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The PGPX programme combines rigorous case-based courses, electives, individual research projects and industry sponsored projects to enable the students to absorb and apply management concepts in business environments.

Area CoursesMarketing

Assessing and Creating Customer ValueDelivering and Managing Customer Value

Finance and EconomicsFinancial Reporting and AnalysisCorporate FinanceStrategic Cost ManagementFinancial MarketsMergers and AcquisitionsFirms and MarketsOpen Economy MacroeconomicsInternational Economic and Political Environment

OperationsDesigning Operations to Meet DemandSetting and Delivering Service LevelsQuality ManagementIT for Organizational Performance

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+ Strategic Business to Business Market Management+ Brand Management + Brand and Communication + Revenue Management and Dynamic Pricing+ Intercultural Marketing Management + Media and Society

+ Fixed Income Markets+ Investments and Portfolio Management+ Securities Regulation + Management Control Systems + Computational Finance + Understanding Micro Finance + Economics of Organizations

+ Supply Chain and Logistics Management + Legal and Regulatory Issues in Infrastructure + Manufacturing and Service Operations Strategy+ Environment Management + Retail Management + Managing Telecom Enterprises

Area CoursesBusiness Strategy

Modeling for DecisionsAnalysis of DataCompetitive StrategyStrategies for Corporate GrowthInternational Business

Leadership and ManagementLeadership: Meshing Theory and PracticeLeadership and ValuesRole of a General ManagerBuilding and Managing Corporate ReputationCorporate GovernanceCorporate EthicsManagement CommunicationOrganizational BehaviorTracking Organization PerformanceStrategic Human Resources ManagementManaging Across Cultures

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+ Entrepreneurship+ Technology Ventures+ Competitive Advantage Through Design + Strategic Planning for Information Systems + Understanding and Assessing Risk+ Historical and Contemporary Perspectives in

International Business + International Business Law+ Country Environments & Multinational Strategy

+ Managing Negotiations + Managing Leadership in Context of

Organisational Growth+ Managing and Creating Creativity + Understanding Creativity and Innovation

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+ Core Courses+ Elective Courses

Twenty courses spread over 255 sessions lay the building blocks and crystallize the conceptual and analytical knowledge of the students for managerial effectiveness. Another 12 courses, spread over 145 sessions, prepare the students for top management in leadership and change agent roles. One hundred and twenty sessions of elective courses allow students to explore specific areas of interest more deeply.

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PGPX consists of three project components totalling up to 135 sessions. Every student undertakes a faculty-guided Individual Research Project (IRP) on a topic of his or her own choice. The International Immersion Programme offers international exposure as well as an opportunity to consult on an industry-sponsored project within or outside India. Finally, the programme culminates with the two-week Capstone Project which places the students in simulated business environments, providing an opportunity to integrate their learnings and experience for working in large, multidisciplinary teams under tight deadlines.

Individual Research ProjectIRP provides students an opportunity to explore their passion while taking advantage of the rich and diverse experience of the IIMA faculty network. Each of these projects results in one of the following:

A business planAn industry noteA company-specific case studyA business plan on bridging the social divide

International Immersion ProgrammeThe five-week International Immersion Programme (IIP) prepares students to take up challenging assignments relevant to today's globalized business world.

During the first week of IIP, the students attend a custom designed programme at one of five reputed international business schools which helps them understand the macro economic underpinnings of business in that country. This year's students have a choice of attending Amsterdam Business School (Netherlands), Chinese University of Hongkong (China), Columbia Business School (New York), Frankfurt School of Finance and Management (Germany), or Warwick University Business School (UK).

During the next four weeks, each student undertakes a consulting assignment at a sponsoring firm around the host country. Over the past two years, the list of sponsoring firms has grown to include Acumen Fund, Cognizant Solutions, Delta Lloyd, Gridstone Research, IBM, Intel Capital, Kotak International, Microsoft, naukri.com, NCDEX, OLAM, Tech Mahindra, Titan, Unilever, VSNL, Wipro Technologies, and Yes Bank. Some of the projects executed by the first two batches of PGPX were:

Developing strategy and a complete revenue model for a mobile remittance service in the US-Mexico corridorFeasibility study for an international company to enter Indian marketsDeveloping a framework for a company to evaluate its acquisition successesDevising a methodology for the implementation of activity based costing at a firm in the Middle EastDeveloping a new product offering and market expansion for a financial services company

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Accenture Consulting Aditya Birla GroupArcelor Mittal

Arthur D Little Inc. Bharti Group Booz Allen Hamilton Inc. Cairn India Ceat Tyres Citigroup Inc. Cognizant Computer Associates Covansys Cypress Semiconductors Dell DLF Dr. Reddy's Labs Edelweiss Capital Electrotherm

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Ericsson Essar Group Feedback Ventures FINO Genpact International LLC Geometric Google Hazira LNG HCL Hewitt Associates Honeywell HSBC IBM ICICI Bank ICRA Limited Inautix Infosys Technologies Infotech Limited

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ITC Group ITC Infotech iMACS iMaritime KPIT Cummins Larsen & Toubro Mahindra & Mahindra Mckinsey & Company Microsoft Mindtree Consulting Mustafa Sultan NIIT NISG Opera Solutions Photon Infotech Polaris PricewaterhouseCoopers PRTM

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Reliance Capital RelianceCommunications Reliance Energy Reliance Industries RPG Group Satyam Spencer Retail Suzlon Infrastructure Syntel Tata Group Tech Mahindra Vardhman Textiles VSNL Wipro WNS YES Bank

Companies that Participated in Placements 2008

PGPX 2006-07 PGPX 2007-08

Total Offers made 135 to 58 students 130 to 69 studentsAverage Domestic Salary INR 24,65,000 INR 26,81,000Average Overseas Salary USD 135,000 USD 145,000Minimum Domestic Salary INR 15,00,000 INR 14,00,000Minimum Overseas Salary USD 70,000 USD 135,000Maximum Domestic Salary INR 60,00,000 INR 51,00,000Maximum Overseas Salary USD 250,000 USD 155,000Number of Domestic Placements 46 62Number of Overseas Placements 14 7

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PGPX 2006-07 PGPX 2007-08

General Management 26% 22%Marketing / Business Development 26% 16%Operations - 27%Strategy / Planning 19% 18%Consulting 19% 13%Finance 11% 4%

Function Statistics

PGPX 2006-07 PGPX 2007-08

Management Consulting 19% 6%Financial Services / PE / VC 15% 6%Telecommunications 13% 11%IT / ITeS 40% 23%Retail and Realty 4% 9%Conglomerates - 29%Infrastructure / Energy 9% 5%Others - 6%

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North and South America 73%

Southeast Asia and ANZ 28%

Europe 24%

China and Japan 13%

Middle East and Africa 13%

Students with experience in*

Project Management 71%

Business Development 42%

Product Development 42%

Operations and Logistics 38%

Relationship Management 37%

Finance and Audit 22%

Research and Academia 22%

Sales and Marketing 19%

Analytics 17%

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IT Consulting 47%

Telecom / Semiconductor / Hardware 23%

IT Products 19%

Finance 19%

Retail / Manufacturing / Operations 15%

Infrastructure / Energy 10%

Automotive / Aerospace 9%

Other (Biotech, Shipping, Media) 8%

Government / Defence 8%

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Functional Experience

Geographical Exposure

Industry Experience

BE (Electrical Engineering), NIT, Jamshedpur, India

PMP, Project Management Institute (PMI), USA

NCFM in Financial Markets, Derivatives and Mutual Funds, National Stock Exchange, India

Amit Kumar

INDIAN

Ajay Shah

INDIAN

BE (Instrumentation and Control),L D College of Engineering,Ahmedabad, India

18 years of experience in Coal and Gas based Power Project Management including erection, commissioning, maintenance and operation

Torrent Power Limited, India• Erected and commissioned a 100 MW Combined Cycle Power Project

(comprising 2 gas turbines, 2 boilers and 1 steam turbine) as a part of core team

• Retrofitted a 110 MW coal based thermal power plant into 120 MW plant, which included retrofit of steam turbine, boiler and control system

• Led conversion of two gas turbines to multi fuel• Retrofitted several obsolete plant control systems• Headed efficiency department of thermal power station• Operated and maintained gas turbines, steam turbines and boilers

optimally• Trained several batches of engineers from peer companies

Contech India Pvt. Ltd, India• Implemented ECS 10 / 100 for energy conservation in old power plants

10.5 years in Business Development, Project Management and IT Consulting in BFSI domain with 6.5 years in USA, Europe, Singapore and Australia

Manager, Cognizant Technology Solutions, India• Won Cognizant's largest Asia-Pacific deal 300+ position outsourcing

initiative worth $100mn+with a leading Australian bank• Won a $12mn strategic reengineering deal in securities trading domain

with a leading global financial institution in Switzerland • Instrumental in initiating Cognizant's BFS business in Germany• Led multiple private and investment banking projects in Switzerland

and Singapore; annual revenues of $4mn+• Spearheaded enterprise-wide content management system

development; $1.5mn+ cost savings for client's private banking division (Cognizant's Project of the Year 2005)

• Conceptualized, designed and led the implementation of a $3mn credit card dispute processing system in USA; 40% annual savings for client (Cognizant's Project of the Year 2002)

• Established Cognizant's 'Cards & Payments' practice

PGD in IT,IIIT-Bangalore, India

BTech (Production Engineering),GB Pant University, India

INDIAN

Amit Sehgal Ankur Sheth

INDIAN

MS (Electrical Engineering),University of Southern California, USA

BE (Electronics and Communications), Gujarat University, India

9 years of experience in Product Management, New Product Development and Innovation in cross cultural environment

Technical Product Manager, Logica Pvt Ltd, India• Developed strategic business proposals and coordinated with

customers for product/service conceptualization and programme planning

• Developed innovative new product (multi-million GBP valuation) in telecom billing; organization received NASSCOM recognition

• Managed 30 member team as customer representative to successfully deliver £1.1mn new product development project

• Filed patent and wrote multiple whitepapers on innovative applications of telecom to financial domain

• Received award for innovation and consistently exceeding expectations

• Founded and headed: Logica Toastmasters, Innovation Forum

Software Analyst, Cellnext Solutions Ltd, India• Led R&D to develop one of India’s first platforms for MMSC and

VAS applications• Spearheaded setup and launch of audiotec services for an

international client• Consulted with telcos on voice based services

7 years of experience in Software Product Development and Management in a multinational firm

Senior Manager, Ixia Inc., USA• Initiated and led changes in Ixia’s product development cycle which led

to significant quality improvements• Led several major projects which provided significant competitive

advantage to the company and helped achieve market share leadership• Achieved reduction in release time of company’s flagship software

product from four months to two months• Led geographically distributed (across three continents) team of 20

software engineers. Assumed complete HR responsibility for the team• Developed strategic roadmap for Ixia’s flagship software product after

consultations with key customers• Oversaw a major effort to upgrade Ixia’s flagship product’s core

infrastructure over a six-month period. Project was delivered on time and exceeded performance requirements

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BE (Electronics Engineering),NIT, Allahabad, India

Anuj Bhati

6.5 years of experience in ERP Implementation and Project Management

Project Manager, Infosys Technologies Ltd.• Managed 5 - 12 member multi-site teams for ERP implementations for

an electronic components distributor and a coffee company• Involved in all the phases of development and implementation of large

ERP projects• Mentored and trained 25 new members for a large ERP implementation

Programmer Analyst, Infosys Technologies Ltd.• Involved in requirements analysis, process and performance

improvement, and upgrade for an H&W organization• Improved batch scheduling for the electronic consumer product division

of a leading US electronic goods manufacturer

Software Engineer, Infosys Technologies Ltd.• Designed and implemented a custom billing solution for a leading US

based H&W organization

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Arun Agarwal

BE (Electrical), NIT, Allahabad, India

26 years in Power Sector including 4 years as an Entrepreneur

BGR Energy Systems Ltd.• Constituted and managed the C&I department, held complete

responsibility of project execution and engineering functions

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd.• Erected and commissioned 5 units of 213 MW Oil / Gas fired power plant

at Alleppo, Syria, in a record one year time, saving $700K by optimum use of manpower

Mitsui & Company• Commissioned 2x500 MW thermal power plant at Anapara in 1993-94;

India’s first fully automatic power plant• O&M consultant to UP State Electricity Board for 2 units of 500 MW each

Entrepreneur• Undertook overhauling of 3 units of 210 MW at Anapara and retrofitting

of one unit of 32 MW at Panki

The one year at IIMA helped me widen my horizons, develop an understanding of business from multiple dimensions and hone leadership skills - all of which are essential to succeed in today's dynamic global organizations operating under complex business environments.

