Krishnan S.S.R has over 9 years of experience in sales, marketing, and business development roles in the hospitality and events industries. He has a proven track record of acquiring new clients and increasing revenue through strategic account management, marketing campaigns, and turning around underperforming accounts. Krishnan holds a PGDM and seeks a senior sales role where he can leverage his strong client relationships and market insights.

1. Krishnan S.S.R
+917259599666  krish.41@gmail.com
Key Competencies:
 Ability and proven experience to negotiate and complete critical business deals/transactions through a
targeted approach to customer centricity.
 Analyzing the pain areas for a client, conceptualizing ,developing and executing marketing campaigns with
close association to their ROI
 Strong on ground knowledge of the market which can be leveraged for developing the market strategy
 Identifying potential markets, client segregation, developing the organizational growth strategy, and
generating revenue opportunities.
 Ability to turnaround defunct accounts and portfolios through detailed cause-effect analysis.
PGDM
International School Of Business & Media,
Pune
2009 67%
B’COM
Kristu Jayanti College, Bangalore 2004 53%
HSC Baldwins Methodist College 2001 52%
SSC Chinmaya Vidyalaya, Coimbatore 1999 78%
Senior Sales Manager – RFP & Consortia’s
The Lalit Ashok Bangalore
January 2016 – Till Date
 Handing global accounts by meeting existing clients in Bangalore and also acquiring new global accounts
 Responsible for getting the RFP invitations by staying in touch with Global Travel Managers from across
the globe for the respective accounts
 Responsible to sell all 11 properties of The Lalit Hospitality in India
 Responsible for increase in room nights from the accounts that has been dead by coming up with new
strategies with value proposition for the clients
Manager – Business Development & Client Servicing
DENIM
October 2013 – December 2015
 Handling events for PUMA’s marketing team across India
 Getting stall designed & fabricated for Puravankara & PUMA in various exhibitions
 Interacting with various vendors in order to get Sound, Fabrication, Lights, Carnival Area, Promoters,
Artists, Printers for branding jobs etc for various events and closing on the cost.
 Meeting new clients on a regular basis introducing DENIM as a brand to them
 Brought in new clients like Infineon Technologies and United Health care Group
 Extending operational support for each and every event DENIM executed since October 2013
Educational Background:

2. Krishnan S.S.R
+917259599666  krish.41@gmail.com
Manager – Brand Communications
DDB Mudra Max Pvt Ltd
February 2013 – October 2013
 Handling events for PUMA’s marketing team on a regular basis across India
 Brought in BIAL as a new client to BIAL
 Did exhibition stalls for Nitesh Estates in Dubai for a exhibition
 Was a integral part in confirming MYNTRA’s retailers meet business.
 Confirmed IEEE as a new client to DDB Mudra Max and would be executing a event for them which is
confirmed.
 Volvo – In Pitch process
Business Development Manager
Shobiz Experiential Communications Pvt Ltd
April 2012 – February 2013
 Heading the New Business Development Team. Also be a part of the set up during events.
 Understanding the needs of a potential or existing client and presenting an integrated marketing solution
to them.
 Responsible for client acquisition and retention.
 Involved in the complete aspect of the operations.
 Ability to comprehend and present the solution from the clients point of view.
Key Achievements:
 Ensured the acquisition of clients with high business potential such as PUMA, GE, Stovekraft.
 Ensured the entry of Shobiz into Lifestyle segment
 Received the Best Performer award within 3 months of joining (Across Shobiz branches)
Sales Account Manager
The Leela Group of Hotels (Mumbai/Bangalore)
April 2009 to Feb 2012 (31 Months)
 Key focus on corporate sales and fulfillment of critical corporate accounts of organization.
 Identification of potential business ventures and consolidating existing business relationships through
extensive client interface, cold calling, client presentations, assessing productivity, rate contracting, and
liaison with the client’s global corporate offices during the process of rate contracting.
 Competitive networking with the stakeholder’s senior management of the corporates for the purpose of
building relationships and reinforcing customer loyalty.
 Drafting and Finalizing RFP’s(request for proposals) as requested by stakeholders.
 Tracking market and competition intelligence
 Data analysis and trend analysis.
 Responsible for Sales and Marketing for a portfolio of companies based at different locations in Bangalore
(Whitefield,Embassy Golf Link ,C.V.Raman Nagar, Whitefield, Cunningham Road, Millers Road, Infantry
Road to name a few)

