Vs Krishnan Email & Phone Number

Mumbai, Mh, In

Mumbai, India.

Strategy consulting is my primary focus, though I specialise in working with the client executives to institutionalize the strategic change and ensure continuity. My process requires drilling down to operational levels to drive transformation. These efforts often involve putting in self monitoring mechanisms.In select cases, I've also joined the Advisory Boards of clients - both International and Indian - to provide ongoing advice.

London, United Kingdom

Based out of London, the role was to grow HCL through alliances & acquisitions worldwide with an emphasis on Europe & the UK.Also drove value creation through HCL Alliance Partners in Europe & the UK through Board level interventions. The role also envisaged creation of a 'Think Tank' for inorganic growth for HCL going forward in select spaces.

Mumbai Area, India

The role required driving corporate strategy at the Board level in a conglomerate operating in 40 different Lines of Business stretching across and including Manufacturing, Telecom Services, Software Services, Hardware, Networking, Retail, Power Generation & Distribution, Music, Financial Services & Pharma, to help decide where to expand, where to hold/contract/exit for maximal benefit.Also drove value-accretive group Initiatives such as the roll out of a Balanced Business Scorecard for… Show more The role required driving corporate strategy at the Board level in a conglomerate operating in 40 different Lines of Business stretching across and including Manufacturing, Telecom Services, Software Services, Hardware, Networking, Retail, Power Generation & Distribution, Music, Financial Services & Pharma, to help decide where to expand, where to hold/contract/exit for maximal benefit.Also drove value-accretive group Initiatives such as the roll out of a Balanced Business Scorecard for Group Companies/ Employee Performance Evaluation.Propagated the use of IT as a 'Strategic Tool for value creation' Group wide in select businesses which could leverage the use of IT for Business transformationDrove the Knowledge Management Initiative of the Group to integrate intra-Group learnings and Best Practices through both a KM Portal & having bi- monthly direct face to face interactions with all Group CEOs on select topics of interest.Led e-purchasing initiatives with group level consolidation for maximum benefit and introduced tools like Reverse Auction for sizeable cost reduction.Supervised Group Energy Optimisation initiative to minimise energy consumption and moves to greener energy.Introduced Zero-based Budgeting Group-wide as also Activity- based Costing Show less

Mumbai, India

23 years as TAS ( Tata Administrative Services) Officer8 years in formative years of modern Pune plant:Developed , implemented and ran the first ever fully computerised Divisional Monthly Performance Reporting System of TELCO based on Flexible Budgeting.Developed , implemented and ran the line-wise Capacity Planning and Monitoring System TELCO wide for all our Manufacturing Plants.15 years in Head office in multiple roles including setting up & heading the very first… Show more 23 years as TAS ( Tata Administrative Services) Officer8 years in formative years of modern Pune plant:Developed , implemented and ran the first ever fully computerised Divisional Monthly Performance Reporting System of TELCO based on Flexible Budgeting.Developed , implemented and ran the line-wise Capacity Planning and Monitoring System TELCO wide for all our Manufacturing Plants.15 years in Head office in multiple roles including setting up & heading the very first Corporate Planning cell of the TATA Group directly under then Chairman of Tata Motors: Mr. Sumant Moolgaokar:The role was to drive the future corporate strategy of Tata Motors Group taking an integrated multifunctional view at the highest level and to drive the corporate finance function including Product pricing, Capital & Revenue budgets and Techno-Economic evaluations.As Member Secretary of TELCO’s Top most Policy Formulation Group, the “Management Committee”, setup and implemented TELCO’s Top Management Monthly Reporting System covering all aspects of Company Performance on Strategic & Operational matters.Developed , implemented and ran TELCO’s first ever fully computerised Capital Budgeting System.At the Corporate Centre, totally revamped the Company’s Coordination System linking Sales & Exports Planning to Production Planning at individual plants, preparing TELCO’s posture to address better market transition from a Sellers Market to a Buyers Market in the early 1980s itself.Leadership role in:(a) JV discussions for the Mercedes Benz Car Project in India (b) Fully monocoque Bus body collaboration with Fuji Japan of Subaru Group(c) Selecting & project planning the third TELCO manufacturing location in Lucknow(d) Selecting, project planning & overseeing performance of TELCO JV with EDC ( Economic Development Corporation), Goa, namely, Automobile Corporation of Goa, Ltd. Show less

New Delhi Area, India

Seconded to Maruti by Founder Chairman to assist evaluation of global auto majors from Europe, Japan & the USA as potential Joint Venture Partners, for the Government of India to consider. This was prior to eventual selection of Suzuki.

International Mba, International Management

Activities and Societies: Invited by the School to design future Course Content in select fields like Quantitative Methods. Gold Medalist.

Mba

Activities and Societies: Invited by the School to design future Course Content in select fields like Econometrics & Micro-Economics Gold.

B.Tech, Mechanical Engineering

Activities and Societies: Merit Scholarship holder in all 5 years at IIT (1965-70). Captain of the IIT Madras Debating Team & Group.