Venkatesh Bhat Email & Phone Number

A Senior Management professional with 30 years of experience of Finance functional expertise coupled with operational experience of running businesses & Strategic Consulting- Grounding in top class MNCs (HLL/GE)- Delivered successes in driving financial and operational performance- Demonstrated Strategic Planning skills in the role of CFO as part of ACT’s journey from a single city cable operator to the largest non-Telco ISP in the country- Working with CEO/ Business leaders in driving short term as well as long term business goals- Leading Video and non-metro Broadband businesses for last one year with significant success in volatile market conditions-Strategized and executed new city expansions along with cross-functional teams leading significant market share capture- Implementation of ERP/IT initiatives & delivering complex MIS systems- Private Equity / Other Investor interactions as well as funding thru equity infusion, mezzanine debt as well as bank debt- Leading legal and regulatory affairs for ACT for nine years in the ever-evolving Telecommunications Industry- Executive Council member for 4 years in Industry body (ISPAI) that work with regulators and key ministries- Member of Task Force appointed by the Central Ministry for driving Cable TV digitalization across India- Founded, as the Managing Director, Astravise Services Pvt Ltd providing Business Strategy & Execution services to startups and SMEs in growth phase- Advisor and mentor for startups-Co-founder of TreeTies Network Pvt Ltd which brings in Science & Technology for scaling up ecological restoration efforts in India- Co-founder of Celesteyum Foods which provides online and hands-on educational courses in culinary field

Listed skills include Finance, Accounting, Mis, Managerial Finance, and 46 others.