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IPMX International Programme in Management for Executives

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IPMX experience to excellence

01 Board of Governers

Dr. Jamshed J. Irani Shri Partho P. Kar Chairman, BoG, IIML Shri K.R. Kamath Shri Ashok Thakur Chairman & Managing Director Special Secretary Punjab National Bank Government of India, Ministry of HRD Shri Sumit Banerjee Shri A.N. Jha Vice Chairman Joint Secretary & Financial Adviser Reliance Cementation Pvt. Ltd. Government of India, Ministry of HRD Shri Arun Chacko Shri S.R. Lakha, IAS (Retd.) President (Spl. Projects) Vice Chancellor IANS India Pvt. Ltd Gautam Buddha University Shri Vinayak Chatterjee Prof. S.L. Rao Chairman Feedback Ventures Prof. Abad Ahmad Dr. Devi Singh Shri D.S. Brar Director Chairman Indian Institute of Management GVK Biosciences Pvt. Ltd. Prof. Manoj Anand Shri Pawan Munjal Dean (AA) Managing Director Indian Institute of Management Hero MotoCorp Ltd. Prof. R.L. Raina Maj Gen D.N. Khurana Dean (P&D) AVSM (Retd) Indian Institute of Management

Shri Pramod Bhasin Col (Retd.) R.K. Jaiswal Vice Chairman, Genpact Member-Secretary-BoG Indian Institute of Management Dr. Ramesh B. Baheti Chairman, STI Group

Shri Ashok Singh Chairman, Central Board for Workers Education, Ministry of Labour and Employment

Dr. Chinta Mohan Member of Parliament

02 About IPMX 04 Director's Message 06 Contents Co-Chairperson's Message 07 IPMX Chairperson's Message 08 Academic Programmes 09 Why Recruit from IPMX 12 IPMX Curriculum 16 IPMX Pedagogy 17 International Module 18 Leadership Talk Series 20 Events 22 Faculty 23 Placement Process 26 Batch Profile 28 Industry Partners 64

03 w e l c o m e t o IPMX placements 2012-13

In today's highly volatile and dynamic business environment, challenges and opportunities tend to co-exist. It requires an astute, focused and visionary leadership to recognise the tremendous business potential and accordingly strategise and formulate a growth path that encompasses innovation, value creation and above all sustainable business development.

IPMX, the one-year full time residential programme for executives at IIM-Lucknow provides cutting edge management lessons and equips the mid-career professionals with the latest tools and techniques of management. It provides a potent platform for the professionals to enhance their skills and learning and be ready to lead their organisations on a sustainable growth trajectory.

The IPMX programme is a catalyst that seeks to create gen-next leaders by offering a unique blend of management education to a richly experienced and highly diverse set of professionals. It focuses on providing collaborative learning through a mix of highly engaging case studies, classroom discussions and interactive presentations. This helps fuel the analytical, problem solving, creative and lateral thinking abilities of the participants. This learning is further augmented through continual interactions with leading practitioners and stalwarts from the industrial sphere, who share their profound repertoire of knowledge and insights.

The executive education helps today's managers develop advanced decision-making and execution skills. It enables them in donning the mantle of transformational leaders and visionaries, who look to create a highly self-driven and performance oriented culture in the organisation they serve. It offers an unparalleled opportunity for businesses to leverage upon the talents and skills of this distinctive set of professionals to create and sustain competitive advantage and maintain an edge in today's hyper-competitive environment.

The IPMX batch is a true 'tour de force' that comprises of dynamic, self-motivated professionals who are geared to take on latest corporate challenges and turn them into growth opportunities. For organizations looking to become leaders in the global arena, the IPMX participants, with their diverse skill sets, performance driven attitudes and strategic thinking ability, forge a perfect fit. The IPMX class of 2013 looks to reemphasise this advantage in its pursuit of building and transforming businesses.

04 2 “IPMX to me meant not going along 1

- with the tried and tested but 1

1 experimenting with possibilities. It has

X more than lived up to its expectations

M in this regard. I hope it continues giving

P opportunities to future students.” I Dr. Manish Rai Deputy General Manager (Operations), Apollo Hospitals Enterprise Limited

05 n today's turbulent world economy, need of exceptional leadership and a strong management team has Ibecome even more imperative for businesses. As Indian economy continues to grow, corporations are increasingly seeking candidates with extensive experience and highest quality education for their mid to senior level roles. Taking forward the IIM Lucknow tradition to produce managers, leaders and entrepreneurs' adept at managing businesses at the international stage, we have especially designed a course for experienced professionals with different industry backgrounds.

Since its inception, International Programme in Management for Executives (IPMX) has enjoyed wider industry acknowledgement and appreciation for grooming nation's top executives in business skills. As our students endeavour to take on challenging roles in the industry, I welcome you to participate in the placement process of IPMX class of 2013.

Dr. Devi Singh Director, IIM Lucknow

The Director

IPMX has enjoyed wider industry acknowledgement and appreciation for grooming nation's top executives in business skills.

06 To continue the endeavour, I am sure that in IPMX 2013, you will find highly motivated professionals with right attitude and skills, which would complement significantly to your requirement.

Co-Chairperson Placement

Dear Recruiter,

The IPMX Programme at IIM Lucknow is designed for mid/senior level professionals, to prepare them for leadership roles. The programme focuses on understanding of business at functional and strategic levels and prepares students to manage enterprises engaged in global business.

The participants are selected from vast pool of applications through the rigorous admission process emphasising on past academics, work experience, GMAT score, essays and personal interviews. The current batch has average work experience of 9 years in mid/senior level management with excellent GMAT score.

Prior industry experience, complemented by well designed academic curriculum for young managers, has augmented participants to take challenging roles in global business environment.

The first 04 batches of IPMX have been highly applauded by industry and proved the continued faith and patronage of the industry. To continue the endeavour, I am sure that in IPMX 2013, you will find highly motivated professionals with right attitude and skills, which would complement significantly to your requirement.

I thank you for your continued support and look forward to strengthening this relationship.

Prof. Rajeev Kumra Placement Chairperson

07 I am very confident that the participants of 2013 batch will not only meet the business needs at middle and senior-level managerial positions, but will also be effective leaders taking their organisations to the next level of success.

Chairperson IPMX

Dear Associate,

I welcome you to the fifth batch of IIM Lucknow's International Programme in Management for Executives (IPMX). IPMX is a rigorous one-year general management programme aimed at imparting business education to executives with extensive industry experience. The distinctive course pedagogy combines theoretical knowledge with case based approach. The programme also utilises a variety of experiential learning techniques and industry projects. The programme develops strong management and leadership skills in participants in a global context. IPMX is truly an international programme with a core module facilitated in partnership with Kelly School of Business and delivered abroad.

The IPMX course is conducted at IIM Lucknow's Noida campus - located at the hub of industrial activities. The learning process is further enriched through regular industry interactions.

We are proud to bring forth a batch of students with diverse industry experience, vast international exposure and strong business acumen. I am very confident that the participants of 2013 batch will not only meet the business needs at middle and senior-level managerial positions, but will also be effective leaders taking their organisations to the next level of success.

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Prof. Archana Shukla Chairperson, IPMX

08 2 “My experience at IPMX was truly transformational 1

- and I now feel equipped with the skills essential in 1

1 making critical decisions and solving complex

X problems. The all round managerial excellence

M imbibed has substantially enhanced my productivity,

P business awareness and strategic thinking." I Sushant Bhatnagar Senior Manager, Operations & Strategy, Ericsson

Academic Programmes

09 International Programme in Management for Executives (IPMX) IIM Lucknow, realising the emerging needs of the industry and the changing requirements of management education started its flagship management programme for candidates with substantial work experience. This one-year full time residential programme is designed to prepare middle and senior management professionals for leadership roles. The curriculum focuses on imparting a holistic understanding of global business environment and challenges thereof. This post graduate programme provides opportunities for professional growth and personal development through inquiry and insight in an interactive learning environment. The programme is largely delivered at the Noida campus of IIM Lucknow along with short stints at Lucknow campus and one business school abroad, and leverages its location to help extend the learning process via continuous industry interactions. The case based pedagogy is coupled with theoretical insights, seminars, simulated projects and constant engagement with the industry. The participants of the IPMX course are selected through a rigorous admission process which include evaluation of leadership potential, career graph, analytical ability, quality of work experience and scores on the internationally recognised GMAT examination.

10 Post Graduate Programme in Management (PGP) The PGP programme at IIM Lucknow has been a breeding ground for latent managerial talent and “big ideas of the future.” The PGP is designed to develop professional managers with strong conceptual fundamentals and skills required to manage businesses of the future. Widely recognised as a course high on academic rigour and industrial interaction, this two-year course has carved a niche for itself in its endeavour to inculcate the values of earning and continually striving for excellence.

Post Graduate Programme in Agribusiness Management (PGP-ABM) Agriculture supports nearly three-fourth of India's total population and contributes nearly 17 per cent of the gross domestic product. Established in 1998, the Agribusiness Management Programme aims at developing business leaders and entrepreneurs with a vision, competence and outlook for promoting agribusiness and agro-based enterprises.

11 2 “Strong leadership is being able to 'see' a different future and 1

- having the courage to abandon the status quo. I believe that IPMX 1

1 is an incredible catalyst; firstly in terms of building self-confidence

X & the trust in your own abilities and secondly, in the way others

M perceive you. The transformational journey at IPMX not only

P helped me to achieve my goals, but also to redefine them.” I Anurag Singh Associate Vice President, Genpact 12 Why Recruit From IPMX?

HERE ARE SOME COMPELLING REASONS:

Diverse industry backgrounds Holistic management learning Class of 2013 has students from diverse industries 49 subjects. 800+ hours of learning in one-year. and academic backgrounds – from engineering to IPMX calls for the highest levels of involvement and tourism, financial services to automobile, ensuring a participation from the students thus equipping broader learning horizon for the class participants with a complete spectrum of management and leadership skills Superior intellect pool Batch of 2013 brings a rich average professional Global exposure experience of 8.75 yrs spanning across geographies, The batch has average international experience of industries and functions. With GMAT score ranging 21 months. To further enhance the global exposure, between 600 and 770, the IPMX class displays an the batch will engage with Kelley Business School effective amalgamation of sound academic for a module on Business Analytics. foundation complemented with rich industry experience

13 68 78% 22% Total Batch Size

6 - 7 years 25%

7 - 9 years 41%

9 - 15 years 29% Work Experience Above 15 years 5%

43% 15% Industry Mix IT Service IT Products

9% 11% Automobile BFSI

5% Telecom 4% 3% Government IT Consulting 3% Energy

1% 3% Tourism Healthcare 1% Defence 1% Embedded 1% Semicunductor 14 9 “IPMX is a unique programme and fits in perfectly in the jigsaw 0

- puzzle of mid and senior level industry requirements. Personally, 8

0 I not only gained knowledge and enriched my network, but realised

X to have enhanced my perspective in tactical as well as strategic

M problem solving. Overall, this programme has added a new

P dimension to my personal and professional effectiveness." I Dheeraj Chauhan Senior Manager, IBM India Pvt. Ltd.

Functional Exposure

3% 1% Project Management Product Management 3% 6% Sales / Marketing 7% Consulting

Research & Development 9% 46% General Management

9% Quality Management

Operations Management

Human Resources Management 16%

International Experience

16% 0 - 1 year

1 - 2 years 12% 2 - 4 years 59% Above 4 years

13%

15 IPMX Curriculum

IPMX has an exacting academic schedule of four terms with each term involving a number of short projects on relevant business issues. The programme provides a firm grounding in concepts of general management and offers students' opportunities to specialise in their areas of interest.

