Akshay Kakar Email & Phone Number

Canada

Business Planning and Operations Consultant in the health and clean-energy domain• Technology sandboxing, new product development, and fund-raising• Business Development and partnerships• Performance management, operational excellence and efficiency improvement• Investment due-diligence

• Due Diligence for the buy-out of e-commerce assets • Investment thesis creation for each portfolio company. Stakeholder management for alignment on strategic objectives, risk management, and budget attainment. Performance management processes to achieve operational excellence and financial results.

• Handled a portfolio of over $ 350 Mn with footprint across North America, Europe, India & Japan• Led long-term strategy projects - including acquisitions, portfolio investments, mergers, restructuring, business growth strategy and performance improvement plans • Shifted business portfolio to better growth & margin business, acquired a company in the US, exited high risk businesses, re-structured and spun out non core assets, launched new service lines and invested idle cash in new age businesses• Doubled overall top line of operating companies with improved profitability levels• Tripled value of portfolio investments - turned around investment from loss to profit in under 10 months

• Acting Chief of Staff for Chairman of Board• Responsible for evaluating acquisition and investment opportunities - business justification, valuation, structuring and exit strategy, due diligence and long term business plans• Executed performance measurement strategy & improved customer satisfaction • Led disinvestment of portfolio holding• Drove business planning post secondary buy-out to meet new investor expectations

• Developed financial simulation modeling for annual budgets, unbudgeted spends and performance improvement exercises• Launched telemedicine business in India • Saved over $ 10 Mn across mobile & television services driving improvement in network bandwidth utilisation, blocking sales channel leakages and re-engineering business processes• Developed financial monitoring and management mechanisms including review material for Quarterly Board meetings

• Led changeover for Strucutred Products team upon introduction of MTM accounting in India- from design of new derivative products to training of sales team

• Managed and trained 2 direct reports and 2 indirect reports on systems and operations • Managed partners across new supplier selection, competitive bidding, products and process development and regular supplies• Led design and development projects for brake components for new vehicles or existing components to improve performance • Drove cost reduction activities (localisation, Value Analysis / Value Engineering and process re-engineering) for existing components

M.B.A, Finance

B.E., Mechanical

High School