Experience

Thieme Medical And Scientific Publishers India Private Limited

• Managing Director &CEO

  • Dec 2007 - Present

  Joined the Company in 2007 and was responsible for setting up the operations in the Indian Sub-continent. A Chartered Accountant from the Institute of chartered Accountants of India (ICAI) , with extensive and successful leadership expertise of over 30 years. Experienced in spearheading and managing start-ups, profit- centre operations, business expansions, setting up foreign collaborations and equity dilutions, Extensive experience in the Advertising, and Publishing Industry Responsible for leading the development and execution of the Company’s long term strategy, implementing the Company’s long and short term plans apart from day-to-day management of the company. Show less



SOS Children's Villages'of India

• India
• Non-profit Organizations
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Chief Financial Officer

  • Nov 2006 - Nov 2007

  • Heading the Finance Function for the all India operations which comprise of over 110 projects each with a decentralised accounting system • Responsible for Accounts and finance, Internal Audit , Income Tax , FCRA, Investments, Statutory Compliances, Cost Controls Banking and Treasury Management. • Budget Preparation, Budget monitoring and control at the project as well as the National Level,MIS at the national level as well as for International Reporting • Member of the National Strategic team responsible for managing and running the entire organization Show less



JWT

• United Kingdom

• Vice President&Senior Commercial Director

  • Jun 1987 - May 2002

  India’s largest Advertising agency, a subsidiary of J. Walter Thompson (JWT) Ltd and a part of The WPP group, the largest communications company in the world. • Headed the Finance function for the North India operations, with a turnover of Rs. 300 Crores and staff strength of 280 people. • Full accountability for profit delivery. Planning, preparation, finalization and monitoring of Budget and forecasts. • Responsible for defining & implementing systematic internal control procedures. • Responsible for finance, treasury, receivables management, working capital management, setting up of new ventures, client contracts, credit appraisals, supplier contracts and negotiations, legal affairs, personnel and administration functions • Information Technology: Held complete responsibility for the department. As Project Director, led the ERP implementation in Oracle Financials on a national basis. • HR & Administrative functions: Negotiated five wage agreements with the labour union, implemented an employee retirement scheme and implemented training courses in Advertising Finance Show less