstagetoStartofproduction
andexecutedentireprojectmanagement
• Led a cross functional team for the project management of SX4
facelift,SX4CNG&SX4Diesel
• Responsible for developing Ciaz concept including key words,
positioning, target price, target segment, timeline and basic
specifications
• IdentifiedmarketgapsbyassessingpotentialsegmentsforMSILto
forayintoandproposedbroadproductconceptsinlinewithtechnical
expertiseandbusinessaspirationsofSMC&MSIL
• Gathered market intelligence - tracked new product launches by
competitors, compared them with relevant MSIL products and
updatedthemanagementwithproductdetails,positioning,target
customerandlikelyimpactonmarketdynamics
• Participatedinresearchestounderstandthecustomerfeedbackfor
improvising the existing models and the requirements from the
future products and translated the feedback into future product
specifications
• Conceptualized a companywide portal for inviting marketing
suggestions
• Conceptualized,developedandcopyrightedaportalthatgenerates
customizedautomatedreportstocomparethe100+modelsinIndian
market
• Successfully designed, architected and developed 'Scout'
middleware and DB framework which serves every web based
application linked to 4DOnline - worldʼs largest 400 million strong
electronicscomponentdatabase
• Ledateamof5engineersand2SQAdeveloperstodesign/develop
and test web and XML based solutions to access the 4DOnline
Database
• Formulatedconversionrulesforconsumerrequirementstotechnical
specificationsincoordinationwithProjectandSalesSeniorDirectors
• Technologymanagerresponsibleforproductandcontentplatform
withanITbudgetof$1.5M,andteamof12acrossFrance,UK,Spain
andIndia.Teamcontributedtorevenuesupto$13M
• Createdannualportfolioplanforbusinessteam&monthlyresource
andbudgetforecastsfortechnicalteam
• Responsible for vendor management including selection,
development,SOWandbilling
Sr.ResearchEngineer,LSI(Avago)
• Ledlocalproductdevelopmentteamwhichachievedrevenueof$25
millionfromscratch
Achievements
• ReceivedbestproductoftheyearawardbyLSI(Avago)forstorage
techno.Multiplesuccessfulproductlaunchawards
• 3Tradesecretsdisclosures
https://in.linkedin.com/in/shalinmpatel
52
6.5yearsofworkexperienceinProduct
PlanningandProjectManagementin
Automotivesector.
12yearsofglobalexperiencein
ProductDevelopment,Project
ManagementandTechnology
StrategyinLifeScience,Financial
andSearchDomains.
https://in.linkedin.com/in/shilpymishra
Edison/DesignEngineer,GEJohnFWelchTechnologyCenter
• Designed and developed various modules for ʻeClearanceʼ and
ʻCATLiteʼ clearance analysis tools for GE Gas Turbine and Aircraft
EngineClearanceanalysis
• Led a team of 4 engineers to work on Aircraft Engine Nacelle
GeometryGenerator(NaGG)toolenhancement
• Selected for GEʼs prestigious Edison Engineering Development
Program(EEDP)
AwardsandRecognitions
• CircleofExcellenceAward,CEOandChairman,IHSInc
• CertificateofAppreciation,SeniorVicePresident,IHSInc
https://in.linkedin.com/in/sudhanshuupadhyay
DevelopmentManager,ThomsonReuters(India)
• Managedservicetransition(UStoBangalore),development,delivery
andpostproductionsupportofNovus,adistributedsearchengine
SystemArchitect,WellsFargoBankN.A(SanFrancisco,CA)
• Architect responsible for technology strategy of online sales and
marketingplatform
• Designed new generation online marketing platform, which
improvedcross-sellingbasedoncustomerprofileresultingin30%
increaseinupsellandcrosssell
Achievements
• Employee of the month award for on time strategic data centre
migrationprojectsresultingin$120Kyearlysavings
• StarawardfromWellsFargomarketingteamfortheproduct,Splash
toolwhichreducedtheofferdeploymentlifecyclefrom2weeksto2
days
https://in.linkedin.com/in/sumaantony
53
MysolereasonforjoiningthePGPXwastogetreadyforthecorporateworld.Therigourofthe
courseandthecontributionsfromthefacultyandpeersensuredthat.Inretrospect,however,I
fellthatthemoreimportantvalueaddswereintermsofdevelopingasensibilitytolearntolive
withambiguitiesandastructuredapproachofdecisionmakingbasedonreasonable
assumptionsandvalidatingthoseassumptions,duringandafterimplementation.