— Manav Yagnik (PGPX Class 2008) Assistant Vice President - Strategy, Reliance ADAG

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Arvind Krishnan

MS (Mechanical Engineering),University of Missouri- Rolla,Missouri, USA

BE (Mechanical Engineering),University of Madras, Chennai, India

7.5 years of experience in Computer Aided Design and Engineering Industry with focus on Product Management and Marketing

Product Manager, SolidWorks Corporation, Santa Monica, USA• Led the product management activities for $5mn a year Fluid Flow

Simulation product• Implemented a customer centric approach to product development

by creating advisory board, regional user groups and customer visits• Conducted win loss analysis for the design simulation suite of

products and proposed new product positioning and sales strategy which led to 30% growth in sales

Project Engineer, SolidWorks Corporation, Santa Monica, USA• Created technical product specifications for SolidWorks’s new

generation of mainstream design simulation tools

Project Engineer, Structural Research and Analysis Corporation, Los Angeles, USA• Implemented a software bug tracking system which resulted in

improved product development process and quality

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Asif Moonim

Bachelors in Chemical Engineering,University Institute of Chemical Technology, Mumbai, India

Masters in Industrial and SystemsEngineering, Georgia Institute ofTechnology, USA

PMP, Project Management Institute (PMI), USA

9 years of global experience in Consulting and Product Management in Supply Chain Management Solutions

Program Manager, i2 Technologies, Inc. India / USA• Managed supply chain transformation program at Aditya Birla Group –

Cement Division (Mumbai)• Led consulting services operations for Greater Asia Pacific region,

improved billability by 5% over a one year period• Supported business development activities in excess of $3.5mn

Project Manager / Solution Architect, i2 Technologies, Inc. USA / India• Managed supply chain transformation projects for global customers such

as Asian Paints (Mumbai), Ciba Vision (Atlanta), Grupo Modelo (Mexico City), Lenovo (Beijing), and Tata Steel (Jamshedpur)

• Jointly created a Quality Management process for offshore project delivery at the India Solution Center

• Transitioned Customer War Room function from US to India• Twice recipient of i2’s Customer Satisfaction Award for solution

innovation and delivery excellence

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Avinash Patel

BE (Electrical and Electronics),BITS Pilani, India

MS (Finance), ICFAI, Dehradun, India

11 years of experience in Investment Services and Management Information Systems

Branch Manager, IL & FS Investsmart Securities Ltd., Surat, India• Successfully established new branch in Surat, managed and supervised

recruitment, client acquisition, business development and operations• Maintained branch among top 5 branches across India in terms of turnover• Achieved 15% month-on-month revenue increase over 6 month period

Operations Incharge Executive, Growth Avenues Ltd., India• Successfully coordinated inter-departmental activities to streamline business• Instrumental in developing systems, application software and MIS structure

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Bhaskar Kakuturu

BTech (Mechanical Engineering),NIT, Warangal, India

Project Management Professional,PMI Inc., USA

15 years of cross-functional global experience in IT industry

Delivery Manager, Infosys Technologies Ltd, India• Led 300 people team that managed $24mn portfolio for an aerospace

client, delivering critical IT applications for transformational initiative, won excellence awards from the client and Infosys

• Delivered IT solutions for diverse clients in aerospace, automotive, mortgage, life insurance, pharma, hi-tech-mfg domains

• Involved in business planning, pre-sales, engagement and program management, as program manager, account manager, project manager for application development and maintenance, package implementation and migration IT projects

• Achieved business results through application of six sigma tools and techniques

• Led organizational / unit-level process and people initiatives

Engineer, Hindustan Cables Ltd, India• Involved in R&D, software development, specification development,

QA and training

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Bharath Chandrasekaran

BE (Hons) (Electrical and Electronics),BITS, Pilani, India

INDIAN

Bhargavi Ramachandran

BComBangalore University, India

Six Sigma Green Belt Examination,Hewlett-Packard FinancialOrganisation, India

7 years experience in Business Operations, Sales Support and Finance Processes

India Contract Operations Manager, Hewlett-Packard India Sales Pvt. Ltd, India• Managed business operations for 45% of HP India Services business –

orders worth $40mn (34 direct reports across six cities)• Resolved accounting/tax compliance issues by optimising invoicing

processes and initiating receivables reconciliations• Reduced partner reimbursement turnaround time by 50% by designing

an online payment tool• Introduced business controls in HP-Education business revenue reporting

and redesigned MIS

Finance Process Supervisor, HP Global e-Business Operations Private Limited, India• Managed claims processing and payments worth $150mn

(40 direct reports)• Successfully led operations transition from Singapore, Colorado and

Cupertino offices to HP, Bangalore• Increased productivity by 14% with six sigma projects• Formulated business continuity plan for processing payments to 450

customers

9 years in Automotive industry with 6.5 years in Account Management, Business Development and Captive Outsourcing

Key Account Manager, Mercedes-Benz Research and Development India Pvt. Ltd.• Developed and managed relationships with key customers in

Daimler AG in the areas of CAx services, PLM, IT for engineering,EE research, co-location and business services

• Achieved two-fold increase in revenues in 2007 resulting in 40% savings for the parent organization due to cost arbitrage

• Jointly developed and implemented a redefined organization strategy as part of high visibility project resulting in 30% increase in resource utilization

• Successfully led downsizing operations related to Chrysler due to shift in strategic focus subsequent to the de-merger Member of Star Team in 2006

Senior Software Engineer, Satyam Computer Services Ltd. and Scientist, Daimler Chrysler Research Centre India Pvt. Ltd.• Led research and IT for engineering projects in automotive and

aerospace domains

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Budhaditya Gupta

MS (Industrial & SystemsEngineering), Georgia Institute ofTechnology, USA

BE (Production Engineering),Jadavpur University, India

INDIAN

Debananda Pati

BE (Mechanical Engineering),Indira Gandhi Institute of Technology,Utkal University, India

LOMA 290 – Certificate inInsurance company operations

7 years of Supply Chain Management experience in diverse industries like Automotive, Consumer Goods and High-Tech

Manager, PRTM Management Consultants, USA• Performed high-quality and timely operational due diligence in various

private equity deals• Achieved $11mn sustainable material cost reduction through strategic

sourcing at a diesel engine manufacturing company• Implemented 'Sales & Operations Planning' and 'Material Requirements

Planning' for the rugged laptop product-line at a US Defense supplier• Contributed to new business development efforts ($10mn), client

relationship management and staff development

Senior Consultant, Deloitte Consulting, USA• Led the design of 'Order to Cash' and 'Procure to Pay' processes at a

$3bn pet product company (multiple business units) to implement Shared Services

Logistics Engineer, Springs Industries, USA• Managed the 5 member ‘Centralized Distribution Planning’ team

responsible for warehousing productivity and operations excellence

9 years of experience in Engagement Management, Project Management, Pre-Sales and Research in IT industry with a domain focus on Life Insurance and Annuities

Project Manager, Infosys Technologies Ltd., Bangalore, India• Managed client engagement of $550,000 with global team of 10 in

life insurance underwriting domain• Led 15-member team on project worth $2mn to enhance qualified

plan processing of an insurance giant, client revenue increased by 12%• Led secondary research team to provide critical market, customer and

competitor input to Insurance Solution Consulting unit• Anchored financial and operational modeling worth $500,000 – $45mn

for outsourcing engagements of Fortune 1000 clients

Software Engineer, Patni Computer Systems Ltd., Mumbai, India• Reverse-engineered a complex application which reduced special billing

time by 60% for a utility company

PGPX is as much about team excellence as it is about individual performance. For many case studies, our study group is required to analyze and present a unified set of recommendations to the class. Through this experience we have all learned to constructively debate and critique varied viewpoints and drive consensus among a team of diverse, high caliber individuals.

— Bhargavi Ramachandran (PGPX Class 2009)

INDIAN

BTech (Marine Engineering), M.E.R.I,Calcutta, India

MEO Cl-I (Motor), Member-IMarE(I)

Diwakar Puri US CITIZEN / INDIAN

Ganesh Balamitran

MSE (Electrical Engineering),Arizona State University, USA

BE (Electrical Engineering),Sardar Patel College of Engineering,Bombay University, India

13 years of experience in operations and general management in shipping industry with focus on international gas tanker trade and human resources

Superintendent / Chief Engineer, Executive Ship Management Pte. Ltd., Singapore• Created specialized/global Gas Fleet worth $200 mn.• Led cross-cultural operations and supply-chain with a 100 member team• Successfully completed acquisition/restoration of Gas Tankers• Played key role in establishing state of the art, $25 mn, training division.• Secured USCG/ISO9001/ISO14001/OSHAS18001/ISM & international

vetting inspection approvals• Represented the company at Norshipping Tradefare-Norway

Engineering Faculty-Applied Research International, India • Led a 10 member team to develop India's first indigenous $250,000

Marine Simulator

Second Engineer-Varun Shipping Pvt. Ltd, India • Led a 30 member team for managing crisis and accomplishing a $10 mn

restoration on a fire damaged ship• Drydocked gas tankers in Bahrain and Dubai for major conversion as per

IGC

11 years of international experience in Semiconductor Marketing and Product Development

Senior Technical Marketing Engineer, Intel Corp., USA• Led technical marketing for the high-end Intel Xeon server chipsets,

a $200mn product line• Managed key strategic customer SUN Microsystems on their four-way

Xeon server line• Delivered product training and authored technical specifications for

chipsets and microprocessors

Senior Microprocessor Design Engineer, Intel Corp., USA• Managed pre-launch product test automation for Intel Itanium 9M

microprocessor and pulled in launch schedule by three months• Managed design methodology and automation for multiple

microprocessor design teams

Application Engineer, Cypress Semiconductor, USA• Developed custom clocking solutions for system designs through strong

interaction with field engineers, sales team and customers• Selected Best Application Engineer by Field Engineers at Cypress

Semiconductor

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Gaurav Goyal

INDIAN

BE (Electronics), MNREC, Allahabad, India

11 years of experience in IT Program Management, IT Strategy Consulting and Stakeholder Management

Project Manager, Infosys Technologies Ltd• Led a 30 people $3mn mission-critical program in Stock Borrow and

Lending domain for an investment banking client• Combined strong management, process and technological focus in project

execution to win the first prize for Excellence in Project Execution from among 160 competing programs at Infosys