The programme consists of: • Core Courses: Focus on enhancing awareness and decision making capabilities in the areas of general management in a global business setting • Elective Courses: Focus on meeting the specific career goals of students. Provide deeper understanding of the subjects and ability to think beyond the obvious • Course of Independent Study: Provides opportunity for the students to explore a topic in depth in an area of special interest under the supervision of a faculty. It is either an exploratory type or a prescriptive type with a focus on its applicability to management situations

Finance & Economics Sales & Marketing

Core Courses Electives Core Courses Electives Management Accounting Corporate Valuation & Restructuring Marketing Management I Consumer Behaviour & Marketing Strategy Corporate Finance Project Finance Marketing Management II Customer Relationship Management Managerial Economics International Finance Data Analysis for Marketing Decisions Macro Economics Managing Financial Institutions Internet Marketing Investment Management Product and Brand Management International Economics for Business Services Marketing

Operations & Technology

Core Courses Electives Core Courses Electives Operations Management I Global Supply Chain Management Strategic Management Strategic Management of Technology Operations Management II Managing Services and Innovation Management Information Operations Strategy Mergers and Acquisition Systems Operations Planning and Control New Venture Planning Lean Operations Applied Theory in Strategy and Decision Making in Competition New Product Development Spreadsheet Modeling for Managers IT Strategy

General Management

Core Courses Electives Quantitative Applications Business Sustainability and Carbon Market in Business I Cross Cultural Management Quantitative Applications Strategic Business Negotiation in Business II Personal Growth International Business Agriculture Value Chain Finance Communication Financial Inclusion through Management of Organisational Behaviour Micro Finance Institution Human Resource Commodity Futures Markets Management Written Analysis of Communication

16 IPMX Pedagogy

IPMX has an exciting academic schedule spread over four terms. The programme provides a firm grounding in concepts of general management and offers opportunities to students to specialise in their areas of interest.

Initial part of the IPMX calendar focuses on building the foundation by making the participants comfortable with the fundamentals of economics, operations management, management accounting, decision making techniques, 23.5 Credit Courses marketing, strategic management and international business communication. This is achieved through Core & 9 Electives classroom discussions, case studies and role playing 13.5 exercises. Later part of the programme allows the students Course of Independent Study to choose subjects based on their long-term career plan 1 and develop a deeper understanding. At this stage the teaching pedagogy focuses more on applying academic 800+ Hrs of framework to real life problems and extensive industry Classroom Interaction interactions. 300+ Case Studies Throughout the programme, students work on joint projects and assignments with their assigned peers. During Team Projects the academic year, students go through as many as 50 team 50+ projects and assignments. A continuous flow of information on the latest industry best practices is maintained by workshops and speeches delivered by senior management from the corporate world and industry experts. These workshops go a long way in helping the students stay connected with the industry and gain valuable insights.

17 International Module

Global competition has forced businesses to revolutionise their management strategies in order to function across multiple geographies. The increasing rates of change, technological advances, shorter product life cycles, and high-speed communications have all contributed to this paradigm shift. In such a dynamic environment, there is an augmented need of managers who can work seamlessly to bridge geographical, social and cultural gaps to realise every prospect. International immersion helps tomorrow's leaders make and manage a winning global team by effectively leveraging sound understanding of international team dynamics to overcome these geographical, social and cultural distances. In the past IPMX students have undertaken their international modules with reputed institutions like ESCP Paris, McGill University, Canada and Kelley school of Business, Indianapolis.

The IPMX class of 2013 would undergo the international immersion in collaboration with Kelley School of Business, Indianapolis, USA. Founded in 1920 as the Indiana University School of Commerce and Finance, the Kelley School of Business has grown into one of the most prestigious business schools in the world. The programmes at Kelley School of Business are consistently ranked among the best in the world and resident faculty members are internationally recognised for knowledge, vast experience and thought leadership.

18 The academic schedule is complemented by multiple visits and interactions with the local industry which will facilitate students in gaining valuable experience from firms with international repute and outlook. The international immersion also provides students with critical insights on business dimensions of international firms, cross border mergers, global workforce management, challenges of multi-domestic operations, and the solutions thereof. The rich and diverse experience gained from international module brings a new perspective to students' thought process and helps the students in exploring innovative means to collaborate and grow in multinational environment.

1 “IPMX changes your perspective 1

- towards personal and professional 0

1 life. It changes the way you

X approach any business problem as

M you are exposed to various

P business models.” I Manish Iyer Associate General Manager (Marketing & Strategy), 19 Adani Wilmar Limited Leadership Talk Series

The Leadership Talk Series is referred as the “Midas Touch” of IPMX. This beyond the curriculum programme provides a golden opportunity for students to meet our country's most inspired thinkers and celebrated business luminaries. The series is devoted to foster the spread of great ideas and free knowledge to the visionaries of tomorrow. Drawing upon their experiences, insights and ideas, these eminent leaders open a wonderland of knowledge to students, who engage themselves in fruitful and insightful discussions. The series is a continuous pursuit for providing students an exposure to business strategies, successes and challenges of leading corporate houses. Enhancing their knowledge and skills, the Talk Series inspire students to broaden their horizon.

The Leadership Talk Series is an initiative that seeks to provide an enriching and rewarding learning experience to the IPMX students through a close interaction with the leading practitioners and achievers from the industrial and public arena. It provides a platform for the students to interact with and learn from the rich and diverse experience of industry leaders, stalwarts and visionaries. These highly interactive discussions help expose the students to a plethora of complex and challenging business problems, strategies and success stories of leading industrial and corporate houses.

The visiting luminaries have come away impressed with the quality and depth of discussions as well as the high level of enthusiasm and matured thinking displayed by the students.

20 Mr. K.P. Sasidharan Director General CAG

Dr. Jamshed J. Irani Ex - Director, Tata Steel

Mr. Sharat Chander Joint Director-Media & Communication PMO

Mr. P.K. Goel Chief Commercial Officer Indian Railways

Mr. Rohit Bansal VP, EXL

Ms. Anisha Motwani Director & Chief Marketing Officer Max New York Life

Mr. Manoj Tandon Associate Director CSC

Mr. Nithin Seth Managing Director & Country Head Fidelity Worldwide Investments

Mr. Pradeep Kashyap CEO, MART

Mr. Sanjeev Govil COO, Idea Cellular

21 Events

The IPMX campus plays host to a plethora of diverse and engaging events and activities all through out the year. Driven exclusively by the students, these events serve to hone the managing and organising skills and provide a continual learning experience. These annual events provide a platform for academia- industry interfacing and bring together the leading practitioners from the industry as well as academia to debate and discuss many contemporary issues and challenges, industry trends and insights.

IIM-L Noida campus hosts two nationwide mega- events – Udyam and Ankuran- that have come to be regarded as flagship events of IPMX.

Udyam is an annual event that brings together industry stalwarts and leaders from a particular function such as HR, finance, marketing etc. The event comprises of panel discussions amongst industry leaders on contemporary themes, leadership talks and presentations along with nationwide B-school level competitions. It provides the students with a unique opportunity to learn from first hand experiences of industry leaders.

Ankuran - an event that seeks to unleash and promote entrepreneurship is an IPMX initiative that provides a platform to the aspiring entrepreneurs to present their business plan to CEOs, incubator fund houses and venture capitalists. It includes simulation business games, inspirational talks, and presentations involving leading entrepreneurs from various industries and business houses.

Besides these, the student run Consulting and Marketing Clubs organise a multitude of events. Some prominent events include Advertisement Contests such as 'Kakkar ko Takkar', Consulting competitions presided over by industry practitioners etc. Apart from these, a lot of recreational and sports activities such as Rock Concert, Football, Tennis and Table Tennis tournaments are also conducted through out the year.

All these events and activities help the students in developing a truly all round, multi-faceted personality and fostering a spirit of camaraderie, innovation and creativity.

22 Faculty

23 Centre For Food And Decision Sciences Vinodh Madhavan Agribusiness Management D.B.A. (Finance) Golden Gate Yogesh K Agarwal University, San Francisco Sanjeev Kapoor PGDIE, NITIE Bombay, M.S. & Ph.D, Ph.D., G. B. Pant University Case Western Reserve Univ. S C Bansal of Ag. & Tech. Ph.D, Accounting and Finance, Abhijit Bhattacharya DSE, Delhi Jabir Ali M.Sc. (Stat.) Lucknow Univ., Ph.D, IIT Kharagpur Master's and Ph.D., AMU, Aligarh Human Resource Management Kriti Bardhan Gupta B.K. Mohanty Pankaj Kumar Fellow, IIM Ahmedabad M.Sc., Berhampur Univ; P.G.Dip, Ph.D, IIT Kharagpur Ph.D, Organisational Psychology, M.K. Awasthi Delhi Univ. Sonia Ph.D., G. B. Pant University of Archana Shukla Ag. & Tech. M.Sc., IIT Roorkee; Ph.D, IIT Delhi Ph.D, Organisational Behaviour, Sushil Kumar Gaurav Garg IIT Kanpur Ph.D (Statistics), IIT Kanpur. Ph.D., SSHRC Postdoctoral Fellow, Shailendra Singh Univ. of Toronto. N.K. Gupta Ph.D, Organisational Behaviour, Sourindra Bhattacharjee Msc., Delhi Univ., Ph.D, B.H.U. IIT Kanpur FPM, IIM Ahmedabad Himanshu Rai Finance and Accounting Fellow, IIM Ahmedabad Business Environment Devi Singh Yamini Praksh Sukumar Nandi Fellow (International Finance), IIMA Ph.D, Organization Behavior, M.Phil, Calcutta Univ., IIT Bombay Vipul Ph.D, Utah State Univ., U.S.A PGDM, IIMA; AICWA; Pushpendra Priyadarshi S.D. Misra Ph.D, Lucknow Univ. M.S.W., M. Phil., Ph.D, Univ. of Delhi Ph.D. (Eco), IIT Kanpur Madhusudan Karmakar Punam Sahgal K.G Sahadevan M.Com, M.Phil, Ph.D, Finance Ph.D, FMS, DU, Accredited Sensitivity Ph.D (Eco), Univ. of Hyderabad Trainer, ISABS A.K. Mishra D. Tripati Rao M.Com., Ph.D, Finance, Ajay Singh M.Phil., CDS, JNU, BHU, Fellow IFCI Ph.D, M.Phil., JNU; MBE, Ph.D, Univ.of Mumbai PGDBM, Delhi Univ. A. Vinay Kumar Hrushikesh Panda MBA, Ph. D, Finance Debashis Chatterjee M.Phil, JNU; Ph.D, DSE Fulbright Fellow (MIT & Prakash Singh Harvard Univ.), Ph.D, Pune Univ. Kaushik Bhattacharya MBA, Lucknow Univ.; M. Stat., Ph.D, Ph.D, BITS, Pilani Information Technology Indian Statistical Institute Manoj Anand And Systems Sanjay Kumar Singh Ph.D, UBS, Panjab Univ., FICWA. Ph.D, IGIDR, Mumbai Bharat Bhasker Ajay Garg M.S. & Ph.D (Comp. Sc.), Fellow, IIM Bangalore; Virginia Tech, USA Communication M.B.A., UBS, Panjab Univ. Ashwani Kumar Roshan Lal Raina Madhumita Chakraborty Ph.D.,IIITM, M.B.A, Ph.D, Sagar Univ., Fulbrighter, PhD (Finance), FMS, Univ. of Delhi Univ. of Melbourne Syracuse University, NY, USA Alok Dixit Arunabha Mukhopadhyay Payal Mehra Ph.D, IIT Delhi; UGC-JRF FPM, PGDBM, IIMC; MCA, MSc., MBA, PhD., Lucknow Univ. Jadavpur Univ. Vivek Rajvanshi Neerja Pande Fellow, IIMC, Finance & Control Amit Agrahari Ph.D. (English), Lucknow Univ. M.B.A., Fellow, XLRI Seshadev Sahoo Ph.D, IIT Kharagpur, MMS, Finance, Pradeep Kumar M.Com, Utkal Univ. Ph.D, Hyderabad Univ.