-VineetSharma,Alumni,PGPXClassof2009
VP-HR&InternalOperations,DatawrkzBusinessSolutions
SumedhRanadive
SupratimChoudhury
TejpalSinghKang
UllasAmeriya
B.E.(ElectricalEngineering),
UniversityofMumbai
Post-GraduatePrograminDesign,
NationalInstituteof
FashionTechnologyDelhi
PGDiplomainTelecomManagement
(SymbiosisInstituteofTelecom
Management)
B.Tech.‒Electrical(PunjabTechnical
University,Jalandhar)
B.E.(ComputerScience),
UniversityofRajasthan
10yearsofglobalconsulting
experienceinSolutionsAdvisory
forRetail,Wholesale&E-commerce
inNorthAmerica&SEAsia.
12yearsofleadershiprolesin
thespecialtyRetailIndustry.
HeadedProductManagementand
MarketingCommunicationFunctions.
11yearsofSalesandAccount
Managementexperiencehandling
Telecom&EnterpriseCustomers
acrossAPACandtheMiddleEast.
10+yearsofgloballeadership
experienceinProduct
DevelopmentinSoftware
Industry.
EngagementManager,ManthanServices,KualaLumpur‒Malaysia
• Managedclientrelationship&projectportfolioof$5mncomprising
RetailSystems,Analytics&E-commerce
• ManagedE2EE-commerceoperations(IT,supplychain&delivery)for
Malaysianhypermarketchain
• Ledcutting-edgebusinessprogramtolaunchQRcodebasedVirtual
storesatMalaysiantransit
• Worked for CIO of large Retailer to formulate IT Strategy, Analytics
roadmap,VendorEvaluations&Multi-Channeltransition
Consultant,DeloitteConsultingLLP,USA
• Ledprogramgovernanceadvisoryonpipelinemanagement,project
prioritizationandcontrolforFortune50Bank
• Advisory on IT Process Transformation for Healthcare provider
reducingcycletimeby30%
LeadBusinessAnalyst,TCS,Minneapolis-USA
• Led projects in Merchandizing & Marketing analytics for a top US
Retailer
• ArchitectedcomplexproductcostalgorithmforMarginAnalyticsfor
Retailgiant
Acheivements
• DeloitteConsultingExcellenceAwardforoutstandingperformance
• TCS Global Retail Award for white paper on Merchandizing model trasformation
https://in.linkedin.com/in/sumedhranadive
54
SeniorGeneralManager‒HeadofProductandMerchandising,
LerrosModenGmbH
• Identified the gaps in the market and built product and
merchandisingframeworksfromthegroundup
• Re-engineered product mix to establish distribution channel
presence,leadingto22%salesgrowth
• WorkeddirectlywiththeCEO,supportingstrategicandoperational
decision-makingtoorchestrateIndiaforay
GeneralManager-HeadofProductandMarketingCommunications,
IndianTerrainFashionsLtd
• Createdanewmarketincasualwear,achievinghighestmarketshare
inthedepartmentstorechannel
• Executed the mandate to turnaround the brand by remodeling its
positioningandcustomervalue
• Worked directly with the CEO, co-leading business transformation
andpan-Indiaretailexpansion
Senior Manager - Lead Designer Van Heusen and Peter England,
MaduraF&L,AdityaBirlaNuovoLtd
SalesDirector,SubexLimited
ProgramManager,MicrosoftCorporation(US)
• LedsalesofBusinessandCapexOptimisationproductstotelecom
operatorsacrossSouthAsiaandANZ
• ExpandedthecompanyʼsfootprintinBangladesh.SignedaUSD5+
mndealwithoneofthecountryʼsleadingtelecomserviceproviders
• Ledamulti-culturalteamof16toaddafeatureinMicrosoftWindows,
impacting~1billionusersacrossWindows7,8,8.1,10
• Enhanced the Windows telemetry system to better understand
customerissuesthroughdata,andbuiltanalyticsframeworkthereby
improving compatibility of hardware devices by 13% and
applicationsby6%.