• Performed portfolio analysis of 500 IT applications of major bank and recommended IT roadmap

• Developed business process maps, evaluated technologies such as SOA and made recommendations leading to reduction in cycle times by 60%

• Created pricing strategies for large outsourcing contracts

Senior Consultant, Covansys Corporation• Led on-time delivery of end-to-end migration of legacy account

reconciliation application resulting in bonus equal to 20% of project revenue

9 years of experience in Advertising, Media Planning and Buying industry

Business Director, MPG, Shanghai• Head of Shanghai office (RMB 135mn billing)• Implemented global planning and decision support systems in China• Hired and trained team members• Managed transition from JV to fully owned subsidiary

Media Director, Euro RSCG, Hong Kong• Responsible for overall quality of media planning and buying for Intel in

APAC region (10 countries, $45mn billing)• Developed a budget allocation model for Asia• Increased media savings by 5% in 2004

Media Manager, Euro RSCG, India• Responsible for media planning / buying for Dell• Selected for the role of Advertising Manager for Home Small and Medium

Business at Dell for five months

INDIAN

Gautam Dutt

MBA (Advertising and Communications)NMIMS, Mumbai, India

BSc (Hons) Physics, KM College,Delhi University, India

8.5 years of multinational experience in IT Services and Project Management

Project Manager, Infosys Technologies Ltd., India / USA• Led Application Development and Maintenance projects for global

CPG foods and beverages major handling multi-location teams of up to 20 people and $2mn revenue

• Anchored multiple RFPs for a CPG client relationship for projects valued from $250,000 to $1mn, played key roles in RFPs of up to $5mn

• Led a track of a BPR initiative for US retail pharmacy major with development teams of 12 engineers and $1mn revenue

• Consulted as technology expert for German and Asian offices of a global personal care products major for data migration initiative

Software Engineer, ITC Infotech India Ltd, India• Led module of AMC based engagement for corporate offices of

ITC Ltd.

INDIAN

Gowrish Prabhu

BE (Electronics and Communication),RV College of Engineering, Bangalore University, India

INDIAN

Harish Chasmawalla

Master of Management StudiesMumbai University, India

BE (Production Engineering), VJTI,Mumbai University, India

12 years of experience in Factory Operations (FMCG) and Project Management (FMCG and Infrastructure)

Unit Manager (Projects and Factory Operations), Seychelles Marketing Board, Seychelles• Operated factory as profit centre, managing assets of $4mn, workforce

of 75, sales of $5.8mn and operating profit of $454,000. Product lines included bottled water, toilet paper, soap, snacks and pasta

• Turnkey execution of projects fora. FMCG products (feasibility, plant layout, sourcing of machinery, raw material and packaging, commissioning of plant and product launch)b. Infrastructure (Multipurpose hall, Office blocks, Duty Free shop)

Project Consultant, Abhaye Valabhji Pty. Ltd, Seychelles• Executed turnkey projects - Car Showroom and Service Workshop for

expansion of business operations• Designed and implemented the organization structure and performance

evaluation system for a team of 50 employees

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Harpreet Hura

BTech (Electrical Engineering),IIT Delhi, India

Level 1: Japanese LanguageProficiency Certificate

7.5 years of international experience in Product Development, Manufacturing and Customer Relationship Management

Technical Support Engineer, DISCO Corp., Tokyo, Japan• Led 12-member team to provide technical support for Europe and

Asia-Pacific based semiconductor manufacturers and OEMs• Organized technical caravans to increase customer satisfaction (CS)

through knowledge sharing and identification of new business opportunities

Product Development Engineer, Opnext Japan Inc., Yokohama, Japan• Led 7-member, $600,000 project for development of laser device for

optical communications (Sales $2.5mn+ / year, market share 70%+)• Achieved yield improvement (4% to 35%) and lead time reduction of a

10Gbps optical device with sales of $1mn+ / year• Participated in cross-functional projects on continuous improvement of

CS, product yield, and inventory control using lean, JIT, and visual management

• 6 registered (1 in US, 5 in Japan) and 3 applied for patents

INDIAN

Kamesh Akundi

BE (Electronics and Communications),Andhra University, India

11 years of experience in Product Development and R&D in the Computer Networking industry

Software Engineer, Cisco Systems Inc., USA• Led product development teams and liaised with the marketing

organization in design, development and deployment of solutions in integrated network security space

• Led a cross-functional team tasked with architecting a common framework for security features across multiple Cisco platforms

• Primary inventor of a Dual Mode Firewall solution (patented technology) currently deployed in Cisco firewalls and intrusion prevention systems

• Involved in the evaluation of third-party solution integration with Cisco security products

• Led the on-site team at Seiko Epson Corporation, Japan while working for Wipro Systems

• Won ‘Teamwork Across Cisco’ award and multiple ‘Outstanding Achievement’ awards at Cisco Systems

I am extremely impressed with the PGPX programme at IIM Ahmedabad and have been personally involved in recruiting  from the initial two batches of this program. IIM Ahmedabad selects candidates with rich experience through rigorous selection criteria for the programme and the candidates have walked away from successful careers to receive enriching management education from some of the best faculty in the country. This provides the Reliance Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Group with a ready talent pool of highly motivated recruits who seamlessly fit into senior and middle management positions and have the potential to be business leaders in the future.

— Rajeev BhadauriaPresident, Group HR, Reliance ADA Group

INDIAN

Kamesh Khatuja

BE (Industrial Electronics),Pune University, India

PMP, Project ManagementProfessional (PMI), USA

INDIAN

Lovlesh Chhabra

BTech (Electronics and Communications), Guru Nanak Dev University, India

PMP, Project Management Institute (PMI), USA

ITIL (Information Technology Infrastructure Library) Foundation Certified, USA

8.5 years international experience in Program / Project Management in IT Services, Product Development and Customer Relationship Management

Principal Program Manager, Oracle Corp., USA• Managed R & D of 7 Oracle Retail products with annual budget of

$2.5mn and team size of 40• Liaised with software partners for product compatibility and strategic

direction for product roadmaps

Principal Consultant, Keane Inc., USA• Achieved reduction in resource allocation backup from 20 days to 1 day

through process improvements• Led cross cultural teams for remote execution of global projects for a

large pharmaceutical client

Project Manager, Satyam Computer Services Pvt. Ltd., India / USA• Managed onsite-offshore activities and production rollout of critical

projects for Satyam's Consumer Finance, Auto Finance and Mortgage Insurance customers

• Saved the customer $400,000 in audit costs by introducing process changes

• Responded to Requests-for-Proposal from Fortune 50 customers

9 years of international experience in IT Project Management and Application Development for Telecommunications industry

Senior Project Manager, Tech Mahindra Ltd., India•Established and managed multi-site, multi-lingual service delivery

team for a major European GSM provider in Germany and UK• Evaluated plan to establish delivery centre in China, as part of

'Shadow Board'

Project Manager, Tech Mahindra Ltd., India / UK• Established and managed offshore delivery teams for multiple

European telecom service providers• Managed systems to implement Customer Loyalty Program for a

major British Telecom Service Provider• Worked with Pre-sales and Business Development Team for Europe

on multimillion dollar bids• Designed and delivered Performance Management System for O2's

CRM agents

Senior Design Engineer, Tech Mahindra Ltd., India• Developed telecom software solutions for several European telecom

service providers

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Mahesh Madiyala

PG in Software Enterprise Management, IIM Bangalore, India

BE (Mechanical Engineering),NIT, Karnataka, India

INDIAN

9 years of experience in IT Product Development, Services and Consulting for Retail

Program Manager, RedPrairie, India• Built and program managed a team of 30 engineers to develop retail

management products for RedPrairie• Provided consulting services to Reliance Retail on "Store Execution

Management" and led a cross-functional and multi-cultural team to implement the RedPrairie solution across 400+stores

Product Manager, StorePerform Technologies Pvt. Ltd., US / India• Developed a product in the vendor management space working with

leading international retailers• Owned the overall product delivery responsibility, managed cross-

functional team to successfully deliver product releases to Fortune-500 retailers

Business Analyst Retail Solutions, Wipro Technologies, India• Functional consultant with Wipro's retail centre of excellence• Worked with international retailers on core-retail IT systems in various

capacities

INDIAN

Manish Sharma

BE (Marine Engineering),Marine Engineering and ResearchInstitute, India

9 years of international experience in IT Product Development, Technical Consulting and Project Management. 2 years as Engineer in Maritime industry

Project Manager, Honeywell, India / USA• Productised four new products and filed three US patents as primary

inventor leading to revenues of $200m• Provided technical consultancy to petrochemical/chemical/power giants

(Exxon-Mobil, Shell, Conoco etc) for critical control systems problems• Recipient of coveted 'Honeywell Global Technical Excellence' and 'New

Products Initiative' awards• Developed and delivered technical training to helpdesk, field engineers

and customers• Led engineering teams spanning USA and Australia for four critical global

programmes• Aggressively led new products development and existing product portfolio

overhaul for significant business gains

Software Engineer, Aditi Technologies, India• Worked for Microsoft BU and delivered anti-piracy products like MSIA-

Admin

Engineer officer, Wallem Shipmanagement, Hong Kong• Sailed around the globe and led multinational crew on fleet ships with

AUM 100m

INDIAN

Nandini Krishna

BTech (Electrical Engineering),IIT Roorkee, India

5.5 years experience in IT Consulting and Project Management

Lead Consultant, Headstrong, India• Managed development, delivery and maintenance of trade processing

applications for Morgan Stanley's Prime Brokerage division• Improved performance of Straight Through Processing system by

30%

Consultant, Headstrong, India• Successfully delivered critical applications for supporting trading floor

operations for Bank of America's investment banking section• Recipient of 'Team Quality Achievement' award for implementing

and optimizing CMM processes

Assistant Systems Engineer, Tata Consultancy Services, India• Received Top Performer Award for Induction Training Programme

(2002)• Led design and development efforts for a health claim processing

software for South• African insurance major, which resulted in reduction in claims

processing time by 500%• Recipient of Institute Silver Medal (IIT,Roorkee) for first rank in

Electrical Engineering

INDIAN

Naveen Singhal

Marine Engineering Officer,Class-I, Ministry of Surface Transport,Government of India

BE (Marine Engineering),Marine Engineering and Research Institute, Jadavpur University, India

9 years of international experience in Operations Management and Project Management in Shipping industry

Chief Engineer, Mitsui O.S.K.Lines Ltd., Tokyo• Led multinational teams of 5 engineers and 20-25 crew members in end-

to-end operations involved in running ships worth $100mn and transporting cargo worth $80mn

• Upgraded 'Planned Maintenance System' and achieved 90% accuracy in estimating human resource allocation for shipboard operations

• Conducted baseline assessment and collaborated with shipyard personnel in $1.5mn ship repair projects in Japan, China and Singapore

• Trained engineers for specialized operations on pure car carriers• Managed spares and stores inventory worth $1.2mn• Redesigned vendor management which reduced logistics costs by 5%• Coordinated crisis management with multinational teams• Developed plans for shipboard operations related to safety and

environmental protection

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INDIAN

Nitin Kumar

BE (Mechanical Engineering),Thapar Institute of Engineering andTechnology, India

PMP, Project Management Institute (PMI), USA

INS 021 and 022(Insurance Certification fromInsurance Institute of America)

9 years of Customer Relationship and Project Management in Banking, Financial Service and Insurance domain in IT industry, 3 years in Manufacturing industry

