Experience

WALTER ADVISORS

• India
• Business Consulting and Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Consultant - Brand, Print & Social Media

  • Jan 2020 - Present

  Venkat joined WAPL Group in 2020. He manages the brand, print production, design and social media services requirements for WAPL and its clients. Venkat has over 30 years of working experience with a leading financial institution managing - brand, corporate communications and social media function. He was majorly responsible for managing a diverse range of activities like formulating and driving the branding strategy and internal/external communications, social media campaigns (LinkedIn, Twitter, Facebook), Intranet portal, website set up and management across businesses. His area of expertise includes design, print production of – internal and external publications (Newsletter, Corporate Brochures, Annual Reports, Calendars, HR documents), corporate films, organize AGMs, Conferences, manage Corporate social media promotions on LinkedIn, Twitter, Facebook, etc. Various print products like Annual Reports, calendars & corporate films produced/managed by Venkat have been acclaimed and received top awards from locally renowned industry bodies. Having gained a good hands-on experience over the years and a long-standing association/ relationship with leading design, print production, social media houses, studio set ups have enabled him manage assignments diligently even at short notices. Show less



IDFC FIRST Bank

• India
• Banking
• 700 & Above Employee

• Associate Director

  • Oct 2015 - Jun 2019

  Corporate Initiatives

• Senior Vice President - Corporate Communication

  • Dec 1999 - Sep 2015

  Joined as Manager and rose to the position of Senior Vice President.IDFC Limited is India's leading integrated infrastructure finance institution providing end-to-end infrastructure financing and project implementation services.Significant Accomplishments:➢ Successfully managed IDFC’s largest Retail Bond Issuance Road shows with many firsts – including the targeting of Tier 1/2 cities➢ Managed publication and release of 11 issues of IDFC India Infrastructure Report (IIR), an annual thematic report that reflects a central contemporary issue in infrastructure development in India➢ At International Investors Conference, USA showcased IDFC as a leading knowledge driven Infrastructure solution provider➢ IDFC received the Silver Shield Award for the Best Annual Report from ICAI for three successive years: FY2010, FY 2011 and FY2012 ➢ IDFC table calendar 2008 received ”Exemplary Communication Tool” award recognition from ABCI (Association of Business Communicator’s of India)➢ Standardised Group-wide IDFC Brand guidelines to drive ONE FIRM approach➢ Recreated IDFC’s Multi - SBU livery suite integrating both internal and external communication.➢ Successfully led an initiative along with HR to build up a common Culture and Value initiative (INSPIRE) to bring together and have a cohesive ONE FIRM approach amongst the parent and SBUs taken over➢ Worked on Internal Newsletter and Intranet Portal ‘iConnect‘Role: • Formulate and drive the Communication and branding strategy for the organization• Strategise and manage internal events – Townhalls, Annual Day, HR – Culture and Values building initiatives, IT Forum, ORM promos, Knowledge sharing workshops and Thematic annual events for external stakeholders – AGM, Annual Investor Conferences, IDFC CFO Conference• Annual Report and Calendar designing and printing• Budget planning and Cost management Show less



Ajcon Communications

• Mumbai

• Vice President

  • Jan 1995 - Nov 1999

  AJCON Communications was a subsidiary of AJCON Capital Markets Ltd. a diversified financial services Company. AJCON Communications took care of advertising, designing, printing and public issues, press conferences and allied consultancy services. Significant Accomplishments: ➢ B2B Publishing partner for Bombay Stock Exchange. BSE Bulletin (Daily) and BSE Times (Weekly). These were Market data print publications for easy access and tracking by investors ➢ Generated an income source through advertisements, originally not in plan ➢ Achieved 100% on time (Daily and weekend) releases to stands / vendor outlets as well as corporate/individual subscribers Show less



International Traders (ME) Ltd,

• Dubai, UAE

• Manager

  • Jul 1992 - Dec 1994

  International Traders (ME) Ltd. (ITL) is the sole agent for global electronic brands like Sharp, Minolta, TDK in the GCC region. Significant Accomplishments: ➢ Effective relationships built up with key distributor/wholesale/retail channel partners to enhance sales of Company’s line of products ➢ Sales of the organisation reached high levels, with 25-30% increase in local sales and 10-14% in exports ➢ Pioneered the Annual contract SLAs with media partners and brought down BTL expenses by 40% ➢ Boosted new product launch success metrics through innovative OOH promotional campaigns that allowed customer self-trial “hands on” at Sharjah Cricket Stadium, major exhibitions and dealer outlets ➢ As BTL strategy, managed a grand 40th anniversary celebration event for ITL attended by key Government officials /celebrities /stakeholders that boosted Brand Image in region Role: • Plan and Control Direction of advertising, promotional activities, product demonstrations, press meets, dealer meets • Design and release of promotional literature for New Product launches by Sharp, Minolta, TDK • Manage dealers channels • Co-ordinate with Marketing team and Distributors/wholesale dealers • 24 x 7 x 365 sales support through both local publications Gulf News and Khaleej Times Show less



HDFC Limited

• Financial Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• Senior Assistant

  • Oct 1986 - Jun 1992

  Housing Development Finance Corporation Limited (HDFC), the leading Housing Finance Company in the country. ➢ Designing and Printing of promotional literature like booklets, brochures, annual reports, calendars, in - house magazine, and outdoor advertising ➢ Coordinating with advertising agencies on specific assignments covering Press, Radio and Outdoor media including branch co ordination ➢ Specific designing needs for events like Exhibitions, Trade fairs, Product of the Month etc. ➢ Cost control through negotiations with Printers and Paper suppliers ➢ Part of the start up team for setting up the design package for an international training centre Centre for Housing Finance (CHF) in Lonavala, (Near Mumbai) ➢ Responsible for designing and printing of International Housing Finance journal in India for two years Show less



Sunlife Apparels Ltd. (Buffalo Jeans)

• Mumbai

• Assistant Manager

  • Jun 1985 - Aug 1986

  Sunlife Apparels Ltd. was a well-established export house dealing in apparel, designer accessories (Gifts) and machinery • Responsible for internal Indian brand ‘Buffalo Jeans’ • Showcased wide range of designs and material in major exhibitions organized by Clothing Manufacturers Association of India, and other clothing trade fairs • Built up brand awareness through an advertising campaign in mass circulated weekly’s, magazines • Executed promotional strategies including PoP, outlet signage’s, OOH banners, and seasonal discount packages Show less