His return to India as Chief of the Retailers Association’s Skill Council of India (RASCI) was a choice made towards nation & skill building – and he has excelled once again! RASCI is the largest & most successful Sector Skill Council (SSC) on Indian soil. In 22 months, he has steered the company to be financially self-sustained…should there be any SSC in the world that has done it in lesser time talk to me as I’d like to learn, else share.RASCI is a section 8 (not-for-profit) Public Limited Company funded by the Government of India to function as the apex skill development council for retail in India aligned with the Ministry of Skill Development & Entrepreneurship. Leading organizations like – Reliance Group, Tata Group, RAI, Future Group, K Raheja Group, R Raheja Group & McDonald's have equity participation.A professional with ~30 yrs experience managing & improving Business, People & Processes across Concept, Consumer Durable, Banking, IT, Telecom, HR Solution, Vocational Training, Dairy & Retail companies.In his journey, he has worked with India’s largest – Retailer, Private Sector Company, Mobile Retail Chain, HR Solutions Provider, Telecom Company, Bank, 1st Private Internet Service Provider, Tyre Manufacturing Company & Consumer Durable Company besides having worked for one of the largest conglomerates in Vietnam.His varied experience is testimony of his adaptability to perform and excel no matter what the product, service or function may be – in & out of India whilst progressively managing city, state, regional, national & international profiles.In the current and past, James has played steering roles (start-ups & steady state) of a concerted strategy to build & hone skills whilst impacting business efficiency positively through process improvements & enhanced people productivity.Specialties: Strategy, Operations, Talent Development, Business & Project Management, Process Improvement, Transnational Occupational Standards & Consulting.