• Engagedwith8externalpartners(Intel/HP/Lenovo)toensuredevice
driveravailabilityonWindowsUpdate
• Cross collaborated across teams in Windows, Windows Phone and
Xbox divisions to integrate similar but differently implemented
features,improvingplanningandoperationalefficiency
KeyAccountManager,ComverseNetworkSystems
• Led sales of BSS and VAS products to telecom operators in India,
SAARCandtheGulfregion
• SignedaUSD6mnmulti-yearManagedServicesdealwithanIndian
telecom operator. The first MS engagement with complete SLA
ownershipforthecompanyglobally.Convertedthecustomerintoa
referencesiteforthecompany
• Won a USD 2 mn deal from a leading operator in Oman and reestablishedthecompanyʼspresenceintheGulf
• Signed a USD 3.8 mn deal for a new product with Indiaʼs largest
telecomoperator
Head-NewBusiness(North),AvayaGlobalConnectLimited
• Spearheaded Worldwear - a product innovation that made Van
Heusenafirst-moverinthesuper-premiumsegment
• Cracked“highbrandawarenessbutsubparquality”hurdleofPeter
England,achievinghighestmarketshareinthevaluesegment
• Managed a team of 4 Account Managers responsible for new
customeracquisitioninNorthIndia
• Consistently delivered revenue numbers & added 10+ new
customersdespiteachallengingmacro-economicenvironment
• InductedintotheAchieverʼsClubforexemplarysalesperformancein
FY2007
www.linkedin.com/in/supcho
https://in.linkedin.com/in/tejpalkang
ProgrammerAnalyst,InfosysLtd.(US,India)
• Managedavendorteamtodevelopfinancialreportingforexecutives
ofOnlineDivisionandCEOofMicrosoft
• CreatedanewTier1Helpdeskteamtoimproveissueresolutiontime
andproductivityofTier2teamsby35%
• Trained an overseas team of 5 to reconcile invoices between
MicrosoftandT-Mobile
Achievements
• Receivedcashawardof$8888forcontributionstoWindows8
• BaggedBestAllRounderAward
https://in.linkedin.com/in/ullasameriya
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IIMshavealwaysbeenthehallmarkofexcellence.The1yearresidentialPGPXprogramat
IIMAhasarichandvariedpoolofcandidatesandEricssonGlobalServiceshasrecruitedgreat
talentfromtheprogram.Thispartnershiphascreatedawin-winsituationforEGIandthe
studentsandweatEGIlookforwardtostrengtheningitfurther.
-PriyankaAnand
VicePresidentandHead,HRGlobalOperations,EricssonGlobalServicesIndiaPvtLtd.
Dr.VikasBehrani
VikasDiwvedi
VinayanSreedharan
VinodKulkarni
Ph.D.(MaterialsScience),Georgia
InstituteofTechnology,AtlantaUSA
B.Tech.(Ceramic),IIT-BHU,Varanasi
B.Tech.(ElectronicsEngineering),
MotilalNehruNationalInstituteof
Technology,Allahabad
M.Tech.(MechanicalEngineering),
IndianInstituteofTechnology,
Kanpur
USAPermanentResident
MBA,DepartmentofManagement
Sciences,UniversityofPune,Pune
B.E.(Electrical&Electronics),Maharaja
EngineeringCollege,Bharathiar
University,Coimbatore
14+yearsofexperienceinTechnology
DevelopmentandTransfer,Managing
InnovationandAdvanced
ManufacturingOperationsin
semiconductor,andenergysectors.
Entrepreneur&Management
Professionalwith9.5yearsof
experienceinManagement
Consultancy,Pre-Sales,&Business
DevelopmentforTechnology
Products&Services.