24 Legal Management Anirban Chakraborty Samir K. Srivastava FPM, IIM-Bangalore MBA. Fellow, IIML D.S. Sengar Fellow, CIRIL, University of Calgary, Ram Manohar Vikas Atanu Chaudhuri Canada Ph.D; MBA, IIT Kanpur Fellow, IIM Lucknow

Rajeev Kumra N. Narayanan Marketing Ph.D, GGS IP Univ., MBA, PGDM, IIMC; Fellow NITIE, Bhopal Univ. Mumbai Neelam Kinra Ph.D Marketing, Univ. of Aston, Moutusi Maity Birmingham, U.K. MBA, Ph.D, University of Georgia, Strategic Management Athens, GA P.C. Purwar Amita Mital Ph.D, SUNY (Buffalo), N.Y., USA Anita Goyal MBA, Fellow, IIM Lucknow Ph.D., Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi Devashish Das Gupta Ashutosh K Sinha MBM, PGDMS, UGC- NET, Ph.D Amit Mookerjee FPM, IIMB M.B.A., Ph.D, MLS Univ. Udaipur Satya Bhusan Dash A.K. Jain Ph.D, IIT Kharagpur Ph.D, IIMA Operations Management Saji K.B. Nair Neeraj Dwivedi MBA, Ph.D, SJM SOM, Rajiv K Srivastava M.Tech, IIT Kharagpur; Fellow, IIML IIT Bombay, FAMS PGDIE, NITIE Bombay; Ph.D, IE & OR, Virginia Tech. USA Arun Kumar Tripathy Rajesh K. Aithal FPM, IIMB MBA, Fellow, IRMA K.N. Singh M.Tech. IIT Kanpur; D.Eng., M. Akbar Ashish Dubey IE & OR, AIT, Bangkok M.PHIL. (Stat.), AMU, M.Phil, MBA, Ph.D, IIT Bombay Ph.D (Social Systems), JNU Sushil Kumar Satish S.M. Ph.D, Industrial Engg.; Ph.D, IITM; PGDM, Agri, IIMA M.Tech, IIT Delhi

9 “The one year at IPMX gave me a comprehensive 0

- toolkit and the psychic mobility to successfully 8

0 navigate the corporate challenges. The rigorous

X curriculum, group diversity and the international

M immersion stimulated a new approach to

P address issues.” I Rambir Dalal Associate Director, KPMG

1 “IPMX is a vibrant programme and brings 1

- together participants from diverse industry 0

1 backgrounds. The course promotes high quality

X of interaction through case based learning and

M imparts contemporary and globally acceptable

P management skills.” I Neerad Swaroop Principal Consultant, PricewaterhouseCoopers

25 26 Placement Process

Institute conducts Rolling Recruitment Process (RRP) for its International Programme in Management for Executives (IPMX) students, which takes couple of months to complete. The Rolling Recruitment Process is designed to ensure that both the students and the recruiters make informed career choices and recruitment decisions. The dedicated Placement Cell at the Noida Campus works towards ensuring a smooth and flexible placement process. This Cell helps in organising campus as well as off-campus recruitment processes.

PRE PLACEMENT TALK / CAMPUS VISIT / INTERVIEWS FINAL OFFERS JOB POSTING SHORTLISTING

Pre-Placement Talk (PPT) is an ideal platform for recruiters to share their organisation's opportunities, culture and structure with students. In addition, recruiters can build a strong brand on campus. Our 30- 45 minute presentation followed by 15-20 minute Q&A session is most effective for PPT. We advise recruiters to negotiate on remuneration and other terms of employment in strict confidence with candidate. However, recruiters need to keep the placement committee informed at the following stages so that placement committee can ensure effective compliance of policies:

When making preliminary offer When a final offer is made When a candidate accepts or rejects a final offer

Tentative Schedule Activities Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb E-mail / snail mail to companies for invitation

PPT and job posting by companies

Submission of resumes

Shortlisting of candidates

Pre-processes / interviews

Final interviews / offers

Grade Non-Disclosure The students have been selected through a highly competitive selection process and have been through a rigorous academic schedule. Successful completion of IPMX programme attests to the candidate's academic excellence and management capability. IIM Lucknow treats the academic grades as confidential and does not disclose the same as a matter of policy.

27 28 IPMX Batch Profile

29 Abhijit Roy

B. Sc., Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, M. Sc. (Defence & Strategic Studies), University of Madras, Chennai PG Diploma in Management, IGNOU, New Delhi

21 years of invaluable military experience - transferable skills & capabilities in operations, project management and implementation, HR development and training.

Lieutenant Colonel, Indian Army • As Chief Executive of an 800 member organization, have been responsible for its operational planning, logistics, training, welfare and administration • Dealt with strategy, policy, planning, coordination and execution of operations as Chief Operations Officer of a 3,000 member organisation • Appointed as instructor at the premier training establishment, National Defence Academy, Khadakwasla. Handled various facets of training to include planning, organisation, logistics and conduct • Extensive experience in leading a 120 member organisation in diverse and challenging operational settings and geographic environments

Abhishek Ambastha

B.E., Telecommunication, PESIT, Bangalore

6.5 years of experience in Project Management, IT Consulting and ADM (Application Development and Maintenance) that includes ~3 years at client’s location in the UK

IT Analyst, Tata Consultancy Services • Led a multi-location team of 20+ associates and successfully implemented 4 business critical projects; one of which was awarded the best successfully executed project within the SBU • Independently setup, led and managed the production support team of 15 associates in the UK for a project worth £1,200,000 • Managed 24/7 support operations while executing client’s £1,500,000 migration project from a legacy to modern IT system • Consulted client on IT transformation initiatives that turned around TCS’s Customer Satisfaction Index from 67% to 98% • Successfully proposed and pitched for a Business Intelligence project that brought in revenue worth £200,000 • Awarded ‘Star of the Month’ in TCS, UK for outstanding performance that led to project contract extension by 2 years • Awarded ‘Star Team Player’ by the client for proposing and implementing new business solutions that helped in saving ~£30,000

30 Abhishek Dutta

B. Tech., Comp. Science, Sikkim Manipal Institute of Technology

6.5 years of experience in Application Consulting, IT Product Development and Management in the Retail business domain

Senior Application Engineer, Oracle India Ltd. • As a Customer Focus Lead in Oracle Retail - Sustaining Engineering team, was responsible for handling multiple customers as R&D Single Point of Contact • Led a team of product engineers, working on development and delivery of business specific enhancements on Merchandising System Solution that caters to 200+ retail businesses spread across the globe • As a Product Owner, led cross functional teams in a QA- Automation initiative to reduce manual QA effort by 25% • Part of R&D product development team that released a new version of the Merchandising System with enhanced business capabilities. The product version has been implemented by 50+ retailers worldwide Application Consultant, IBM India Ltd. • Worked as solution designer with a group of developers and QA engineers, on a retail integration project for Circuit City Inc. US • Received awards and certificates from the customers for exemplary performances

Aditi Nanda

B.E., Electrical and Electronics, MIT Manipal

6.5 years of experience in Project Management, People Management and Product Design and Development in Semiconductor Industry

Senior R&D Engineer, IBM India, Bangalore • Led a 10 member team responsible for backend design and delivery of IBM servers in 65nm, 45nm and 22nm technologies • Managed co-ordination across cross-functional geographically distributed teams and EDA vendors • Facilitated innovation efforts and filed for patent, which helped reduce chip cost and time by 15% Team Lead, Wipro Technologies, Bangalore • Led a 8 member Wipro team at the client site: Intel • Managed client relationship to ensure smooth set-up, stabilisation and scale-up of a $6.5mn account Others • Co-founded Msikshaa to provide under-privileged children free access to tutors through mobiles • Wrote paper to analyse the impact of Feminine Identity and Soft Influence Tactics on Leadership styles

31 Amit Jain

B.Tech., Electronics & Communication, MJP Rohilkhand University

A seasoned IT professional having 9 years of rich experience in managing multiple projects across the value chain of BFSI business operations with key focus on top line profitability

Senior Project Leader, Fiserv Global Services • Managed project portfolios worth $5mn in banking domain • Provided key participatory leadership to cross-functional teams in India and USA to deliver IT solutions for the key accounts • Responsible for creating business proposals for new projects and for providing tactical inputs to senior management for strategic planning • Spearheaded the production support from offshore and played a key role in defining pricing and service level agreement, leading to additional annual revenues of $1mn • Received Annual Achievers Award for accomplishing process improvement in various functional areas of the project, which reduced defects by 50%, resulting in high net promoter and customer satisfaction scores Software Engineer, CSC and Infosys Technologies Ltd. • Led and influenced cross-functional teams to excel goals and meet critical deadlines in high pressure multi-stake environments • Designed and developed high quality innovative application solutions in short time frames that provided competitive advantage and increased profit margins

AnandTuli

B.Tech., IT, DAIICT, Gandhinagar

7 years of experience in designing complex solutions and leading independent projects in the IT Industry. Experience in handling teams and managing client relationships

IT Analyst, Tata Consultancy Services • Build a team on the principals of customer delight, driving the customer satisfaction scores from 87% to 94.6% • Reduced the implementation efforts by 80% and added a revenue stream of £400,000 • As PLM consultant, worked closely with client to understand the business goals, designed best-in-class solutions and, devised the most efficient plan for implementing PLM strategy • Implemented the CMMI Level 5 and audit processes for the account Engineer II, Parametric Technology Corporation • Worked comprehensively as solution architect in product development • Led the global team for various modules in PLM product development • Managed, designed and developed a new software product through complete SDLC, as the product owner • Handled responsibility to analyse customer pain points and suggest changes to flagship product of the company

32 Anish Verma

B.Tech., IIT Kanpur

10.5 years of experience in IT Product Development in PLM domain. Managed cross functional and global teams in product design and development

Software Engineer, Advanced, Siemens Industry Software (India) Pvt. Ltd. • Successfully steered the team to develop and deliver high quality product modules for 3 release cycles • Led the effort to win a funding of $500K for a project after exceeding the client’s expectations from the pilot • Responsible for defining product roadmaps and implementation strategies to counter upcoming challenges and to maintain competitive advantage • Won accolades from top management for designing and managing the transition from legacy system to scalable and flexible components – reduced the defect rates by 25% and improved performance by nearly 20% • Co-ordinated with cross functional team across geographies to streamline functional integration and knowledge management Software Engineer, CL Infotech Ltd., Bangalore • Letter of Appreciation for augmentation and consolidation of current capabilities into a turnkey solution at low incremental cost Software Engineer, Infosys Technologies Ltd., Bangalore • Awarded “Most Valuable Player” for pro-active contribution towards remodeling the solution framework

Anupama Shukla

MBA, Marketing, ICFAI Business School, Gurgaon B.Sc., Botany&Chemistry, Lucknow University, Lucknow

6.5+ years of Business Development, Strategy, Marketing, Sales, Channel Development, Client Relationship Management and General Management experience in Banking Industry and IT Services

Sr. Manager (Super Premium Credit Cards), HDFC Bank • Spearheaded the launch of premium credit cards in northern region • Led & mentored a focused team of 4 sales managers and 10 sales executives • Liaised with product team for providing strategic inputs on customer needs & expectations • Managed channel partners for enhancing new customer base Manager (Retail Assets), HDFC Bank • Responsible for driving Loan Against Securities, Home Loan and Education Loan business from premium segment customers Portfolio Manager (Loans Against Securities), HDFC Bank • Responsible for generating high ticket business from key branches & major DSA’s of Delhi • Successfully managed existing portfolio • Awarded by Group Head for exemplary performance on achieving highest business volume Asst. Manager (E-learning), i-Strat Software Pvt. Ltd. • Involved in business development activities and client relationship management 33 S Bharathi Shekar

B.Tech., Mechanical Engineering, IIT Madras

9 years of IT experience in technical leadership roles building highly scalable, extensible and maintainable web based platforms and distributed systems by working with product managers and architects

Technical Lead, Yahoo India Pvt. Ltd. • Drove productization of a new user location based platform and its features by owning end-to-end design, implementation and integration • Helped spread the culture of innovation by filing four publications, two patents and conceptualising two user location based mobile applications • Enhanced Internet scale platform response times fourfold by designing and implementing a clustered caching system • Mentored newcomers in Yahoo technology and user location platform architecture Member Technical Staff, Sun Microsystems India • Led the virtualization of high availability product, Sun Cluster, by designing and implementing a distributed system for application management • Re-engineered the system manageability components of Sun Cluster to improve usability and enhance performance • In addition to core technical responsibilities, provided recommendations on engineering estimations and analyzing risks and also involved in recruitment • Received IEC Excellence Award for team initiative and Solaris Achievement Award for engineering delivery excellence

Bhasker Gupta

B.Tech., IIT Varanasi

8.5 years of experience in Analytics, Quantitative Research, Business Intelligence and Management Reporting; especially for financial industry. CFA (US) Level 3 Candidate

Manager - Enterprise Business Intelligence, Homeward Residential Inc. • Perform quantitative analysis of $75bn US residential mortgage portfolio and prepare performance reports used internally by executive management • Provide ad-hoc research that aids in strategic business decision making • Responsible for and heavily relied upon by business to translate their needs into actionable BI and analytical solutions, either through data analysis or BI/reporting applications Senior Analyst – Specialist, Infosys • Quantitative Research for a European Bulge Bracket Investment Bank. Used and enhanced various models to calculate bond and CDS (Credit Default Swaps) analytics • Risk Analytics for erstwhile Largest Thrift bank of US. Created a customer scorecard model for their Home Loans portfolio • Marketing/ CRM Analytics for largest specialty family footwear retailer in the Western Hemisphere. Contribute to development of various marketing-oriented models, namely Market Basket Analysis, RFMC analysis

34 Bijumohan R

B.E., Mechanical Engineering, NI College of Engineering, Tamilnadu

9 years of experience including 4.5 years at US in managing development and maintenance of Supply-Chain IT solutions for large US retailers