Onsite delivery manager, Patni Computer Systems, India• Managed a $5 mn programme and led a 50 member international team

to implement a 401K management system for one of the largest MutualFund Companies in the world

• Started a new client engagement and led its growth from $150,000to $1 mn business in one year

• Envisioned, planned and executed new internet based insurance application which resulted in additional business of $10 mn peryear for client

• Honored with Superlative Performance Award (year 2005) and Excellent Performance Award (year 2006), the highest honors in PatniComputer Systems

Production Engineer, MR Conductors, India• Streamlined production and quality processes of the plant with annual

turnover of $4 mn

INDIAN

Padmanabhan Killimangalam

Graduate Diploma inComputer Systems, NIIT, IndiaBSc (Chemical Technology),Osmania University, India

7.5 years of international experience in designing Training Solutions to achieve business results

Client Training Manager, Countrywide Financial Corp., USA• Led the training rollout of SOX-compliant Software Development Life

Cycle management software to reduce employee ramp-up time by 50%• Developed online training on loan programming standards to reduce

quality defects ($1mn in cost savings)• Award for Outstanding Customer Service, June 2006

Senior Consultant, NIIT Ltd., India• Designed training curriculum to improve customer satisfaction, technician

productivity and process compliance at leading US-based repair service provider (72 learning hours, $200,000 in revenues)

• Designed online training to communicate a client's corporate philosophy to its 100,000-strong global workforce

• Developed process to create blended training programmes for NIIT's corporate clients

• Managed outsourcing of content development to vendors• Award for Excellence, 2005

PGPX offered me a good opportunity for course correction of my career. Pre-PGPX, I was in marketing & sales. Post-PGPX, I am heading the strategy department of the India business of a leading engineering company. I lead initiatives in finance, supply chain and change management with equal ease as that of any marketing or sales initiative. The 300+ case studies during PGPX enables every participant to think like a CEO, talk like a CEO and dream of becoming a CEO.

— Sudipto Mukherjee (PGPX Class 2008) DGM - Strategy, Cummins Sales & Services (India) Ltd.

12 years of IT experience with focus on Project / Program Management and IT Consulting

Senior Project Manager / Program Manager, Accenture / EDS• Managed 30 managers from different nationalities for DBS Bank,

Singapore; Established a PMO• Led 75-member team for online gaming platform development • Managed 50-member Internet banking project for Wachovia to

retain its market position• Relocated IT infrastructure, 1300 people for ABN-AMRO• Global Release Manager for Deutsche Bank's Internet Banking

product with extremely successful release• Got ISO 9001-2000 certification for an organization• Maintained 0% schedule variance, 0% effort variance, less than 3%

resource attrition rate for all projects in the last four years• Led network transformation project covering Asia, America, Europe• Independent Project Management consultant for clients including

LKY School of Public Policy, Singapore

INDIAN / SINGAPORE PR

Piyush Singhal

MS (Software Systems),BITS, Pilani, IndiaBTech (Mechanical Engineering),NIT Kurukshetra, IndiaDiploma in Business Finance,ICFAI, IndiaCertificate Course in French

INDIAN

Pramod Mundra

MBA (Information Systems), Institute of Management Studies, Indore, India

BE (Distinction) (Civil Engineering),Shri GS Institute of Technology & Science, Indore, India

PMP, Project Management Institute (PMI), USA

8 years of experience in helping BFSI clients with Customer Relationship Management (CRM) and Front-Office Strategies

Project Manager, Oracle Financial Services (formerly i-flex solutions), US / India• Led teams (size ~ 15) for CRM functional and technology

implementations, latest work involved implementation of a Sales and Marketing platform to integrate and improve business processes for 4000 users across 21 countries

• Guided clients in developing strategies to integrate Sales, Service, Marketing and Analytics activities across customer channels

• Supported Pre-sales and business development activities (~$3mn) for CRM products and services

• Worked on the business growth plan for a $4mn SBU• Managed a CRM product development across Product Lifecycle• Received 'i-Appreciate' and 'Team Excellence' awards for individual and

team performance respectively

Graduate Engineer Trainee, Larsen and Toubro ECC Group, India• Handled Civil Engineering design and site execution activities

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INDIAN

Prasad Hanchate

MS, (Computer Science),Arizona State University, USA

BE, (Computer Science and Engineering), Osmania University, India

5 years of international experience in IT Services and Enterprise Application Integration Software working with multi-cultural teams

Project Lead, TIBCO Software Inc., USA• Led a 5-member team to implement and customize product features

for Fortune 500 clients• Implemented the “Knowledge Base” process which improved customer

satisfaction level (from 3.6 to 4.0 on scale of 5) and decreased the number of customer issues reported by 20%

• Coordinated with cross-cultural and cross-functional teams located in Australia, China, India, UK and USA to resolve show-stopper issues in an efficient and professional manner

• Architected and enhanced product release roadmaps for various products

Technical Lead, MediSpin Inc., New York, USA• Guided MediSpin Inc in setting up offshore centre in India which resulted

in cost saving of 30% for the company • Mentored new recruits and imparted effective customer interaction

training

INDIAN

Prateek Gupta

BSc (Mathematics),Jawahar Lal Nehru University,National Defence Academy,Pune, India

13 years of Indian Army experience in Leading and Training large teams, Strategic Planning & Management and Operations

Major, Indian Army• Served in Special Forces Unit and Infantry Battalion• Commanded a 150 member team in intense counter terrorism operations

for over six years in J&K and led an infantry assault to capture strategic heights during Kargil War

• Served as an instructor in the Commando Wing to train Indian and foreign officers in unconventional warfare and special techniques

• Represented Indian Army as an Improvised Explosive Device Expert as part of three member team for procurement of countermeasure devices

• Awarded the National Gallantry Award by the President of India in 2006 for conspicuous bravery; and a Commendation Card by the Northern Army Commander in 1996 for exemplary conduct and service

8 years of international experience in Telecom Product Development

Senior Engineer, Nextwave Wireless. San Diego, CA, USA• Led the System Integration activity of fourth generation wireless

modem (WiMax) with Huawei Telecommunication Equipment• Liaised with test equipment vendors and developed specifications

for integration and test of Wimax modems

Engineer, Qualcomm Inc., San Diego, CA, USA• Developed an innovative method to decrease the production costs

for CDMA phones• Trained Qualcomm and Verizon engineers on 1xEV-DO (3G Wireless

Data Service) standards• Performed Network Optimization for 1xEV-DO networks for Bell

Mobility, Toronto. (Capex Saving > $500,000)

Engineer, Ericsson Wireless Unit, San Diego, CA, USA• Led a group of six engineers to automate system test activities

two registered USA patents in the area of wireless network design

INDIAN

Praveen Sheethalnath

MS (Electrical and Telecommunications,Virginia Tech, Virginia, USA

BTech (Electronics and Communication), NIT, India

INDIAN

Prem Sreenivasan Narayan

BE (Computer Science & Engineering),Madurai Kamaraj University, India

7.5 years of experience in Project Management, Pre-Sales and Consulting in IT industry

Project Manager, Infosys Technologies Ltd., India• Conceived, designed and implemented a solution that resulted in annual

saving of US $200,000 in software licence costs and eliminated manual intervention for 80% of orders for a US Telecom industry leader

• Led an initiative to proactively identify and fix issues with orders that were billing incorrectly which plugged estimated revenue leakage of US $450,000 for a Dow 30 company

• Managed strategic outsourcing and application development engagements for Fortune 20 telecom clients with revenues ranging from $2mn to $6mn

• Streamlined the invoicing, budgeting and vendor management processes for a US $30mn delivery unit at Infosys

• Recipient of 'Best Project Team' award at the divisional and corporate levels

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INDIAN

Pulak Piplani

BE (Computer Technology),Nagpur University, India

13 years in Telecom Software Product Development including 3 years of international experience spread over 7 countries

Engineering Manager, Alcatel-Lucent Pvt. Ltd., India• Managed cross functional team of 40 engineers developing telecom

products• Led OAM sub-area for a 'Get Well Program' to save a $1bn contract• Transitioned development activities of mission critical products across the

globe• Led development teams through merger of Lucent Technologies with

Alcatel• Rated as 'Role Model' for three consecutive years

Specialist, Ericsson India Pvt. Ltd., India / Sweden• Started new design unit within Ericsson(India) R&D• Member of 'Leadership Team' for Ericsson (India) R&D• Defined OAM principles for Ericsson 3G wireless network, as part of a

prestigious two year assignment at Ericsson head office• Led development of several software products in 2G, 2.5G and 3G

wireless technologies

INDIAN

Rachna Raniwala

Certified Internal Auditor (CIA), The Institute of Internal Auditors, USA

Certified Public Accountant (CPA), The American Institute of Certified Public Accountants

CA, The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India

5.5 years in Corporate Finance, Internal Audit, Sarbanes–Oxley Compliance and Financial Reporting

Deputy Manager, Finance, Tata Autocomp Systems Limited, India• Led the team responsible for reporting consolidated and standalone US

GAAP financial statements for TACO and its 21 business units• Initiated documentation and implementation of control objectives as per

the internal control requirements of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, 2002• Prepared financial statements, both standalone and consolidated,

responsible for financial reporting and analysis, cash flow statements and capital budgeting

Corporate Auditor, Tyco International Inc., USA• Participated in the planning and reporting process of each engagement,

including preparation of audit report• Conducted finance, operational and compliance reviews of Tyco

companies, both domestically and internationally• Actively participated in global initiatives aimed at improving Tyco

Corporate Audit’s internal processes and procedures

A manufacturing head from Seychelles, a management consultant who has grown his firm from the ground up, an IT manager who is in his company's Tier III leadership structure, an AVP with 25+ years of experience as a power sector leader/entrepreneur, a decorated commando with experience in Kargil, and a network communications R&D whiz. What do they have in common? They're all in my study group.