StaffEngineer,IntelCorporation,USA
• Led teams to scale-up quad-core and i3, i5, i7 process flows from
researchtomanufacturingensuringCE!methodology
• Owned strategic negotiations with vendors during purchase of
$10mnequipmentresultinginvirtualfactorysavingsof$25mn
• Developedprocessesformanufacturingtoimproveyieldleadingto
savingof20%inproductlossamountingto$50mnperyear
• Designedandimplementedstrategiesforimprovingoperationaland
sustainingcapacityforetchmodulestomeetcycletime,up-timeand
waferoutputgoals
• Managedintellectualpropertydocumentationandspecificationsby
authoring white papers to document improved process capability
andend-of-lineyield
Co-op,GeneralElectricGlobalResearch,USA
• Ledmulti-disciplinaryteamtodevelopcoalgasifiermaterialresulting
in reduced downtime by 40% improved efficiency by 20% and
reductioninenvironmentalimpactbyloweremission
Telecomprofessionalwith9+yearsof
experienceinBusinessDevelopment,
Marketing,Strategy,andDesignof
TelecomEquipment.
In-charge of Defence Projects Marketing at C-DOT (Telecom
TechnologyCentreofGovernmentofIndia):
• An expert at business development and marketing of products to
GovernmentandDefenceforces
• Possess comprehensive knowledge of telecom technology, bid
management,andbusinesseventmanagement
• Managed team of 15 resources to successfully organize product
exhibitionsatbusinesseventsandconferences
• ConvertedbusinessleadsofDefencesectortosupplyordersworth ₹65cr
• Represented the organization in negotiation committee meetings
withDefenceofficials,andreducedtheaveragediscountofferedfrom
7%to4%inoneyear
• Designedandimplementedorganizationʼsfirstsixsigmaprojectto
reducetheaveragetimeofprojectproposalsubmissiontocustomers
by29%
• ReportedtoHead‒Marketing,andworkedcloselywithheadofthe
organizationtoformulatebusinessplanandstrategy
Achievements:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/vikasbehrani
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ManagingDirector,PatwiseConsultingSolutions
SeniorManager,JohnDeereIndia
• Established an Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) Firm, providing
consultancysupport&variousIPRservicestoclientsacrossmultiple
industries
• Ledateamof5Analyststoachieveatotalturnoverof~US$35,000in
2yearspostinception,withaninitialinvestmentof$11,500
• Ledateamof25engineersengagedinvirtualproductvalidationof
Deereʼsnextgenerationseeding,plantingandsprayingmachinery.
ManagedkeyprogramswithannualUS$2mnbudgetandacquired
newbusinessworthUS$600Kbybuildingstrategicpartnerships
• Nurtured Innovation culture in the team resulting in four design
patents,oneenterpriseInnovationaward,fourprogramsselectedfor
enterpriseCollaborationawards,and>60technicalpublicationsin4
years
• Conceivedandformulated,asapartof7-membertaskforce,the2018
StrategyofJohnDeereTechnologyCenterIndia,DeereʼsGlobalInhouseCenter
Biz.Analyst,CognizantTechnologySolutions
• Designed efficient solutions for the Communication, Information,
Media & Entertainment (CIME) domain services, collaborating with
expertsfromTechnical,Operations,Sales,Systems,&Financeteams
towinmultinationalclientcontracts
• Envisaged & set-up a Career Progression Architecture for all
functionalrolesintheCIMEdomainservices
AssistantManager(Pre-Sales),Scopee-KnowledgeCenter
• In-sourced lead generation & marketing campaigns for Intellectual
PropertyServicesfromSalesteamsbygeneratingclientdatabaseand
targetingnewclientsegmentsinUS&EUregions
SalesExecutive,CarlZeiss
• Authored 1 US patent, 12+ peer-reviewed publications, and 60+
processchangewhitepapers
• Received five Intelʼs Divisional Performance Awards and two
honorarycommitteemembershipsatGeorgiaTech
• Enhanced Carl Zeissʼs strategic presence in Kerala by converting a
secondary market for microscopy products into a primary one
throughexpandingtheclientbase
https://in.linkedin.com/in/vikasdiwvedi
12yearsofexperiencein
TechnologyDevelopmentand
ProductInnovationinAgriculture,
ConstructionEquipmentand
Automotiveindustry.
https://in.linkedin.com/in/vinayans
Engineer,GeneralElectricIndia
• Delivered application technologies with thermoplastics for
automotiveandindustrialapplications,resultinginoverUS$40mn
incrementalsavingsforGEPlasticsclients
Achievements
• Recognized as ʻOutstanding Managerʼ in 2014 for achieving >30%
businessgrowthandmanaginghighemployeeengagementscores
• NominatedforJohnDeereIndiaʻLeaderoftheYearʼawardin2014
andforJohnDeereIndiaʻTorchbearerofValuesʼawardin2013
https://in.linkedin.com/in/vinodsk
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VivekPrabhu
B.E.(Electronics)PuneUniversity
PGDiplomainVLSIDesign
(CDAC-ACTSHyderabad)
12+yearsofexperienceinHardware
DesignandDevelopment,Product
LifecycleManagement,Program
ManagementandTechnicalMarketing
ofHighPerformanceComputing
andNetworkingTechnologies.
