Total 29+ years of experience (consumer durables & service industry)• Opening new business in an end to end cycle: from securing seed capital to stable and positive cashflows• Driving new business initiatives, like opening of principal vendor accounts, tieing up with subsidiaries, negotiating and closing multi party international trade deals of million+ US Dollars• Spearheading operations in one of the three segments of a leading electronic Retail chain and reporting directly to the Chairman and Board of Directors• Strategising new market expansion, developing & deploying teams, creating business models from inception to self sustainance• Overall responsible for business operations of Telecom Division (both domestic & international) in excess of US Dollars 10 million a month in the areas of Procurement Planning, Pricing, Distribution, Imports, Exports, Logistical Activities, Promotional Activities etc.Key achievements include• Expansion of business segment from US Dollars 36 million to US Dollars 120 million YoY basis maintaining margins and enhancing relationship with key Vendors and Customers.• Developed distribution setup & dealer network in Iran.• Played an instrumental role in winning Sony’s Achievement Award (2000) – PA Accessories by surpassing sales target with substantial margins.• Opened principal vendor accounts of globally renowned brands.• Represented the company as a country distributor in Sony’s Global Marketing Partners Conference in Washington & Paris.• Represented the company as a country distributor in Sony Ericsson Partner’s Conference in Lisbon.• Setup of international operations for a publicly listed copany in Singapore.• Setup of wholesale trade segment leading a team of executives across international locations.