Anamika Talwar Email & Phone Number

Kuala Lumpur, Wilayah Persekutuan Kuala Lumpur, MY

Malaysia

Kuala Lumpur, Federal Territory Of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Singapore

Singapore

Singapore

• Leads the sales and marketing function for Africa, Asia and Australia to drive growth and enhance performance in the region
• Fostered business growth and increased dealer satisfaction. Regional sales penetration (market share) grew by over 20% and acquisitions grew by over 40% over two years. Dealers voted Daimler Financial as the 1st choice.
• Enabled turnaround of underperforming markets with market share growth of up to 300% in a year. Helped setup sales & marketing operations of new businesses in India, Malaysia and Oman
• Spearheaded digital transformation in customer interaction by launching online tools and 24 tailored apps (iOS and Android) increasing customer satisfaction by up to 20% in less than 1 year
• Launched the AAP Sales and Marketing Academy that trained over 400 sales & marketing employees (including dealer F&I) across the region to enhance sales performance and employee motivation
• Leveraged synergies across countries to achieve efficiencies through shared investments in tools and services (e.g. dealer / customer satisfaction surveys, loyalty tools etc.)

USA

• Led business development in North & South America as part of the CEO’s executive office
• Developed a game plan for Brazil to position the business for future market growth
• Managed the portfolio of strategic projects for the region and identified new initiatives to help reach future efficiency and growth targets
• Led the “Operations Optimization” effort that included benchmarking of the US operations to identify actions to enhance the effectiveness and efficiency of the business

USA

• Rebuilt the Daimler Insurance business after the separation from Chrysler and managed the insurance business across North & South America
• Built the US Daimler Insurance Business from ground up to serve both retail & commercial clients. Determined optimal business model, set up organization & operations for the new business
• Devised and implemented a growth strategy, growing the EBIT over 10 fold in 2 years
• Set up a US insurance agency licensed in 50 states. Ran the agency as well as a property and casualty insurance company focused on automotive dealer business
• Developed and launched over 25 new insurance products in three years
• Grew sales penetration to meet/exceed existing industry benchmarks for most of the retail products

USA

• Led the strategy group for Americas spearheading annual strategic planning and supporting strategy development for individual business units
• Devised and implemented a plan for transforming the role of the strategy group to become a key advisor on future direction and an internal consultant for the business units
• Revamped the strategic planning process, instituted competencies like scenario planning and competitive intelligence
• Led strategy development to address major competitive threats to the business and supported strategy refreshes for various business units and markets
• Supported the company’s initiative of “Becoming the # 1 Captive Finance Company”
• Launched daily business intelligence reports “Breaking News” and a branded knowledge publication “Perspectives by Strategy Americas” to support strategic decision making

USA

• Worked on multiple projects in the area of Revenue Enhancement, Portfolio Management and Operational Improvement some examples include:
• Product Repositioning: Developed a repositioning strategy for a leading automotive manufacturer to enhance the value proposition of the product through price and content changes
• Sales & Marketing Strategy: Led the development of a marketing and sales plan to help a leading automotive manufacturer regain lost share
• Pricing & Profit Optimization: Used statistical analysis to explain market share loss of a large automotive company and developed a profit optimization model to maximize contribution margin
• Growth Strategy: Developed a growth strategy for a leading automotive firm by examining the economic feasibility of diverse new business opportunities and developing a business plan for a viable option
• Product & Portfolio Strategy: Developed the product portfolio strategy to identify areas of investment and divestiture for a large automotive parts supplier

USA

Worked on several consulting projects with companies like Caterpillar, ABB, Verizon Wireless etc. on evaluating the business case for new technologies, devising strategy for migrating to generation technologies and developing an optimal global wireless networking solution

USA

Growth Strategy: Developed a growth strategy for a tier 1 automotive parts supplier by examining the economic feasibility of diverse opportunities and developing a business plan for a viable option

India

• Sold turnkey mobile network solutions to cellular network carriers and marketed state of art enterprise communication systems to corporate customers
• Managed three large cellular carrier accounts and was responsible for sales worth $ 40 M
• Facilitated the launch of video conferencing systems and increased the penetration of EPABX systems by 15%

Women On Boards: Succeeding As A Corporate Director, Business Administration And Management, General

Mba, Finance, Marketing, Information Systems

Activities and Societies: Beta Gamma Sigma honor society for collegiate schools of businessGraduation Rank: 1 • Award for outstanding.

Bachelor Of Technology, Electrical Engineering