Karan Thapar Email & Phone Number

Noida, Up, In

India

Active Detailing is a leader in automotive detailing and cleaning services in India. With over 25+ years of experience, Active Detailing provides a wide range of services, including PPF – Paint Protection Film, Graphene Coatings, Ceramic Coatings, Exterior-Interior Detailing, and Car Wash.We take pride in providing the highest quality services possible. Our team of experts use the latest technologies and equipment to deliver superior results. We understand that each car is unique and deserves individual attention. That’s why we offer a wide range of services to cater to your needs. Whether you want your car to look its best for a special occasion or you need it detailed regularly, Active Detailing is here to help.In this role, I lead a team of outstanding professionals for:• Inorganic growth for the Company through new business initiatives.• Responsible for Revenue and Growth targets for Direct Sales Force and Business Partner Channels. • Responsible for Direct Sales force channel expansion in Delhi NCR and Mumbai.• Product development, production oversight, business development, partnerships, and strategy.• People retention, growth, and development targets for sales and distribution. • Developed a robust franchise model with a toolkit to enable franchises in setting up and successfully running franchise operations across India. Set up franchise locations for the business and incubated and trained new entrepreneurs to help them get to a positive ROI faster. Scaled the business from four to eight locations over a short span of six months of franchise operations.

India

Inventa is a leading manufacturer of cleaning machines for Government, Semi Govt. Enterprises, and other Public Sector Units.I am a second-generation family business owner with a track record of successfully managing and growing a business. In this role, I am responsible for:• Revenue, Growth, Market Share, customer acquisition with P&L responsibility of the business.• Managed daily operations and financials, servicing institutions, Indian railways, state metro rails, state transport hubs, private industries, managing an order book of INR 35 crore.• Developed and executed strategic plans that resulted in 20% growth in revenue.• Led a team of 150 employees, overseeing recruitment, training, and performance management.• Collaborated with external partners and suppliers to negotiate contracts and pricing.• Develop and grow alternate channels of distribution and build and nurture a pan-India network of dealers.• Define the long-term strategy to build a sustainable sales organisation based on local market dynamics. • Creating a world class and motivated team focused on sales excellence and customer service. Digitally enable the sales team to improve ways of working and enhance productivity. • Overall expense management by controlling costs and operating margins.• Identify portfolio gaps and launch new products for different segments (institutional, government, industrial, ecommerce, consumer). Collaborating with international OEMs to introduce solutions and products specific to the Indian market.• Seamless logistics and supply chain management to ensure operational excellence.• Category creation through focus on new categories like bus cleaning plant, railway cleaning plant, automobile cleaning plant with ecofriendly equipment. Launched adjacencies resulting in the extension of the business into automobile cleaning and detailing under the brand name Active Detailing.

Delhi South

Joined Business Networking International as a founding member for the inaugural chapter (Exuberance) for the Delhi region, during my tenure as a Chapter Member, I was responsible for scaling up the chapter, giving members an introduction briefing and acted as the chapter training co-ordinator to organize weekly upskilling for the chapter members, and further took on the role of a Support Ambassador for another chapter (BNI Empezar) in South Delhi region as well.

Singapore, Singapore

I was responsible for monitoring the health and condition of large container ships of capacities 6,000 TEU and above, in the number one global shipping company. This involved round-the-clock maintenance and upkeep of critical shipping systems including power, refrigeration, propulsion, and navigational steering.

Executive Mba, Business Administration And Management, General

Diploma, Maritime Engineering

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