1PGPX - CLASS OF 2015

Post-Graduate Programme in Management for Executives

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3Contents04 From the Directors Desk

05 From the Programme Chair

06 From the Chairperson, Placement Committee

07 PGPX Course

08 List of Courses - Core & Electives

10 PGPX Recruiters

12 Placement Statistics - Class of 2014

14 Recruiters Say...

16 Faculty Say...

18 PGPX - Class of 2015 at a glance

20 Profiles

54 The Faculty

56 How to Recruit From PGPX

60 PGPX 2014-15 Speaker Series

62 Contact for Placement Enquiry

4Dear Recruiter,

I am pleased to introduce to you the PGPX class of 2015. Every year, 85 of the best mid-level professionals from India and abroad are selected for a unique one-year learning experience in the PGPX programme. Selected students have demonstrated intellectual ability and rich experience; this class, for example, has an average GMAT score of 705 and an average work experience of approximately 10 years, of which international work experience accounts for an average of 3 years.

Our PGPX students bring rich insights and execution acumen from their past careers to classroom learning and campus activities. Learning from one another and from world class faculty in a rigorous and challenging curriculum, they develop leadership skills and subject expertise.

Graduates of past batches of this programme have excelled in leadership positions across functions in a diverse set of industries. I am confident that in this PGPX class of 2015, you will find the highly motivated professionals with skills, temperament, and experience that will add tremendous value to your organization.

Professor Ashish Nanda Director, IIM Ahmedabad

From the Directors Desk

5From the Programme Chair

Professor Anurag AgarwalChairperson, PGPX

Dear Recruiter,

Putting myself in your shoes I can realise how difficult it is for you to identify a particular Business School and a specific programme to pick the right individuals to manage your business. The candidates from IIM Ahmedabads PGPX programme make this decision a bit easier. We offer 85 candidates with fantastic track records and rich experience. They are comparable with the best in the world and most of them joined the PGPX programme as a matter of choice, not by chance.

The rigorous one-year programme ensures that these nuggets of gold go through fire and make themselves better in the process. I, as chairperson of the programme, can vouch for their academic capability, integrity and potential.

Each of these candidates is fully aligned with what is happening around them and is agile enough to respond in a reasonable period of time. Most of them have international exposure even before joining the programme and during the programme they had the opportunity to be exposed to some of the best business leaders, and imbibe idealism judiciously blended with realism.

Im quite sure that you will be delighted to recruit candidates from this programme, who come with a diverse background and experience, for a suitable position matching with the candidates aspirations in your organization.

6Dear Recruiters,

Standing in the sanctum sanctorum of the ancient and imposing Sun Temple executed in granite at Modhera, Gujarat, visitors are awestruck to know that the Tropic of Cancer passes-through right under their feet! Sixty miles away from this place, I invite you to visit the Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad (IIMA) for a similar experience. Standing in the precincts of a monastic brick structure executed more than half-a-century ago, you will be awestruck to know that the best line of career progression for business executives passes right through IIMA.

Welcome to IIMA! It gives me immense pleasure to introduce to you the 85-member strong contingent of executives that constitutes the PGPX class of 2015. These executives were selected through a rigorous, internationally conducted admissions

Professor Satish DeodharChairperson, Placement Committee, IIM Ahmedabad

From the Chairperson, Placement Committee

process that included leadership profiling, personal interviews, and a highly competitive average GMAT score of 705. The candidates have an average work experience of about 10 years, and, despite being away from school for a reasonable period of time, they have gone through a highly demanding academic programme and the intellectual rigour of IIMA. The programme design is based on a vigorous debate that brought out the best from corporate executives and IIMA faculty.

In my dual capacity as Placement Chair and instructor for the course Firms and Markets, I have followed the academic progress of these executives very closely. I can confidently say that they are the best in the business. It is no surprise that PGPX has been consistently ranked amongst top two international business schools in terms of Career Progression by Financial Times. Come, visit us and harness the rich experience, commitment, integrity, and the management skills of executives that we have nurtured here at IIMA.

7PGPX Course

No.1One Year

MBA in IndiaNo.2 Globally in

Career Progression

PGPX is a one year full time Post Graduate Program in Management for Executives. The objective of the program is to transform bright and enthusiastic professionals into management leaders and change agents in the global landscape.

The design of the program, developed through vigorous debate among the industry leaders and the IIM-A faculty, gives the program cutting edge superiority in creating the business leaders of tomorrow. Not surprisingly within eight years of its launch, the PGPX program has been ranked number two in career progression in the world and ranked number one overall in India by financial times Global MBA ranking. The ninth batch of students has been selected through a rigorous admission process conducted across the globe.

The famed case based pedagogy and rigorous academic curriculum of IIM-A ensures that PGPX students are more than adequately equipped and empowered with requisite

knowledge and skill-sets to attain leadership positions and add value to their organizations.

PGPX students also undergo an intensive two week International Immersion Program (IIP). In this program, the students attend sessions at leading global business schools. This segment equips the students with understanding of macro level dynamics of business in an international setting.

The amalgamation of rich industry experience and proven leadership potential across geographies adds unparalleled value. The IIM-A academic rigour, produces talent that is ready to hit the ground running from the very first day in complex business environment. As a result the batches that have graduated have been welcomed by corporate houses in need of management talent at the middle and senior levels. Students have been placed from senior managers and consultants roles to general managers and CXOs.

Financial Times, Global MBA Ranking

2012, 2013, 2014

List of Courses - Core & Electives

Leadership and Management Finance and Economics

Core course

Leadership, Values and Ethics

Leadership Skills

Corporate Governance

Management Communication

Business Simulation Game (Capstone)

Strategic Human Resources Management

Organizational Behaviour

Electives

Managing and Creating Creativity

Inspired Leadership through Personnel Mastery

Advance Course on Managing and Creating Creativity

Management of Indian and International Commercial Contracts

Potential to Performance: The Journey of Self-Awareness

Coaching and Counselling Skills for Team & Leadership Effectiveness

Business Relationships and Networks

Core course

Financial Reporting and Analysis

Corporate Finance

Strategic Cost Management

Financial Markets

Mergers and Acquisitions

Firms and Markets

Open Economy Macroeconomics

Management Control and Metrics for Organizational Performance

Electives

Carbon Finance

Effective Management of Financial Function

Infrastructure Development & Public Private Partnerships

Financial Statement Analysis

Venture Capital and Private Equity

Derivatives and Risk Management

International Economic and Political Economy

International Financial Management

9List of Courses - Core & Electives

Business Strategy Operations Marketing

Core course

Modeling for Decisions

Analysis of Data

Strategic Management

Legal Aspects of Business

Electives

Business Analytics

Management of New and Small Firms

Strategic Thinking & Decision Making

Strategic Management of Information Systems

Strategic Marketing

Understanding and Assessing Risk

Social Entrepreneurship: Innovating Social Change

Strategy and Innovation

Doing Business Abroad

Core course

Designing Operations to Meet Demand

Setting and Delivering Service Levels

Quality Management

Electives

Logistics Management

Business Turnaround and Organizational Transformation

Supply Chain Management

Core course

Assessing and Creating Customer Value

Delivering and Managing Customer Value

Electives

Marketing Management in the World of Hi-Tech & Innovation

Strategic Business to Business Market Management

Real Estate Management

Retail Management

Exploring the Consumer

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PGPX Recruiters

(n)Code Solutions

Accenture

Afcon

Airtel

Alstom

Amazon

BCG

Bharti Retail

Capgemini

Centre for Innovation Incubation and Entrepreneurship (CIIE, IIMA)

CGI Group

Citrus

Clickable

Cognizant

Cytel

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Deloitte

Deutsche Bank

Dr. Reddys

Educational Initiatives

Ericsson Global

eShakti

Fortis

Gati-Kintetsu Express Private Limited

GEP

Goldman Sachs

Google

Hero Motocorp

Hindustan Coca Cola

IBM

iDiscovery

Infosys

J P Morgan

Jayaswal Neco Inds Ltd

L&T Group

Marvel Realtors

McKinsey

Meditab

Microsoft

Mindtree

Mphasis Software & Services (I) Pvt. Ltd.

Multiplier Foundation

NSSL Limited

Oracle Financial Services

Philips

PwC

Reliance

Roland Berger

RPG/CEAT

Sears Holding India

Shapoorji Pallonji

Take Solutions

Tata Motors

Tech Mahindra

Thermax

VBHC

Virtusa

vMukti

Wipro (Financial Services)

Yes Bank

Zensar

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Placement Statistics - Class of 2014

General Management

Systems / IT

Operation / Supply ChainMarketing / Sales

Yet to decide

8%8%28%15%10% 10%21%

Others

Consulting

Industry Chosen

Outgoing Functions

Yet to decide

15%Mumbai 6% Pune

23%Bangalore 8%Chennai

4%

15%

Hyderabad

Rest of India%

International

21%

National Capital Region

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%2General Management

Systems / IT

Operation / Supply ChainMarketing / Sales

Yet to decide

8%8%28%15%10% 10%21%

Others

Consulting

Locations Placed

Class of 2014 Placement Track Record : http://www.crisil.com/pdf/ratings/IIM-A_PGPX_2014IPRSReport.pdf

My one year at PGPX was a truly enriching

and memorable one, thanks to the

unbeatable combination of course content,

pedagogy, quality of the faculty and the

diversity of fellow batch-mates. Needless

to add it was also extremely demanding

and intensive.

