As Head of New Business Development (i.e. M&A) at Automotive Sector, then AFS and then M&M Ltd.-owned development of inorganic growth strategy to turnkey deal execution and integration or stewardship of investment as Director on the Board- 54 successful deals across a spectrum of acquisition, JV formation, buyouts, structuring, start-up investments- out of some 200 deals participated inKey deals negotiated and executed: Renault and Navistar JV and buyouts, Ford Strategic Collaboration… Show more As Head of New Business Development (i.e. M&A) at Automotive Sector, then AFS and then M&M Ltd.-owned development of inorganic growth strategy to turnkey deal execution and integration or stewardship of investment as Director on the Board- 54 successful deals across a spectrum of acquisition, JV formation, buyouts, structuring, start-up investments- out of some 200 deals participated inKey deals negotiated and executed: Renault and Navistar JV and buyouts, Ford Strategic Collaboration and JV (but not closed), MOU with Govt of Tamil Nadu for a multi OEM plant with land and incentives, acquisitions of SYMC, Reva, Pininfarina and Meru and minority investment in startups like Zoomcar. Also effectively led M&M team operationally for its bid for JLR in 2007 and recommended against the deal. Joined M&M Ltd. as Business Analyst for the Automotive Sector in 1999.+ became Executive Assistant to the President-Automotive 2001-2010 Commenced M&A role from 2003 as member of M&M team for Renault JV discussions moving to chief negotiator by 2005Automotive Sector Strategy Head 2006-2009Automotive New Business Development (M&A) Head 2009-2012In Addition Executive Assistant to President Automotive and Farm sectors 2010-2012CEO of Mahindra Automobile Distributors Pvt Ltd 2012-2016 & CEO of NBS International 2012-2014Automotive, Farm and Agri Sector (AFS) New Business Development (M&A) Head 2012-2020 - In Addition, Executive Assistant to Managing Director and CEO, M&M Ltd.2015- Apr 2021Board Positions: Mahindra Reva, Mahindra Automobile Distributors Pvt Ltd, NBS International, Zoomcar Inc, Meru Travel Solutions, Meru Mobility Tech, V Link Fleet Services and V Link Automotive Services. Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers (SIAM) Roles:Executive Council Alternate Member 2015-2020Founding Chairman Economic Research Group 2008-2010Chairman International Trade Policy and International Relations 2010-2020Member of CII International Trade Policy Council 2017-2021 Show less

Commenced career after B School writing a column, Value Investing, in Business Today Mazagine for a short period post which joined an investment analyst with several institutional brokers and wrote analytical column on the auto industry in Autocar India. Last three years was focused on automotive and IT industries