Iswariah Thiagarajan Email & Phone Number

Dubai, United Arab Emirates

-Assist the Business Development Director in primary researches on markets, competitors and keep an active watch on the market trends and insights in the region + worldwide-Support in the coordination of weekly meetings, corporate compliance, annual deliveries such as surveys, sales and registration documents. Participate to formalise news partnerships and agreements that are relevant across all events in liaison with legal department-Liaise with International BU and Dubai-Support departments for a smooth and timely delivery of collaterals, e-collaterals and signage designs, website updates, and ads placements and digital campaigns-Liaise and manage International Speakers -Adept with learning and working with new Software -Assist to control branding harmony ensuring synergies are applied

United Arab Emirates

-Support launch phase of new functionalities and act as key user for eCommerce and operational testing.-Work with eCommerce developers to solve issues, enhancements and improve processes. -Actively create and edit content for publication.-Research market to discover new trends and technologies to improve eCommerce website.-Support in digital content design, creation, and calendar management.

Dubai, United Arab Emirates

-Identify relevant marketing and advertising partners.-Nurture existing clients and identify new ones.-Research and identify potential opportunities to the market and identify trends and current potential client’s needs.- Create and deliver presentations.- Build a client database based on current needs within the UAE and the region.

Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India

Prepared presentations and conducted discussions with clients to understand their needs and followed up on new business opportunities;Ensured all company provided leads are handled promptly in the most suitable way;Responded as well as resolved client queries and concerns as well as for negotiations; Teamed with Solar PV Engineers for product specifications, quotes and proposals; Conducted project feasibility studies and tendering; Built team, researched, planned and sought new market initiatives;Represented the company at conferences, trade fairs and networking events;Followed up and monitored the successful implementation of sales products and projects until it was successfully rewarded; Responsible to identify, search, explain and solve different hitches to obtain exceptional business development ideas.

Chennai, Tamil Nadu

• Create from scratch an entity that is now self sustaining.• New Business Development and Expansion Sales.• Ensured timely invoicing and collection follow-ups from clients post sales.• Organizing of promotional events and campaigns and attend them to facilitate their success.• Preparing and delivering promotional presentations.• Creating marketing collaterals, pipeline building and process adherence.• Researched into industry behavior and built contact sphere of vendors and clients.• Trained staff and developed a process for identifying demand, negotiation, procurement and execution.

Exeter, United Kingdom

Initiated an electronic system of record keepingAssisted the department in listing effective techniques for faster processing of queriesLiaised with multiple departments to resolve tickets raised

Constant and vigilant exercise of cross cultural adaptability and client interfacing skills while ensuring world class customer service to an annual turnover of over 2000 international students with a team of 9 Mentors

Exeter, United Kingdom

Ensure understanding of and comply with company Working Practices. Ensure knowledge of current investment policy and information is kept up to date. Review client investments in line with the products of UK Private Banking, ensuring that portfolioscomply with company policy. Recommend investment transactions, within company policy, for authorisation. Ensure that all regulatory requirements for investment services are known and adhered to.

Bengaluru Area, India

Operations and risk management:Responsible for dealing with payment of invoices with respect to different regions across the globe. The team is responsible for monitoring the transaction till it hits the customer’s account. Gained extensive knowledge about the diverse range of services provided which enables in providing solution to the clients. Imparted extensive training to new entrants. Analysing various kind of trades and commodities. Instrumental in exceeding the service level agreement lay down by the business area. Significantly contributed in dealing with the business units with client expectations and sustaining a brand image. Aimed at creating contingency, multi tasking various activities and enhancing team efficiency. Serving Clients in 3 business lines - Investment Banking, Private Banking & Asset Management.Part of the accounting team that was responsible for clearing payments across Europe and US.Helped recreate process with new techniques for reporting and data management.

Masters, Finance And Investment, Merit

Banking and Financial Services, Derivative Pricing, Domestic and International Portfolio Management, Financial Modeling, Financial.

B.Com, Commerce

Activities and Societies: Held the post of General Secretary in the Students Union for the year 2007-08

Education record