The course provided me with tools &

insights and sharpened my ability to

think, strategize and execute business.

More significantly it helped me achieve a

radical shift in industry from Information

Technology to Energy and widen my span

from Account Management to Enterprise

Management.

I get calls from aspirants asking for

guidance on management studies, my

advice has been to simply go for the

program and undertake this life changing

journey.

Sriram Vishwanathan, PGPX Class of 2013 CPIM, PMP CEO - Thermax Onsite Energy Solutions Limited at Thermax

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Recruiters Say...

For Bharti Airtel, 2013 was the first time we came to IIMA PGPX. It was a delight to meet a group of experienced professionals, who had made the choice to undergo a rigorous PGPX programme at IIMA. We found in them an urge to relaunch themselves, and a burning ambition to get back to work and excel. The placement team went out of the way to present the batch credentials in a very impressive manner. Today, all the PGPX hires are handling exciting roles in IT, Networks and Finance in Airtel.

Ms. Harmeen Mehta, CIO Mr.Srikanth Balachandran, Global CFO

Bharti Airtel

We have been meeting PGPX students over last nearly six years. We find them scholastically very bright, often with unique experiences in global environment. In addition, they display great deal of maturity in their people skills, leadership style as well as high level of pragmatism in pursuing appropriate career choices. Over the years, this has helped us hire several of them to fill up our unique senior management positions in RPG across our varied businesses.

Dr. Arvind N Agrawal, Management Board Member,

President - Corporate Development & Human Resources, RPG Enterprises

IIMs have always been the hallmark of excellence. The 1 year residential PGPX program at IIMA has a rich and varied pool of candidates and Ericsson Global Services has recruited great talent from the program. This partnership has created a win-win situation for EGI and the students and we at EGI look forward to strengthening it further.

Priyanka Anand, Vice President,

Human Resources & Organisation, Ericsson India Global Services Private Limited

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The PGPX program has been one of the top programs that we have recruited from. For our Commercial Leadership Program at Philips, we are looking for talent who bring the intellectual horsepower needed to build high growth businesses and yet combine the maturity and interpersonal skills needed to connect with the team, ease into the organizations DNA and perform/grow into positions of leadership. We have found this in the talent pool we have recruited from PGPX.

Krishna Kumar Vice Chairman & Managing Director,

Philips India

PGPX candidates come with the right set of attitude, skills and expertise and can prove to be an ideal fit for senior roles in any organisation. The graduate we hired has adapted rapidly to a new industry and has proven himself in multiple roles within the organization. This flexibility is invaluable in a startup environment. I recommend hiring from this program for candidates who are able to run the gamut from hands-on work to strategic thought and leadership.

Kiran Gopinath Founder and CEO,

Ozone Media Solutions Pvt Ltd

We found an excellent pool of people available with the right technology and business background.

We found people with the right mix of skills, attitude and values which is required for any senior lateral hire. It seems the 1 year full-time residential PGPX program at IIMA has managed to package the best of their successful 2 year program for experienced managers. We look forward to recruit from the PGPX talent pool going ahead.

Vineet Gupta Global Head,

Digital Business Practice, MindTree

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Faculty Say...

The PGPX has been growing year after year, since its first offer in 2006-07. The program offers solid grounding for those high achievers who wish to accelerate their career and/or switch tracks. Selecting the participants was a pleasure, though tough, given the choice in quality. Engaging them in class is a pleasure, given their sheer hunger for learning. I believe recruiting them will be a pleasure, though tough..

Prof G RaghuramFounder Chair, PGPX, IIMA

I find PGPX participants exceptionally high on global mind-set, leadership acumen, and structured decision making. As Indian economy enters into a phase of high competition, it is imperative that organizations recruit people having strong global business outlook, professional commitment, and leadership skills. The fact that PGPX participants chose to hone their management skills after gaining substantial work experience (average work exp. is 10 years) shows their inclination and commitment for learning. It is my firm belief that PGPX participants of IIM Ahmedabad are capable of adding immense value to an organization at middle and senior level positions.

Prof Sunil SharmaStrategy Area, IIMA

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As someone who has been teaching PGPX students for the past 9 years, as a past PGPX Chairperson and the present Dean (Alumni and External Relations), I am delighted to introduce the graduating PGPX class of 2015. I have taught them the basic marketing course and hope to teach them an elective as well. The PGPX class of 2015 represents a very interesting mix of backgrounds from different industry sectors. Continuing the tradition of PGPX program, you will find that the PGPX class of 2015 are ready to hit the ground running in middle and senior management positions in a range of functional and general management positions. The PGPX class of 2015 represent some of the most heavily recruited students with an average GMAT score of 705 and experience of 10 years. I encourage you to have a conversation with them to choose the best candidate that your company can find in this genre, I daresay, anywhere in the world.

Prof Arvind SahayDean (Alumni and External Relationships), IIMA

The PGPX batch, with almost eight to 10 years of work experience, brings to class vibrancy matched with high degrees of energy and enthusiasm. In my association with the PGPX students over the last six years, I have always enjoyed animated interactions with them. Class discussions are enriched as students challenge and engage in intellectual pursuits through presentation of diverse perspectives and mature understanding of business practices. Undoubtedly, their capabilities, skill sets, and intellect will make recruitment an enriching experience.

Prof Asha KaulCommunication area, IIMA

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PGPX - Class of 2015 at a glance

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Project ManagementConsulting

R & DOperations

General Management

MarketingBusiness Analysis

System Designing

Programming

Quality AssuranceSoftware Maintenance

AcademicsFinance

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Batch Profile - Class of 2015

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ProfilesPGPX - Class of 2015

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Amarendra Tiwari

MBA (Marketing) B.E. (Mechanical)

11+ years of experience in Corporate Finance, Strategy execution, business development, and in managing P&L

Assistant Vice President (Corporate Finance) Tata Capital Ltd

P&L responsibility leading a team of 5 Relationship Managers

Business development, Assessment of investment proposals managed a book of `1.5 bn

Successfully implemented turn around programme at a loss making BU within 4 months

Recognition by Tata group chairman for contribution to TAAP

Area Sales Manager, ICICI Bank Ltd Scaled up market share in retail lending business

managing a team of 6 RMs

Built profitable portfolio with `1.2 bn book by optimizing product mix based on risk return matrix

Implemented distribution channel strategy for cost optimization and to enhance penetration, visibility and productivity

Product Manager, GSFC Ltd Product Management of industrial chemicals Key role in imposition of anti-dumping duty against

imported melamine

Developed B2B distribution channel through deemed export

http://www.linkedin.com/in/amarendrat

Aman Phogat

B.E. (Electronics & Comm)

PMP Six Sigma Green Belt

10 years of Consulting and Business Development for IT in Automotive and Aerospace Domains.

Business Development, Tech Mahindra, China Turnaround of Passive Safety project, from $0.9 mn loss

to $1.4 mn annual profit.

Improved operational efficiency by resource leveling and risk management.

Worked closely with the VP and Director APAC, for Passive Safety.

Managed team of 20 of Chinese, Polish and Indian nationals.

Developed project proposal for Integrated Antitheft device for BRIC countries.

Handled RFPs and presentations to support Pre-sales team

Management Consultant, Tech Mahindra, EU & India Cleared 11 man-months backlogs using effective

scheduling and team motivation. Managed stakeholders across geographies, Germany,

Czech Republic and India. Won $0.2 mn/year project for IT support. First consultant for Czech Republic operations. Led a pilot project to reduce testing cycle time by 27%.