Technology Leader, Infosys Ltd. • Managed a 25 member project team for a US apparel retailer • Instrumental in developing the team and responsible for managing project metrics, budgets and risks for the account worth $1.2mn • Implemented the Allocation and Replenishment module for a large Apparel retailer as part of the retailer’s International Growth Initiative • Managed a $500K project for a US Pharmacy major from client location. Implemented solutions which improved the performance of the Store data maintenance by 75% • Designed and implemented the “Average Cost Inventory System expansion” for a grocery retailer • Awarded “Most Valuable Player” award for turning-around unfavourable customer-satisfaction ratings for a key client by demonstrating excellent work-ethic and commitment to excellence • Anchored Business Unit level Employee engagement focus group at Infosys. Directly interacted with Unit head as part of this initiative

Charu Kanwar

B.Tech., Information Technology, Lala Lajpat Rai Institute of Engineering and Technology, Moga

7 years of experience in IT consulting and project management including 2.5 years in the US

IT Consultant, Sri Jagdamba Charitable Trust, Sri Ganganagar • Set-up an IT department from scratch within the organisation and took over projects that were earlier outsourced resulting in savings of over INR 4 lakhs • Organised special projects and events leading to 10% rise in donations for the Trust System Analyst, University of Akron, Ohio, USA • Played a key leadership role in multiple E-learning projects in culturally diverse teams • Trained end-users on the new application resulting in 10% increase in productivity • Implemented quality standards and project processes leading to 15% effort saving SDET, Microsoft Corporation, Hyderabad • Led 5 end-to-end product Test life cycles • Created automation suite that generated savings of approximately $45,000 for the business unit • Took the initiative to implement processes for the reuse of tools (Tool identification/Feasibility analysis) that significantly improved product quality 35 Debolina Mukherjee

B.E., (Hons.) - Comp. Science Engg, UIT, Burdwan University (WB)

7.5 years of experience in IT Project Management and Business Analysis in the Insurance domain. Experienced in Service Management and ITIL® certified

Project Manager, Tata Consultancy Services • Led a team of 30 providing Business Intelligence solution for a large UK Insurance client • Spearheaded the team to achieve 99.8% service SLAs on all BI services • Implemented Service Management best practices across other teams increasing overall process compliance and efficiency Business Analyst, Tata Consultancy Services • Instrumental in the end-to-end requirements elicitation and delivery of a GBP 600 mn Pension project for the UK Govt. • Managed System Test team and achieved maximum test coverage within very stringent timelines • Received Outstanding Contribution award for timely end to end delivery of the project resulting in huge savings for the project Onshore Co-ordinator (UK), Tata Consultancy Services • Successfully delivered 2 key projects worth GBP 7 mn for a large UK Insurance client, received appreciation from client and TCS Delivery heads

Deependra Kumar Singh

B.E., Mechanical, JSS Academy of Technical Education, Noida

8 years (3.5 years international) of IT experience in Banking & Financial Services Domain, providing end-to-end solutions to financial service clients based out of UK, Australia and US

Sr. Project Lead, Fiserv Global Services • Extensive experience in Core Banking System Implementation and Transformation (Productized Solution – Fulton Bank) • Managed a 23-member team that supported an annual revenue of ~ $850K • Responsible for training and mentoring functional leads on core banking solutions Project Lead, Steria (I) Ltd. • Pre sales team member responsible for proposing customised banking solutions to prospective customers • Managed a multi-million dollar Fast Payment Services Program at Northern Rock Bank, UK • Involved in supply chain and inventory management system of MoD UK ( MJDI ) and M&S UK Lead Engineer, HCL Technologies Ltd. • Led anintegrated product management team, in co-ordination with multiple product owners, at Westpac Bank, Australia • Successfully developed and integrated online-Super application for Westpac Bank, Australia • Won the HCL ANZ Employee of the Year Award 36 Deepu Prakash

B.E., E.C.E., GCT, Coimbatore

9.5 years of experience in project management, business analysis and customer relationship management in BFSI domain. PMP® & INS certified

Project Lead, CSC India Pvt. Ltd. • Led a multicultural team spread across 7 locations and 2 geographies • Spearheaded domain led productivity improvement that resulted in reduction in project effort by 20% • Led the domain building effort in the team by getting INS certified. Mentored my team to attain the same and today my team has highest number of INS certified professionals in the Business Unit • Received Wall of Fame award twice. 1 out of 120 members receive this award every quarter Programmer Analyst, Cognizant • Maintained payments related application for a global bank • Cognizant Certified Professional in Banking and Financial Services domain. Ranked among the top 10% of my peer group

Dharti Thakare

B.E., Electronics & Telecommunication, Government College of Engineering, Amravati

6 years of IT experience in implementing Business Transformation solutions, Project management and Business Analysis in the HealthCare and Life Science domain

Associate, Cognizant Technology Solutions Project Management • Successfully executed $315,000 Business Transformation project for Astra Zeneca pharmaceuticals with resulting cost benefits of up to $350,000, using Benefit Tracking analysis model. Honoured with “Frontline Leadership” award by Cognizant • Handled Resource and Revenue forecasting for 600 Cognizant members’ team working for Novartis pharmaceuticals project • Conceptualized and project managed development of “Clinical Data Reporting Tool” (first of its kind in Cognizant’s Clinical Data Management services) for AstraZeneca CDM; a business covering 2,000+ resources from different geographies Business Analysis • Designed and executed End-User Satisfaction Survey for 2,000 associates from AstraZeneca. Received “Achievement Award” from the client • Worked with Aetna Healthcare Inc Business Team for requirement gathering & development of a centralised Online Application for Aetna Service Consultants; awarded by Cognizant for a successful implementation 37 Divya Bharti

MCA, Jawaharlal Nehru University B.Sc., Comp. Science, Hansraj College, Delhi University

9 years of IT industry experience with IBM including 5 years international experience in Project Management, Customer Relationship & Business Analysis. ITIL® certified

Project Manager, IBM • Worked in the areas of Security Access Management, Identity Management and Financial Control Management for SOX Compliance for a Fortune 200 client in the Energy & Utilities domain • Instrumental in winning a quarter million dollar project for IBM supporting company strategy to upgrade from legacy systems to more flexible, scalable systems • Handpicked by the client to lead a $210K Access Management project. Received ‘IBM Service Excellence Award’ (out of 20,000 employees) for exhibiting exemplary commitment for client’s business • Evaluated existing IT environment, architected detailed design and recommended long term and short term solutions for applications portfolio • Pioneered a solution that enhanced application availability from 89% to more than 99.6% & saved IBM $300K in annual penalties • Received US Patent (US7,506,320B2) for a utility that analyzed static code & produced diagrammatic outputs - saved 55% effort on the project

Hemendra Singh

B.E., Electronics & Commn., Delhi College of Engineering, Delhi

6.5 years of experience in IT Software Development, Project Management and client co-ordination primarily in the HealthCare, BFSI and Telecom business domain

Senior Software Engineer, United Health Group • Led a development and support project earning $0.4mn annually with a team of 16 members for HealthCare Networks at UHG • Engaged in business analysis to map client requirements. Was responsible for knowledge management, project tracking and recruitment across the project • Implemented an automated report processing system leading to huge improvements in turnaround times and annual savings of $100K • Received “SPOT” award from UHG for my contribution towards streamlining processes for technical delivery and quality assurance through reduction of defects by 12% • Completed Certifications on Six Sigma - Yellow, White belt and ITIL Software Engineer, HCL Technologies Ltd. • Involved in all phases of SDLC. Was single point of contact for the client • Consistently rated 'Exceeded Expectations’ • Trained new recruits for Sun Certified Java Programmer certification 38 Indranil Chakravorty

B.E., Computer Science, Army Institute of Technology

7.5 years of experience including 2.5 years international experience in Project Management, IT-Consulting, Operations and Customer Relationship Management across varied IT verticals

Product Lead, Rediff.com India Ltd. • Led Operations team and helped reduce costs by about 1.5 crore INR by overseeing deployment of in house network delivery system • Consulted Rediff Sales and Marketing team and delivered a customised advertising solution, which turned around the fading online ads sales and boosted it by 20% • Pioneered 60% growth in sales volume of Rediff Shopping by designing its online marketing Software Specialist, Patni Computer Systems (now iGATE Corporation) • Led a global team to operationalise a process change for client EMC, USA to improve operations scheduling and synchronisation between various geographical development centers Senior Product Developer, Symphony Services • Conceived and pitched a service proposal which led to securing a consulting deal worth $0.3mn. Handpicked by the client EMC to lead, train and mentor the new team • Awarded ‘Employee of the Quarter’ by EMC for effectively managing remote team and achieving timely deliverables

Janakiraman Simizhi Ramakrishnan

B.Tech., Mechanical Engineering, NIT, Jaipur

8.8 years of Engineering Management, Product Design, Product Lifecycle Management & Manufacturing / Operations experience across Automotive & Aerospace Sectors including 3+ years at USA

Senior Design Lead – TCS Ltd. (Mfg. Div.), Chennai / USA • Demonstrated engineering management excellence by achieving high quality, 100% on time engineering support for 747-8 and 787-8 airplane programs with a cross functional team of 30 Tata engineers • Developed customised operational strategies for providing effective Engineering solutions through a multi geographic collaborative framework • Achieved 30% reduction in value stream cycle time by spearheading process enhancement initiatives across 10 Tata Projects in the Boeing Manufacturing facility • Received “Pride@Boeing: Exceptional Performance” Awards thrice from Boeing Management for creating a positive impact on the Product cycle • Co-authored three whitepapers on applications of Lean manufacturing techniques • Exposure to Boeing Manufacturing Systems Senior Engineer, Hyundai Motor India Ltd, Chennai • Successfully executed planning, scheduling and on time completion of Certification Tests for the launch of two passenger vehicles in Indian market • Achieved on time availability of component proto types by reducing coordination bottlenecks with suppliers Engineer, Subros Ltd., Noida • Managed Production, Quality and Planning 39 Jayant Kumar Gadi

B.E. (Hons.), - Electronics and Communication, Govt. Engineering College Bikaner, Rajasthan University

6.7 years of experience in Product Design & Development, Quality Management and Technical Consulting of IT Products & Services (primarily investment banking domain)

Associate, JP Morgan Services India Pvt. Ltd. • Led development efforts of Morcom Trading ITC Team for Private Client Work Station(PCWS), Chase Investment Services Corp. (CISC) project involving $83bn of assets and 1.6mn brokerage accounts • Co-ordinated ITC’s PCWS-SWAT team efforts and achieved smooth conversion involving single day go live of 1.6mn accounts • Quality Gate Champion of Broker Dealer Services ITC Team • Part of core team that conceptualised and rolled out iConcepts thus promoting innovation at work • Received JP Morgan India CIO Team Innovation (Gold) and Partnership (Silver) awards • Involved in training and recruitment activities Specialist Developer, Mastek Ltd. • Led a 9 member team for Contact Point, National Health Services, UK • Involved in project requirement gathering and release planning • Participated in LexVehicle Leasing Project’s Q6 (6-Sigma) initiative which helped save GBP 0.114 million in 2007 • Provided technical consultancy and training to projects

Karthik Bharadwaja

B.E., Mechanical Engineering, Bangalore Institute of Technology, Visveshwaraiah Technological University, Bangalore

7.5 years of Business Analysis, IT Delivery and Project Management experience in Supply Chain and Logistics domains for top retailers in the UK

Technology Lead, Infosys Ltd. • Worked as a Business Analyst for a leading UK mobile retailer to provide and deliver solutions to integrate multiple disparate information systems. Project involved co-ordination with cross functional teams in locations across Europe • Led the program to identify ‘Shrinkage’ issues across the supply chain for a leading UK retailer. Discovered lacunae in the systems which helped account for 18mn pounds annually. Received ‘OMEGA Gold Medal’ from Infosys in recognition of the exemplary business value delivered to the client • Led a team of 12 engineers providing maintenance, support and development services for mission critical supply chain and logistics applications for one of the top three grocery retailers in the UK • Involved in ‘Centre-of-Excellence’ team to suggest methods to improve quality and provide solutions. Received the ‘Best Centre-of-Excellence team’ award for our contributions

40 Dr. Khushi R. Tahiliani

MS Ophthalmology, MD (Anaesthesiology & Critical Care), Delhi Univ. United States Medical Licensing Examination Certified Physician MBBS, Maulana Azad Medical College, Delhi University

10 years of experience in healthcare sector at reputed medical establishments in the country. Experienced in hospital operations, management and administration