FieldApplicationEngineer,SeniorStaff,BroadcomCorporation.
• SuccessfullyManagedStrategicCustomerAccountsforBroadcomʼs
InfrastructureNetworkingGroup
• WasaKeyContributortoDesignWinsinexcessofUSD5millionfor
BroadcomasaStrategicTechnicalExpertonEthernetSwitchesand
PHYs
HardwareEngineer,JuniperNetworksInc.
• CoreMemberoftheHardwareTeamatJuniperNetworksthatbuilt
theEX-SeriesofEthernetSwitches
• Coordinated and managed programs that were outsourced to
JuniperNetworksʼODMpartnersinTaiwanandChina
TechnicalMarketingEngineer,IntelCorporation
• Enabled internal and external customers with appropriate
informationandcollateral,includingbutnotlimitedtospecifications,
methodologiesandelectricalmodels
• Resolvedcustomerissuesandprovidedvitalfeedbackrelatedtonew
featurestoDesignteamsatIntel
Bigger and better. Year after year
https://in.linkedin.com/in/vekspace
58
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PLACEMENT STATISTICS - CLASS OF 2015
PAST RECRUITERS
IndustrySplit
ITProducts&Services
Company
Logistics
25%
•Accenture
• GoldmanSachs
• RolandBerger
•Afcon
• Google
• RPG/CEAT
•Airtel
• HeroMotocorp
• SearsHoldingIndia
•Alstom
• HindustanCocaCola
• ShapoorjiPallonji
•Amazon
• IBM
• Snapdeal
•Atos
• iDiscovery
• TakeSolutions
•BCG
• Infosys
• Target
• BhartiRetail
• JPMorgan
• TataCapital
• BMGIConsulting
• JayaswalNecoIndsLtd
• TataConsultancy
• Capgemini
• KoltePatil
Services
•CGIGroup
• L&TGroup
• TataMotors
•Citrus
• MarvelRealtors
• TechMahindra
•Clickable
• MasterCard
• Thermax
•Cognizant
• McKinsey
• VBHC
•Cytel
• Meditab
• Virtusa
• Deloitte
• Microsoft
• vMukti
•DeutscheBank
• Mindtree
• Vodafone
•Dr.Reddys
• MphasisSoftware&
• Wipro
•Ericsson
Services(I)Pvt.Ltd.
(FinancialServices)
•eShakti
• NSSLLimited
• YesBank
• EY
• OracleFinancial
• Zensar
• Flipkart
Services
• ZSAssociates
• Fortis
• Philips
24%
Telecom
6%
8%
16%
60
• QuantiumSolutions
• GEP
• Reliance
RealEstate
E-Commerce
Engineering/
Technology
Others
13%
BFSI
Consulting
LocationSplit
Mumbai
Australia
30%
2%
2% 2%
3%
5%
Trivandrum
US
UK
Kolkata
5%
22%
6%
Delhi/NCR
16%
8%
Chennai
Hyderabad
Pune
Bangalore
FunctionSplit
General
Management
Finance
37%
Sales&Marketing
2%
2% 5%
11%
• Gati-KintetsuExpress• PwC
PrivateLimited
2%
2%
5%
25%
Consulting
Systems&IT
Operations
19%
Others
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PLACEMENT PROCESS AND POLICIES
PlacementProcess
AtIIMA,placementsarehandledbytheStudentPlacementCommitteeunderthesupervisionofthefacultythroughaprocessthat
optimizestheinterestsofboththestudentsandthecompanies.Thestudentcommitteegetsinvolvedintheprocessrightfrom
corporateinteractions(throughouttheyear),topre-placementtalksandcoordinatingactivitiesduringplacementprocess.