3. Krishnan S.S.R
+917259599666  krish.41@gmail.com
 Key Account Manager for the Top Corporate Accounts of the hotel – HP, DELL,Fidelity, NetApp, Yahoo,
Juniper Network to name a few. Handling a portfolio of around 250 companies across different industry
segments in the city of Bangalore
 Maintaining contacts at different levels in an organization in order to get the optimum result, which
includes meeting senior people as well as managerial staff.
 Handling & Organizing Residential Groups and Conference for Corporates.
 Meeting prospective client, generating new leads, negotiating rates and closing sales deals with the
clients by generating maximum revenue for the hotel and providing value to the clients.
 Handling VVIP movements and to liaison with other departments to ensure smooth flow of events.
 Building & Maintaining relationship with key accounts
 Preparing Forecasted Budgets and Sales Targets for the portfolio.
 Developing Marketing Plans.
 Devising strategies based on the qualitative and quantitative reports.
 Organizing entertainments like Theme Parties for Corporates in order to build and enhance the brand
loyalty.
 Incorporating marketing activities to sustain the brand image and loyalty of the customer.
Key Achievements
 Ensured that the MISYS Conference of Misys Global was held at The Leela .The conference was one of
the highest revenue generating project for the organization.
 Finalized several Residential conferences for The Leela with senior management of the clients .
 Handled the RFP’s for The Leela Bangalore Sales Team and interfaced extensively with global agencies.
Conducted trend analysis for business volume based on region, city season and price points with help
of Hotelligence.
 Took over The Leela’s Whitefield portfolio which was weakened by region preference to competitors.
Acquired and revisited revenue generating accounts for The Leela in the Whitefield region so the region
yielded the productivity based on its potential.
Pay Roll Consultant
Accenture Services Private Limited
October 2005 –May2007 (19 months)
 Spearheaded a team of 5 & trained them on American Payroll
 Maintained the team's attendance and also perform quality audits for the transactions processed by the
team
 Continual use of the tool ‘Genesys’ in payroll and experience in process documentation with the
application Control ES
 Transitioned a Payroll Process from Chicago , USA to Bangalore
Key Achievements
 Transitioned a payroll process for HR Services in Chicago from April 30, 2006 to July 28, 2006
 Recommended and headed a pilot to survey the possibilities of creating ‘customer delight’ in liaison
with the team.
 Assisted the HR team in organizing FUN FIESTA activities for team members on a ongoing basis

4. Krishnan S.S.R
+917259599666  krish.41@gmail.com
Customer Service Representative
24/7 Customer
April 2004 – July 2005 (15 months)
 Logistic Specialist with 24/7 Customer
 Provided customer service for FEDEX UK & Ireland wherein assisted customers to send packages from UK
to different parts of the world
 Helped the customers to track their packages and also helped them with the custom paper works
 Sold health care discount cards to senior citizens of USA
 Worked as Subject Matter Expert to train the new joinees.
Key Achievements
 Received the best performer award within 6 months of joining for making the maximum sales
 Was referred by the management to appear for a TV Interview to give a feedback about Call Centre as
an industry
Total Years of Experience :9 + Years
Summer Intern - Viacom 18 Media Pvt Ltd (April 2008 –June2008)
Project 1
Comprehensive Market Study on General TV viewing habits of women in Maharashtra
Project 2
Study for local level activations for Maharashtra & cross channel promotion.
Project: Moulis Advertising (April 2009 till July 2009)
Was working as Client Servicing Executive – ‘Think Tank’
Project Title 1 - BSNL Tamil Nadu Circle and BSNL Chennai Circle
 Receive brief from client and brief agency’s creative team in Chennai and Mumbai
 Ensure timely submission of artwork, in line with the creative expectations of the client
Project Title 2 - Tamil Nadu Tourism in association with Tamil Nadu
 Shoot of monuments and places of historic and cultural interest in Tanjore, Trichy & Kumbakonam
 Series of on-camera interviews with tourists – domestic and overseas
 Represented Intra and Inter-Collegiate Commerce fests for Ad Ventura and Product Launch
 Represented Inter and Intra-Collegiate fests in AD Mag
 Represented Intra-Collegiate Fest, Bangalore and in mimicry, Mad Ads, street play and Just-A-Minute
(JAM)
Projects/Internships Undertaken:
Achievements

5. Krishnan S.S.R
+917259599666  krish.41@gmail.com
 Represented Inter-Collegiate Commerce Fests in Bangalore in events like Ad-Ventura, Product Launch and
Product Re Launch.
 Have won award for Best Performer of the month for a quarter in 24/7 Customer
 Was given an opportunity to appear in STAR News TV interview during my stint in 24/7 Customer
 Played badminton and Table Tennis at intercollegiate level.
 Co Coordinator Placement Assistance Cell at ISB&M, Pune - Responsible for placement of First Year
and Second Year students at ISB&M, Pune. Learnt to work in a team of 12 members, manage peer
pressure, and work in a balanced environment under continuous stress & inculcate skills of
working to achieve targets in a set deadline.
 Adventure activities (Snorkelling, Trekking, River Rafting, playing badminton, table tennis and learning
new languages and different dialects, Quad Biking, Biking
 Date of Birth : November 4
th
, 1983
 Marital status : Married
 Languages Known : English, Hindi, Malayalam, Tamil
Kannada, Urdu, Telugu
 Total Work Experience : 6 + Years
 Passport details : F6459973
References will be provided on request.
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