A dynamic business operations & administration director with over two decades of experience in a multinational, multicultural, multifunctional and multilingual environment as a strategic partner with the senior management facilitating strategic corporate decisions. Has experience of managing technical administration as part of the Engineering function of a large multinational, at its EU headquarters in Lausanne, overseeing annually around 500 projects , 200M€, 10+ countries, 7+ currencies, working closely with the European Management Team, Project Management, Country & Plant Heads and variety of cross functions (Finance: Tax, Controlling, Treasury, Auditing, Shared Services: Accounts Receivables and Payables, Legal (Grants), Policy Regulation (SOX controls, USGAAP), Operations: Energy, Quality, Environmental Compliance, Health & Safety, Procurement, Planning and Supply Chain, HR: Training, Recruitment, LSS Process Improvement, IT: SAP, BW and other tools to oversee project management end to end to ensure meeting the strategic and financial goals, developing a large network gaining the confidence of all the stakeholders. Also was responsible for the monthly capex planning, budgeting, forecasting and reporting to the corporate for the European region delivering the highest accuracy of forecast and data despite Europe being the most complex region to manage among all the global regions, and was a model for the others.Industry experience include: manufacturing, glass packaging, medical devices, IT, financial risk management, technical writing, business development, consulting, social entrepreneurship and non-profit (education, girl child empowerment ).Holds a PhD in Economics & Social Sciences, MBA (Finance & Marketing), and BSc Honors in Electronics. Published a book, “Market Entry Strategies of Foreign Companies in Indian Telecom Market” in 2007. Passionately writes & edits newsletters for non-profits, moderates and leads public events (leadership) with pleasure.