Therearetwomainplacementactivitiesoncampus:
Pre-placementTalks(CorporatePresentations)
Pre-placementpresentations(upto2rounds)enableorganizationstoinformstudentsaboutcompanyʼsbusiness,workculture,
organizationalstructure,careerandgrowthopportunities.Werecommenda30-minutepresentationanda15-minuteQ&Asession.
Presenceofseniorexecutivesandalumnihelpscreateabetterimpact.
ThisyearcompaniescanplantovisitIIMAfordeliveringpre-placementstalkstarting1stOctober,2015.Forschedulingthetalks,
StudentPlacementCommitteeshouldbeapproachedatleast7daysinadvance.
On-CampusRecruitment
CompaniescanplanavisittotheIIMAcampusforconductingplacementinterviewsandmakingjobofferstosuitablestudent
candidatesduringtheplacementseason.
Thisyeartheplacementseasoncommenceson19thOctober,2015.CompaniescanapproachStudentPlacementCommitteefor
schedulinganon-campusplacementsession.Thecommitteememberscanalsobeapproachedforguidanceonthetransportand
lodgingfacilitiesoncampus.
Pre-placementtalksstart
Date:1stOctober,2015
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On-Campus Recruitment
Date:19thOctober,2015
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KEY RECRUITMENT POLICIES
AND GUIDELINES
StudentPlacementCommitteeisthesinglepointofcontact:
Companies interested in conducting recruitment activities at IIMA must
contactastudentplacementcommitteememberforplacements.Companies
arediscouragedtodirectlyapproachthestudents.
GradeNon-DisclosurePolicy:
IIMAPGPXfollowsagradenon-disclosurepolicy.
OfferNegotiations:
Compensationandothertermsofemploymentshouldbenegotiateddirectly
betweenthecompanyandthecandidate.
OfferCommunication:
Offer to the selected candidates should be communicated through the
studentplacementcommittee.
ReportingStandardsCompliance:
Companiesarerequiredtoprovidethefinalofferdetailsasperthereporting
standardsfollowedbyIIMA.Detailscanbesoughtfromastudentplacement
committeemember.
RecruitmentFees:
Thereisafeefortherecruitmentprocess,leviedasachargepersuccessfulhire
(actual amount will be informed by the placement committee member).
PlacementFeeswillbewaivedforfirmsthatfallunderourwaivercriteria.To
know more about this policy, please contact the student placement
committee.
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EMINENT SPEAKERS
ThePGPXprogrammegoesbeyondtheinhouseresourcesofIIMAforsourcingknowledgeandwisdom.Itorganisesvaluable
interactivesessionsofeminentandsuccessfulpersonalitiesfromindustryandcommunitytosharetheirexperienceandinspire
thestudents.
Theprominentspeakersof2015-16include:
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AdaireFoxMartin
AlokMishra
RajeshGopinath
ManojGupta,
President,
APAC,
SAP
VicePresident
AsiaPacific
Johnson&
JohnsonMedical
CFO,
TATAConsultancy
Services
Founder
&CEO,
Craftsvilla
Telephonetook
75yearstotouch50
millionlives,but
AngryBirdsdidsoin
35days.Inthisfast
changingworld,
businessesneedto
keeppacewith
technologytobe
successful.
Businesses
shouldbecustomer
centric.AtJ&J,we
makemakewhatthe
worldwants.
MrGopinath
talkedabout
challengesand
strengths
confrontingtheIT
industryingeneral
andtheleaderssuch
asTCSinparticular.
Healsodiscussedat
lengththedifferent
ITbusinessmodels.
Magichappens
whenyoudefinea
tabletodanceon,
magichappens
whenyouarecash
strapped.
Raghu
Krishnamoorthy
ChiefLearning
Officer,GE
Intelligenceis
nomorethe
differentiator,
executionskillsare
passeandpassion
andrisk-taking
aremorevalued
today.
HariBuggana
Managing
Director,
InvAscent
Haridescribed
thedifferentmodels
ofhealthcare
servicesthatare
emerginginIndia
andhowinvestors
areplacingtheir
bets.Healso
clarifiedthatasfaras
innovativebusiness
modelsinthissector
isconcerned,Indiais
aheadofthecurve
whencomparedto
developedmarkets.