Technical Consultant, Honeywell, India Developed the Reliability Safety Team for Transmission

systems in Automotive. Lead IT design and implementation team for Parking

Brakes, for McLaren P1 Sports car. Lead team for IT implementation of Secondary Electrical

Power Distribution for Airbus A380.

http://www.linkedin.com/in/amanphogat/

Abhinav Upadhyay

B.Tech. (Chemical), REC/NIT Rourkela

10 years of expertise spanning Operation, Process & Project management in manufacturing industries

Operation Management, Manager, Vedanta, IndiaOperation In-charge, Alumina Refinery; managed a team of 6 engineers and 100 operators

Integral team player in amalgamating the PSU and Private sector culture after disinvestment of BALCO

Achieved 4-5% reduction in cost of production by analyzing technical capabilities and implementing significant improvement projects

Head of Carbon Process Control Led a team of 20 to optimize process parameters

by brainstorming and adopting root cause analysis methods; managed key cost drivers by scheming raw material supply and inventory

Worked directly under the company CEO to achieve EBIDTA target

Project Management

Area Lead, Bechtel, India Managed a multi-national team of engineers and

suppliers to complete reduction packages worth $14 mn Accomplished Model Review of Units by cross-functional

team collaborations

Lead Engineer, Emal, UAE Deployed Project Management System (PIMS) to

streamline project activities Key member in implementing Vendor Management

System

Achievements Star of Business at Vedanta Bechtel Certified Engineer CEO Kitty Awards for projects

http://www.linkedin.com/in/upadhyayabhinav/

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Amit Kumar Sharma

B.Tech. (Computer Science & Engineering), U.P. Technical University, Lucknow

9+ years of global experience in Relationship Management, Analytics, IT Delivery, Pre-sales and Strategy across diverse domains

Relationship Manager, Program Manager, and Lead Busi-ness Analyst, TCS, US

Successfully managed the relationship between TCS and a newly acquired fastest growing PBM client in the US, achieving revenue growth of over $2 mn in 1 year

Formulated and implemented strategy to generate analytics on the data for 7 merged/acquired companies by the PBM client

Successfully managed the Business Intelligence modules worth $2 mn for one of the largest healthcare retail chains in Chicago and $1 mn each for 2 media clients in LA

IT Delivery and Product Management, Pre-sales, TCS, Denmark and India

Spearheaded IT delivery based on onsite-offshore model for a top Fortune shipping conglomerate from Copenhagen

Managed e-Tracker product development Core member of the pre-sales team, which won a total

business of $40 mn within 1 year, since the inception of the e-learning practice

Setup processes and teams serving 3 Fortune clients across Australia, Europe, and the US, generating $10 mn revenue per annum for the e-learning practice

Achievements Selected for TCS Inspire leadership development

program in 2013

http://www.linkedin.com/in/amitsharmaiima/

Amit Kumar

B.Tech. & M.Tech. Dual Degree (MME), IIT Kharagpur

7+ years of Global Experience in Project Management & Strategy Development in start-up environments in the High Tech Industry

Engineering Manager, Orbit Technical Solutions Led technology transfer from Israel and Belgium for

setting-up Indias only nano-fabrication facility, worth $200 mn for ISRO.

Managed on-time installation of used semiconductor fabrication equipment worth $20 mn saving up to 20% in installation costs

Developed and presented pitch for $0.5 mn KPO contracts to teams from Silicon Valley

Process Engineer, IMFS (joint venture with Intel) Technology transfer for a $3 bn high-tech green-field

semiconductor fab coming up in Singapore

Led cost saving initiative resulting in savings of over $0.75 mn annually in raw material costs

Senior Applications Engineer, Applied Materials Liaised between R&D team in Israel and key clients such

as Intel, Samsung, Toshiba for a newly launched $120 mn product suite garnering $30 mn contracts

Independent Consultant Evaluated and negotiated with overseas technology

partners for setting up a 10 MW Solar farm for a mid-sized power company in India

Advised Wall Street firms such as Alliance Bernstein & Goldman Sachs on evolving semiconductor market trends

http://www.linkedin.com/in/amitkumariima

Anand Joshi

B.Tech. (Metallurgical Engg. & Materials Sc.), IIT Mumbai, India

M.Tech. (Ceramics & Composites), IIT Mumbai, India

9+ years of experience in innovation management, technology consulting, strategic planning, and new business growth

Intellectual Property Consultant, CPA Global Devised technology strategies for key stakeholders

to support acquisitions, alliances & competitive benchmarking; creating an impact of $5 mn+

Generated & managed new growth opportunities; generating annual value of $1 mn+

Led 50+ multidisciplinary projects involving teams of varying sizes (10+)

Licensing Manager, Honeywell Spearheaded firms technology & brand monetization

business in India, developing an opportunity of $10 mn+

Formulated & executed go-to market strategy for India in liaison with business heads

Created cross functional Centre of Excellence (across SBUs having 10,000+ R&D engineers and 13,000+ patents) to facilitate technology transfers and alliances

Achievements Bravo Silver award (presented to

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Anshul Srivastav

B.Tech. (Electronics and Communication Engineering), Malaviya National Institute of Technology, Jaipur

11 years of global experience in business development, technology program management and domain consulting in financial services industry

Senior Manager, Infosys (Europe) Core member of client engagement team for a key

account with annual revenues of $150 mn

Managed business development and led a 200 member team spread across 9 countries. Achieved annual revenues of $10 mn at 60% CAGR over 2 years

Program Manager, Infosys (Europe, India) Identified $6 mn daily fraud exposure for a US bank and

led the future-state mitigation strategy implementation ($4 mn program)

Managed a $5 mn business transformation program for a European bank to reduce merchant acquisition cost by 80%

Principal Consultant, Infosys (Europe) Executed consulting engagements in the merchant and

card domain. Eliminated $2 mn revenue leakage and improved merchant net promoter score by 100%

Led analyst interactions for merchant acquiring, digital transformation and emerging payments

Participated in capability due diligence of a $3 bn target asset for a private equity firm

Achievements Best engagement award for winning the largest

international cards RFP (contract value of $35+ mn) in 2013 and setting up four new relationships

Business value gold medal for generating platform reengineering saves of $2 mn for a large US bank

http://www.linkedin.com/in/anshulsrivastav

Anurag Singal

Chartered Accountant: All India Rank 22nd in CA Final and 25th in CA PE-II

B.Com. (H), St Xaviers College, Kolkata

5+ years of post-qualification experience in Corporate Finance, Strategic Planning and Business Development

Manager-Finance, Essel Mining, Aditya Birla Group EA to Unit Head-Coal SBU

Deal pricing and risk assessment for Coal Mine Developer & Operator (MDO) projects

Part of the core team driving the two largest deals won by the company project revenues of $3.2 bn

Appraisal of M&A opportunities due diligence and business valuation

Greenfield project implementation of a 20 MTPA Coal MDO project, the first of its kind in India. Cost reduction, indirect tax optimization and aligning reporting systems to group

Driving business review for Unit Head and tracking actionable to closures

Manager- Financial Planning, Tata Steel Implemented financial forecasting model for Corus UK Liaised with underwriters for refinancing of a $ 5 bn debt

facility

ARTICLESHIP (3 yrs full-time)Strategic Planning, ITC Ltd

Mapping the competitive landscape across multiple businesses

Audit & Assurance Services, Deloitte Major clients: Tata Steel, TCS, Voltas

Achievements Founded cajobportal.com, Indias first job website

exclusively for CAs

Conferred with the CA Young AchieverManufacturing Sector Award at 6th ICAI Awards 2013

http://www.linkedin.com/in/anuragsingal

PGPX was a great enriching all-round

experience for me. I learned a lot

at PGPX, not only from classroom

teaching but from the interactions

with fellow students having great

diverse experience. It also gave me an

opportunity to introspect and reflect

on my own capabilities and provided

a platform to hone my skills for future

challenges. Apart from learning

management principles, PGPX also

helped me to build perspectives and

adopt a holistic approach towards

general management.

Udit Goyal - PGPX Class of 2011 Business Head - Interventional X-Ray and Digital X-Ray, South Asia Philips Healthcare

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Arya Saurabh

MCA, Birla Institute of Technology, Mesra (AIR 1)

B.Sc. (Computer Applications) St. Xaviers College, Ranchi (Gold Medalist)

9 years of experience in Project and Team Management, Product Development and Managing Stakeholder Engagement

Technical Team Lead at Intel Led teams of 8-10 engineers spread across time zones in

India, China and the US, to execute strategically critical projects

Managed engagement with stakeholders worldwide - in US, Russia, Israel, Poland, China (PRC and Taiwan) and India across 4 different Intel products

Managed entire technical product life cycle, including coalescing with vendors, partners and external stakeholders

Module Lead at Wipro Technologies Led teams of 5-7 engineers to execute projects for

external clients from Japan and the US

Managed direct technical engagement with clients, including Requirements Gathering, Technical Discussions and Final Product Releases

Responsible for Team Management, Performance Appraisals, Project Planning and Execution and Product Delivery

Achievements Conferred with Feather-in-My-Cap Award, Certificate

of Achievement and Divisional Recognition Award for outstanding overall performance

Awarded Star of Business Group, Best Programmer and Star Performer for excellence in technical execution and deliveries

http://www.linkedin.com/in/aryast/

Avanish Verma

B.Tech. (Mechanical Engineering), IP University, Delhi

MBA (Power Management), National Power Training Institute, Ministry of Power

8+ years of Leadership experience in Business Development, B2B Marketing, and Corporate & Regulatory Affairs in Energy Segment

Tata Power Regional Manager Handpicked by management to drive growth. Strategized

& led a cross functional team to ramp up turnover from few crores to `1500 Cr, thereby achieving 2nd largest market share within 2 years. Awarded with Outstanding employee rating for 2 consecutive years

Conceived & implemented a 1st of its kind business model for sourcing reliable power. Currently in use by 900+ industries

Due diligence of power projects (`1000+ Cr) for sharing financial risk and return

Lauded universally in regulatory advocacy space for innovative contribution towards a vibrant Energy market by measures such as formation of Power Traders Association

Jindal Steel and Power - Assistant Manager Achieved turnover of `3500 Cr through B2B marketing

from Indias 1st merchant power plant with record payback of 2 years

Handled competitive bidding for power projects encompassing strategic decisions of fuel sourcing, negotiation, contracting & agreement, regulatory risk & financial modelling

Resolved regulatory issues through liaisoning with State Utilities, Regulatory Commissions & Ministries

http://www.linkedin.com/in/avanishverma

Chaitra Chandrashekar

B.E. (Information Science), National Institute of Engineering

ITIL V3 Foundation certification (2013)

8.5 years of experience in Business Analysis and Design, Project Management and Client Engagement in a Global delivery model

Business Design Consultant, IBM India Led a team of 15+ to successfully execute 20+ large

and critical projects in 18 months for 4 major enterprise products.