— Senthil Govindan (PGPX Class 2009)

US CITIZEN / INDIAN

Rahul Shah

MS (Electrical Engineering), University of Missouri-Rolla, USA

BE (Electronics), University of Mumbai, India

11 years of experience in Project and Line Management in Embedded Wireless Communication and Multimedia Systems

Sr. Staff Engineer / Manager, Semiconductor Division of Qualcomm Inc., USA• Led cross-functional firefighting teams of up to 20 subject matter

experts for durations of 1-3 months• Directed several time-critical debug efforts with 100% success; one such

3-month effort saved $2mn• Coordinated pre-tapeout efforts across groups to minimize risk of wasted

man-months potentially saving several hundred thousand dollars• As Functional Team Lead, managed teams of up to 20 for durations of

6-8 months• Led new feature integration on and verification of several

1x / EV DO / GPS / multimedia CDMA chips• Created new methodology to optimize product screen saving $300,000

on single product; methodology is now standard test flow• Personally integrated new features; found and resolved numerous critical

bugs through personal initiative and thorough analysis

INDIAN

RaghunandanSubramanian

MBA (Finance), California State University East Bay

CFA level 2 candidate

BCom, RA Podar College of Commerce and Economics, Mumbai University

10 years of experience in IT in the Capital Markets domain

Project Manager, Merrill Lynch Inc., India• Successfully led a team to develop a global foreign exchange

trading platform which is currently being used across all Merrill Lynch Foreign Exchange trading centers worldwide, trading through this product exceeds $100bn per day on average

• Part of consulting team at Merrill Lynch India that helped identify gaps in its institutional and retail equities trading technology portfolio and recommend applications in the company that could be adopted

• Designed domain related training requirements for various teams in Merrill Lynch India Technology Services

• Conducted a training program on foreign exchange and its linkages with global macroeconomic factors

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INDIAN

Raja Mitra

PhD (Systems Science and Mathematics), Washington University in St. Louis, USA

BTech (Electrical), IIT, Kharagpur, India

PMP, IPMA-D certifications in project management

NCFM certifications on 'Financial Markets', 'Derivatives' and 'Fixed Income'

8.5 years in Semiconductor Software R&D Management and Site Development and Financial Software Consulting

Senior Engineering Manager, Cadence Design Systems (India) Pvt. Ltd.• Managed multiple semiconductor software products development with

total revenue of $45m• Developed strategic R&D site of 40 cross functional team members from

scratch and managed department budget of $5.6mn annually• Engaged with top electronics customers like Freescale, Texas

Instruments, NXP and ARM to present Cadence strategy and product roadmap

Software Consultant, G A Sullivan Software Development Solution, USA• Consulted on and developed financial computing software on reinsurance

of Fortune 500 companies at Reinsurance Group of America

Listed in 'Marquis Who's Who in Science and Engineering'Secretary and Treasurer, IEEE Circuits and Systems chapter, DelhiAuthored several publications in leading electronics journals such as EETimes

INDIAN

Rajendra Chaudhari

MTech (Design Engineering),IIT Bombay, India

BE (Mechanical Engineering),College of Engineering, Pune, India

18 years experience, 5 years in Automotive domain and 13 years in Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) Software Development and Services in India and US

Senior Manager, Siemens PLM software, India • Achieved 15% productivity improvement keeping attrition levels below

15% while heading a team of 25 engineers• Instrumental in setting up Indian operations and headcount growth to 600• Contributed to 20+% productivity gains for Japanese automotive and

hi-tech customers which resulted in $100mn contracts

Manager, Siemens PLM software, USA • Led global teams responsible for delivery of critical projects, improving

productivity of US automotive customers by 25% • Achieved 98% customer retention through product transition by delivering

five releases of interoperability and migration products

Project Manager, Geometric Software Services, India • Developed business leads with key US client for services projects worth

15 man-years

Senior Engineer, Tata Motors, India • Designed / analysed concept cars at Engineering Research Center

INDIAN

Rajesh Nirwan

CA, Institute of Chartered Accountants of India, New Delhi, India

Master’s Degree in Police Management, Osmania University, India

BSc (Hons) (Chemistry), University of Rajasthan, Jaipur, India

16 years in Indian Police Service (IPS) involving Leadership, Planning, Man Management, Strategy Formulation, Fraud Investigation, Auditing as a CA

• Served as Deputy Inspector General of Police in Central Bureau of Investigation

• Conducted and supervised investigation of complex cases of high value bank frauds

• Commanded large police force (up to 1700) in four districts and handled many challenging assignments

• Implemented national and state level schemes for police modernization

• Awarded Police Medal for Meritorious Service by the Government of India

• Developed innovative practices to improve delivery of public services during elections and large events

• Made large scale security arrangements for important events like the visit of Bill Clinton, President of USA, to Sawai Madhopur

• Secured second rank in India in CA (Final) Examination and second rank in the University in B.Sc

• Conducted audits of large companies on behalf of PricewaterhouseCoopers

INDIAN

Rakesh Kumar

BTech (Electrical Engineering),IT-BHU, India

10 years in Strategy, Business Development, Client Relationship Management and Project Management in IT Financial Services

Consultant, Oracle Financial Services (formerly i-flex Solutions Ltd.), India• Managed large projects with team size up to 40 • Enabled deals worth more than $5mn as part of business

development team• Owned Credit Risk Management Product for Basel II compliance• Laid roadmap for establishing Center of Excellence (CoE)• Received ‘Service Excellence’ Award (given only to <0.5% of

employees) for managing crisis at Tadawul, Saudi Arabian stock exchange

• More than 5.5 years of international experience in North America, Europe, Middle East, Africa, and Asia

• Domain expertise includes Credit Risk Management, Equities Trading / Order Management Systems, and Initial Public Offerings

Software Engineer, CGI (formerly IMR Global), India• Developed software and utility tools for different projects across division

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INDIAN

Rama Eswara

BE (Mechanical Engineering),Andhra University, India

PMP, Project Management Institute, (PMI), USA

11+ years of experience (7+ years international) in IT Services – Portfolio Management, Strategic Planning and Pre-sales

Senior Manager, Infosys Technologies Limited, India and Australia• Managed application development and maintenance for a multi-location

OSS portfolio worth $22mn for a Telecom giant in Australia• Involved in strategic annual account planning activities. Led margin

management sub-area in that exercise• Led Australia focused pre-sales activities resulting in projects worth

over $10mn• Played a key role in developing one of the first accounts of Infosys in

Australia. Contributed to its growth to a 'top3' global account of Infosys• Received ‘Outstanding Performer Award’ in Infosys APAC Unit – awarded

annually to ~1% of 1700+ employees in the unit

Associate Manager, iGate Corporation, India and USA• Led successful turn-around of a key customer relationship resulting in

repeat business worth $300k

INDIAN

Ramya Shenoy

BE (Electronics and CommunicationsEngineering), Mangalore University, India

6.5 years of multinational experience in IT Consulting and Financial Services

Senior Consultant, Capgemini, India• Enabled new business generation as the first onsite consultant at client’s

Credit Card Business Development Team in the Middle East • Created business proposals and design specifications to aid new credit

card service offerings of HSBC, Mexico; was involved in end-to-end project delivery

• Participated in due diligence of in-house business applications to aid integration of Kanbay and Adjoined Consulting

• Designed and managed roll out of new project management application across 200+ in-house projects

• Managed the team that customized and rolled out a credit card package used across 67 countries

• Acknowledged for contributions to process improvement• Institutionalized knowledge enhancement workshops

Our recruiting experience at PGPX IIM, Ahmedabad was very positive last year.  Having recruited from a number of top global business schools over the years, I clearly see the strengths of the PGPX program. PGPX students not only receive world-class management education at the top-ranked IIM, Ahmedabad, but also possess excellent real world business maturity and cross-cultural work capability based on their significant pre-MBA global work experience. I am confident that this program will give us access to a high potential talent base as we build on more than 30 years' experience and firmly establish PRTM as the leading operational strategy consulting firm in the Asia/Middle-East region.

— Steve HusseyManaging Director,

PRTM Management Consultants (India) Pvt. Ltd.

INDIAN

Ranjita Jain

ME (Computer Science), Cornell University, USA

BE (Computer Science), University of Bombay, India

7 years international experience in Enterprise Application Delivery and Product Management for Telecom industry

Team Leader, Verizon Communications, USA•Led the development and deployment of a customized call

management desktop application to 20,000 users in 100 call centers resulting in yearly savings of $7mn

• Managed 20-member software project team across three locations in USA and India, annual budget of $2mn

• Formulated two business cases to enhance Customer Relationship Management functionality, project implementation resulted in yearly savings of $5mn

• Implemented outsourcing procedures which resulted in headcount reduction from 40 to 15 over a period of one year while maintaining quarterly deployment schedule (savings $2.75mn)

Research Assistant, Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad, India• Identified and evaluated 60 innovative mobile service rollout

opportunities across South East Asia for Nokia Siemens Networks, Finland, recommendations reviewed by New Growth Markets Programme

INDIAN

Runa Joshi

BTech (Instrumentation Engineering), Calcutta University, India

BSc (Hons) (Physics), Jadavpur University, India

11.5 years experience in Leadership, Technology and Operations in Cellular Network Industry and Indian Air Force

Team Lead, Nokia Siemens Networks, India• Set up 25-member team and managed the network operations for

Vodafone India• Achieved annual rollout target of 2500 cell-sites with system availability

> 99.98%

Assistant Manager, Hutchison India Ltd., India• Managed Operation & Maintenance Centre (Assets worth $2mn)• Played key role in major equipment transition, with emphasis on

minimizing service disruption• Designed training processes for technical employees

Flight Lieutenant (Aeronautical Engineer), Indian Air Force, India• Led 40-member team managing hi-tech Air Defense Radar System• Member, Crisis Management Team which revised wartime processes for

end-to-end repair and delivery of equipments to forward bases, increasing efficiency by 300%

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INDIAN / GERMAN PR

Samatha Kottha

MS (Information & Communication Technology), International University in Germany

MSc (Physics), Kakatiya University, India

BSc (Mathematics, Physics, and Computer Science), Kakatiya University, India

9 years of IT industry experience in Pre-Sales, Data Warehousing, Data Mining, Bioinformatics and Grid Research

Scientific Staff at Technische Universität (TU) Dresden, Germany• Established Grid infrastructure worth of €500,000 at TU Dresden Supported and facilitated five multi-disciplinary scientific projects worth

of €1mn• Mined biological data, published four papers and presented in six

international conferences

System Engineer at Global SAP-Sun Competence Centre, Sun Microsystems, Germany• Provided technical support to Sun's sales teams in Europe, Middle East,

and Asia to win SAP deals worth €250,000 - €16mn• Worked closely with SAP teams in defining sizing rules and testing SAP

products on Sun Hardware and published one white paper• Monitored competitor strategies, designed counter remedies, and

conducted four workshops to train the Sun sales forces and system engineers

• Selected for Excellent Employee Program

INDIAN

Sanjay Chaturvedi

MTech (Microware Engineering), IT-BHU, India

BTech (Electronics Engineering), IT-BHU, India

10 years of experience in Project Management and Business Development in IT, Telecommunication and Software solutions

Project Manager, Infosys Technologies Ltd., India / US / Canada• Headed three projects spread across USA, Canada and India for Canadian

Telecom major with team size 28 and annual revenue of $1.4mn• Led Global Network Product Support team supporting customers like

Verizon, AT&T, SPRINT, QWEST and BSNL• Contributed to pre-sales and recruitment activities in company's telecom

vertical• Handled SEI-CMMi Level 5 audit and certification initiatives• Received top customer satisfaction rating consistently• Led the project which received 'Product Engineering Team Excellence'

award

Assistant Executive Engineer, Indian Telephone Industries Limited, India• Engineered reduction in footprint size of Radio Transmission Equipment

that helped company get additional business of $8mn

US CITIZEN

Sanjay Poudyal

BS (Mechanical Engineering) with Distinction, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota, US

9 years of international experience in the US, UK, Singapore, Ireland, and Hungary in Manufacturing Process Strategy, Operations, and Supply Chain Management

Engineering Project Manager, IBM Corporation, USA• Managed launch of IBM’s global Initiative ‘Xccelerator’, which

transformed the sales and delivery processes to create a single fulfillment pipeline for large product portfolio, Implementation cost of $147mn and projected revenue of $300mn

Advisory Process Engineer, IBM Corporation, USA• Saved $4 million by developing an inventory consumption plan for

non-compliant inventory in response to a European Union environmental regulation RoHS, Implemented solution in IBM facilities in four countries

• Graduated from Leadership Excellence Program, IBM’s eight-month training for employees with senior managerial potential

Process Engineer, IBM Corporation, USA• Awarded 'Outstanding Technical Achievement' Award for leading

assembly line set-up of new products in the US and Singapore, saved $120,000 with design simplification

INDIAN / US PR

Sanjiv Joshi

MS (Biomedical Engineering),Drexel University, PA

BE (Electrical Engineering),SVR College of Engineering & Technology, India

11.5 years of experience in Sales and Marketing of engineered products in North and South America and Africa

