Anurag Deswal Email & Phone Number

Amersfoort, Ut, Nl

Netherlands

Dubai

Team lead (MEA) Construction specialties sales

Dubai

Dubai

Sales Manager- Performance Additives (Paint & coatings/Building & Construction/CMC)

Mumbai

Managing key accounts & develop business for Agro application chemicals of Akzo Nobel in India, Srilanka, Bangladesh, Nepal & Pakistan.

Managing topline and bottom line for key Herbicide "OxyGold" (Oxyfluorfen) - budgeting, sales promotion schemes, packaging & distribution strategies- planning to implementation.Identifying and exploring opportunities in Herbicide Vertical of company.Screening of Global agrochemical data base and analyzing trends and chemistries and growth segments.Select and propose the potential herbicides after mapping Indian and targeted key global markets for Indofil. Look out for right sourcing strategy and plan product launch and registration and field trials for selected herbicides.Regular interactions with formulation R&D, registration team, collaborating with universities, sales force in field.

Managing pesticides business across all ~200 outlets of HKB spread all over India.Sourcing strategy, negotiation with selected partners/suppliers, push for sales and training of outlet sales staff/agronomist.

Launching, product promotion and sales growth of selected Hybrids of Corn and rice.

Jaipur, Rajasthan, India

Major Responsibilities and AchievementsEstablishment and Growth of Monsanto Seed Business in interior markets through channel and corporate sales.Appointing Distributors, Introducing Monsanto's Hybrid Seed and new Technology in these markets.Managing a team of 2 Sales Trainees (Agri MBA's) & 10 Market development officers in territory.Collected Data Base of Farmers of 4-5 Acre average land holding.Successfully conducted harvest days for HiShell (Corn) and RH-664(Paddy) field Days in Eastern And Western UP and then build the distributor network and booked ABS for Paddy and Pearl millet for Devgen Seeds; after getting transferred to same.ACHIEVEMENTSAchieved the sales of PBH-73 of 43 MT from base of 16 MT in Rajasthan.Streamlined the channel partners by resolving pending issues and booked 90 MT within 2 months after joining in Oct'06.Successfully coordinated and played key role in the Distributor Meet in New Delhi for Introduction of Devgen Seeds & Crop Tech. Pvt. Ltd to Distributors of North & East India and motivate them to become Devgen's business associates in India.In Devgen Seeds & Crop tech. Pvt. Ltd.- appointed the C&F for Rajasthan & UP and 20 distributors and collected the ABS for Paddy and Pearl millet in UP & Rajasthan.

Establishment and Growth of Dupont's Crop protection products business in interiors of Ambala, Kaithal, Cheeka, Pehowa, Naraingarh, Yamuna Nagar, Ladwa, Kurukshetra Markets.Appointing Distributors, Introducing Dupont's proprietary Products in new markets and growth of existing business in assigned territory.Making a group of Key retailers and motivating them to grow business by monthly group meetings.Presenting the Dupont's Products via training programs to farmers through Progressive farmer's District Kisan Club in Haryana.ACHIEVEMENTSAlmost Double the sales of key product Algrip (from 360 kg to 610 kg)Develop the base of Dupont's proprietory products like Kocide101, Cuzatte M8, Avaunt in Niche markets like kaithal, Jagadhari, Naraingarh.Grew territory business of 0.68 Cr. To 1.43 Cr. within 9 months; taken Advance for 800 kgs in Month of Sep'06.

Gujarat Market Development in Haryana & Punjab.Preparation of Dossiers for Indian as well as overseas registration for Atul Ltd's technical and bulk agrchemcals business.Played important role in launching of Atul's brand Convo (Metsulfuron) and Loxo (Sulfosulfuron) in North India.Conducted Distributor's, Dealer's and big farmer Meetings for promoting Atul's brands in Specified markets of north India.Visiting farmer's field for field trials and demonstrations of Atul Ltd pesticides Haryana & Punjab.Being Market Development person also handled the sales activities for kaithal territory including Jind, Kaithal, Pehowa & Ismailabad markets.ACHIEVEMENTSSuccessfully Launched Atul's Brands in North India and played key role in Achieving 20 Cr. Business in very first year of Launching in 2 states.Achieved 2nd Highest sales figure in Loxo & Convo (wheat herbicides) being market development person.(Handling additional Charge of sales for Kaithal territory).Provided technical support to sales team and help them in their market development activities.

Member of R&D team and working with GM (R&D) for the domestic registration of Atul's Agrochemicals and preparation of Dossiers for over seas registration.Initiated product development trails of Atul's Brand in South Gujarat.

Emerging Leader Program Certificate Course, Business Administration And Management, General

Successfully completed ELP certificate course conducted by ISB Hyderabad from Jan-2015 to Nov'2015.

Mba, Marketing Management

M.Sc, Agriculture

Msc, Agronomy

Activities and Societies: 1.Played 2 Inter -Universities Tournaments in Basket ball 2.Achieved Merit Scholar Ship through Degree Prog..

B.Sc; Hons; Bsc (Hons, Agriculture