A hands on, result oriented Finance Professional with a very well rounded experience of 25+ years. An avid learner, comfortable with taking up new challenges, Amit has worked across diverse industries like Manufacturing, Infrastructure, Energy, Services & Construction.Amit has demonstrated ability in formulating business & financial strategies and is well versed with deploying tactical tools for their implementation at ground level. He holds significant experience in identifying the key value drivers of the business, driving topline, bottom line, gross margin and free cash flow improvements that maximize shareholder value. He has led turnaround for two manufacturing plants in his career.Commercial is Amit's strength area. He has extensive experience in negotiating and drafting of commercial agreements & contracts, risk management and hedging. He is well experienced in fund raising and delivered financial closures for large projects. A trained financial modeler, he has evaluated and supported many acquisition transactions. He has attended an executive education program at INSEAD to further hone his skills in financial innovation.A certified six sigma black belt, Amit excels in dissecting complex issues and solving business problems. He has successfully deployed his six sigma black belt training in driving breakthrough improvements both in business as well as financial processes.Amit has a strong performance-results driven management style. He has led large multi-cultural, cross border teams in the past. His leadership style is responsive and collaborative with colleagues while mentoring, motivating and empowering the team to deliver consistently improved performance.Proficiency areas: Profitability improvement, Operational restructuring, Productivity enhancement, Cost reductions, Lean six sigma tools, Fund raising, Commercial negotiations & drafting of contracts, Direct & indirect taxation, Risk management, Financial modeling, M&A