Sales Manager – North and South America and Africa, Testek Inc., USA• Developed new markets generating annual sales of $1.1mn in Latin

America, $500,000 in Africa, $1.3mn in Canada and $350,000 in Mexico• 360 degree contribution to Sales and Marketing (Pricing, Negotiation of

contracts, Managing Projects, Developing Product Literature andAdvertising)

Sales Engineer, Abbott Technologies, USA• Contributed $300,000 sales to company’s annual sales of $2.4mn

Biomedical Engineer, BioWhittaker Inc., USA• Designed and implemented database to track and process ELISA test

results• Developed timer features that enabled walk-away testing on company

products

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INDIAN

Santosh Raju

MSc (Defence and Strategic Studies),Chennai University, India

Staff College, Wellington, India

BSc, National Defence Academy, India

20 years experience in Leadership, Strategic Planning and Operations in Executive Branch, Indian Navy

Director Operations (rank of Captain)• Extensive strategic planning and project management experience in highly

stressful and dynamic environments• Expertise in detailed planning/execution of disaster relief operations• Worked across cultures in tasks with diplomatic implications• Participated in international level negotiations

Commanding Officer / Second-in-Command• Managed assets worth over Rs.12bn and 400 personnel in high risk

environments

Achievements / Awards• Sword of Honour awardee• Selected for prestigious appointment to lead Mauritian Navy units• Winner of national yachting team championship representing Indian Navy

INDIAN

Sasanka Velidandla

MS (Industrial Engineering),University of Cincinnati, Ohio, USA

BE (Mechanical Engineering), Andhra University, India

8 years experience in Operations Consulting, Product and Process Design

Senior Manufacturing Engineer, General Motors, USA• Managed offshore team responsible for providing manufacturing analysis

services to GM technical centers worldwide• Developed business processes to enable global collaboration as part of

GM’s strategic digital initiative team

Consulting Engineer, Altair Engineering, USA• Launched manufacturing analysis group at GM Cadillac division• Played key role in eliminating physical prototyping for manufacturing at

GM, achieved savings of $1mn annually• Supported six vehicle lines from concept to launch, driving process and

plant friendly designs• Led training and development activities for GM’s digital initiative• Awarded GM Chairman’s honors award for outstanding team contribution

PGPX course was a great choice for me and I value the experience as one of greatest learning experiences of my life - learning on management, India and life. On management, the level of learning certainly exceeded my expectations and I was able to learn about India from my batchmates, faculty and time spent in the country. India probably has more to teach about life than any other country or culture that I know. Without having done PGPX, I may not have had the confidence or skills to take on this role. I wish the program a bright future and hope that it can help IIMA climb into the top rankings of international business schools.

— James Beeson (PGPX Class of 2007, Gold Medalist) Finance Controller, United Water, Shanghai, China

INDIAN / US PR

Sauri Gudlavalleti

MS (Mechanical Engineering), MIT, USA

BTech (Mechanical Engineering),IIT Madras, India

Certified Six - Sigma Green Belt

6 years of experience managing global teams and leading innovation in alternative energy and advanced manufacturing

Staff Engineering Manager, Qualcomm MEMS Technologies, USA• Led development of company’s first commercial cell phone display

product spearheading entry into $2bn market, managed 20-member cross-functional team spread across USA and Taiwan

• Achieved company’s strategic goal of demonstrating high-volume, low-cost manufacturing by establishing design for manufacturability initiative

Lead Engineer, GE Global Research, USA• Tripled throughput of multi-million dollar Advanced Fuel Cell

Research programme by setting up batch manufacturing process, saved 10% on material budget

• Facilitated timely recovery of critical $30mn project by integrating remotely located, newly acquired division

• Led $1.4mn worth of externally funded research projects• Filed 15 patents and authored 9 publications in areas of hydrogen,

fuel cells and microtechnology

INDIAN

Senthil Govindan

MS (Management Information Systems),The University of Arizona, USA

BE (Electronics and Instrumentation),Annamalai University, India

8 Years in IT Engagement Management, Enterprise Solutions and Software Consulting

Technical Account Manager, Oracle Corp., Australia• Advised leading Financial Services firm on strategy, governance and

technology issues in a $20mn software upgrade project• Played key role in resolving implementation and product-related crises at

Oracle customers, salvaged deals worth more than $3mn

Principal Consultant, Siebel Systems Inc., USA• Jointly coordinated pre-sales effort for deal worth $2mn with APAC

branch of global technology giant• Implemented Siebel software at multiple market leading companies

Senior Consultant / Project Manager, i2 Technologies Inc., USA• Managed localization testing effort in Tokyo, Japan; localization group

consisted of 20 members distributed across multiple cross-cultural testing teams

• Reduced quarterly budget from $1mn to $320,000 by introducing automation and off-shoring

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INDIAN

Shashank Goyal

PGD in IT, IIIT Bangalore, India

BTech (Mechanical Engineering),GBP University, India

PMP, Project Management Institute (PMI), USA

NSE’s Certification in Financial Markets, National Stock Exchange, India

8 years of international experience in IT Project Management and Customer Relationship Management in Credit Cards domain

Project Manager, Infosys Technologies Ltd., India / USA• Managed 40-member team spread across five locations in USA, Mexico

and India, that implemented a rule engine for Credit Card replacement process at American Express, USA

• Set up Business Analyst and Project Management teams for American Express in low cost locations, resulting in cost savings of 60%

• Implemented the resource forecasting model for three big portfolios of applications ($5mn+) thus optimizing the capacity planning process

Business Analyst, Infosys Technologies Ltd., India / USA• Analysed and recommended changes in card activation process of

American Express that resulted in annual cost savings of $1.6mn• Won 'On the Spot' award for exceeding expectations on multiple

occasions

INDIAN

Shivani Saxena

MS (Environmental Engineering), University of California, Berkeley, USA

BTech (Civil Engineering) IIT Kanpur, India

7 years of international experience in Consulting, Project Management, General Management, and Research in Environmental / Energy industry

Manager, Kleinfelder Inc., USA• Collaborated with engineers, lawyers, and regulatory agencies to provide

customized solutions for managing environmental liabilities of energy companies

• Negotiated with regulatory agencies to arrive at cleanup targets for remediation projects of revenues over $1mn

• Led an environmental project for the San Jose International Airport expansion, resulting in revenues of $400,000

Project Manager, CH2M HILL, USA• Led cross-functional teams of over 30 people for treatment system design

and field implementation efforts to remediate contaminated sites• Implemented a Geographic Information System technology project to

assess environmental risk, resulting in savings of $600,000 for a multinational oil company

• Author of publications in international conferences on innovative environmental technologies

Took courses towards programme for Working Professionals, Wharton School of Business, Philadelphia, USA

INDIAN

Siddharth Garud

BE (Electronics and Telecommunications),Government College of Engineering,Aurangabad, India

8 years of international IT Consulting experience with focus on Wireless Communications R&D and Software

Assistant Consultant, TCS-Nortel Technology Laboratory, Tata Consultancy Services Ltd., India• Led 20-member R&D team based in Mumbai, India and Richardson,

Texas, USA• Provided consultation to Nortel Product Line Management on CDMA

project feasibility and risks followed by project acceptance and development

• Led five large and several small projects. Key projects include Location Services Enhancements, Mobile Equipment Identifier (MEID) Compliance and Caller Tunes

• Introduced process change to ensure early risk detection saving up to $100,000 per year. The change was recognized as best practice

• Led automation of change management quality checklist• Won the best trainee award in 2001

Executive Engineer, ICN Division, Siemens Ltd., India• Planned video and data networks• Handled video conferencing demonstration to Indian Railways

INDIAN

Siva Kondapalli

BTech (Computer Science and Engineering), JNTU, India

Teradata Certified Master

Certified Function Point Specialist

8 years of international experience in Software Project Management and Delivery

Advisory System Analyst, IBM India Pvt. Ltd., India / USA / Canada• Managed $1.5mn/yr, 20-member team spread across India,

United States and Canada• Spearheaded Function Point Championship drive, achieving productivity

improvement of 23%• Contributed to $16bn AT&T merger with SBC, BellSouth and Cingular as

IBM technical lead for 5 applications• Initiated and led first Six Sigma project for AT&T business unit• Won 'Best of IBM' Award for two consecutive years

Senior Software Engineer, Infosys Technologies Pvt. Ltd., USA / India• Supervised team of eight people as onsite lead and offshore project

manager• Led Knowledge Management activity for Bank of America• Won 'On the Spot' award for mainframe schedule automation that

resulted in $65,000 annual savings

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INDIAN

Somnath Ganguly

MS (Quantitative Economics), Indian Statistical Institute, Kolkata, India

BSc (Economics Honors), St. Xaviers College, Kolkata, India

GE Six Sigma Certified Student Member, Casualty Actuarial Society, USA – 2 Actuarial Exams cleared

8 years of delivering Business Solutions through Advanced Analytics in the BFSI Domain: Engagement & Project Management, Six Sigma Deployment

Lead Black Belt, Genpact (Formerly GE Capital)• Deployed LEAN and Six Sigma to deliver productivity gains across

business verticals worth over $250k• Led project to optimize cash flow for Fortune 500 pharmaceutical

company, projected annual saving of $5mn

Operating Leader, Analytics, Genpact• Managed client relationship and service delivery for three Fortune 100

companies with annual revenue of $1mn• Led Solution Identification at client sites – helped customers identify

outsourcing opportunities to gain competitive advantage

Manager, Actuarial Risk, GE Capital• Set up and grew a cross-location team of 25 Pricing Analysts for GE

Reinsurance with authority to price treaties up to $2.5mn• Redesigned the pricing process to generate additional premium of $26mn

for the US broker market

INDIAN

Srinivasa Rao Munagala

BE (Electronics and Communications),Osmania University, India

15 years of experience in IT Services Delivery and Project Management

Associate Vice President, Enterprise Applications SAP, Deloitte Consulting Services India Pvt. Ltd., India• Led 70-member team and managed $5mn project delivery successfully

from off-shore • Led Organizational Innovation and Deployment track as part of the CMMI

Level 5 certification initiative, received excellence award for the contributions in achieving CMMI Level 5 Certification

Senior Consultant, IBM Global Business Services, USA• Managed development deliverables based on on-site (USA) /

off-shore model • Provided consulting to entertainment industry giants Disney, Sony,

NBC Universal• Received 'Above and Beyond' recognition awards on several occasions

Principal Consultant, PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, USA• Delivered solutions for complex business requirements related to Finance,

MM and SD modules• Provided SAP solutions to clients: Kellog's, Nike, PetSmart, etc.

After mastering the technicalities of power industry over more than 17 years, my managerial skills are being rejuvenated at PGPX. Indeed, PGPX could not have come at a better time in my career.