Words of wisdom
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THE FACULTY
BusinessPolicy
• AshishNanda
Ph.D.(Harvard)
• AnuragKAgarwal
LLM(Harvard),LLD(Lucknow)
• AjeetNarainMathur
Ph.D.(IISc,Bangalore)
• KarthikD
Fellow(IIMA)
• MRDixit
Ph.D.(IIT,Kanpur)
• NVenkiteswaran
ACA
•ShailendraMehta
Ph.D.(HarvardUniversity)
• SunilSharmaFPM
(BusinessPolicy),IIMAhmedabad
•TVRao
Ph.D.Psychology(SPU)
Communications
• AshaKaul
Ph.D.(IIT,Kanpur)
• MMMonippally
Ph.D.(Manchester)
• MeenakshiSharma
M.A.,Ph.D.(QueenslandUniversity)
Economics
• ErrolDʼsouza
Ph.D.(JNU)
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• SatishDeodhar
Ph.D.(OhioStateUniversity)
• SidharthSinha
Ph.D.(UniversityofCalifornia,Berkeley)
• SamarDatta
Ph.D.(Uni.ofRochester)
• SobheshKAgarwalla
Fellow(IIMA)
• SebastianMorris
Fellow,IIMCalcutta(Economics)
Marketing
• ViswanathPingali
Ph.D.,NorthwesternUniversity
• ArindamBanerjee
Ph.D.(SUNYatBuffalo)
InformationSystems
• AbrahamKoshy
Fellow(IIMA)
• RekhaRaniJain
Ph.D.(IIT,Delhi)
• SubhashBhatnagar
Fellow(IIMA)
Finance&Accounting
• ShaileshGandhi
Fellow(IIMA)
• RajendraPatel
AICWA,ACA,PGDM(IIMA)
• PremChander
Fellow(IIMA)
• JayanthRVarma
PGDM(IIMA),AICWA,Fellow(IIMA)
• MahendraGujarathi
Fellow(IIMA)
• AjayPandey
(Dean,Faculty)Fellow(IIMA)
• JoshyJacob
FPM,IndianInstituteof
Management,Lucknow
Personnel&Industrial
Relations
• SunilMaheshwari
FPM(IIMA)
• BijuVarkkey
Fellow(NIBM,Pune)
Production&
QuantitativeMethods
• SachinJayaswal
Ph.D.ManagementSciences,
UniversityofWaterloo,Canada
• RavichandranN
Ph.D.1980AppliedProbability
IndianInstituteofTechnology,
Madras
• SobheshKAgarwalla
Fellow(IIMA)
• SundaravalliN
Ph.D.,IITBombay
• ArvindSahay
PGDM(IIMA),
Ph.D.(TexasUni,Austin)
• ChetanSoman
MTech(IIT,Bombay),
Ph.D.(Groningen)
PublicSystemsGroup
• PiyushKumarSinha
Ph.D.(SPUni)
• GoutamDutta
Ph.D.(NorthwesternUni)
• AmitGarg
MTech(IIT,Roorkee),Fellow(IIMA)
• DheerajSharma
DoctoralDegreeLouisiana
TechUniversity,USA
• AKLaha
Ph.D.(ISI,Calcutta)
• AnilKGupta
Ph.D.(Kurukshetra),Fellow(NASS)
• SaralMukherjee
Fellow(IIMC)
• GRaghuram
Ph.D.(Northwestern)
IndianRlyChair
Organizational
Behaviour
• BandyopadhyayTathagata
Ph.D.(UniofCalcutta)
• KirtiSharda
Fellow(IIMC)
• SamirKBarua
MTech(IIT,Kanpur),Fellow(IIMA)
• DeeptiBhatnagar
Fellow(IIMA)
• DebjitRoy
Ph.D.(Uni.ofWisconsin-Madison)
• ParvinderGupta
Ph.D.(IIT,Kanpur)
• KarthikSriram
FellowProgrammeinManagement
fromIIMBangalore
• PradyumanaKhokle
Fellow(IIMA)
• NeharikaVohra
Ph.D.(Manitoba)
• PRShukla
Ph.D.(Stanford)
• AnkurSarin
Ph.D.(Uni.ofChicago)Faculty
• ApratimGuha
Ph.D.(UniversityofCalifornia,
Berkeley)
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OTHER IIMA PROGRAMMES
PGP
PGP-FABM
Selected through the most rigorous
admission procedure, the participants
ofIIMAʼsPGPgothroughathoroughly
challenging and enriching academic
experience during their two years on
campus. The PGP constantly strives to
remainonthecuttingedgeofmodern
management education, instilling
teamwork, a global focus, an ability to
innovateandaboveall,anunflinching
stressonexcellenceinitsstudents.The
curriculum exposes the students to a
number of real life situations and
contemporary tools of analysis that
havebeenperfectedthroughthecase
method of pedagogy. The PGP class
representsarichgamutofsocio-cultural
and educational backgrounds, in
addition to a healthy mix of fresh
graduates and candidates with prior
work experience. They choose diverse
career interests ranging from Finance,
Marketing, Consulting, Technology,
General Management, Policy Making
and even Non-Profit Sectors. Recent
years have also seen a surge in the
entrepreneurial spirit with a growing
number of graduates deciding to
pursuetheirowndreams.