Engaged in resource management in terms of recruitment, assignment & mentoring.

Industry SME with a focus on front office transformation

Business Analyst, Infosys, USA Responsible for driving discussions with project

stakeholders and partners to identify the business needs and developing high-quality, cost-effective and correct solutions after in-depth analysis.

Involved in defining statement of work (SOW), developing project plans and reviewing effort estimation.

Achievements IBM Service Excellence Award in recognition of deep

commitment towards delivery and enhancing client satisfaction.

Infosys Excellence Award, in recognition of exemplifying excellence in team spirit, execution excellence and customer satisfaction

http://www.linkedin.com/in/chaitrachandrashekar

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Chirandeep Mallick

B.Tech. (Electronics & Communication)

Oracle Siebel Certified Professional

9+ year experience in Business Development, Project management, client management & Consulting in CRM for Insurance & Pharma Clients

Project Management & Business Development, Cognizant Managed projects end to end starting from lead follow

up, opportunity recognition, bids & negotiations, project execution & rollout to Project Financials and Process, Quality & Risk Compliance

Managed Portfolio having net worth over $20 mn with clients such as Farmers Insurance, MassMutual & Abbott

Managed Business Development for CRM technologies i.e. Salesforce, Siebel & Microsoft CRM & acquired new clients such as Gard, RSA & Guardian Life with worth exceeding $5 mn annually

Global Client Management from both onsite and offshore locations

Architect & Consultant, Cognizant Worked as Business Consultant for Farmers to Design

CRM application for its Sales Channels

Delivered Technology Consulting in Salesforce, Siebel & Microsoft Dynamics CRM for Farmers, Al Rajhi Takaful & Abbott

Architected CRM Solutions and Integration Platforms for MassMutual & Pfizer Inc.

Achievements Conferred Star of the Quarter & Above & Beyond

awards for outstanding contributions in 2008 & 2013

www.linkedin.com/in/iimachirandeep

Dr. Damayanti Datta

Ph.D (Computer Science), Louisiana State University, USA

M.S. (Computer Science), Georgia Southwestern State University, USAB.E. (Chemical Eng.), Jadavpur University, India

8+ years of international experience in leadership roles in IT industry and academia.

Senior Software Engineer, Bitscrape Solutions (P) Ltd, India

Software Engineer, Cognizant Technology Solutions, India

Involved in feasibility and requirements analysis, effort and cost estimation, and quality management of overseas software projects.

Successfully led teams in software development and software maintenance projects for overseas clients.

Faculty, Faculty of Science & Technology, ICFAI Foundation of Higher Education (IFHE), India

Faculty, Methodist University (MU), Fayetteville, USA Successfully placed 100% of the students in summer

internships as Internship Coordinator for all departments at FST, IFHE.

Introduced a new student outreach program for African-American students as part of Student Retention Committee at MU.

Redesigned the curriculum as part of a committee introducing a new concentration in Interactive Multimedia Application Development at MU.

Taught core Computer Science courses.

Achievements Published research papers in Computer Science and won

the Best Student Paper Award at ITNG 2007, USA.

Committee member of conferences ITNG 2009 and PDCCS 2008 in USA.

http://www.linkedin.com/in/damayantidatta/

Debasish Addy

Bachelor of Computer Science & Engineering, Jadavpur University, India

15 years of diverse international experience as a software architect and consultant for telecom products and services

Principal Systems Engineer, Aricent Software Architect for Base Station (BTS) products

developed for Nokia Solutions and Networks (NSN)

Technical Consultant for integrating Aricents WCDMA and LTE products for telecom equipment manufacturers like Qualcomm and Spirent

Engaged with cross functional teams in NSN such as R&D, Product Management, Production and M&S to come up with multiple products, updates and solutions for customer specific requirements

Led a team of 130+ engineers in multisite product development spanning across 6 countries

Successfully delivered engineering content of proposals worth US $7 mn yearly revenue for the past 5 years

Technical Risk Management and Quality Management for multiple Base Station programs

Internally Accredited Trainer for Wireless Telecom Technologies

Technically managed product roll out in live networks of some of the largest telecom operators such as CMCC, Vodafone etc.

Software Developer, Ushacomm Core team member for first release of Ushacomms

Interconnect Billing Product

Achievements Aricent Leadership Quotient Award in 2013

http://www.linkedin.com/in/debasishaddy/

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Deepak Aggarwal

B.E. (Mechanical), C R State College of Engineering, Haryana

Six Sigma Black Belt trained

13+ years of experience in Global Strategic Sourcing, Commodity Management, B2B supplier relationships, Commercials and Talent Management

General Manager, Whirlpool of India Ltd Delivered 3% average cost reduction over 7 years in

B2B contract negotiations worth $120 mn annualized through Relationship Management and Competitive analysis

Developed 14 strategic suppliers in 5 years with annual spend of $100 mn in developing economies such as China & Thailand and in developed economies such as South Korea & Singapore

Executed component sourcing worth $50 mn in 18 months from Asia for Whirlpool Global, US & Italy

Led Procurement activity in sync with Marketing and Design, over 3 years for a Corporate strategic drive on Steel aesthetic for all appliances to gain leadership position

Saved $1 mn over 4 years with Financial hedging of Copper on Pan-India - Risk Management

Developed a disruptive Sourcing model of Refrigerator freezer First mover in industry with saving of 25% - $1 per piece

Achievements Top talent, 1 among top 5% Became Youngest General

Manager (Procurement) in Whirlpool India

Recipient of the highest award in Whirlpool Corporation, Special Recognition Award =>Top 50,

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Gaurav Gupta

B.E. NSIT Delhi University

MBA, IIT Delhi

12+ years of experience in business development, key account management, consulting and product management

Management Positions held in RBS, Nagarro, Headstrong and Sapient.

Key Account Management Advised ecommerce client to grow account from $40k

to $1mn in a year Managed customer relationships at CXO level of $ 1.5mn

portfolio at 50% gross profitability and high satisfaction scores

Business Development Stationed in territories of Germany, Austria and Sweden

to consult and sell solutions. Acquired 15 clients through remote and direct sales Assisted direct sales in building market position by

defining, negotiating and closing relationships

Product Management Developed strategic product plan to revive dying product

leading to 300% increase in trial accounts Conceived a utility application of which 2000 copies

were sold

Program Management Successfully lead GBP 10mn SEPA banking program with

cross cultural team of 80 people across NL, UK and India. Developed Platform Vendor strategy leading to 8% cost

saving through productivity gain credits and volume discounts

Above and Beyond Accredited in Future Leader Program of RBS Undertook process improvement initiatives with benefits

of GBP 825k

http://www.linkedin.com/in/gauravguptaiim

Gaurav Kishore

B.Tech. IIT-BHU, Varanasi

PMI certified PMP

Executive Certificate in Management Program, University of Virginia, USA

15+ years in Strategic Planning, Business Transformation and Account Management in Telecom, Healthcare and Credit Card Industry

Account Manager, IBM Delivered Application Management Services in Telecom,

Healthcare and Electronics sector. Managed day to day delivery, customer relationship, budget preparation and tracking and renegotiation of contracts.

Managed teams and programs of up to 150 people and of US$ 100+ mn TCV

Planned and Executed multiple Multi-Million Dollar Transition and Transformation programs for Fortune 500 clients in Telecom domain in Europe, the US and Australia.

Set-up Global Delivery Center of Excellence in Nordics to increase Global Delivery presence in these countries. Signed new deals with US$ 100+ mn TCV

Participated in IBMs Mentorship program and as a mentor and people manager mentored 100+ people over a period of 7 years

Winner of Organization Innovation Deployment Workshop, a company-wide innovation competition

Awarded Top Talent (top 2%), winner of Service Excellence, Team player and Bravo Awards

9+ years of onsite client facing experience in Europe, the US and Australia.

Associate Consultant, Kanbay (now Cap Gemini) Worked on customization of Credit Card package Vision+

http://www.linkedin.com/in/gauravkishore1

Hafiz Karim PM

B.Tech. (Comp Science), NIT Calicut

14+ years experience in IT systems architecture consulting & leading technology teams for Large IT transformation programs.

Extensive hands on experience in defining IT Transformation strategies & SOA based architectures for N.America based Tier-1 Property & Casualty Insurers, supplemented with deep insurance domain knowledge.