Senior Medical Officer, Safdarjang Hospital, New Delhi • Streamlined procurement and purchase procedure of phacoemulsification machine, drugs and OT consumables worth INR 1 crore • Played a key role in establishment of an Eye Bank at SJH. Liaised with Min. of Health &Family Welfare and obtained funding INR 5,00000 annually • Implemented the electronic registration system for CGHS patients leading to reduced waiting time for registration by 30% Senior Resident, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education & Research, New Delhi • Successfully formulated the Business plan for low cost cataract surgery for patients from economically weaker section of society • Managed the 2005 Delhi bomb blast crisis by leading a team of EMS at site of incident Resident Doctor, Safdarjang Hospital, New Delhi • Led a diverse team of 10 members and organized 30 eye camps/year in rural areas of Western UP • Authored five research papers published in leading medical journals & three medical books

Kranti Gaikwad

MMS Marketing Narsee Monjee Institute of Management Studies B.E., Electronics Engineering Thadomal Shahani Engg. College

7.9 years of experience in various functions like Product management, Analyst relations, Technology management and Program Management working across geographies with cross- functional and multi-cultural teams

Program Manager, Capgemini India Private Ltd. • Managed overall engagement of over €2mn for an energy and utility client • Responsible for project time & cost estimation, people management, competency building and delivery tracking Senior Manager, Technology Management, ICICI Bank • Stewarded all technology acquisitions across ICICI Group by deploying cutting edge technologies • Studied the bank’s requirements, analysed vendor solutions and fit and made recommendations to the CTO • Crafted award winning communication that led to ICICI bank winning maximum awards at BTA awards 2007 Manager, Product Management and Corporate Marketing, i-flex Solutions • Responsible for designing the sales kit, competition analysis, product roadmap and alliance management • Orchestrated communication with analysts across the globe for the entire product suite translating to First Takes on wins, quotes in press releases, speeches at i-flex events, etc. 41 Kumar Vaibhav Gaur

Indian Ordnance Factories Services, Engineering Services Examination 2001 Batch B.Tech., Mechanical Engineering, HBTI, Kanpur

9 Years of Varied Experience in General Management, Supply Chain Management, Infrastructure Project Management and Operations

Works Manager, Ordnance Factory Muradnagar, Ghaziabad • Worked as Plant head for two Production shops and managed operations for annual output worth INR 110 crores • Led team of 300+ people comprising of technical experts and Junior Managers • Maintained excellent synergy between the management and various labour unions Works Manager, Metal & Steel Factory, Ishapore, Kolkata • Handled Annual Procurement worth INR 100 crores as the Provisioning Officer • Responsible for Materials Management, Contract Management, Tendering, Negotiations, Commercial Operations and Logistics • Responsible for Vendor Exploration, Evaluation and Management • Handled Infrastructure Projects worth INR 15 crores annually, from conception to execution stage • Ensured effective management of Cash flow and Annual Civil budget

Lav Ahuja

B.Tech., Industrial & Production, IIT Delhi

7 years of experience in New Product Introduction, Project Management and Process Planning in Automobile Sector

Manager, Tata Motors Ltd. • Planned and managed the product and variants requirement for the rear engine bus segment • Prepared the product proposal for India’s largest tender of buses. Project co-ordinator for the government’s tender execution • Led a cross functional team for the development of low floor bus for intra-city and tarmac application • Prepared the business case and product approvals required in the new product introduction process • Achieved 20% improvement in first shot Ok by establishing the quality system and process in the Ace’s gearbox line • Planned and co-ordinated the process of delivery of fully built vehicles to key customers in north India • Cleared the Tata Motors’s assessment centre to become a part of talent pool

42 Malay Ghosh

PGDM Symbiosis, Pune, • M.A., Economics, Pune University B.E., BIT Sindri

10 years of BFSI experience, in sales-force management, across Retail Finance products such as cards, personal-loans & gold-loans

Regional Manager, Muthoot Fincorp Ltd. • Managed the gold-loan business in Delhi NCR region, through a team of 490 plus employees • Liaised with various departments (Govt. & internal) and ramped up the number of operational branches in Delhi from 35 to 135 • Did a phenomenal turnaround of Delhi NCR region, by growing the asset under management from 15 to 95 Cr, in a span of 6 months • NCFM certified Location Head, ABN Amro Bank N.V. • Managed, cards and personal-loans P&L, through DSTs and DSAs across Andhra Pradesh & Gujarat locations • During recessionary-phase, in order to enhance deposits and reduce delinquency, focused on Fixed-Deposit backed lien-products • AMFI & IRDA certified Area Sales Manager (SBI Card), GE Money • Played a critical role in Product Development , by successfully negotiating with 65 big merchants in major spend categories across South India, to offer exclusive discounts to card customers • 6-Sigma-Green-Belt certified

Manisha Umbarje

B.E., Computer Science, Walchand College of Engineering

11+ years of international experience in successful software product development

Lead, EMC, US • Collaborated with product management team in delivering next generation product line • Spearheaded Design Initiatives and co-ordinated activities with cross functional and cross geographic teams • Championed common reusable configurable components that reduced significant development overheads across multiple release cycles and implementation time by 30% Product Architect, EpicEdge, US • Improved software development process resulting into cost saving of 10% for the organisation • Provided a robust, scalable, reliable, maintainable and extensible architecture for a very complex enterprise application • Managed team members performance through mentoring, goal setting and appraisal processes • Handled cross-cultural teams, recruitment and project tracking Lead, Sun Microsystems, India • Patent on “Business Integration Component for containers” • Improved customer service for Sun Application Server customers by 20% by adding diagnostic services • Published multiple articles and managed online developer community for various modules 43 Mayank Nema

B.E., Information Technology, Oriental Institute of Science and Technology, Bhopal

6.5 years of experience in IT products delivery, customer relationship management and business development

Project Lead, Mahindra Satyam, USA • Performed multi-faceted roles of QA engineer, Project Co-ordinator and Pre-Sales Advisor for Mahindra Satyam’s largest testing portfolio in North America • Spearheaded a 22-member onsite team responsible for end-to-end quality assurance of Google Inc’s consumer & business products • Streamlined the QA processes, which reduced time-to-market of the mobile products delivering services such as maps, social- networking, e-commerce, advertisement, and media • Won company’s coveted ‘Pat-on-the-back’ award thrice for repeated excellence in project delivery and team management Project Engineer, Mahindra Satyam • Worked as a Functional Lead in a large scale data migration project using Product Lifecycle Management tools for a Fortune- 500 consumer goods manufacturer Consultant, Mudra Business House, Bhopal • Worked in a start-up environment and crafted business techniques to overcome operational challenges in manufacturing processes • Designed and implemented an inventory control system with process optimisation measures to reduce costs

Medha Gupta

B.Com (Hons.), Delhi University • PGDHRM, IMT, CDL

Seasoned HR professional with 7+ years of experience in Talent Management and M&A Integration role. Acted as HR advisor to multiple functions and business leaders

HR Analyst, Fiserv Global Services • HR Business Partner for 400+ associates spanning across India, USA and Australia • Led HR interventions related to employee engagement, performance management and employee communication • Core member of the PCMM initiative. Developed KRA specimens for support verticals, achieved communication practice goals, and implemented career development framework for my BUs • First HR Business Partner to receive Value in Performance award HR Associate, Cognizant EAP • Talent Manager for 300+ associates; expertise in managing the complete employee lifecycle • Initiated Job rotation practice for multi-skill development and retention of high potential associates; helped reduce attrition levels by 2% • Established and spearheaded the Corporate Social Responsibility arm, Outreach, for the Gurgaon location • Designated as the post acquisition Integration SPOC for marketRx. Managed transition of various systems and policies • Co-ordinated and participated in campus recruitment activities 44 at premier institutes such as IITs Mohit Jain

B.Sc. Engineering, Electrical, Faculty of Engineering, DEI, Agra

7.8 Years of Experience in Embedded Systems design & development, Product Management and Project Management

Product Manager, MindTree Ltd. • Managed New product development (handheld POS device) for “Aadhaar” (UIDAI) based applications from idea till alpha prototyping. Managed 15 member team, five vendors and more than 15 suppliers • Developed marketing strategies and handled presales proposals for POS device • Award for best whitepaper (Aadhaar related rural banking business sustainability) Project Lead, MindTree Ltd. • Led a team of 8 members for development of Ultrasound platform for US semiconductor major(Achieved size reduction of 30% and cost reduction of 20%) • Led a team of 5 members for development of PTE equipment for fortune 50 US client which reduced production test time by 50% • Worked as sustenance engineer for fortune 50 client at the manufacturing facility in Indiana (US) • Core member of pre-sales team in embedded design group (Won over $1mn business)

Namrata

B.Tech (Hons.), Gold Medalist. Electrical Engineering, YMCA Govt. Institute of Engineering, Faridabad

More than 9 years of experience in Corporate Contracts, Project Management & Engineering design in the Power Sector; Certified Project Management Associate, IPMA-D

Deputy Manager, Corporate Contracts, NTPC Ltd. • Procurement management of power plant equipments from Indian and global vendors for various Green Field Mega Power Projects • Managed RFP and commercial bid document formulation for bids invited on International Competitive Bidding basis (ICB) • Evaluated bids for techno-commercial compliance and structured multi-million dollar contracts • Led the tender committee for negotiating with suppliers, which led to about 70% reduction in scope change costs • Handled consultancy, services and equipment procurement contracts worth INR 200 crores per annum • Monitored project & equipment delivery schedules to achieve Ministry of Power milestones across suppliers and internal clients • Co-ordinated with cross functional teams based at multiple locations for conflict resolution & project execution Engineer, Punj Lloyd Ltd. • Estimation tendering, preparation of technical BOQ and Vendor evaluation for pipeline and tankages projects 45 Namta Bansal

PGDM Amity Business School • B.A., Economics, Delhi University

9.5 years of experience in New Product Launch, Cross sales and Sales force management in Life Insurance sector

Senior Manager (Strategic Initiatives), Max New York Life Insurance • Conceptualised and executed a complete business turnaround for Delhi NCR region, achieving a growth of 29% in 2011 over previous year in new business premium • Designed various campaigns for Cross Selling and Persistency to increase revenue and profitability • Developed Sales Promotion strategies to push the right product mix for achieving each product’s targeted New Business Margin • Member of cross functional team formed by Product Management Group to develop sales concepts for launch of new insurance products Senior Manager (Agency), Max New York Life Insurance • Spearheaded setting up of a new branch including location selection, layout and staffing • Led a team of 7 Sales Managers to achieve QoQ sales targets Director, Celestial Knits and Fabs Pvt. Ltd. • Established garment manufacturing unit having a turnover of 3 crores • Managed business development, client relations, material procurement and production operations

Neelam Talera

Masters in Tourism Administration, IIPS, DAVV, Indore B.Sc., Computer Science, Gujarati Science College, DAVV, Indore

7.9 years of experience in Business Development, Corporate Travel Consultancy, Destination Marketing and Media Marketing in Travel domain across multiple geographies.

