Seasoned technology leader with a passion for taking on challenging roles that never existed before, setting up and growing new practices in the process. Brings diverse and rich experiences across diverse roles - strategy, innovation management, emerging technology research and development, corporate venturing and partnership, new venture / product incubation, M&A, post merger integration, entry and exit strategies, JV and partnerships, sales and customer success, process re-engineering, cost reduction, product and GTM, and customer Co-innovation.Part of the founding team and led Europe sales at TCL’s transformation services startup, now close to a $200M Business Setup and led the company wide Strategy planning program at TCLSuccessfully co-founded and setup the Telecom Consulting Practice in TSMG and grew it into the largest practice with P&L responsibilityPlayed cross-functional leadership role in conceptualizing, planning and successfully setting up new initiatives like the Global Delivery Center for Teleglobe, G-NOC setup for a European Telco and Tata Group’s entry into Mobile, Retail Broadband, VSAT, Enterprise Data, BPO, DTH & Transformation ServicesCoaching and mentoring Specialties / Skill Sets - incubating internal ventures / startups, driving external startup ecosystem partnerships and investments, strategy & planning, leading an independent profit centre, leading / growing key client relationships, consultative selling, contract negotiation / bid management, financial planning, M&A / valuation, leading global / multi-national / virtual cross functional teams and engaging CxOs in addressing top of the mind strategic / business issues
Listed skills include Strategy, Telecommunications, Business Strategy, Management, and 12 others.