Lead Architect TCS, USA (OHIO) & Chennai Led the TCS technology teams involved in an industry

first packaged software Policy Admin implementation for a Tier-1 insurer.

Designed SOA based Integration and Data Migration architectures to integrate the new Policy Admin system.

Soln. Architect TCS Transformation Delivery Group Integral member of the technical team tasked

with architecting solutions for large Insurance IT Transformation RFPs.

Lead Architect TCS, USA (TX) & Chennai Multiyear experience working across Policy Admin &

Claims Admin transformation programs in the Auto & Home Insurance domains for a Tier-1 insurer. This reengineering program is widely acknowledged as the first successful IT transformation effort by a Tier-1 Insurer.

Progressed from the ranks of a technical lead to a Lead Architect, spearheading technical teams varying in size from 30 80.

https://www.linkedin.com/in/hafizkarim

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Harish Sridharan

MBA (Marketing & Finance), Osmania University

BCA, S.V. University

10+ Years of experience in Relationship Management, Wealth Management and Retail Banking with 4 Years in General Management

Branch Manager, Kotak Mahindra Bank, Set up a new retail banking branch in a HNI location.

Responsible for the P&L of the unit while leading a 16 member team

Handled customer acquisition, cross sell, customer engagement, operations and liaison with regulators and compliance

Wealth Head, Citibank Managed a private wealth advisory unit of 6 relationship

managers, advising HNI customers on wealth and risk management growing our AUM from about ` 200 Cr to over ` 300 Cr

Designed an innovative distribution strategy to weather regulatory change in the wealth management industry resulting in a sustainable revenue mode

Interest Passionate about equities and trading instruments and

have more than a decade of experience in trading in Equities, F&O, Currencies and Commodities

Adept at designing and executing complex hedging and arbitrage strategies

Achievements & Extra Curricular Member of placement committee and finance club, IIM-A Branch was among the top 50 branches of the country

within 12 months of inception

Among the Top 5 RMs of the country in terms of revenue generation for the years 2009 and 2010

http://www.linkedin.com/in/sridharanharish

Harleen Sachdeva

B.Tech. (Computer Science)

PMP

Over 10 years of experience in project management and customer relationship management in India, United States and Netherlands

Manager - Projects, Cognizant Technology Solutions Managed a strategic government healthcare project

generating $7mn annual revenues. Successful delivery contributed to winning of additional projects worth $35mn

Directly led 40 member team and brought down double digit attrition rate to zero. Team went on to earn best quarterly team award

Managed the first client delivery of Cognizants BusinessCloud-OMaaS solution, an e-commerce solution offered as-a-service. Project ranked amongst top 6 global projects of the year in Cognizant

Successfully managed prescription management project for a $4bn client. Negotiated with stakeholders and transitioned project from fixed bid engagement to time-and-material one to resolve complex contractual and financing challenges due to clients merger and freeze on additional funding

Earned Virtuoso award for setting up technical competency for niche content management skill

Awarded for performance excellence while leading development of reusable framework and documents handling application that considerably reduced clients dependency on external teams

http://www.linkedin.com/in/harleensachdeva

Indraneil Deb

Bachelor of Science (Honors), St. Stephens College, Delhi University, India

Masters in Information Technology, Delhi University, India

14 years of experience in telecom consulting and management of software projects in the telecommunication industry

Senior Project Manager, Aricent Technologies Handled delivery responsibility of portfolio of software

development and deployment projects generating annual revenue of $12 mn per year across different geographies.

Handled a peak team size of 70 engineers (including 10 managers) located in different geographies including CALA/NAR/APAC.

Ramped up a 20 member team for a major telecommunication OEM in 2 months resulting in total annual revenue of `3 Cr per year.

Core member for Aricents diversification into Smart Energy domain. Initiated and supervised the first Smart Energy project transfer from Belgium to India, resulting in annual revenue generation of $1.2 mn each year over 3 years.

Project Manager, Aricent Technologies Led a 3 member consulting team that advised a Tier 1

network operator, with a subscriber base of 200,000, in launching 3G services across Canada.

Led a 5 member cross cultural team that delivered voice/data call charging solutions to Tier 1 and Tier 2 network operators across Europe.

Achievements Among the top 10% performer in Aricent Technologies

for last 3 years.

http://www.linkedin.com/in/indraneildeb

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Jaideep Singh Panwar

M.Sc. (Environmental Management), National University of Singapore

B.E. (Electronics and Telecommunications), University of Mumbai

I bring growth-markets focused expertise in environmental, social, and governance (ESG) investment and management consulting

Associate Director, Sustainalytics, Singapore Led six multinational ESG analysts in Asia and Europe Stewarded team through start-up acquisition Advised firms CXOs on Asia strategy Wrote sector-, issue-focused, and company reports.

Sustainable Stock Exchanges was a basis for topical Rio+20 discussions leading to commitments from the NASDAQ, BSE and other exchanges

Advised / joined clients ($100+ bn AUM) in ESG dialogues with companies

Developed a private equity ESG service and applied it to two $30-50mn deals in SE Asia & Ghana

Brand building at industry talks and in the media Globally rated among the top 5 research firm ESG

analysts 2013

Consultant, EY, India Executed sustainable business and disclosure projects

valued at $0.85mn (2 years); led execution of $0.25mn projects

Experience of regular C-suite engagement, cross-functional sustainability integration, and visits to sites

Executed EY Indias first AA1000AS sustainability assurance project; co-developed a stakeholder engagement service

One of seven India nominees - EYs global Chairmans Value Award 2010

http://www.linkedin.com/in/jspanwar

Jayanta Ghosh

B.Tech. (IT), Kalyani University

PMP, Project Management Institute, USA

ALMI, LOMA USA

10 years of global experience in program management, business development and technology consulting in BFSI domain.

Delivery Manager, IBM Managed a $4 mn per annum client relationship with

a Fortune 200 Insurer ensuring overall Green KPIs. Awarded Service Excellence for outstanding leadership.

Generated new business of $3+ mn IBM service offerings in 18 months. Contributed domain and process intelligence to presales activities, leading to 2 new customer deals.

Achieved Gross Profit margin of 105% of organizational average by using productivity levers, staffing mix and ABC based costing.

Steered Year-on-Year value-add generation of 15% of contract value though focused implementation of LEAN initiatives.

People Manager, IBM Built and led 50+ member team that outperformed SLAs

for 3 consecutive years.

Performed talent management, hiring and attrition management, and compensation planning

Consultant, IBM Proposed innovative CSO mortality table upgrade

approach that saved $1 mn for client through elimination of migration cost to a new platform.

Achievements Top performer (top 10% in IBM India) in managerial role

for 4 consecutive years (2010 2013).

Recognized as Top Talent (top 2%) in IBM India.http://www.linkedin.com/in/ghoshjayanta

IIM Ahmedabads case based

pedagogy is very rich in learning

and provides exposure to advanced

concepts. With diverse backgrounds

and an average work experience

of 10 years, participants of PGPX

considerably enhance level of

Class discussion and with it group

learning. PGPX has substantially

increased my business intuition and

business practice. PGPX is a world

Class program which provides rich

opportunities to participants for all

round growth.

Vivek N. Joshi - PGPX Class of 2007 Associate Director, Kotak Investment Advisors Ltd

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Kavita Duggal

M.Sc. Horticulture, B.Sc. Agriculture, CCS HAU, Hisar, Haryana, Gold Medalist

9+ years diverse experience in Ad Operations, Quality Management, and Publishing (Copyediting)

Ad Operations and Quality Team Lead (Google India Internet- 4.5 yrs)

Led Ad Operations for Google AdWords (Team size 20): Team with highest quality at 99% accuracy

Led ad quality team locally and globally (Team size 7-11): Handling quality reviews for over 300 ad reviewers

Worked with Engineering teams for peer-review-based quality tool development for sample size increase (3-fold) and early error detection

Collaborated with Google AdSense team to capture publisher and user feedback on Google ads for CSAT-aligned quality evaluation

Won Gold Awards for teamwork as well as individual contribution

Assistant Manager Operations (Spectross Digital Systems - VLSI 9 months)

Formulated hiring, firing, performance evaluation policies for startup environment

Streamlined workflow for Engineering teams

Scientific/Technical/Medical Copyeditor (Techbooks International 4 yrs)

Excelled on SLAs by maintaining 2-fold productivity and 99% accuracy in STM projects for Aspen, Springer, Blackwell, Tata McGraw Hill, Wiley.