Media Manager, Tourism Office of Spain • Conceptualised & implemented PAN India media (print, audio, video, online and consumer) campaign of €1,45,000 • Took marketing decisions based on statistical analysis of IATA reports • Successfully handled legal contracts, negotiation & execution with Excel Entertainment for movie project “Zindagi Naa Milegi Doobara” to promote Spain as tourist destination • Developed & executed media plan for “ZNMD” to promote Spain Tourism • Achieved 35% YoY growth in the number of tourist arrival in Spain through planned marketing activities Team Leader, Cox & Kings (I) Ltd. •Led a team to achieve revenue target above desired profit line of 13% • Designed & delivered Incentive travel consultancy to more than 35 corporate in Western India • Organised joint promotion meets with trade partners on the basis of aggregation 46 Founder, Milkyway Corporate & Leisure Tours Pvt. Ltd. • Established the venture idea - from inception to execution Nidhi Singh

B.A. (Hons), Economics, Hansraj College, Delhi University

6.5 years of cross functional experience in investment management, strategy and business research across industries; experience in leading teams and end-to-end management of research projects

Senior Analyst, Strategy Practice, The Smart Cube • Lead analyst for strategy research projects and studies for various industries including retail, freight, pharmaceutical, energy, catering and FMCG • Key assignments included entry strategies, market attractiveness, procurement strategies, supplier risk, financial soundness and negotiation power assessment • Designed training modules and conducted trainings on research techniques, analytical frameworks and financial analysis Senior Business Analyst, Financial Research, Gravitie Knowledge Services (a startup organisation) • Led the financial research team and client engagement group • Key engagements included project valuation, investment consulting, institutional fund raising, and M&A valuation for European and South Asian PE funds and global corporate clients Analyst, Renewable Energy, Datamonitor Ventures • Led a five member report writing team on customised research projects for leading global renewable energy companies such as E.ON, GE Energy, and Vestas • Role involved project planning and execution and client management

Nikhil Bhargava

M.Tech., Comp. Sc., IIT Delhi • B.E., Comp. Sc., NSIT Delhi

10 years of R&D including 4 years of managerial experience in Telecomand semiconductor industry

Project Manager, UTStarcom. • Led IPTV development and delivery for 4 clients • Wireless product development System Architect, Aircom • Architecture and design of network optimisation products Principal Engineer, Hughes • Led RRC stack development for dual mode satellite phone • P.O.C for SCMA based receiver for communication satellite • Authored Software Processes (2) for Hughes’ ISO certification Sr. Engineer, STMicroelectronics • Dvpmt. of video plugins over Symbian for high end mobile phones Other highlights • India head of Aircom’s patent committee • Researched for 2 years on “Network switching for multicast networks” • Conference Publications (4) and magazine articles (14) • Copyrights (2) in Network Security and Computer Programming • Senior contributor, Stallings Publishing group &Pearson group (Comp. Science PG books) • Senior Member-ACM and member-IEEE (Region 10) • ILI-Delhi certified IPR and Cyber Law professional 47 • WIPO certified patent analyst Nithin Subhakar

B.Tech., Applied Electronics & Instrumentation, College of Engineering, Trivandrum

7.5 years of global experience in executing IT -Data management and Application value management projects in Life-sciences domain

Project Leader, Cognizant Corporation, US • Built and spearheaded a 10 member enterprise-wide report operations team at IMS Health, US • Achieved over $1mn in monthly revenue contributions through seamless execution of Customer Portfolio Management solution • Collaborated with thought leaders of IMS Consulting group to generate customer focused reports on Pharma market trend analysis and healthcare measurements • Won accolades from top management as well as customer for providing seamless consultative solutions in Pharma data analytics space • Evaluated technical feasibility of new data warehousing proposals to be pitched to prospective clients of Cognizant Data warehousing – Life Sciences practice • 5 years of international experience, co-ordinated with multicultural teams from the US, China, and Japan • Led a 3 member team to execute complete SDLC for a back office – customer account setup system of JP Morgan Chase, US

Parag Deshpande

B.E., Electronics and Telecommunication, Govt. College of Engineering, Amravati

7.5 years of experience in Project Management and IT Consulting in Business Process & Content Management solutions in BFSI with exposure to Pre-sales and Business Development roles

Project Manager, TCS • 40% project revenue growth and100% headcount growth on year-on-year basis • Conceptualised and Led Operational Excellence team to achieve $1.1mn savings for client • Managed resourcing requirements for 250+ strong cross geographical client account • Successfully Led the implementation of $1mn mission critical upgrade project • Bagged 2 new clients as a pre-sales co-ordinator in ECM domain IT-Analyst (Enterprise Content Management & Business Process Management Consulting), TCS (USA) • Achieved up to 30% reduction in processing time and compliance costs by recommending Business Process Customisation • Recommended Business Application and Process flow redesign to reduce complexity and manpower by 15% • Achieved 25% reduction in turnaround time for ECM solutions by proposing services based reusable implementation • Evaluated and recommended best fit ECM solution to enhance 48 back office productivity by 10% Prabir Majumdar

B.E., Electronics and Communication Engineering, NIT, Surathkal Certified PMP®

11+ years of IT Services experience in Banking, Logistics and Telecom domain. Last 8 year in US in customer facing roles - Relationship Manager, Practice Anchor, Pre-Sales.

Senior Project Manager and MDM Practice Executive Council Member, Infosys, USA • Led Market Analysis, Strategy and GTM Planning tracks for $10+mn MDM Practice • Infosys SPOC for all IBM MDM/PIM bids in US • Managed client relationship at CXO/Director levels • Blogger in CRM/MDM domain, published whitepaper in Customer Data Integration (CDI) • Instrumental in restructuring the Practice in matrix organisation with verticals and horizontals Project Manager, Infosys, USA • Managed large portfolio of transformational projects in Banking, Logistics and Telecom domain • Led post M&A CDI Program in Bank of America worth $6mn. Established Infosys as the preferred vendor. Achieved CSAT score of 7/7 for 4 years • Felicitated with “Infosys Excellence Award”– awarded to top 3 projects of Infosys among 1000+ projects Pre-Sales Lead, Infosys, USA/India • Led number of multi-million USD bids articulating business benefit, value proposition and new engagement models – ticket and outcome based • Received “Business Enhancer Award” for winning a $3+mn deal in logistics supply chain Puneet Malik

B.Tech., Metallurgical Engineering, IIT-BHU, Varansi

7 years 10 months of experience in IT Industry in management, account leadership and client interfacing roles

Project Manager, IBM, India • Successfully turned around business critical project to achieve 30% increase in yearly baseline • Managed 60% of overall customer deliverables worth $20mn of annual business, streamlined processes through CMMI implementation • Led 2 lean six sigma implementations in the account to achieve $200K cost reduction • Handled resourcing and delivery excellence for team of 100 • Championed employee engagement initiatives in my account as a People Manager and brought attrition below 10% Technology Lead, Infosys • Represented a Fortune 100 Retail giant as Subject Matter Expert to implement pioneering cross organisational system integrations • Implemented process reengineering and reusable application frameworks for client to achieve 30% higher efficiency • Led and mentored multi-culture teams from US, China and India • Received Infosys Bravo, On the Spot, Best Team awards at account and Business Unit level

49 Punit Agnihotri

B.E., Mechanical Engineering, S.G.S.I.T.S., Indore

10 years of experience, including 6 years in US, in Client Engagement, Project Management and Presales roles across multiple industry verticals

Solution Architect, Barclays • Data-Warehousing Architect for card business, engaging cross function owners/SME, and multi-vendor teams • Created standardised framework for data acquisition to achieve 50% effort savings Project Manager, Infosys • Rich experience of client interaction at CXO & senior executive level • Managed the implementation of global financial reporting applications in 80+ countries; built support framework as per ITIL for BI Competency Centre • Played lead consultant role to create BI roadmap for logistic giant leading to 100% growth of the team • Anchored multiple pre-sales initiatives of more than $12mn and direct sales of $1mn • Performed business analyst role supporting cross-functional teams; resulted in downstream work of $2mn • Led unit level skill enhancement initiative, building knowledge repository and training programs • Awarded “Excellence Award” & “Most Valuable Player” for the delivery and client management excellence

Puspen Chattopadhyay

B.Tech., Mechanical Engineering, IIT Kharagpur

15 years of experience including 12 years in Product Definition, Architecture Governance, and grooming Architects in SAP Domain - ERP-HCM, ERP-Oil and Gas, BPM, and Mobile

Chief Architect, SAP Labs India Pvt. Ltd. • Head of Architecture Division for Business Suite India (1000 Employees), managing Top-Talent Architects directly. Established Innovation Center and Architecture Network. “Mobile Champion” for Business Suite • Global Head of Oil and Gas Product Architecture • Globally responsible at Business Suite for Product Definition, organisational rollout, and development consulting of BPM • India representative of Global CTO Office for Architecture Governance and Program Responsible for SAP Architecture Curriculum in India. Conceptualised and designed the one year curriculum, live in all Labs globally • Project Lead and Architect of new HCM solutions - Australia Country version, Talent Management, and HR-Shared Services. Supported pilot customer implementations • Six Sigma Yellow Belt. Experience with LEAN Development Model • Recognised as ‘Top-Talent’ and held ‘Key Position’. First Chief Architect of SAP Labs India. Part of India Leadership Team. Holds a US patent

50 Rajat Dhaka

B.Tec., Mechanical Engineering NIT, Allahabad

7.5 years of experience in supply chain domains and have worked in retail sales, Institutional sales, service marketing, Product management, Procurement, Pricing and having exposure of SAP MM-PP module

Manager, Tata Motors Ltd. • Handled Pricing of Annual Maintenance contracts for Institutional as well as retail customers (For commercial vehicles) worth INR 200mn annually • Managed, monitored and executed all ongoing projects as an executive assistant to the customer care head and ensured timely delivery of all projects on time • Actively participated in documenting risk management register and BSC and ensured its effective deployment • Led and implemented one full cycle of SAP MM-PP Module for one Tata Motors franchisee at Coimbatore • Spearheaded the operations of the reconditioning unit at Coimbatore and handled all procurement of 50 vendors (Pan India Network) • Demonstrated Management excellence by ensuring Annual sales Target of INR 20mn as Sales Head in Rajasthan Region for two years in a row • On time execution of gear box product introduction project as a part of NPI team • Active participation in reducing the flow of material from using lean management concepts • Received best officer award from Tata Motors Ltd. for excellence demonstrated and active participation in first year of Induction and training

Rajender Aggarwal

B.E., Comp. Science, Netaji Subhas Institute of Tech., Delhi University

8.5 years of experience in IT consulting and project management in global distributed delivery model across multiple verticals. Proven experience with Agile methodologies. Certified PMP®

Senior Consultant, GlobalLogic • Ownership of 3 Scrum teams, 10 members each • Responsible for planning, execution, monitoring, reporting and recruitment • Spearheaded productivity improvement initiatives, increasing gross margins by 5% Junior Architect, Contata Solutions • Managed product development in the domain of social media and social networking • Streamlined processes resulting in improved team morale, cost reduction and better quality • Established the Center of Excellence (COE) for Java technology practice Senior Consultant, Oracle SSI • Consulted on business issues related to Enterprise Content Management and Business Process Execution • Provided pre-sales support; suggested strategic technology roadmaps Senior Associate, Sapient Corporation • Implementation manager managing the release process, including planning, co-ordination and post-implementation reviews, for e-Commerce portal • Setup and led a 14 member team for 24x7 production support; earned SLAs based bonus for consecutive 10 months 51 Rakesh Narayan

B.E., Production Engg., Amrita School of Engineering, Coimbatore

8 years of experience including 5 years of international experience in IT project management and business analysis in Life Sciences and BFSI domains

Project Manager, Cognizant Technology Solutions, US • Conceptualised, proposed, managed and launched the first salesforce cloud platform, a $1.8mn initiative, for Novartis General Medicine Group • Won business proposals which generated revenues worth $5.2mn in the life sciences sector for the FY 2011-2012 • Redefined the marketing and product development strategy for launching “Benefit Design,” a $1.2mn blockbuster product of IMS health • Managed and led cross-cultural teams across North America and Europe while implementing mobility platforms for Oncology and Patient Care Services • Carried out contract planning, resource management and vendor management • Proposed service model for business process re-engineering and transition of ETrade banking and brokerage operations from onshore to offshore. The model resulted in additional savings of 18% • Designed and implemented statistical methodologies and best practices of data warehousing for the ‘Project of the Year 2006’. Won ‘Extra Mile award’ for delivery excellence and business development

Raman Kumar

B.E., Mechanical Engineering, NIT Durgapur, West Bengal

Certified PMP®, 8.7 years of experience in Application Development & Maintenance (ADM), Client handling and Project Management in Banking/HR domains across geographies

Developer Analyst, Aon Hewitt, Gurgaon • Led a global team working on a portfolio of 150 applications to provide process digitisation services to various BUs • Conceptualised solutions for process automation thereby reducing cost of operations • Led a 6-member team to enhance a key HR process for 9 European countries, leading to increased efficiency & cost reduction • Won ‘Champion Award’ for exceeding Client’s expectations and providing improved efficiency in services Associate, Cognizant Technology Solutions, Pune • Provided IT solutions to clients on their business needs and won appreciation for boosting their confidence by consistently delivering successful solutions through self and team Software Engineer, Patni Computers Systems, Mumbai • Led an inexperienced 4-member team to deliver a French language project, a first in our portfolio • Received Letter-of-Appreciation for demonstrating people management and task management skills 52 Rohit Appasaheb Deshmukh

IES officer- 2006 batch, B.E. Mechanical, Pune University.

11 years of experience in Operations management of captive power plant and Diesel loco shed, project management, vendor development, material procurement and contract management.

