S K "Bal" Palekar

Mumbai Area, India, Maharashtra India

Professor, Educator, Company Director, NGO Trustee, Business Consultant

Advertising / Marketing / PR

After 34 years in the corporate world, I chose to retire at 58. For the last 6 years I am in my second career : Professor, Edu Advisor, Director on company boards, Trustee of an NGO and a business model consultant. I have worked (chronologically) for P&G, Cadbury, Best Foods, MRF, Balsara, Onida and Eureka Forbes. 22 years out of these 34 years were at CXO level. .. I have first-hand experience of all aspects of marketing, sales and service in various industries and situations : setting up new networks, new functions, new divisions, new call centers, new divisions and a new company. My last assignment was as Sr VP at Eureka Forbes. I worked for 10 years before leaving it as Rs 10...