Co-edited Major Reference Works (International Textbook of Diabetes Mellitus), Wiley.

http://www.linkedin.com/in/kavitaduggal/

Kapil Luhadia

B.E. (Electronics & Telecommunication), Amravati University, Maharashtra

10 years of global experience in Information Management, Strategic Business Development and IT consulting in Retail-CPG domain

Technology Lead, Infosys Conceptualized and implemented a complex data

migration project for US based CPG giant, leading to expansion of its business in Europe and adding $2.5mn annually to the top line of Infosys

Streamlined information of finished goods portfolio for a large CPG company. This included SKU attributes data harmonization among various stakeholders present in 68 countries

Spearheaded team of 15 associates located in US, UK & China to deliver first of its kind technology upgrade project which generated $4.5mn of annual revenue for Infosys

Technology Consultant, IBM India Provided technology consulting for information

management solution of large UK based CPG firm, resulting in $1.5mn of annual revenue for IBM

Ideated and incorporated performance improvement measures resulting in 10% reduction in application processing time

Achievements Exceptional recognition and appreciation from client

senior management for outstanding performance during product portfolio management program

Award and recognition for brilliant contribution in the growth of business unit of Infosys

http://www.linkedin.com/in/kapilluhadia/

Lokesh Sharma

B.Tech. (Mech.), Govt Engg College, YMCA, Haryana. Gold Medalist

MDBA, Symbiosis

EGMP, IIMB. T&D, ISTD

12+ years of experience in B2B & B2C Sales and Marketing handling Regional and National responsibilities.

Deputy General Manager

B2B Business - National Key Account Manager for Godrej Interio

Managed business of `125 Cr from 70 Key Accounts with a team of 40. Work involved making presentations at corporate headquarters, maintaining relationships and formulating customized solutions to assure profitability growth along with top-line.

Represented Knoll Inc. as National Head to generate awareness of Knoll products among HNWIs and launch the brand in India. Set up the first Knoll Experience center at South Mumbai.

Asst. General Manager

B2C Business Regional Manager Retail Business Development - North India

Led a sales team of 26 handling a channel of 50 showrooms, 120 retail counters, 7 company stores and 5 franchisees.

Region achieved highest business growth from ` 37 Cr to ` 71 Cr in two years by inculcating retail mindset and setting up processes which were later replicated across the country.

Involved in CRM design & implementation, new product design, TOC implementation, initiatives like Business Excellence and BCG project management office, and developing growth strategy for Godrej.

http://www.linkedin.com/in/contactlokeshsharma

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Mayukh Basu

B.E. (Information Technology), Nagpur University

8+ years of experience in IT Project Management, Business Solutions and Technology Consulting (India, USA and the Nordics)

Assistant Consultant, Tata Consultancy Services Head of Mobile Network Inventory Cluster for Telenor Instrumental in starting TCSs involvement in

modernizing Telenors IT systems in 2011

Spearheaded process of knowledge transition from incumbent vendor and Telenor developers

Managed 25-member team maintaining and upgrading Telenors legacy inventory applications to HUAWEI platform

OSS Design Lead for Tele Denmark Corporation (TDC) Led 10-member team responsible for analyzing

requirements and formulating designs in the $3 mn Operations Support Systems (OSS) area

Spearheaded the design effort for Pair Bonding rollout in TDC, leading to 2-fold increase in broadband speed

Coordinated design and development efforts for critical TDC projects, including rollout of GPON, Bit-stream Access and Upgrade of TDCs voicemail platform

OSS MIO Manager for TDC Received client appreciation in 2013 for working with

TDC and TCS management to achieve 51% growth in delivery of MIO - projects with less than 250 person-hours of effort

Certifications ITF certified tennis official at the national level

http://www.linkedin.com/in/mayukhbasu

Mazhar Khan

B.Tech. (Electrical Engineering), IIT Roorkee

10 years of Technology, Business Development, Project Proposal and Project Management experience in the Energy Sector

Manager Business Development, Toshiba Group Leader-Project Proposals, responsible for bid

management of EPC Super Critical, Ultra Super Critical Thermal and Combined Cycle Gas Power Projects in India and South East Asia. Won Projects of total Order Value $180 mn

Task Force Leader for competency build up, resource ramp-up and project management process standardization for EPC project execution in India

Spearheaded low cost country sourcing and vendor development for Toshiba Japan leading to project cost reduction by 15%

Established Engineering capability for Turbine Island Projects in India office through Technology transfer from Toshiba Japan

Project Manager, Siemens Delivered the first EPC Combined Cycle Power Project of

Siemens India with net cost saving of 10%

As key member of Business Development Team, bagged consultancy orders of value 0.75 mn

Developed strategy for implementation of EPC roadmap of Siemens AG in India and Middle East

Design Engineer, BHEL Member of core design team of Gas based power plants

Achievements One of the youngest Project Manager in Siemens and

Toshiba

http://www.linkedin.com/in/mazharkhan26/

PGPX was an extremely enriching

and out-of-body experience. Looking

back at my decision to take a

break from work, I could not have

asked for a more rewarding and

enjoyable process of sharpening my

intellect, applying my experience

and honing complimentary skills

towards grooming myself for a future

leadership role. Im blown away by

the quality and diversity of experience

in the classroom. PGPX gave me the

opportunity to shift industries from

Technology Consulting to Finance

Services.

Rajesh Premchandran - PGPX Class of 2011 Vice President- Operations, Goldman Sachs, India

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Medha Dixit

B.E. (Computer Science),

Army Institute of Technology, Pune

7 years of diverse experience across marketing, business development, education (non-profit) and impact investing

Associate - India Fellows Program, Acumen Fund Managed launch of Acumens leadership development

program for outstanding social entrepreneurs and change-makers. Led recruitment strategy, administration, selection and candidate evaluation for 450+ entrepreneurs across India

Fellow, Teach For India Led a class of 41 students from marginalized communities

to high academic success achieving an average of 2.3 years of student academic growth

Achieved 60-80% performance linked scholarship for 14 girl students.

Coached a team of 20 teachers in pedagogy for improved learning outcomes

Business Development Manager, Accel2Market Founding team member. Managed multiple client

engagements

Key member of a client marketing Customer Reference project designed to enhance sales through new customer acquisition; achieved 11% ( $43.2mn) increase in sales revenue

Conducted virtual CRM training workshops for field-sales reps across Asia Pacific and Japan

Achievements Identified by Coca-Cola for their 5by20 women

entrepreneur initiative

Annual sponsorship under UBSs 150th anniversary CSR initiative

http://www.linkedin.com/in/medhadixit

Mohammad Masroor Alam

RQP, USA and Canada

P.E, New Mexico, USA

M.S. (Mining), SIUC, IL, USA

B.Tech. (Mining), ISM, Dhanbad, India

12 years of international experience in management, operations, planning, and consulting in coal and metal mining

Senior Strategic Planning Engineer, Freeport McMoRan Inc., AZ, USA

Led the planning of two growth and capacity enhancing projects of Freeports Chilean and African mine sites

Reviewed life-of-mine and operating plans of different mine sites as a member of the core group of central planners

Lead the collaborative effort with mine planning software vendors for product development and enhancements to meet planning and reporting needs

Senior Mining Engineer, Marston & Marston Inc., MO, USA Coal project feasibility, pre-feasibility and due diligence

studies as a member of the core group of six senior consultants

Led team of engineers and geologists in creating resource models, optimization studies, mine planning and costing to generate a portfolio coal resources for clients strategic guidance

Trained engineers on resource modeling, optimization, planning, and production strategy

Under Manager, The SCCo Ltd., A.P, India Led a work-shift of 250 men, including supervisors, to

achieve production targets while maintaining safety standards

https://www.linkedin.com/in/mohammadmalam

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Dr. Mukul Shastry

Ph.D, LL.M, LL.B, BBM, CS, CAIIB

11+ years of experience in the field of law, focused on the banking and financial regulation domains

Legal Officer Reserve Bank of India 2009 to present Served in an advisory capacity to the operational

departments of RBI, on a variety of legal and regulatory issues.

Successfully defended RBIs stand in various judicial and quasi-judicial forums.

Drafted/Vetted a wide variety of banking contracts. Trained RBI/non RBI bank officers on banking & financial

laws.

Asst. Professor National Law University, Jodhpur 2006-09 Member of the teaching faculty for Competition Law,

Criminal Law, and Financial Law.

Held the post of Executive Director, Centre for Criminal Law and Studies

Advocate, Rajasthan High Court, Jaipur 2002-06 Dealt with multiple complex cases pertaining to criminal,

corporate and arbitration laws.

Achievements and Awards Key- note speaker at prestigious conferences organized

by Wolters Kluwer group, CUTS International (NGO).

Silver Medallist - Indian Institute of Bankers for securing All India 2nd rank in the CAIIB exam.

Ph.D. guide at two premier law schools - NLU, Jodhpur and GNLU, Gandhinagar.

