Varun Sureka Residence Phone: 040-2335-7560, Cell Phone: 99595-20002 Mailing Address: Plot 169, Road 7, Banjara Hills, Hyderabad 500034 ● Email: [email protected] EXPERIENCE Sureka Group January 2008 – Present Hartex Rubber Private Limited & Hartex Tubes Private Limited (Manufacturing - Bicycle Tire/Tube), Director • Co-determine the organization’s strategy with regards to growth and diversification • Executed a ~₹2,000 mn expansion project in Ludhiana to double existing capacity as well as diversify into other rubber products • Spearheading all business development, exports and international collaboration projects • Overseeing all administrative, financial, commercial, HR & IR, legal and operational activities of the organization • Planning all capital expenditure, senior human resource management and IR negotiations • Co-responsible for all sales (~₹2,500 mn per annum), marketing and accounting activities of the organization Park Chambers Limited (Real Estate Development) Universal Realtors Private Limited (Consortium Member) 2011 – 2015 • Co-responsible for overseeing sales/marketing activities of ‘The Botanika’, a 1.2 mn sft HIG residential development in Hyderabad • Interfaced with real estate bankers and private equity professionals regarding existing and upcoming projects • Co-managed a ~160,000 sft HIG residential project in Koti, Hyderabad • Identify and evaluate real estate opportunities for the group Credit Suisse Securities, New York, NY Summer 2005, July 2006 – December 2007 Investment Banking Analyst, Mergers and Acquisitions • Analysed and executed transactions through mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, leveraged buyouts and recapitalizations for strategic and financial clients across a variety of industries • Constructed detailed financial models to perform discounted cash flow, sum-of-the-parts, leveraged buyout, comparable company, comparable transaction, recapitalization, premiums paid and accretion/dilution analyses • Participated in extensive financial and business due diligence, drafted information memoranda and management presentations and assisted senior bankers and clients in reviewing strategic alternatives • Conducted training programs on all valuation metrics mentioned above; mentored and evaluated summer interns on the same Selected Transaction Experience Gas Storage and Natural Gas Liquid production and transportation Company on its potential $1 billion sale (Closed) Brookfield Asset Management on its $7.5 billion offer to acquire Mills Corp. (Announced) PRA International on its adoption of a Shareholder Rights Plan and its $797 million sale to Genstar Capital (Closed) Intuit’s ITS business (presently Numara Software) on its $200 million sale to TA Associates (Closed) The Wharton School: Finance & Operations Departments, Philadelphia, PA 2003 – 2005 Teaching Assistant (3 courses): Investment Management, Negotiation, Introduction to the Computer as an Analysis Tool • Tutored, mentored and graded students on investment mgmt. & negotiation concepts, decision analysis, MS Excel and basic SQL JM Morgan Stanley, Mumbai, India Summer 2004 Investment Banking Summer Analyst • Created knowledge databases by performing industry & company research within the Retail, Real Estate & Telecom industries EDUCATION Undergraduate: University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA Huntsman Program in International Studies and Business School of Arts and Science, B.A. International Studies, cum laude May 2006 Minors in French, Math and Comparative Literature The Wharton School, B.S. Economics, cum laude May 2006 Concentrations in Finance and Operations & Information Management Université Lumière Lyon II, Lyon, France - Semester Abroad Fall 2004 K-12: La Martinière for Boys, Kolkata ISC May 2002 ICSE May 2000 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION Current Activities/Organizations Secunderabad Club, Corporate Member 2011 – Present Hyderabad Golf Association, Member 2012 – Present Entrepreneurs’ Organization (EO), Member – Hyderabad Chapter 2015 – Present Education & Communication Chair 2016 – 2017 Forum Chair 2017 – 2018 Membership Chair 2018 – 2019 Integration & MyEO Chair 2019 – 2020 College Activities Student Activities Council, Vice Chairman, Executive Committee 2003 – 2006 Penn Masala (a cappella), Member, Show chair (2004-2005) 2003 – 2006 PenNaatak (theatre), Member, Outreach Coordinator, Honorary Executive Board Member 2002 – 2006 Oracle Senior Honour Society, Member 2005 – 2006 Research: • Authored and published an honours senior thesis at Penn entitled “The Influence of Gender and Physical Attractiveness on Perceptions of Fairness and Purchase Decisions” in Penn’s student journal INTERESTS AND HOBBIES • Fluent in Hindi and French, intermediate in Bengali and Spanish • Interests include fitness, film, music (singing/playing the guitar), reading and: Sports: golf, swimming, table tennis, badminton and tennis (occasional) and adventure sports; Completed up to Level 4 AFF jump (first solo jump) towards achieving a USPA A license PADI Open Water and Enriched Air Certified Diver • Travelled extensively across 6 continents Penn Alumni Interview Committee 2010 – Present Regional Co-ordinator, India (2014-2016) and Co-Chair, Southern India Alumni Interview Committee (2010-2013) • Responsible for overseeing all alumni interview committee efforts across India for undergraduate applicants to Penn • Responsible for allocating and conducting all alumni interviews for undergraduate applicants to Penn from South India Co-Chair, Huntsman Program Global Virtual Interview Committee (2013-2018) • Responsible for allocating and conducting all alumni interviews for applicants to the Huntsman Program from all over the world PERSONAL INFORMATION Date of Birth: 13/03/84 Spouse’s Name: Shreya Sureka Son’s Name: Viaan Sureka .