IIMAisoneofthefewmanagementschoolsintheworldwhichoffersatwoyearfull-timePost-GraduateProgrammeinFood&Agri-BusinessManagement
(PGP-FABM). Students choose from courses including Agricultural Finance,
Strategic Food Marketing, Public Policy, Agribusiness and Energy Markets,
ManagementofMicroFinance,CarbonFinanceandmore.Theprogrammehas
been consistently ranked Number One in Agribusiness and Food Industry
ManagementprogrammesintheWorldbyEduniversal,France.Theprogram
hasevolvedtobecomealeaderinagribusinessmanagementandgoalisto
remainapremierprogrammeineducatingthesectorʼsdecision-makers.The
programme provides comprehensive exposure to the managerial concepts,
tools,andtechniquesrequiredbythefoodandagribusinesssectorandprepare
students for management positions in this increasingly complex field. The
programme also exposes students to the rural environment, society and
institutionsthroughaninnovativeRuralImmersionmoduleinwhichstudents
spendabout4weeksintypicalruralareasandundertakeliveprojects.
FPM
TheFellowProgrammeinManagement(FPM)isthedoctoralprogrammeof
the Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad. The objective of the
programmeistoprovidestudentswithnecessaryskillstoidentifyandconduct
researchoncomplexissuesinthefieldofmanagement.
Courseworkinthefirstyearprovidesageneralmanagementoverviewand
develops basic skills to analyse managerial problems. In the second year,
studentstakeadvanceddoctorallevelcoursesintheirareasofspecialization.
Thedoctoraldissertation,overthenextcoupleofyears,providesthemwithan
opportunitytomakeoriginalcontributiontoanareaofmanagementortoone
ofitssourcedisciplines.
Theprogrammeisstronglycommittedtopreparingthoughtleadersbothfor
the academic and corporate world. IIMAʼs world-renowned faculty brings
relevantmanagerialissuesintotheclassroomandintheirresearch,creatingan
exceptionalenvironmentfordevelopingaresearchprogrammethatcanbuild
soundtheoryforanalysingcomplexmanagerialproblems.
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StudentPlacementCommittee
JaipalYadav
x15jaipal@iimahd.ernet.in
+919909927831,7046014724
KannanRamamurthi
x15kannan@iimahd.ernet.in
+919909927824,7738053600
KarthikKannan
x15karthik@iimahd.ernet.in
+919909927823,7046014730
RohitNargunde
x15rohitn@iimahd.ernet.in
+919909927825,9545598844
SaketKumar
x15saket@iimahd.ernet.in
+919909927820,7744003346
SumedhRanadive
x15sumedh@iimahd.ernet.in
+919909017891,7046014677
TejpalSinghKang
x15tejpal@iimahd.ernet.in
+919909927822,9910344088
Placements
pgpxplacecom@iimahd.ernet.in
Chairperson,PlacementCommittee
Prof.SatishDeodhar
chr-plcm@iimahd.ernet.in
Phone:+917966324817
In-Charge,PlacementOffice
Mr.RBaskaran
icplacement@iimahd.ernet.in
Phone:+917966324666
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