Shyam Mohan Agarwal Email & Phone Number

Dubai, Ae

Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Andhra Pradesh, India

Leading ITC's Rice & Paddy BU - Growing P&L sustainably and Building NextGenAgribusiness

Cairo, Egypt

- Conceptualized & started Long Staple GIZA Cotton Supply Chain & Trading Business.- P&L Head: sourced, ginned and managed the complete supply chain worth USD 60 million.- Captured 15% market share in 2nd year of operations in Egypt. - Added new export markets and clients for sales of Giza Cotton in China & Vietnam. - Ginning out-turns one of the best in among competitors - Saved USD 1 million.- Business entails complete Supply chain operations – Seed Cotton Procurement, Ginning operations at 7 locations, Sales and Export/local sales of Fibre, Seed & by-products.

Cairo, Egypt

- Conceptualized the 1st Large scale desert farming of Cotton in Egypt.- Imported Medium Staple seeds from Turkey & started trials in desert lands with Pivot Irrigation.- 100% mechanized operations included planting, fertigation, crop care & harvesting. - Cotton Lint Fibre was 27% cheaper compared to imported Cotton; Potential Forex saving of $ 150m.

Cairo, Egypt

- Developed Business & Entry Strategy for Animal Feed biz for Olam in Egypt: Raw Material Sourcing, Manufacturing (including Technical assessment), Sales & Distribution, competitor benchmarking etc.- Mapped the Business Potential & Identifying a Target For Acquisition.- M&A Lead: worked with E&Y, Deloitte for Financial Due Diligence & Lawyers on Legal DD.- Value Chain Analysis (Poultry Integration, Aqua farming etc.): Quantitative & Qualitative Research.- Established Distribution models: FOB & CNF, Part Vessel sale through Bonded WHs’ & custom cleared WHs’.- Freight & Logistics Cost optimization model for all ports in Egypt.

Cairo Governorate, Egypt

- Developed 100% traceable sourcing of Onions & Herbs with 500 small holder farmers.- Started contractual procurement contracts with agricultural co-operatives.- P&L responsible for Herbs & Onion Oil Business. B2B export sales to EU & Latin America. - Started Farm Development activities under Olam Livelihood Charter (AtSource).

Papua New Guinea

Abidjan, Ivory Coast

- Zonal Head for Procurement of 35,000 MT of Cocoa & Coffee in Ivory Coast.- Handled business with a Turnover of USD 40 million.- Sustainable sourcing of Cocoa & Coffee beans under UTZ, Rainforest, 4C & Fairtrade Alliances.- Increased the volumes by 40% YoY; developed new vendors & direct sourcing from cooperatives.

Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania

Ahmedabad Area, India

Mumbai Area, India

Operation, Production Planning & Management, Project Planning & Control, Supply Chain & Logistics

Mba, Management

Activities and Societies: PGP-ABM Batch Representative 2010-11 Member - Cultural Team of IIM-A 2011-12 Member - Agri-Business Club 2010-12

Exchange Term From Iim Ahmedabad, Mba

Certificate Program, Operations Management

B.Tech (Hons.), Agricultural & Food Engg

Activities and Societies: President - Agricultural Engineering Society General Secretary - Agricultural Engineering Society