— Ajay Shah (PGPX Class 2009)

INDIAN

SubramaniamVaidyanathan

BE (Electronics and Communication), Visveswaraiah Technological University, Karnataka, India

10 years in IT, Project/ Program Management and Product Development

Project Manager, Trilogy Software, India• Managed customer relationships and led product delivery for major

US auto manufacturers, a $14mn annual revenue stream for Trilogy• Led outsourcing initiatives to improve productivity by 30%

Project Manager, GE Infrastructure, USA• Managed a $4mn portfolio of engineering IT projects• Established common processes to enable over $500,000 of synergy

savings • Coordinated complex geographically and functionally distributed

teams across GE Energy, Aviation and R&D

Project Manager, GE Global Research, India• Architected solution and led team to improve datasheet availability

by 5x for GE advanced materials. Won GE management award. Project won the global six sigma award

• Led multiple web application initiatives for GE Energy

INDIAN

Sudhir Gokhale

MS (Software Systems), BITS Pilani, India

MTech (Mechanical Engineering), REC Bhopal, India

BE (Mechanical Engineering), Bhopal University, India

11 years of experience in Software Product Development and Project Management

Technical Architect & Pre-sales consultant, Tech Mahindra• Constituted and led a consulting group of 25 engineers focused on SDP

technology in Next Generation Network domain• Managed multiple software projects in Intelligent Networks and VoIP

generating revenue of $2mn• Designed and created solution offerings for Telecom RFPs

Product Architect, Tech Mahindra• Led product development team of 20 engineers to develop Real Time

Contact Center Router generating revenue of $8mn. Deployed the product at multiple large contact centers in US and UK

• Co-led Technology Transfer and set up a 70 engineers’ offshore development center for a multi-product US company

IT Analyst and Team Lead, TCS• Engineered software for Telecom and Contact Center Telephony domain

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INDIAN

Sunil Puri

MTech (Energy Studies) Gold Medalist, IIT Delhi, India

DBM, International Management Institute, New Delhi, India

BE (Mechanical), Bangalore University, India

11 years of experience in managing Technology and Energy Research teams

Associate Director, Corporate Executive Board (CEB)• Led global Technology Bench team that tracked latest technology best

practices, trends and issues• Managed IT strategy research assignments for member firms• Steered CEB India's growth from 3 to 200+ FTEs as one of its founding

members

Program Manager, Energy Outreach, Winrock International India• Structured and managed clean energy / climate change outreach projects

in partnership with multilateral agencies

Head – Research, India Infrastructure Publishing• Managed syndicated research projects and authored energy sector

reports, lead analyst on power sector

Project Appraisal Officer, Power Finance Corporation• Conducted techno–economic appraisal of projects• Evaluated debt servicing abilities of state governments

Initiated and manage www.newenergyindia.org - a Web community for clean energy enthusiasts

INDIAN

Suresh Seetharaman

BE (Electronics), Bangalore University, India

11 years of experience in IT Consulting, Project Leadership and Business Development

Senior Principal Consultant, NaviSite Inc., USA• Collaborated with sales team to conduct business development activities

with wins totalling $2.3mn• Performed crisis management duties to rescue two projects totalling

$7.3mn• Spearheaded Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) technology projects

in the US West region

Senior Database Administrator, Automatic Data Processing, Inc., USA• Reengineered IT processes to account for new ERP system, reducing

implementation time by 25% and costs by $200,000+ annually• Created and implemented best practices in Change and Systems

Management to stabilize ERP system and increased user satisfaction from under 60% to over 90%

Senior Consultant, Oracle Solution Services India Pvt. Ltd., India• Led several ERP technology initiatives in EMEA; recognized as a subject

matter expert in ERP upgrades

INDIAN

Tanmay Gupta

BE (Electronics and Communication), Delhi College of Engineering, India

10 years in Networking and Telecommunications R&D including 6 years of international experience

Senior Staff Engineer, Motorola Inc., India • Led 4-5 member teams to deliver multiple software releases;

responsible for planning, architecture and execution of the releases

Platform Architect, Intel Corporation, USA • Led alliance with key strategic partner company for developing joint

product architecture• Instrumental in conceptualizing and mobilizing support for Ethernet

enhancements in industry and IEEE Standards body; received Intel Division Recognition Award for driving this initiative and securing key industry relationships

• Led team for development of software solutions for Intel’s network processor family; supported Customer Sales Organization in product briefings at customer site

• Filed three patents in network congestion management

INDIAN

Tripti Jaipuria

PGD in Apparel Marketing and Merchandising Management, NIFT, New Delhi, India

BCom (Hons), Lady Shri Ram College, Delhi University, India

7 years of Retail experience in Category Management, Supply Chain Management, Staff Training and New Business Development

Merchandising Manager, Planet Retail Holdings Pvt. Ltd., Gurgaon, India• Spearheaded start-up of UK brands NEXT, Accessorize and DEBENHAMS

in India• Developed merchandising processes, built the operations team, liaised

with IT and supply chain to streamline systems

Category Manager, Women's Western Wear, Globus Stores Pvt. Ltd., Mumbai, India• Led 10-member team of designers, merchandisers and buyers• Established women's western wear as 100% own-brand category• Developed strong supply chain to deliver new own-brand collections on

the floor every 10 days• Delivered highest sell through and margin among all categories traded at

Globus• Conceptualized, designed and executed a Sales Staff Training Program

across chain of stores• Received CEO's 'Star Performer Award' for professional excellence

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INDIAN

Umesh Kumar Tripathi

PGDBM, Institute of Management Technology, Ghaziabad, India

BTech (Mining Engineering), Indian School of Mines, Dhanbad, India

PMP, Project Management Institute (PMI), USA

12 years in Program Management, Product Implementation and Business Analysis

Senior Consultant, Consulting and Enterprise Solutions, Satyam Computer Services, USA• More than 9 years of managerial experience in IT industry• Led $10mn product implementation project for World Bank across its

offices in 100 countries and covering more than 25000 users• Negotiated a five-year contract valued at $8mn per year with a major

US client• Coordinated setting up of 300-seat capacity offshore development centre

for a major client• Led projects for clients across geographies and spanning various domains

including Developmental Banking and Enterprise Knowledge Management, resulting in annual revenues of more than $5mn

• Led formulation and implementation of Enterprise-wide Knowledge Management initiative, resulting in average efficiency gain of three hours per week per employee

INDIAN

Veer Mehta

Retail Supply Chain Certification (Accenture / RILA)

MSc (Defence and Strategic Studies), University of Madras, India

Advanced Diploma in Materials Management, Jabalpur University, India

PGD in Materials Management, Jabalpur University, India

BSc, National Defence Academy, India

16 years of Supply Chain Management, Operations, Strategy and Leadership in the Indian Army (ranked as Lieutenant Colonel)

Joint Director – Supply Chain Planning – Integrated Defence HQ• Formulated supply chain strategies and logistic plans/policies for the

Indian Army

Commanding Officer, Logistics Unit• Headed 142-member team to plan / provide materials and logistics cover

to over 46,000 Army personnel in 49 installations spanning five states• Managed 16,300 SKUs of inventory worth Rs.7.12bn annually

Logistics Officer, Indian Military Academy • Headed material and logistics planning, operations and administration of a

prestigious institution, encompassing 1,240 trainee officers, 1,466 staff on a 1,220 acre campus and INR 640mn annual budget

Instructor, Logistics College• Trained over 170 Indian and foreign Army Officers on supply chain

management and design and control of efficient logistics / fulfilment networks

The multiple perspectives elicited in a class with cumulative work experience of over 700 years orchestrated by brilliant faculty, makes the whole experience unprecedented. The program has helped me understand the complex economic and political forces underlying the rapidly changing international business environment today.

— Rita Gupta (PGPX Class of 2008)Director, NISG

INDIAN

Venkata Guru Kandarpi

BTech (Electronics and Communications), JNTU, Andhra Pradesh, India

10.5 years of experience in Pre-Sales, Technology Consulting and IT Project Management

Lead Consultant, Wipro Technologies Ltd., India• Managed pre-sales team of a business unit, won business of nearly

$8mn and four new clients in one year• Conceptualized and started a new service line with potential annual

revenue of $5mn• Provided IT solutions to Banking and Retail industries

Consultant, Cytech Resources, USA• Architected and implemented successful migration of all business

applications from legacy character-based (AS/400) on to Windows-based platform in three years

• Managed cross cultural teams and delivered the Point of Sales and Annuity applications on time and within budget

Project Leader, CMC Ltd., India• Led a team of 10 in successful development of a co-operative

banking product

INDIAN / UK PR

Venkata Vempati

BTech (Computer Science andSystems Engineering),Andhra University, India

11 years of Projects and Customer Relationship Management experience in the IT industry

Group Manager, MphasiS, an EDS company• Worked on Application Modernization Program at MphasiS analysing

systems based on parameters like Maintainability and Scalability under TMthe Best Shore Global Delivery Strategy

Project Manager, HCL Technologies Ltd.• Prepared roadmap for migrating legacy systems to newer platforms

based on an Application Portfolio Analysis at HBOS, PIC, UK• Managed parallel migration of three critical applications for HBOS, UK

using an onshore-offshore model – £350,000• Awarded Appreciation Certificate by HCL in recognition of performance

as Core Team member of HBOS plc engagement• Awarded an all-paid family trip by HBOS, UK for identifying and plugging

a process inefficiency saving £277,000 p.a.• Received Best Employee recognition at HCL

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Venugopal Subramony

BTech (Hons) (Electrical & Electronics), NIT, Calicut, India

Project Management Professional (PMP), PMI Inc., USA

13 years of experience in IT industry, Program Management, Quality and Pre-sales

Senior Manager and Quality Champion, Wipro Technologies, Chennai• Spearheaded Quality function of Business Intelligence and Data

Warehousing practice, a group with $60mn in revenues and 750 employees

• Initiated Lean and Six Sigma projects to improve group productivity• Started and managed as program manager, offshoring of mission critical

data warehousing applications for a large investment bank. Account grew to $3mn in revenues and 75 employees

• Led pre-sales activities for manufacturing and finance domains with sales wins up to $2mn

Project Manager, Wipro Technologies, Bangalore• Managed design and development of custom financial reporting product

for a large investment bank• Won Wipro President, Award for development of automated routines to

improve project productivity

Systems Engineer, Automation Solutions Division, Larsen & Toubro, India• Designed and developed software for Industrial automation systems

INDIAN / CANADIAN PR

Vijay Mani

Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA), USA

BCom, University of Mumbai, India

13 years of Operations and Finance Function Consulting, focusing on Process Design / Implementation and Financial Modeling

Senior Manager, KPMG Advisory Services, Canada• Consistent track record in establishing ‘trusted-advisor’ relationships

Instrumental in creating largest account of the practice ($10mn p.a.)• Contributed actively to practice development, developed key components

of consulting methodologies (business-case models, shared-services, outsourcing)

• Successfully led multi-year process transformation program in Canada’s largest Telco - integrated performance improvement and compliance in $3bn business unit, outcomes included increases in ordering / billing accuracy valued at $125mn

• Assisted regional Telco in assessing pricing model proposed by erstwhile parent for operational services post spin-off

Senior Consultant, Arthur Andersen Business Consulting, India• Successfully delivered design/implementation of process improvements

and fraud investigations requiring complex data analysis• Obtained diverse experience: banking, financial services, pharmaceuticals;

India, the United Kingdom, South-East Asia

INDIAN

Vijaykumar Sreenivasan

AICWA, Institute of Cost & Works Accountants of India

BCom, University of Madras, India

17 years multi-functional experience in IT, Steel, Automobile industries in Relationship Management, Accounting and Process Re-engineering

Engagement Manager, Tata Consultancy Services, USA• Managed revenues of $3.5mn with 40-member team across multiple

locations• Grew revenues at 30% YOY for 3 years • Re-structured operations reducing costs, doubling profit margins• Handled advanced deal negotiations at client COO / CIO levels in a

highly competitive environment• Drafted alternate business model helping clients save $2mn annually

and provide superior service to their customers

Assistant Manager, SAIL / Rourkela Steel Plant, India• Handled Materials Accounting (Rs.3bn) and MIS with 25-member

team• Contributed to process re-engineering, improving productivity and

reducing information lag by 30 days• Contributed to development of Integrated Materials System which

reduced staff costs by Rs.25mn annually and reduced inventories by Rs.500mn

INDIAN

Vinay Anand

PGD (Information Technology), IIIT Bangalore, India

BE (Electronics and Communication), BIT Sindri, India

9 years of experience in Consulting, Account Management and Business Development in a cross cultural environment