Published articles in reputed national and international law journals.

https://www.linkedin.com/in/mukulshastry

Muralikrishnan Sankaralingam

B.E. (Computer Science & Engineering), CEG - Anna University

13 years of global experience in IT Consulting, Project Management, Business Development and Client relationship management

Project Manager, Infosys, USA Modelled the business process, managed cross-

functional team of 30 members and the integration of an ecommerce platform of chip manufacturer

Handled client engagement, strategy, financials and vendor management for projects worth $1.5 mn

Led recruitment drive in US

Project Manager, Infosys, India/ USA Program managed the delivery of IT services for a large

ecommerce (B2C) project for aircraft manufacturer

Managed cross-functional delivery teams of 40 members Formulated and executed program specific training for

the entire team

Project Manager, Infosys, USA Managed the technology and project delivery of

e-Commerce (B2B & B2C) and digital delivery applications for semiconductor manufacturer

Provided thought leadership and technology roadmap for multilingual and product lines of an e-Commerce platform resulting in ease of integration across geographies and product lines

Achievements Infosys Awards for Excellence and PRIMA award for

execution excellence

Received MVP as project manager for outstanding contribution

https://www.linkedin.com/in/muralikrishnanas

Namita Jain

B.Tech. (Electronics & Communication Engineering), West Bengal University of Technology (Gold Medalist)

7+ years of experience in Business Analysis & IT Solutions (Telecom) and Product Management (Telecom Analytics)

Product Manager, Digital Solution for Customer Insights, TCS

Developed the Telecom Consumer Insights Portfolio for Digital Transformation with a potential market size of $25 mn across Banking, Retail & Telecom domains

Worked with external and internal stakeholders to understand gaps in existing Telecom Analytics products. Researched consumer behaviour through market research and competition analysis and clearly defined and prioritized product requirements for Telecom Customer Insights module

Worked on 5+ Business cases & RFPs, worth more than $5 mn, for the Consumer Insights product

Business Analyst, Telecom & BI, TCS Led a team of 5 Business Analysts for the Transformation

program of the biggest Telecom Service Provider in UK. Performed gap-analysis for the entire telecom stack and suggested transformational changes to improve system performance and customer experience

Architected and led the E2E business automation solution for the Telecom billing application delivering 0.5 mn in savings to the client

Achievements Won TCS Achievers Award in 2010 (out of 2 lakh+

employees)

http://www.linkedin.com/in/jainnamita/

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Narayan Singh Rao

B.Tech. (ECE), IIT Roorkee, 2005

Author, Poet, Social Activist and Youth Leader

9 years into research & analytics, pre-sales, and people management

Member, National IT Committee, BJYM (Youth Wing of BJP)CPA Global, Sr Manager

Led a team of 25 analysts Led development of product offerings to retain and

attract new customers. Designed high end complex offerings to move up the value chain within existing accounts

Won 28,000 as the Best Team of the Year for valued added IP Insight Reports to large customer accounts

Managed pilot projects worth $10mn+ of recurring business

Secured contracts by helping customers fully understand our offerings

Key role in development of a patent scoring modelEvalueserve, Research Associate

Worked on 100+ IP search ICT projects, helping clients in taking patent filing decisions

Accenture, Junior Software Engineer Developed 3 software modules for a life insurance

domain client

Social Presence and ContributionSocial Media, Political Research and Marketing

Set up Control Rooms and Research Centers in 15 states Travelled, organized workshops in 12 states, and trained

1500+ volunteers on effective use of IT and Social Media

Author and Poet Authored 2 books. 10,000 copies of the first book

circulated Blog writing on social issues Light and Lyric Poetry

https://www.linkedin.com/in/nsrao1

Natalie Singh

Industrial Designer with specialization in Product Design, SLPEP, NID, Ahmedabad

A thoroughbred marketing, strategy and design professional. Leverages expertise in design to strategize innovative approaches

Brand Manager - Discover, Kristal, Bajaj Auto Ltd Designed and Led the launch for Bajaj Discover 125

Motorbike, Led brand to 2nd largest market share in segment within 2 months of launch

Spearheaded Kristal relaunch, Achieved 15% sales volume of top competitor in 3 months

Media Manager, Digital Focus, Bajaj Auto Ltd Structured cross-functional interactions between Sales,

Production, R&D Division, Finance, Spares, Service and HR in the transformation of Bajaj Auto to a Digital savvy company

Conceptualized and coordinated first in Industry all digital landmark campaign for a TV Commercial, reaching 140% of targets at 15% of budget

Implemented innovative practices in e learning, setting up and developing call center activities, retail magazine, e biking and web analytics as media of feedback and analytics for marketing & sales

Stylist, Honda R&D Pvt Ltd Led Design team on Project for first indigenously

conceptualized Motorcycle resulting intosuccessful buy in for commercial production

Represented all Honda in South Asia Pacific at Munich, as project leader for Activa, Dio, CD Series and other 2 wheelers

http://www.linkedin.com/in/nataliesingh

PGPX program at IIMA gave me

a new perspective and lots of new

knowledge that is helping me in

pursuing my professional career post

the program. PGPX has equipped me

with skills that I use in my current role.

Method of teaching exposes students

to business realities. I feel that now I

can see bigger picture and bring the

solution to company. The quality and

competencies of professors coupled

with support of office makes PGPX a

great learning experience not only in

the classroom but outside it too.

Rakesh Sharma - PGPX Class of 2013 COO at Quadio Devices

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Nikhil Thadani

Chartered Accountant (CA)

Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA)

B.Com. Mumbai University

9+ years of experience as domain specialist in Banking and Financial Services - consulting, managing and executing IT projects

Assistant Vice President, Bank of America Merrill Lynch (BAML)

Led a team of 12 to automate business metrics reporting across banking products for submission to Reserve Bank of India

Spearheaded a team of 6 to automate classification of Non-Performing Assets across loans, investments and derivatives books

Managed initiative to cut processing time by 80% for debt securities transactions

Executed projects across Asia on equities and derivatives broking, fixed income and currencies

Associate Consultant, Oracle Financial Services Software Limited

Consulted BancABC (6 countries in Africa) on banking analytics

Implemented profitability analytics at Indusind Bank

Business Analyst, Tata Consultancy Services Team lead for automation of internal operations at SEBI

Ongoing Independent Professional Manage accounts, VAT and income tax matters for 3

small businesses with revenues of Rs. 10 mn each

Achievements (BAML) Special recognition award (2013) from the President,

Asia Pacific for exemplary performance in regulatory reporting automation

Six Platinum Awards (highest global recognition) over 5.5 years

http://www.linkedin.com/in/thadaninikhil

Nita Menon

B.Sc. Statistics

US Citizen with OCI

Senior leader with 17 years of experience in strategic planning, revenue generation and process improvement through technology

Co-Founder & Managing Director, Elevate3 Inc, NJ, USA Led a large scale strategic effort - from conception

to deployment of a global portal for all of Associated Presssimage assets

Worked with Capital IQ (a McGraw Hill Financial company) on creating and executing a strategic roadmap for technology asset consolidation

Chief Architect, TheMarkets.com, NY, USA Part of theExecutive Management teamwith a primary

responsibility to realize innovative uses of IT to create sustained, long-term competitive advantage

Technology decision maker for merger and acquisition related asset consolidation

Managed the execution of multiple projects; with an budget ranging from $5mn to $30mn

Created and executed the technology roadmap contributing to a growth in revenue of over$20mn annually

Hired, retained, managed and built from ground up the technology organization of the company. Total team size managed includes 30+ people onsite with over 150+ offshore resources

Structured and led a strategic offshoring operation for technology resource augmentation including inviting RFPs and vendor assessment

http://www.linkedin.com/in/nitamenon

Pankaj Kumar Kashyap

B.E. (Electrical), Amravati University

16 years of diverse international experience in IT Delivery Management, Business Development and Presales

Divisional Head Application Development & IT Infrastructure, Colruyt India

Member of core team responsible for setting- up captive IT unit for multinational retail chain Colruyt Belgium, in Hyderabad, India, and built 250 member organization in 3 years

Led key application development projects with 120 members application development team and managed IT infrastructure projects and operations with 70 members IT infrastructure team

Built and sustained relationships with vendors for facilities team for Colruyt India

Provided strategic leadership, and setup delivery management policies and procedures

Formulated corporate policies to reduce attrition from 15% to 7%

Project Leader, NIIT Technologies Managed 90 member ODC account from Halle, Belgium

as Business Relationship Manager, increased revenue from 3 mn to 4.5 mn within 1-year

Handled as Onsite Project Manager in-charge of 50 member ING Bank ODC account from The Hague, Netherlands

Key role in negotiations and presales activities to win service contracts for Nationale Nederlanden, Netherlands and Colruyt, Belgium

http://www.linkedin.com/in/pankajkashyap1

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Prabhat Gidda

M.Sc. (Defence & Strategic Studies), University of Madras

B.Tech. (Electronics )(Gold Medal), Jawaharlal Nehru University.

20 years of leadership experience in Strategy, Operations, Defence Acquisitions, Engineering & HRM with Indian Army

Director: Capital Acquisition Part of core group to systematize multi bn Defence

Acquisition Process for Indian Army. Led transformation initiative to establish RFP Cell at Army HQ

Deep understanding of Defence Procurement Procedure. Drove capital procurement worth $500 mn

Commanding Officer (Colonel) Led several Multidisciplinary Engineering Units of

strengths 200-600 sustaining $1 bn+ assets. Designed and executed strategies for superior operational, human and fiscal efficiencies through resilient engineering & supply chain systems

Formulated & implemented HRD metrics for over 500 officers and 4000 personnel

Domain Expert to Foreign Govt Executed domain consulting with Foreign Govts in

Southern Africa (Reporting to High Commission of India, South Africa). Implemented strategic mandate to augment Indias political and economic ties

Achievements General Officer Commanding-in-Chief Awards

(Commendations) for Professional Excellence in 2007, 2010 & 2011

Established community for disadvantaged girls in alliance with local Govt.

