Functional Skills
Business Analysis
Business Development
Business Operations
Change Management / Org Design
Leadership Development
Learning & Development
Sales and Operations Planning (S&OP)
Strategic Planning
Go-to-market Strategy
Instructional Design
Behavioral Analytics
Organizational Behavior
Organizational Learning
Software Skills
Microsoft Office
Sector Experience
Automotive
Business Services
Retail
Technology
Telecom
Languages
English
Hindi
Kannada
Notable Clients
Akzo Nobel
Bharti Airtel
Cafe Coffee day
Madura garments
Metro cash & carry
Experience
Tantalum Academy (Skill development company)
Start-Up
Founder
3/2021 - Present
• Developed innovative soft skills pedagogy using storytelling, games, and AI.
• Built trademarked tools like Visually Measurable Behaviours (VMB), Visually Applied Action (VAA), Soft Skills Quotient (SSQ), and Quark to teach and quantify behavioural skills.
• Partnered with schools, colleges, and enterprises for measurable skills transformation.SEPTEMBER 2013 – AUGUST 2020
• Built trademarked tools like Visually Measurable Behaviours (VMB), Visually Applied Action (VAA), Soft Skills Quotient (SSQ), and Quark to teach and quantify behavioural skills.
• Partnered with schools, colleges, and enterprises for measurable skills transformation.SEPTEMBER 2013 – AUGUST 2020
Centum Learning Africa Limited
Operations
Senior Vice President & Director - Africa Operations
9/2010 - 9/2013
Bharti Airtel Group) Key Responsibilities:
• Conceptualise, design and develop customized learning solutions and programs for various clients
• Responsible for the establishment of the Africa division and eventually headed it across 16 African countries.
• Nurture relationships across various clients and act as a trusted learning & development advisor to client decision makers.
• Responsible for customer acquisition, revenues, and profitability. Achievements:
• Successfully scaled up the organisation, hired and deployed 250+ training personnel.
• Built & implemented customised training solutions for clients ranging from Telecommunications to Construction.
• Spearheaded the growth of the Africa business, contributing approximately 50% to the group's topline and 60% of the group's EBITDA.
• Conceptualise, design and develop customized learning solutions and programs for various clients
• Responsible for the establishment of the Africa division and eventually headed it across 16 African countries.
• Nurture relationships across various clients and act as a trusted learning & development advisor to client decision makers.
• Responsible for customer acquisition, revenues, and profitability. Achievements:
• Successfully scaled up the organisation, hired and deployed 250+ training personnel.
• Built & implemented customised training solutions for clients ranging from Telecommunications to Construction.
• Spearheaded the growth of the Africa business, contributing approximately 50% to the group's topline and 60% of the group's EBITDA.
Centum Learning Ltd
Operations
Associate Vice President
3/2007 - 8/2010
• Business Head - International Business Group & Strategic Relationships: Responsible for expansion into new geographies, including Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Nepal, the Middle East, and Africa. Delivered impactful training solutions in these regions to clients from Telecommunications and Distribution.
• Business Head - Curriculum Development and Instructional Design Team: Managed a team of 40+ people to build online, blended, and instructor-led programs.
• Regional Head - South India: Responsible for running the overall operations for South India. Key Responsibilities and Achievements:
• Plan and drive the execution of the vision for the product lines by developing and implementing a company-wide go-to-market plan.
• Planned, implemented and coordinated sales activities to achieve sales and gross profit margins.
• Business Head - Curriculum Development and Instructional Design Team: Managed a team of 40+ people to build online, blended, and instructor-led programs.
• Regional Head - South India: Responsible for running the overall operations for South India. Key Responsibilities and Achievements:
• Plan and drive the execution of the vision for the product lines by developing and implementing a company-wide go-to-market plan.
• Planned, implemented and coordinated sales activities to achieve sales and gross profit margins.
Standard Chartered
Sales
Cluster Head - Corporate Sales, Wealth Management
9/2006 - 2/2007
As a Cluster Head, the main responsibility was to drive corporate sales of wealth management products in the region. Success is measured on the basis of achieving business goals & effective team management. I was responsible for a team of 20+ key account managers and sales executives.
SalesLab
Management Consulting
Co-founder
12/2002 - 8/2006
• Sales Lab was an entrepreneurial venture funded by strategic investors. It was an equal stake partnership firm. My role in the firm largely involved the below:
Deploy large consulting assignments with clients in the Automobile, Industrial Paints, Construction and Retail industries. Consulting assignments include deploying solutions for enhancing sales and customer service effectiveness, product launches, key account management skills and Retail effectiveness
Deploy large consulting assignments with clients in the Automobile, Industrial Paints, Construction and Retail industries. Consulting assignments include deploying solutions for enhancing sales and customer service effectiveness, product launches, key account management skills and Retail effectiveness
NIS Sparta Ltd.
Sales
Regional Sales & Delivery Head
6/1997 - 11/2002
Lead the implementation of Learning & development assignments in the Private, Public and Social Sectors
Responsible for leading a team of Business Development Managers & trainers to acquire new clients in the region by pitching and selling customised training solutions and deploying the same
Responsible for leading a team of Business Development Managers & trainers to acquire new clients in the region by pitching and selling customised training solutions and deploying the same