Sr. Solution Architect, ACL-Wireless, India• Led different product groups on reducing new product development

time, better quality control and increased synergies between the team

Subject Matter Expert, Fujitsu Consulting, USA• Led team which won a $10mn deal with a US based global customer• Started the Product Lifecycle Management Practice, growing the

business to 3 new clients in 6 months

Principal Consultant, Sogeti USA LLC, part of the Capgemini organization• Engagement manager for a cross cultural project team of 15 people with

representations from China, Canada, Vietnam and Russia• Grew existing account from $200,000 to $3mn within three months of

joining the compa.ny Awarded 'Consultant of the Quarter'

Attended 50 hours of PMP education from Northeast Indiana Chapter (NEIC) of PMI

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INDIAN

Vineet Sharma

PGDHRM, Symbiosis Centre of Distance Learning, Pune, India

Interviewing Officers' Course, Defence Institute of Psychological Research,

New Delhi, India

Flight Navigator Course, Observers' School, Kochi, India

Alumnus, Naval Academy, Goa, India

BSc, Allahabad University, India

20 years of experience in Operations, HR Administration and Leadership in Indian Coast Guard

Operations Function, Indian Coast Guard• Cumulative sea time of seven years and flying experience of 1,500 hours

as flight navigator on Fixed wing aircraft• Commanded two ships (40-personnel) and one air squadron of four

Dornier aircraft (60-personnnel)• Formulated strategic doctrine, planned and supervised training, and

accomplished annual flying task of about 2,000 hours during squadron command

Human Resources / Administration Functions, Indian Coast Guard• Handled national level recruitment and induction of officers (80 per

annum) and personnel below officer rank (300 per annum)• Conducted more than 200 Behavioural Description Interviews for

officer's entry• Integral part of the Core Committee that formalized recommendations on

behalf of the Indian Coast Guard for the VI Central Pay Commission• Interacted extensively with Ministries of Defence, Finance and Law and

Justice

INDIAN

Vinod Kuberkar

PhD, Chemical Engineering, University of Colorado, USA

Interdisciplinary Biotechnology Certificate, University of Colorado, USA

Integrated 5 year Masters in Biochemical Eng and Biotechnology,

IIT Delhi, India

9 years of experience in USA and Indian Biotech companies

Associate Director, Wockhardt Ltd., India • Started Process Development and Technology Transfer group at the

manufacturing site to speedily resolve challenges facing the facility• Supported launch of Wepox 12000 for anemia caused by chronic kidney

disease and treatment of cancer• Introduced initiatives to close gaps with the global quality standards while

heading quality group on interim basis• Streamlined manufacturing systems when heading Mammalian

manufacturing facility

Senior Scientist, Amgen, Inc., USA• Led process development of a first-in-class recombinant drug from the

early stage research to the initiation of clinical studies

Principal Engineer, Baxter Healthcare Corp., USA• Developed process for meningitis vaccines against Y and W serotypes

IIMA offers unparalleled opportunities to interact with and learn from industry veterans and management thinkers from all areas. In just the past four months, we have met with a decorated Major General from the Indian Army, the Head of Human Resources of a major Indian Conglomerate, the Secretary of a Cabinet Ministry, and the CEO of a major media communications agency. The insights we get from these interactions add an all-round, pragmatic perspective to our education at IIMA.

— Rahul Shah (PGPX Class 2009)

FacultyBusiness Policy

Centre for Management in Agriculture

Communications

Computer and Information Systems Group

Anurag K Agarwal LLM (Harvard), LLD (Lucknow)

M R DixitPhD (IIT Kanpur)

Atanu GhoshPhD (IIT Bombay)

S Manikutty Fellow (IIMA)

Ajeet N Mathur PGDM (IIMC), PhD (IIS Bangalore)

Abhishek Mishra MPhil (Cambridge), PhD (Cambridge)

Akhileshwar Pathak PhD (Edinburgh)

N VenkiteswaranACA

V N Asopa PhD (Illinois)

Samar Datta PhD (Rochester)

Vasant GandhiPhD (Stanford)

Girja SharanPhD (Cornell)

Anil K Gupta PhD (Kurukshetra), Fellow (NASS)

Vijay Paul Sharma PhD (NDRI, Karnal)

Gurdev Singh PhD (Illinois)

Sukhpal Singh PhD (Bangalore)

Asha Kaul PhD (IIT, Kanpur)

M M Monippally PhD (Manchester)

Meenakshi Sharma PhD (Australia)

Rajanish Dass Fellow (IIMC)

Rekha Jain PhD (IIT, Delhi)

B H Jajoo (Dean)PhD (IIT, Kanpur)

T P Rama Rao MTech (IIT, Kanpur)

Kavitha RanganathanPhD (Chicago)

V Venkata Rao PhD (Georgia Institute of Tech)

Sanjay Verma Fellow (IIMC)

Vinod Ahuja PhD (Maryland)

Rakesh BasantPhD (Gujarat)

Satish Deodhar PhD (Ohio)

Bakul Dholakia*PhD (MSU)

Ravindra Dholakia PhD (MSU)

Errol D'souzaPhD (JNU)

G S Gupta PhD (John Hopkins)

Sebastian MorrisMSc (IIT, Bombay), Fellow (IIMC)

Ramesh Bhat*PhD (Delhi School of Economics)

Shailesh Gandhi Fellow (IIMA)

Ramesh Gupta PGDM (IIMC), AICWA, PhD (Berkeley)

Jacob JoshyFellow (IIML)

Ajay Pandey Fellow (IIMA)

Rajendra Patel AICWA, ACA, PGDM (IIMA)

T T Ram Mohan BTech (IIT, Bombay), PGDM (IIMC), PhD (Stern School, NY)

Sidharth Sinha PGDM (IIMA), PhD (Uni of California, Berkeley)

M S Sriram Fellow (IIMB)

Jayanth R VarmaPGDM (IIMA), AICWA, Fellow (IIMA)

Economics

Finance and Accounting

Marketing

Organizational Behaviour

Personnel and Industrial Relations

Production and Quantitative Methods

Arindam Banerjee PhD (State Uni of NY)

Bibek Banerjee PhD (Purdue)A K Jain Fellow (IIMA)

A K Jaiswal Fellow (XLRI)

Subhashini KaulFellow (IIMA)

Abraham Koshy Fellow (IIMA)

Prathap OburaiPhD (Strathclyde)

Arvind Sahay PGDM (IIMA), PhD (Texas Uni, Austin)

Piyush Kumar Sinha PhD (SPU)

Deepti Bhatnagar Fellow (IIMA)

Premilla D'cruz PhD (TISS, Mumbai)

Parvinder Gupta PhD (IIT, Kanpur)Pradyumana Khokle Fellow (IIMA)

Ernesto NoronhaPhD (TISS, Mumbai)

Neharika Vohra PhD (Manitoba)

Jerome JosephPhD (Madras Uni)

Sunil Maheshwari Fellow (IIMA)

Manjari SinghFellow (IIMC)

Biju Varkkey Fellow (NIBM, Pune)

Tathagata Bandyopadhyay PhD (Calcutta Uni)

Samir K Barua (Director)MTech (IIT, Kanpur), Fellow (IIMA)

Pankaj Chandra*PhD (Pennsylvania)

Goutam Dutta PhD (Northwestern)

Diptesh Ghosh Fellow (IIMC)

A K LahaPhD (ISI, Calcutta)

T Madhavan Fellow (IIMA)

Saral Mukherjee Fellow (IIMC)

N Ravichandran PhD (IIT, Madras)

G S Ravindra PhD (Texas)

Chetan SomanMTech (IIT, Bombay), PhD (Groningen)

Devanath TirupatiPGDM (IIMC), PhD (MIT)

Tejas Desai PhD (North Carolina)

Amit Garg Fellow (IIMA)

Navdeep Mathur MA (Hull Uni UK), PhD (Rutgers Uni)

Dileep Mavalankar MD (Gujarat), Dr of Public Health (Johns Hopkins)

Prem Pangotra PhD (Wisconsin)

G Raghuram PhD (Northwestern)

K V Ramani*PhD (Cornell)

Ankur Sarin PhD (Chicago)

P R Shukla PhD (Stanford)

Rajeev Sharma PhD (Allahabad)

Vijaya Sherry ChandPGDM (IIMA), PhD (Guj)

Public Systems Group

Ravi J Matthai Centre for Educational Innovation

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The Placement Process

Campus Visit Policy

Placement Fees

• Companies are encouraged to visit the campus for the placement process which includes pre-placement talks and interviews. The final placement period is from December 22, 2008 to March 6, 2009

• Unless explicit permission has been provided by the Placement Committee, participants are restricted from approaching companies directly for individual placements. Companies are requested to interact either through a member of the Placement Committee or the designated Relationship Manager

• PGPX participants are allowed two confirmed offers through the placement process

• PGPX students have substantial work experience and have been inducted through a rigorous selection process. We therefore follow a grade and GMAT score non-disclosure policy

Companies may visit the Institute before the scheduled placement days to conduct industry talks and discussions. Following guidelines shall be applicable in this context:

• Any on-campus activity which is not a part of regular academic curriculum is defined as company-participant interaction.Companies can conduct a maximum of two interactions for PGPX (slot for interaction will be assigned on a first come first served basis)

• All campus activities must be scheduled in conjunction with the Relationship Manager, PGPX. Pre-placement talks can be scheduled anytime before the placement window, preferably in September or October, 2008. Alternatively, pre-placement talks can be scheduled prior to the interviews during the placement process

• Guest lectures during Confluence (the International Business School festival) or Insight (the National Marketing Fair), and interaction as part of the Forum for Industrial Interaction (FII) do not count as company-participant participation for the purposes of the placement process

Placement Type Fixed Joining Fee Participation Fee per student

Overseas posting/placement USD 2,250 USD 6,000

Domestic posting INR 100,000 INR 75,000

• The fixed participation fee is not applicable to companies headquartered in India having gross revenue less than Rs.100 crore (Rs.1bn), and not-for-profit organizations

• The fixed participation fee is charged for the services offered to the company throughout the course of recruitment from the campus

• All placement charges should be settled within one month of students joining the organization. The institute however does not guarantee that the student will join the company or will remain in the job for a specified duration of time

• Service taxes, if applicable, will be charged in addition to the fees

• Recruiters are required to communicate the following details to the PGPX Placement Committee via email (cc'd to candidate) in order to enable the Committee to streamline the placement process for both recruiter and participant:

Indication that an offer with salary details has been made to a candidate

Confirmation of acceptance or rejection of an offer by a candidate

In both communications, offer details do not need to be provided to the placement committee

• Candidates are required to inform the Placement Committee of their acceptance or rejection of an offer. The candidate can choose to have the Placement Committee forward his/her decision to the recruiter

• Candidates are responsible for finalizing offer details including, but not limited to, salary, location, perks and title directly with recruiters

• Recruiters are welcome to communicate with either their Relationship Manager or the Placement Committee on any topics beyond those listed above

The Placement Committee reserves the right to amend the rules/guidelines stated above and will inform the companies of any changes thereto.

Required Communication with Placement Committee

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Placement Process and Policies