Served Specially Abled Children as coordinator ASHA school

https://www.linkedin.com/in/pgidda

Pradeep K R Rao

B.E. (Information Technology), MIT, Manipal

PMP- PMI (USA)

ITIL V3 Foundation, LOMA Level 1

9+ years in Program Management, Product Development, Strategy and Client Relationship Management

Senior IT Project Manager, Sabre - India Managed a portfolio of projects worth $ 5 mn as part of

Strategic initiative to increase European market share

Turned around a companys top priority project by managing multicultural and cross-functional teams spread across 4 continents

Lead Consultant, ITC Infotech - India, Denmark Led and successfully delivered a $ 1 mn complex

migration project that had a history of failures through innovative practices and process compliance

Nurtured a new customer relationship, created a roadmap for growth and grew revenue to $ 700K within 6 months

Technology Lead, Infosys - India, USA Led and delivered a multi-technology project worth $ 2

mn with 10% margin improvement

Built a 20+ strong team in multi-platform skills and enhanced execution capability in transformational projects

Saved $40K by developing tools for increased application stability and quality

Achievements Most Valuable Player - Infosys BU Award received by 1%

of 7000 employees

Global Team Excellence Client award for Best project for delivering $ 5.5 mn project with zero defects

http://www.linkedin.com/in/pradeepraokr

Pranav Rajvanshy

PGDIE, NITIE, Mumbai

B.E. Hons (Computer Science), MBM Engineering College, Jodhpur

7+ years of experience in FMCG and consulting in areas of demand planning and forecasting, production planning and logistics

Replenishment Manager, BNext - Britannia Led process excellence cross functional initiatives in FG

sales and distribution with ` 50 mn savings Anchored business strategy project on manufacturing

and sales network for ` 4 bn Bread division Coordinated futuristic projects on Zero Day Inventory,

Cross-Docking and vertical storage

Consultant, SCM - Infosys Managed demand planning processes for leading global

players in FMCG and Apparels sectors Improved forecasting accuracy by 10% for pilot project

in Central Europe Implemented Sales Order Extrapolation algorithm for $6

bn European market Expedited demand modeling by 20-30% through Re-

usable artifacts

Regional Logistics Manager Unilever Supervised logistics team in managing network of 900

SKUs, 10 warehouses and 1200 dealers

Production Planning Manager, Central Planning - Britan-nia

Managed production planning and dispatch scheduling for ` 30 bn business

Anchored pan India capacity enhancement project

Achievements Published paper on Design & Operation of Distribution

System

Innovated CRSE and aggregate planning at Britanniahttp://www.linkedin.com/in/pranavrajvanshy/

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Prasanna Kumar Jagannathan

M.S. (Comp. Science), Ohio State Univ. Columbus, USA

B.E. (Comp. Science), CEG Anna Univ. Chennai, India

13+ years of global experience in ecommerce, software product delivery, business development and technology consulting

Manager, Electronics for Imaging (Nasdaq:EFII), Banga-lore

Managed and developed Digital Store Front product to attain industry leader position in web-to-print ecommerce

Achieved 20% growth in Staples contract value by developing innovative features

Improved development efficiency using priority system Lead a multinational team from India, UK, USA, Ireland

and Australia

Technical Manager, IBM, Bangalore Increased revenue by 45% from ABB CCP project by

doubling team size Single Point of Contact for all technical project details

of ABB CCP Developed rapid response processes and decreased

defect turnaround time by 60%

Senior Lead Consultant, Ryder (NYSE:R), Medley, FL, USA Lead the development of deal analysis for Canada

ecommerce and reduced manual work Grew the team of consultants and increased revenue

significantly

Achievements Nominated for Leadership Essentials program in EFI Awarded twice in a row for top leadership performance

in EFI Received best performer award in Ryder Systems Certified Scrum Master by Scrum Alliance

http://www.linkedin.com/in/prasannakjagannathan

Prashant Vashisht

B.Tech. (Electronics and Communications), National Insititute of Technology

(NIT) Jalandhar

7+ years of experience pivoted on Project Management, Quality Analysis and Delivery of IT and Telecom network solutions

Technical Leader, Alcatel-Lucent, India Led globally distributed team for planning and executing

access and core network projects with annual revenue of $330mn

Managed product specific quality control, handled RFP and RFI, reviewed feature specification documents as per 3GPP, IUI-T guidelines

Created strategies for product development and certification pertinent to ISO9000

Managed resolution of customer issues by coordinating cross-functional activities

Provided technology expertise in critical issues related to technology changes, hardware and site upgrades

Senior Engineer, Alcatel-Lucent, USA, France & India Contributed to the extensive array of feature

implementation in LTE, IMS, UMTS and GSM networks

Supported lab trials for new customers in bids worth $3.5mn

Represented team for bringing new technical skills in the India R&D unit from other units in France and USA

Achievements Filed 2 patents- 1 published that was ranked 2 by bell labs Won ALTA Excellence Award for innovation Won Best Business Idea Award Jury Member of Alcatel-Lucent Innovator ForumBest

Business Idea Award.

http://www.linkedin.com/in/prashantvashisht/

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Prasun Bansal

M.S. (Aeronautics & Astronautics), Stanford University

B.Tech. (Mechanical Engg), IIT Delhi

6+ years of R&D, project management and consulting experience in developing technology for Aerospace and Defense industry

Research Engineer, Boeing Research & Technology India

Managed and supported various research projects in India on Structural Technologies, both in-house (IP sensitive) and with external partners at IITs, IISc and Govt. labs (NAL, HAL etc.)

Developed core technology for Stochastic aero-elastic calculations and Composite topology optimization

Deputy focal for University Relations - IIT Bombay: interacted with students and faculty to promote Aerospace as a field of study and career

Key organizer for Boeing-IIT National Aeromodelling Competition 2014, a first of its kind competition with 150+ teams and 400+ participants across 5 IITs

Research Intern, NASA Ames, CA, USA Worked with a multi-disciplinary team to develop

prognostic algorithms and predict the Remaining Useful Life of composite structures

Defined scope of collaboration and executed a Space Act Agreement between NASA Ames and Stanford for the project

Achievements 7 papers in international journals and conferences Fellowship from Stanford Graduate School of Business to

attend Summer Institute for Entrepreneurship

http://www.linkedin.com/in/prasunbansal

Pritish Sharma

B.Tech. (Computer Engineering), Kurukshetra University

PG Diploma (Systems admin), CDAC

9+ years of global experience in project management and IT consulting in Financial Services domain

Assistant Vice President, Barclays Capital, Singapore Managed a global team that enforced the information

security policy of the bank.

Planned the audit schedule of 900+ applications by interfacing with various stakeholders to successfully drive application recertification.

Transitioned the application recertification of retail banking and African entity of the firm to Singapore.

Technology Lead, Wipro Technologies, Singapore Led second level support team and coordinated support

activities globally for fixed income trading at Credit Agricole.

Transitioned the support functions to Singapore resulting in significant cost reduction.

Automated error diagnostic process that led to three fold reduction in incident response time.

Senior Consultant, Zensar Technologies, Singapore Coordinated with teams responsible for compliance

reporting, upstream feeds and support to ensure 100% regulatory compliance reporting at Credit Suisse.

Achievements Best Innovation of the year award by Credit Agricole Extra Mile Award by Infosys Certificate for demonstrating leadership by Infosys

http://in.linkedin.com/in/pritishsharma

Priya Chaturvedi

B.Tech. (Electronics and Communication), Kurukshetra University

9+ years of global experience in Technology Consulting, Business Development and People Management.

Technology Consultant, Infosys Spearheaded an engagement with 6 cross functional

teams at US and converted a distress project in a $1mn contract via strategic analysis and negotiations.

Strategized the functioning of geographically distributed teams that led to business development for the organization

Conceptualized and implemented a plan to better utilize the service capabilities of existing systems and resources, saving 20% potential cost overrun for the client

Program Analyst, Infosys Led Technology consulting for a networking solution

involving multiple stakeholders and a team of size 60+

Ideated and incorporated performance improvement solution leading to 35% reduction in application running time

Achievements Consistently positioned in the top 5% achievers in a

program of 150 members

Individual Excellence Award for Innovative Knowledge Management in a team of 200+ at Infosys

http://www.linkedin.com/in/chaturvedipriya

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Pronomita Prasad

B.E. (Electronics & Communication), R.V. College of Engineering, Bangalore

10+ years of global experience in Technology Consulting, Project Delivery & Client Engagement in Financial Services domain

Worked in multiple roles across functionalities and managed cross- functional teams at diverse locations

Technology Consulting, Infosys and TCS Lead Design Architect for a strategic fleet expansion

program targeting a 2-fold increase in revenue for a leading European fleet rental service company.

Anchored architecture and