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Role – Develop and execute strategies to achieve long term sustainable growth. Responsibilities• Marketing – Topline growth & increasing brand awareness.• Procurement – Enhancing gross margin contribution through Strategic sourcing.• Operations & HSEQ – To ensure smooth operations & promoting a culture of safety.• Finance – EBITDA growth. Financial compliance & control• R&D – Strengthening existing product offerings & new product development.• HR – To promote healthy work environment for a small & diverse workforce (25 employees)• Strategy, M&A – Assist parent company/group HO in new acquisitions & post-merger integration.

Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India

Role – To lead and grow the speciality business segment of MPL.Product – Formulated polyurethane system products including,• Cold Cure Mould – Automotive seating, Furniture Seating• Rigid systems – Appliance, Thermoware, Insulation• Elastomers – Polyether Footwear systems & Castable Polyurethane systems• Base polyether polyol for export market/system housesResponsibilities – Complete P&L ownership of portfolio of $25mn per annum – 10KTPA and manging techno-commercial team of 10.Achievements – Grew the portfolio from $15mn to $25mn by achieving exponential growth in export market. Base polyol exports done during this tenure was the highest in the history of MPL.

Chennai, Tamil Nadu

Role - Complete ownership of Notedome, India facility which covers functions like Sourcing, Production, QC & Sales. Sales Region includes India, Thailand, Malaysia, Vietnam, Taiwan, and few Middle Eastern countries. Product – Castable Elastomer systems i.e. High-Performance Engineering Elastomers that goes in Mining, Steel/Paper mills, Automotive, Material Handling Industries.Responsibilities – Development & management of 600 MTPA sales in India for TDI & MDI Prepolymers. Constantly improving sales in Southeast Asian countries’ Volume – 350 MTPA. Put together managed a portfolio of $5 mn speciality chemicals business.Achievements – Setting up manufacturing facility from scratch, streamlined the production, appointed new distributors, acquired key accounts to boost Notedome’s sales position in the Indian Cast PU market. Grew the sales from Zero to 600 MTPA in India thereby achieved 45% market share. Built & managed a team of 5 who are dedicated for this business.

Chennai, Tamil Nadu

Role - After spending a year in the UK, learning about the business & products I was moved back to India to replicate the UK facility to cater to India, SEA & ME region. During this 1 year I acted as Project manager to set up Notedome India facility and streamlining production/QC.Responsibilities• Erection/Commissioning of the reactors that were sent over from Notedome, UK.• Devising and carrying out all the planning activities including Raw materials, Packaging, lab equipment & chemicals for smooth start-up.• Setting up of QC lab and testing facilities.• Production stabilization & developing stringent QC mechanisms. • Devising Preventive maintenance schedule and executing the plan• Designing Marketing collaterals, stationaries for this newly created Division

Coventry, United Kingdom

Role - After playing a key role in acquisition of Notedome Ltd, UK I was deputed in the UK for an year to understand the business and to facilitate in the integration. Following were my key deliverables,Responsibilities• Finance – P&L analysis, Preparation of Monthly management accounts, Accounts for Quarterly board meeting & Annual budget.• Board Meetings – Preparing Slide Deck, Agenda, Minutes • Business Analysis  Sales - Review of sales KPI & sales MIS to review account wise profitability. Procurement – GC optimisation Projects & Technical Development – Tracking & prioritising • Mergers & Acquisition

Chennai Area, India

Role - I had overall ownership in developing PU system business for footwear applications across the country. Lead interface for all commercial, supply-chain, technical trials and troubleshooting activities at customer end. Key Responsibilities:• Devising & implementing sales strategies (volume & value) to deepen market penetration.• Expand market intelligence - Updating customer level data, competitors' activities, and market trend.• Customer relationship & Key account management.• Monitoring market related KPIs.• As per sales plan, liaising with supply chain team for raw material import etc., and with operations team for optimum production & inventory management.• Working with channel partners in tandem.• Leading all technical activities including tweaking formulation according to customer requirement.• Preparation of brochures, other promotional materials & participation in trade shows to promote business, brand, and products.

Chennai Area, India

Developing brand activation ideas for Exide Insurance co., During Apr’14 ING Life Insurance was undergoing brand transition; it was re-launched as Exide Life Insurance in May’14. I was responsible for activating the new brand, building and driving below-the-line initiatives, carrying out market research, developing marketing strategies, recommending low cost innovative solutions for adviser recruitment and customer acquisition.

Chennai Area, India

Master Of Business Administration (M.B.A.), Marketing & Operations Management, 6.9 / 9

Activities and Societies: Alumni Committee, IGNITE- Entrepreneurship Cell, RADIUS - Social service initiative of LIBA Coursework: B2B.

Bachelor’S Degree, Mechanical Engineering, 7.15 / 10

Activities and Societies: Joint Secretary- Mechanical Engineers Association, Co-ordinator - National Level Technical Symposium Coursework.

High School, Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, Computer Science., Class X - 96%; Class Xii - 86%

Activities and Societies: Junior Red Cross, National Green Corps - Eco Club