Gappan Annamalai Email & Phone Number

Bangalore

The MAL Group is a 3rd Generation, 70+ year old family business enterprise headquartered in Bangalore, India with an established presence across diverse areas such as Textiles, Packaging, Trading, Technology, Real Estate, Finance, Education & Agriculture. The group was founded by Gappan's Grandfather with a vision to set up various industries taking.

Bengaluru Area, India

• GoSavvy formerly known as Savvymob was founded in 2015 by ex-AOL & CNN executives with deep experience in Internet and Mobile and a truckload passion for Travel. GoSavvy is a two sided marketplace; on one side it aims.
• Top 10 travel start-up at Phocuswright India 2016
• Top 5 start-up at GMIC 2016
• Top 5 start-up at Lets Venture 2015
• Top 20 start-up at GMIC 2015Visit uswww.gosavvy.inwww.boxhotels.in

Bangalore, India

Cooolio is a startup online portfolio company based in India’s Silicon Valley, Bangalore. Cooolio innovates, conceptualizes and develops new age web and mobile based technology applications. Revolutionary products are built with an aim to take the web and mobile experience to new dimensions with a motto of being amazingly simple yet highly.

Founded and managed a 3rd party analytics, research & consulting company specializing in Online Media Research, Go-to-Market & Launch Strategies, Startup Validation and Company Analysis for Strategic Investment companies. Key Clients – Microsoft, Aol, YouTube, CNN, Turner, Lenovo, Conde Nast, Mitsui, Bayer & RocheTo find out more visit www.stratburg.com

Bengaluru Area, India

- Helped launch localized versions of AOL properties in 12+ countries across the APAC region. Major offerings/launches include Medium Portals, Winamp, Truveo, AIM, Webmail, Engadget, Autoblog etc... - Focus was on Business Strategy, Operations Management, Business Development and Partner Management across the APAC region- I also managed Asian editions of.

Bangalore, India

Initiated an in-house research and consulting group for AOL businesses worldwide. Conceptualized the industry’s first Sales Research team and spread it to support Aol. and Time Warner media titles.

• In-depth analysis on diverse industries- Banking & Finance, Retail, Rail, Automotive, Trucking, Airlines, Mortgage, Outsourcing, HR Analytics, Security etc…
• Performed studies such as locational analysis, go-to market studies, marketing strategies, market sizing, competitor landscaping, mergers & acquisitions, industry analysis, financial analysis, in-dept company analysis.
• Incorporated tools like Porter’s 5 forces, QFD (Quality Function Deployment), SWOT & Macros to ensure projects results were accurate and strategic
• Demonstrated problem solving skills by coming up with logical mediums, assumptions & proxies to over come challenges with data
• Played the lead role in projects by preparing proposals, designing work flow, assigning tasks and most importantly building rock solid relationships with clients.
• Worked on as many as 5 retail projects for clients such as Walmart, JCPenney and Meijers in addition to other GECF businesses.

• Raised funds from Alumni and Parents for different colleges within the university
• Raised over $120,000 for the university in 8 months with a pledge rate of over 65%
• Promoted to Supervisor from a fund raiser & telemarketer in March 2003
• Chosen “Most Outstanding Employee of the year ’03 – ’04” for all of University Development
• Assisted in administration of staff and assigning responsibility for over 120 employees
• Produced weekly progress reports & contacted local businesses to gift incentives

• Mapped customer expectations and understood manufacturers requirements
• Developed formal relationships with non-GE equipment manufactures to analyze market trends and establish vendor collaborations
• Designed the workflow from sourcing to disbursement stages
• Conducted a study and made formal presentations on distribution channels and financial methods in the healthcare sector
• Surveyed regional hospitals utilizing non – GE medical equipment to understand funding patterns & operations in order to offer re-finance & to expand GE Capital product basket
• Assisted in establishing vendor tie-ups with Carl Zeiss, B. Braun & Waters Corp

Education record

Executive Program From Isb - Kellogg

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