Experience

ACCA

• United Kingdom
• Accounting
• 700 & Above Employee

• Head of Public Affairs - India

  • Apr 2022 - Present

  Responsible for formulating policy strategy to enhance the association’s recognition, reputation in India through thought leadership and brand awareness. Policy strategy includes anticipating developments and identifying opportunities where the association can have a positive impact in relation to accounting profession and the business sector.

• Head of Policy - India

  • Aug 2018 - Mar 2022

  Responsible for formulating policy strategy to enhance the association’s recognition, reputation in India through thought leadership and brand awareness. Policy strategy includes anticipating developments and identifying opportunities where the association can have a positive impact in relation to accounting profession and the business sector.



YES BANK

• India
• Banking
• 700 & Above Employee

• Senior VP- YES Global Institute (Policy Think Tank) at YES Bank

  • Dec 2013 - Jul 2018

  • Responsible for policy innovation and implementation in the vertical of Social Innovation & Social Entrepreneurship. • Bringing to the forefront the aspect of Impact Investing to the Indian shores and catalyzing strategic private capital for grass root development.• Involved in providing Innovative Financing solutions to development issues like Social Impact Bond (SIB), Community Bonds.• Create Strategic inputs through rigorous and independent research and opinions with aspects of sustainable development and policy advocacy.• To aid and impact formulation of policies and evolve policy alternatives - create an enabling environment for effective implementation.

• AVP - Emerging Corporate Banking

  • Jul 2013 - Nov 2013



AXA

• France
• Insurance
• 700 & Above Employee

• Fund Manager - Equity

  • Nov 2007 - Jun 2013

  • Responsible for Managing funds [1] BOI AXA Equity Fund [2] Tax Advantage Fund [3] Infrastructure Fund• Responsible for delivering a Risk Adjusted return greater than Benchmark• Investment Analysis in following sectors: Financial, Energy, Utilities, Capital Goods, Infra, IT/Telecom• Responsible for developing Strategy for the institutional investors• Undertaking macro research to determine sectoral allocation within the Risk guidelines • Value chain and strategic analysis of companies in various industries• Undertaking “what if” analysis for various investments undertaken.• Credited for building the research for BOI AXA from scratch



Aditya Birla Sun Life Mutual Fund (ABSLMF)

• India
• Financial Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• Associate Fund Manager & Equity Analyst

  • Dec 2005 - Oct 2007

  • Using various Valuation techniques to make investment analysis for the following industry verticals: Power, Oil and gas, Financials , FMCG• Responsible for tracking the sectors in order to identify and evaluate new investment opportunities • Maintain comprehensive knowledge of all factors affecting the investments in the sectors• Conduct own detailed investment analysis for sectors and make recommendations to Portfolio Managers• Undertaking Fund management responsibilities by assisting the Fund Manager in capacity of a Associate Fund Manager.

• Equity Research

  • 2005 - 2007



Aditya Birla Group

• India
• Executive Offices
• 700 & Above Employee

• Corporate Strategy Group

  • Oct 2005 - Nov 2005

  • At the group level involved in analyzing and evaluating various business investment opportunities that exists vis a vis the resources and capabilities of the group as a whole • Feasibility study on various countries for the group’s Carbon Black unit. • Determining carbon black units P&Ls, Cash flows and Project Paybacks across different counties considering production and transportation cost.• Involved in negotiating between company and foreign missionary/ambassador for terms of investment



Hindalco Industries Limited

• India
• Mining
• 700 & Above Employee

• Strategic & Commercial Planning

  • Aug 2005 - Sep 2005

  • Assigned to the Commercial and Planning dept for the entire plant of Dahej, Birla Copper• Undertook the review of the existing value chain in the organization and proposed and implemented new suggestion.• Worked with cross functional teams from sourcing, manufacturing, finance and marketing to undertake value chain analysis• Review Planning and budgeting exercise in the organization and introduced and proposed the concept of Zero based budgeting to be implemented in the organization with an eye on controlling cost• Developed strategy to reduce exigency in the organization considering external environment



Aditya Birla Group

• India
• Executive Offices
• 700 & Above Employee

• Treasury Dept

  • Jun 2005 - Jul 2005

  • Evaluation of investment policy of the treasury dept• Cash flow analysis and capex analysis to determine cash flow need at various point in time• Recommendation and evaluation of investments vehicles for deployment of surpluses. • Evaluation of investment policy of the treasury dept• Cash flow analysis and capex analysis to determine cash flow need at various point in time• Recommendation and evaluation of investments vehicles for deployment of surpluses.



Unilever

• United Kingdom
• Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Summer Intern

  • May 2004 - Jun 2004

  • Worked in the Commercial and Marketing team to undertake the entire Planning and Budgeting exercise to launch the product • Developed a Commercial Mix for Wheel Laundry Soap Re-launch in Northern India• Product development and costing for product launch with determining the manufacturing process and location to minimize logistical cost/time• Undertaking Benchmark analysis of product qualities/attributes, product positioning and recall• Developed a marketing blitz to capture the consumer mindshare• Activation -Launched the Wheel Laundry Soap in the test market of Punjab• Future Growth strategy and Market entry Strategy in various other markets of India.* Select few who received a Pre Placement Interview (PPI) offer from HLL based on performance.