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Dhaka, Bangladesh

Wilmar International Ltd (www.wilmar-international.com) founded in 1991, is the largest Agribusiness company in Asia. Headquartered in Singapore, Wilmar is one of the largest companies on SGX. At the core of Wilmar’s strategy is an integrated agribusiness model that encompasses the entire value chain of the agricultural commodity business. It has over 900 manufacturing plants and an extensive distribution network covering China, India, Indonesia and some 50 other countries and regions, with a topline of 75 bn $ at group’s level.Profile: Country ManagerChief Executive of the local subsidiary, handling a team of 500 ppl, 4 manufacturing units & turnover of 400 mn $. With Edible Oils, Rice, Flour & Lentils our brand is one of the most respected foods brands in the country. As Country Manager, I am responsible for the company’s overall performance, which includes Trading, Manufacturing, Branding, Sales & Marketing as well as Team Management. Bangaldesh is one of the focus markets for Wilmar, where we plan to invest more in asset-based businesses. My role also includes formulating long term strategy for the operations and building team for future.Contributions & Achievements:• Was able to start leased unit business model for asset light manufacturing. • Scaled up new products volumes 4 folds in 2 years.• Diversified the business into new categories to reduce dependency on single product.• Managed business successfully during covid times, forex challenges & recent political upheaval

Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Olam International Ltd (www.olamgroup.com) is a leading agri-business company, operating from seed to shelf in 71 countries, supplying food and industrial raw materials to over 23,000 customers worldwide. The team of 70,000 employees has built a leadership position in many businesses including Cocoa, Coffee, Edible Nuts, Rice, Cotton, Spices etc. With shareholders like Temasek & Mitsubishi, Olam has become a 50 bn USD company in last 35 years.Olam commands the 2nd position worldwide in Rice trade, the backward and forward integration across the value chain, give it a definite edge in the market. With presence in Farming, Processing, Trading & Distribution, Olam is able to maximize value across the supply chain in various countries around the world. With total handled volume of 2mn MT, Olam can feed the entire continent of Africa for a month.Profile: General Manager (Africa & Middle East)Built a business of 300 mn $ in 6 years based out of West Africa (Ghana, Cote D’Ivoire). After working in Africa for 6 yrs, was transferred to Dubai to start the Rice Trading desk for Middle East markets. Contributions & Achievements:• Started business from scratch in Cote D’ Ivoire, Guinea Conakry, Liberia, Sierra Leone, Congo (Kinshasha), Angola & Sudan.• Was able to get the biggest account of LDC resulting into a business of 80 mn $ topline (customer being the largest pvt rice importer in the world).• In next 6 years, we were able to create a business of 300 mn USD with average Gross Margin of 2.5-3%.• Ran the book without any defaults in 6 years of operations (in otherwise risky business environment)• The customer relationships, I was able to start, and nurture remain very strong till today, and business is running smoothly.• After starting MEENA desk for 2 yrs, been able to create a book of 60m USD turnover across 7 countries.

Kolkata, West Bengal, India

TM International Logistics Ltd. (www.tmilltd.com) is a subsidiary of TATA Steel. It was created to provide logistics solutions to TataSteel and other Tata Group companies along with third parties.Profile: Manager- Business Development• Associated with the freight forwarding vertical of the company.Responsibilities:• Overall PnL responsibility of Bangalore Branch.Contributions:• Achieved the annual target for FY 2009-10 and FY 2010-11 within 6 months only.Was chosen for deputation to our group company TKM Global GmbH (Hamburg, Germany) for Six months

Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh, India

Jamshedpur, Jharkhand, India

Mba (International Business)

Bachelor Of Engineering - Be, Mechanical Engineering