Divisional Mechanical Engineer, Indian Railways • Managed overall operations of Diesel Loco shed, Hubli, South Western Railways • Led a team of 650 people for managing assets worth over INR 2,500 crores • Increased revenue by INR 4.5 crores through efficient operations and by streamlining maintenance activities • Executed Diesel shed expansion project worth INR 36 crores • Handled material procurement worth INR 50 crores per annum and managed works contracts worth INR 30 crores • Implemented life cycle cost analysis of critical components • Achieved all India 8th rank in UPSC Engineering Services Exam. 2006 Scientific officer, Department of Atomic Energy • Managed complete operations of captive power plant • Successfully re-commissioned one steam turbine after major repairs • Core member of project management team of a process plant at Heavy Water Board, Mumbai • Developed Vendors for non metallic equipments and handled procurement of equipments worth INR 15 crores

Ronak Shah

MCA, LD College of Engineering, Gujarat University

8.9 years of experience, including 5 years of international engagements, in Presales – Relationship Development, Delivery Management and ERP Consulting

Tata Consultancy Services Ltd. ERP Consultant • Executed 5 end-to-end ERP implementation projects leading cross vendor cross functional teams as a Business Analyst • Onsite client engagement with diversified portfolios such as GE Healthcare, GE Oil & Gas, GE Infra & Ingersoll Rand across Continents (USA, UK, Mexico, Germany and Italy) Presales • Successfully co owned winning Managed Service transformation RFP worth $13 million • Envisioned, Built and Implemented an excellence model which eliminated faults, derived best practices and identified areas of improvement within teams across the relationship Delivery Manager • Spearheaded delivery for $2mn project under a SLA driven Matrix structure with teams located at 4 different geographies • Generated value additions worth $1mn through generic conversion design • Resourcing, developing and retaining top talent and driving change management for a 200+ associate relationship ® • Certified Six Sigma Green Belt 53 Sachin Deshmukh

B.E., Civil Engineering, V.J.T.I, Mumbai University, Mumbai

9 years of experience, including 7 years in US, in IT Project Management, Client Relationship Management, Business and System Analysis in BFSI and Airlines industries

Technology Consultant, AXA Equitable • Responsible for design and architecture changes to 4 business critical systems, dealing with collection and reconciliation of monetary contributions for Annuity products • Managed a team of six, delivering multiple projects worth more than $5mn Project Lead, L&T Infotech • Led a team of 10 across India and the US, for designing and implementing multiple enhancements in client's insurance quote/issuance system, rolling out multi-State projects in overlapping phases of SDLC • As a Business System Analyst for building a new Data warehouse, participated in requirements gathering and creating supporting artifacts, acting as liaison among the business, development and QA teams • Bagged 'Excellent Performance Award' for taking new responsibilities and conducting trainings, contributing to account growth Programmer Analyst, Kale Consultants • Provided analysis, design and development solutions and support for Airlines IT products, catering to clientele across Kenya, Macau, Malaysia, S. Korea and UK

Satish Sridharan

B.E., Mechanical, Fr Conceicao Rodrigues Institute of Technology, Vashi, Mumbai

8.5 years of experience including almost 7 years in Project Management, Release Management and client co-ordination activities in the Financial vertical in IT industry

Release Manager, Accenture Services Pvt. Ltd. • Managed smooth release of multiple module deliverables every quarter by co-ordinating between 150 team members from multiple locations and multiple companies • Reported directly to Client Executive Director due to the criticality of this role • Implemented semi-automation of release management process by setting up guidelines in co-ordination with the build team, Client Release Deployment team .This resulted in savings of around $50,000 per year Team Lead, Accenture Services Pvt. Ltd. • Managed and Led revenue generating modules like reconciliation of Trades. This module is demonstrated to prospective customers • Effectively communicated with multiple stakeholders for ensuring co-ordinated and consistent information exchange Senior Software Engineer, Patni Computer Systems Ltd. • As a onsite co-ordinator, finalised requirement specifications and handled project delivery by following the SDLC cycle • Was awarded an appreciation certification from client in implementing $20,000+ project 54 • Was awarded Valuable contribution award (VCA) Saurabh Joshi

B.Tech., Electrical Engg., GB Pant University of Agriculture and Technology, Pantnagar, Uttarakhand

7+ years of experience in Product Design and Development, Project Management, Capability enhancement and cost reduction in Automobile sector in India and Japan

Manager, Maruti Suzuki India Ltd. • Led the Body Electrical team in R&D for design and development of Alto, EECO, Wagon-R and other models • Department co-ordinator for VAVE & Cost Reduction achieving annual savings of over INR 100mn • Implemented electrical design software across department thereby enhancing local designing capabilities at par with Suzuki, Japan • Established a testing laboratory and an in-house design facility for supplier engineers • Involved in over 20 vehicle trials for 6 models and 30 variants in India and Japan • Conducted supplier sourcing activities like RFQ’s, Statement of Requirements, Technical Reviews and second source development Project Engineer, Tata Autocomp Systems Ltd. • Part of first design project undertaken for designing of TATA ACE Graduate Engineer Trainee, Motherson Sumi Systems Ltd. • Bill of Material preparation, costing, sample approval and VAVE of Wiring Harness for the European customers

Saurabh Kumar

B.E., Mechanical Engineering, Delhi College of Engineering

6.8 years of experience in IT Consulting & Services, Business Intelligence, Business Process Re-engineering & Project management in BFSI, HR and Electric utility domain

Assistant Manager, Barclays Shared Services • First IT consultant recruited in Noida by Barclays UK to provide data warehousing solutions. Responsible for recruiting & building an offshore centralised business reengineering team • Collaborated with Head of BI Innovations to provide financial reporting solutions to the Chief Financial Controller, Barclays UK • Evaluated BI tools and spearheaded revamping of legacy systems used for Bank of England external reporting, leading to savings of GBP 1.5m • Conceptualised, designed and led a multinational data- warehousing team to set up an IT system for analysing global customer complaints to Ombudsman Services, UK against Barclays • Promoted to Assistant Manager, won Best individual performer and Best team awards Software Engineer, Aon Hewitt • Improved scalability and performance of existing HR systems for Goldman Sachs • Awarded with the Certificate of Excellence for conducting technical trainings and defining reporting standards

55 Shekhar Kumar

B.E., Electronic & Telecommunications, BIT, Durg (CG)

6.8 years of experience including 3 years in Uk in Customer Relationship Management, Client Support Consultancy, Training and Service Delivery Management in IT industry

Customer Relations Manager, Tech Mahindra Ltd. (TML) • Delivered Customer Relationship Management project for Client British Telecom’s (BT) £5mn Single Inventory Program • Recognised as “Youngest Project Manager” and “Fastest Growing Individual” in TML • Achieved average Customer Satisfaction (CSAT) score of 4 out of 5 in successive project deliveries • Played instrumental role in launch of BT’s Next Generation Broadband (NGB) product targeting 1mn prospective customers across UK. Groomed 16 resources to deliver £3mn outsourcing project for NGB • As Right First Time (RFT) platform Lead achieved 100% compliance to BT’s RFT standards during rollout of NGB product across 848 locations in UK • Formed offshore customer engagement team to support 2,000 customers across 16 countries • Received Platform Delivery Achievement award from BT Delivery Director for reducing system defect slippage by average 8% in successive software releases

Shomi Agrawal

B.Com. (Hons.) Marketing, Banaras Hindu University PGDM, Insurance & Risk Mgmt., Birla Institute of Mgmt. Technology

8+ years of global experience in Consulting/Business nalysis, Account management, Underwriting and Business development for IT and Insurance Industry

Lead Business Analyst, Fiserv Global Services • 4+ years of Professional Services experience in the US, responsible for analysis and implementation of billing and personal lines insurance applications • Account management and business development for the US insurance companies with revenue budget ranging from $1.5mn to $4.6mn • Increased revenue by approx. 100% ($1.7mn to $3.2mn) in one of the accounts through cross-selling of products • Exposure in contract preparation, SOWs, budgeting and portfolio analysis • Part of organizational process change management team which moved Support function from cost center ($500K annual loss) to a profitable ($800K annual profit) operation • Received Shining Star Award for excellence in Client Relationship Management (Less than 1% employees are nominated for exemplary performance) Business Analyst, Computer Science Corporation • Defined business specifications and functional testing of enhancement projects Underwriter, ICICI Lombard 56 • Responsible for underwriting of risks related to commercial-lines insurance products Siddharth Asthana

B.Tech., Computer Science and Engineering, UPTU, Lucknow.

6.5 years of experience including 3.5 years in the US in Customer Relationship and Project Management across telecom and manufacturing domains in IT industry

Technology Analyst, Infosys Technologies Ltd. • Client site experience - Worked for AT&T USA and Mercedes-Benz USA as an Infosys consultant for 2 years and 1.5 years respectively • Consistently maintained high customer satisfaction ratings (7 / 7) in client engagement feedback for 5 continuous years • Rich experience in planning, estimation and project management • Led a team of 6 members to enhance Mercedes applications to include Mercedes SMART cars in the system (a $140Kproject) for better US-wide dealer support • Led a team of 8 members to deliver a web based application for handling service request order for service centre operators of AT&T. Team also produced a comprehensive documentation on “Service Order Handling” and legacy system interfacing API • Won several appreciations from client and “Certificate of Excellence” on quick turn-around time to enhance features and developing a robust and flexible architecture

Somya Sharma

B.Tech., Comp. Science & Engg, U.P. Technical University, Lucknow

7.5 years of experience in ERP product management, business analysis and techno-functional consulting in Oracle Applications

Project Leader, Oracle India Pvt. Ltd. • Led product development team of 10 members and was the SME for multiple modules in Oracle product-Finance and Lease Management • Was instrumental in introducing agile methodology for development thereby increasing the team efficiency by 20% and reducing rework by 25% • Drove product design improvement projects and reduced the implementation cost of investor management module by 70% • Experience in client interfacing and issue management with industry leaders like GE, Caterpillar and John-Deere. Won accolades for quick turnaround • Extensive experience in managing and working with cross functional/cross geographic teams • Multiple recognitions at Product /Product Group level Software Engineer, Nucleus Software Exports Ltd. • Designed and enhanced Nucleus’s internal ERP-NPP, including bug tracking system used by external customers • Mentored team of 3 members and contributed in process improvement by implementing six sigma initiatives • Awarded ‘Nuc-Karthik 2005’ for exemplary work on 57 implementation of complex requirement. Sourav Ganguly

B.Tech., Electrical Engineering, Kalyani University, Kalyani

7.5 years of experience in IT solution delivery and project management for customers from utility and health insurance industry

Senior Associate, Cognizant Technology Solutions • Led the growth of a team from 6 to 35 associates, providing Data Warehouse solution for a US-based health insurance customer, reducing cost of care by $50mn yearly • Managed project worth $2mn annual revenue with customer satisfaction index of 91% • Exposed to pre-sales and quality assurance for the business unit • Experienced in working with multiple global cross functional teams involving various technologies, adapting to changing role requirements • Mentored development of several in-house tools as part of process improvement Assistant Systems Engineer, Tata Consultancy Services • Techno-functional requirement analysis of Business Intelligence (BI) solutions in direct consultation with business users for a Canada based utility firm • Led a team of 12 associates to deliver BI solutions for a UK based utility firm, generating £1m annual revenue • Provided quality assurance support for BI solutions developed by other vendors

Sreejith Sree Kurup

B.E., Electronics and Telecommunication, Mumbai University

12 years of IT experience in Customer Relationship, Bid Management & Leadership roles across various verticals in IT industry

Managing Principal Consultant, Oracle Financial Services • Closed 30+ bids worth $3mn as bid manager for an Investment bank’s Offshore Development Center • Co-ordinated geographically dispersed cross functional teams • Provided delivery leadership as a team leader • Performed onsite coordination and managed onsite offshore models for various clients • Faced internal quality audit and helped project teams in taking quality improvement measures • One of the 2 managers to complete the rigorous in-house Quality Management Workshop Senior Software Engineer, Patni Computers • Lead a team of 3 as a module leader, gaining excellent people management skills • Successfully ported the client application from a proprietary to Open Source Operating System • Received the ‘Valuable Contribution Award’ and rated in top 5% amongst 10,000 employees” • As a configuration manager effectively interacted with multiple stakeholders for ensuring consistent and transparent exchange of 58 information regarding various configuration management issues Dr. Sridevi Guddanti

MBBS, Gandhi Medical College, Hyderabad

14 years clinical experience in Medical Oncology, including 3.5 years as a Research Officer, AIIMS and 4 months observer- ship in Tata Memorial Hospital, Mumbai

Consultant, Medical Oncologist, Sridevi Cancer Centre, Rajahmundry • Hands-on experience in setting up and managing 10 bedded chemotherapy day-care centre Founder, Mother Theresa Cancer Trust and Foundation. • Conceptualised and conducted cancer awareness programmes in rural areas • Organised and led cancer screening camps in villages Observer, Medical Oncology, Tata Memorial Hospital, Mumbai • Upgraded clinical skills in Medical Oncology Observer, Preventive Oncology and Palliative Oncology, Tata Memorial Hospital, Mumbai • Participated in rural out-reach programmes and worked in rural satellite centres • Actively participated in cancer awareness and screening programmes Research Officer, Medical Oncology, AIIMS, New Delhi • Clinical Co-ordinator of phase-3 trials- ATLAS, Latrazole trial of Novartis and Quintiles • Acquired clinical expertise in Medical Oncology • Participated in internal audits of clinical trials Junior Resident, Nuclear Medicine, AIIMS, New Delhi • Worked in the department of Nuclear-Medicine

Srijan Singh

B.Tech., Comp. Science & Engg, UP Technical University, Lucknow

6.5 years of experience in software development, supply chain management consulting and project management in Retail, CPG and Logistics across multiple geographies

Project lead and functional analyst, Infosys Ltd. • Led cross functional team of 15 members assisting a global coffee major in maintaining and optimising various stages of supply chain • Was instrumental in designing functional specifications for regional distribution centre resulting in reduction of picking time by 15% • Worked in close coordination with purchasing department of a large scale multinational retailer in optimising the procurement lifecycle • Involved in regular interactions with cross cultural and geographic business users on billing, operations and process improvement • Worked as single point of contact for IT director, Accounts head and Operations head for £1.5mn project in Belgium and Greece • Managed all project lifecycle stages of a $1.1mn project under stringent deadlines for Starbucks • Multiple recognitions at various levels for outstanding performances

59 Subhankar Mukherjee

B.E., Mechanical Engineering, Jadavpur University, Kolkata

9.75 years of experience, including 1.5 years of international experience in IT project management and customer relationship management in Cards and Payments domain

Senior Associate, Projects, Cognizant Technology Solutions • Managed customer portfolio of over $ 1.4mn from both onsite and offshore for a leading payment card processing company • Devised strategies for turning around financially critical application by improving delivery correctness and efficiency • Was part of a cross functional group with responsibility of creating domain artifacts and sending weekly mailers containing cards & payments industry insights • Was part of another cross functional group with responsibility of devising methods for timely recognition of deserving associates and executing the same • Received ‘Guiding Star’ award for outstanding mentoring capabilities Software Engineer, Infosys Ltd. • Led a team for maintaining a Customer Data Management application for a leading telecom company Sales Officer and Graduate Engineer Trainee, Tata Motors • Managed the biggest spare parts distributor of the eastern region. Exceeded sales target by 10% • Was part of the task force for standardisation of passenger car dealer facilities across India

Sudhir Avasarala

B.E., Information Technology, LIMAT Faridabad, Maharshi Dayanand University

6.3 years of experience in Presales, Client Engagement, Project Management and Product Consultation roles

Client Solution Lead (Presales Consultant), Infosys Ltd. • Conceived the framework for creating “Target Account lists” for the entire business unit and created the prospective customer list for two lines of businesses • Incubated the competition and customer research arm of the Product Engineering unit, the “Engineering Research Centre” • Collaborated with inter unit business teams for proposal writing, cost budgeting and resource planning Team Lead, Infosys Ltd. • Spearheaded the requirement gathering, feasibility study and cost-benefit analysis for customer requested features • Interfaced with Nortel and its customers and provided product consultation for one of Nortel’s leading telephone exchange switches in terms of ideation, feature sets, performance and usability to enhance the product’s value proposition • Led a team of developers for designing and implementing highly complex network solutions • Formulated plans for streamlining the usage of best practices in the capacity of “Reuse Prime” at unit level

60 Sudhir Garg

MS, Computer Science, Washington State University, WA, USA B.E, Computer Science, Delhi College of Engineering, Delhi, India

9.5 years of experience in IT Product Management / Development and Consulting in Telecom/Networking area across Product, Services and Consulting industries in USA and India

Technical Lead, Juniper Networks, CA, USA • Led various modules development for LTE/4G PGW having R&D investment of $100mn • Played a key role in product feature definitions for PGW • Pre-sales support to top clients including AT&T, Vodafone and Verizon • Managed teams across CA, USA and Bangalore, India offices Technical Lead, SS8 Networks, CA, USA • Managed and led the development of Voice Over IP (VOIP) LI products • Managed and mentored team to help build new China development center • Pre-sales and post-sales interaction with top customers and business partners including Cisco, Acme and Chungwa Telecom • Led product definition team for various SS8 LI product offerings

Tapas Mohapatra

B.Tech., Chemical Engineering, NIT Rourkela, Rourkela

Nearly 8 years of experience including 5 years of Consulting & Business Analysis for major Oil and gas companies in Asia

Consultant, Aspentech India Pvt. Ltd. • Received Field Operations Excellence Award on recommendation of SK Global (Seoul) for implementing production plan analysis reports in a week’s time • Led a global team of cross functional consultants to successfully implement supply chain solutions worth $1mn for PetroChina • Evaluated McKinsey’s solution for BPCL Distribution plan model and recommended and implemented Aspentech’s customised and opportune solution for better margin realisation • Conducted post implementation benefits audit for BPCL Kochi production plan model & established the benefits exceeding the target of 10cents/bbl • Successfully implemented for the first time in Asia a gas plant production plan optimisation model ($600K Project for PTT Group) Application Engineer, Honeywell Automation India Ltd. • Worked with R&D team to analyse effectiveness of a $100 K Operations monitoring suite for manufacturing sector Assistant Manager, ACC Cement • Conducted root cause analysis to reduce the off specification clinker production volume by 3 %

61 Uttara Kumar Verma

B.E., Electronics and Telecommunication, SGSITS, Indore ‘Start Your Business Program’ from SPJIMR, Mumbai

Six Sigma Green Belt and ITIL certified with 12.5 years IT experience in Quality Consulting, Project Management and eCommerce Entrepreneurship

Associate Consultant, Tata Consultancy Services • Led the Offshore Quality Team of a leading Pharma major Process Consultant, KPIT • Led the team of consultants in defining the organisation QMS and lead SEPG during QMS implementation and CMMI Level 3 appraisal • Provided Quality Consultancy to projects and conducted Project audits MD, Rubicon Info Solutions Pvt. Ltd. • Setup the entrepreneurial ecommerce venture • Conceptualised, developed and marketed a B2B portal. This portal’s aim was to provide buyers with precise information on the product or service they wanted information on and desired to buy. IT Analyst, Tata Consultancy Services • Offshore Quality Manager for ABN AMRO Relationship • Led the offshore team in implementation of Vendor Managed Inventory for GE Plastics

Vijay Pal Sharma

B.Tech. (Hons.), Electronics & Communication Engineering National Institute of Technology, Kurukshetra

10.5 Years of International experience in Customer Relationship Management, Project Management, Product Design, and consulting in IT Telecom domain, and Mobile application sector across multiple geographies (USA, China, Taiwan)

Project Manager, Tata Consultancy Services • Established the business with one of the top gaming client, Aristocrat, in USA. Played the dual role of project manager and client engagement manager while handling offshore and onsite team • Instrumental in building and enhancing the business relationship with the global leader in the Telecom Test and Measurement Instrumentation, Aeroflex. Grew a 3 member team to 30 member team • Redesigned the delivery process for smooth solution delivery to the client • Led the Asset Development team responsible for providing the the solutions to the LTE-A and TETRA based products, converted this Cost Centre to Delivery centre with-in 6-months • Received more than 95% CSI (Customer Satisfaction Index) for all the delivered projects Associate Consultant, Siemens Information Systems Ltd. • Conceptualised and created the Windows Mobile application team, involved from competency building to end-to-end 62 delivery of the final solution to HTC Corporations Vikas Kalra

B.E. (Hons.), Mechanical Engineering, MD University, Rohtak PGDBA (Operations) & Diploma in Supply Chain, SCDL, Pune

9.5 years of experience in Manufacturing Operations, Supply Chain, Inventory Management, ERP Implementation & Project Management in Automobile Sector

Section Head, Hero Honda Motors Ltd. (Hero Moto Corp Ltd.) • Spearheaded the steepest Production ramp up to achieve 50% additional production in one-year which included Capacity Planning and Internal supply Chain Planning • Responsibilities varied from MRP/Inventory management/Internal material Flow/Manpower planning/Productivity improvement • Led a team of 12 Engineers for Value Stream Mapping and PFEP Projects to improvise Process, inventory & information flow Manager, Faurecia Automotive Seating India Pvt. Ltd. • Successfully established entire Supply Chain, Production Planning, Logistics, Contracting and did Government liaising for two Greenfield projects • Demonstrated Management excellence by ensuring “0” premium freight for two years consequently and Improved ITR by 40% Manager, India Yamaha Motors Pvt. Ltd. • Led a team of 10 Executives for new ERP implementation as a part of Change Management Project • Conducted Training programs for 150 Suppliers (Pan India network) regarding new ERP usage • Successfully Executed Project Planning, scheduling and timely completion of new models Vivekanand Jha

B.Tech, Metallurgical & Materials Engineering, IIT Kharagapur

9.5 years of sales & marketing and manufacturing experience in Automotive industry. Profiles handled include Business Development, Channel and Product Management with regional level responsibility

Regional In-charge (Sales & Mktg), Volvo Buses India (P) Ltd. • Handled responsibility of “state-of-the-art” Volvo luxury product line sales for entire northern market, generating revenue of INR 10 crores per month • Conceptualised the idea of fast growing development happening in the transport sector with key decision makers thereby increasing product reach & penetration in the market Product Manager, Tata Motors Ltd. • Product & team handling, sales planning, forecasting & achievement of sales target through wide distribution network • Deployed marketing & sales strategy, designed commercial schemes with financer leading to 8% market share growth in light commercial vehicle segment • Implemented organisational brand strategy and thereby increasing the brand visibility in the market Assistant Manager, Tata Motors Ltd. • Service network – Set up, Development, and expansion led to increase in customer satisfaction and reach & penetration into rural market • Working exposure of assembly line manufacturing process of passenger car as well as commercial vehicle 63 Industry Partners

Accenture Infosys Aircel International Oncology Services Amazon Intuit Apollo Hospitals J P Morgan Chase AREVA T&D Keane India (An NTT Data Company) Avaya Kotak Bennett Coleman & Co. Ltd (The Times Group) KPMG Bernhard Schulte Ship Lanco Infratech Management Luxury Hues Consultancy Cognizant Services India Pvt. Ltd. Dabur Microsoft Typical Roles Offered Deloitte Consulting MindTree Senior DGM Deutsche Bank Mphasis Director Edelweiss National Institute for AVP / VP Smart Government Delivery Manager Emergent Ventures India Principal / Senior / Assistant Consultant NIIT ERA Infra Engineering Senior / Deputy / Chief Manager OnMobile Global Ericsson AGM / GM Oracle Group Manager EXL Services Engagement Manager PwC Fidelity Program / Project Manager Reckitt Benckiser Fortis Healthcare Reliance Groups GE SAP Labs Functional Breakup Genpact Sapient Goldman Sachs Project / Programme Management Satmetrix Delivery Google Consulting Shapoorji Pallonji & HCL Business Development Company Ltd. Sales & Marketing Hero MotoCorp Ltd. Snapdeal Human Resource Management Hewlett-Packard Talisma Operations Management Honda Strategy Tata Consultancy Services IBM Tata Group ICICI Bank Tech Mahindra ICRA Tholons Advisory IKEA Welspun Group IL&FS Infrastructure Wipro Development Corp. Ltd. Zee Info Edge India (Naukri.com)

64 Placement Committee

Prof. Rajeev Kumra Co-Chairperson, Placement Ph. +91-96500 05879

K B Joshi Placement Office Incharge Ph. +91-98185 54310

Abhishek Dutta +91-98103 47542

Indranil Chakravorty +91-99583 33991

Mayank Mani Nema +91-99583 33911

Nidhi Singh +91-98999 81481

Prabir Majumdar +91-96507 00338

Rakesh Narayan +91-78384 58485

Ronak Shah +91-96503 11881

Sreejith Kurup +91-78389 34698

Vikas Kalra +91-95606 22255 Indian InstituteofManagementLucknow B -1, Sector Phones: 0120-6681010,6681217 Email: [email protected] -62, Noida,UttarP Fax: +91-120-6681002 www .iiml.ac.in radesh -201307

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