PGPX
Post-Graduate Programme in
Management for Executives
CLASS OF 2010
PGPX-Multiplying Experience
Early this year 80 professionals came together at IIM Ahmedabad in a challenging business environment; some to be part of India's
growth story, some to expand their sphere of responsibilities, some to start entrepreneurial ventures; all in a common desire to
enhance their repertoire of skills.
When this group, armed with deep industry experience across sectors and continents, brainstorms with India’s best management
faculty in the PGPX programme, it doesn't just result in an invigorating outcome, but creates a very stimulating learning process.
The first three batches of PGPX created new benchmarks with companies selecting participants for top leadership roles. The PGPX
Class of 2010 promises to exceed expectations in its quest to build and transform Indian and global businesses.
Message From the Director
Established in 1961, Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad (IIMA) is recognized
globally for excellence in education and research in management. It is the first and the only
EQUIS accredited management school in India. The alumni of IIMA occupy key positions in
a variety of organizations. The continued demand for its graduates by the corporate as well
as the non-corporate sector is evidence of the quality of the broad based management
education IIMA continues to impart.
Recognizing the need for managerial skills at mid and senior levels in organizations, the
Institute launched the one-year Post Graduate Programme in Management for Executives
(PGPX) in 2006-07. The graduates from the first three batches have been recruited
enthusiastically by domestic and international organizations for key senior managerial
positions.
The Institute is proud to present the fourth batch of PGPX to the recruiters. The batch
consists of 80 participants with diverse academic background and significant work
experience in the global context. The profile of the batch is comparable to those of the best
business schools in the world. I am certain that with their extensive cross-cultural work
experience and the knowledge and skills in management acquired through the rigorous
academic process at IIMA, they would add immense value to any organization they choose
to serve.

                                                                     Professor Samir Barua
Message From the Programme Chair
I am pleased to introduce to you the Class of 2010 of the Post-Graduate Programme for Executives (PGPX). To meet the
industry need for global executives with substantial work experience, IIMA designed and launched this one-year, full time
residential programme in the year 2005-06 with an objective “to develop bright, enthusiastic and aspirational executives as
management leaders and change agents in the global arena.” The participants of the previous three batches were success-
fully placed in various organizations in the roles ranging from senior managers to CXO's and they are doing very well.
The 80 participants of the Class of 2010 have been carefully selected from large national and international applicant pools
based on their academic profile, analytical ability and significant work experience. The average GMAT score of this Batch is
722 and average work experience is of 10 years, of which, five years is international work-experience in 13 diverse indus-
tries, including Banking, Consulting, Information Technology, Pharmaceuticals and Telecom, and their roles in General
Management, Project Management, HR, Finance, Marketing and Operations.
This programme is very rigorous and aims at developing general management capabilities of practicing executives, with a
focus on change management and on managing across borders and cultures. This unique programme involves more than
650 class hours spread across 50-60 courses. The pedagogy involves case discussions within and across learning groups,
customized function-oriented segments, industry leader interactions, the International Immersion Programme and an
Industry Project. This is facilitated by excellent learning resources of IIMA.
As chairperson of the programme, I am proud of the progress made by the Class of 2010 with support and commitment
from my faculty colleagues. I am certain that organizations would gain immensely from utilizing their rich experience,
commitment, integrity and knowledge in management acquired through the rigorous programme at IIMA. I wish them the
very best in their careers.
                                                                                                Professor Shailesh Gandhi
Message From the Placement Chairperson
The Class of 2010 PGPX is a talented community of 80 carefully selected managers from
diverse industries. The participants' extensive real-world experience complemented with
business learning from IIM-A has made them high-quality executives who can be readily
absorbed into senior managerial to CXO positions in the corporate world. The IIMA
pedagogy focused on ethical and socially responsible leadership has strengthened their
existing managerial capabilities, enabling them to aspire for the leadership positions in
Indian and global firms. This brochure gives you a glimpse of the breadth of talent within the
Class of 2010 and provides concise information about the program and contact details.
Recruitment at IIM Ahmedabad offers you the choice of a variety of programmes to search
for your firm's talent needs. If your firm needs bright young management graduates you
would meet some of the finest in our PGP students. If your firm needs seasoned
campaigners ready to take on roles in middle, senior and top management in a variety of
roles and industries and hit the ground running, you would find them in our PGPX students. If
your firm needs sector specific talent in agribusiness, our PGP-ABM students would be the
first place to consider. If your firm needs a senior level professional with years of experience
in Government, Defence and public sector, look no further than our PGP-PMP students. And
if you are looking for analytical researchers focusing on a specific functional domain, you
might find the perfect match in our doctoral students. This breadth of talent is perhaps
unparalleled in India, making it the first stop in your recruitment process. We are confident
that you would not need to look any further.
As Chairperson of the placement committee, it is my privilege to invite you for placements at
IIM Ahmedabad.
                                                                   Professor Saral Mukherjee
Content
Programme Structure            07

Projects                       09

Placement Track Record         11

Class Profile                  14

Student Profiles               16

Faculty                        57

Placement Process & Policies   59
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    EXPOSURE
    Wide Range. High Speed.
The PGPX programme combines rigorous case-based courses, electives, individual research
                                  projects and industry sponsored projects to enable the students to absorb and apply
Programme                         management concepts in a business environment.
                                  18 courses spread over 260 sessions lay the building blocks and crystallize the conceptual and
 Structure                        analytical knowledge of the students for managerial effectiveness. Another 11 courses, spread
                                  over 145 sessions, prepare the students for top management in leadership and change agent
                                  roles. 120 sessions of elective courses allow students to explore specific areas of interest more
                                  deeply.

Marketing                                                        Business Strategy
   •   Assessing and Creating Customer Value                           •    Modeling for Decisions
   •   Delivering and Managing Customer Value                          •    Analysis of Data
   •   Strategic Business to Business Market Management                •    Competitive Strategy
   •   Brand Management                                                •    Strategies for Corporate Growth
   •   Brand and Communication                                         •    International Business
   •   Revenue Management and Dynamic Pricing                          •    Historical and Contemporary Perspectives in
   •   Intercultural Marketing Management                                   International Business
   •   Media and Society                                               •    Entrepreneurship
                                                                       •    Technology Ventures
Finance and Economics                                                  •    Competitive Advantage through Design
   •   Financial Reporting and Analysis                                •    Strategic Planning for Information Systems
   •   Corporate Finance                                               •    Understanding and Assessing Risk
   •   Strategic Cost Management                                       •    International Business Law
   •   Financial Markets                                               •    Country Environments and Multinational Strategy
   •   Mergers and Acquisitions
                                                                 Leadership and Management
   •   Firms and Markets
                                                                       •    Leadership: Meshing Theory and Practice
   •   Open Economy Macroeconomics
                                                                       •    Leadership, Values and Ethics
   •   International Economic and Political Environment
                                                                       •    Role of a General Manager
   •   Management Control Systems
                                                                       •    Building and Managing Corporate Reputation
   •   Fixed Income Markets
                                                                       •    Corporate Governance
   •   Investments and Portfolio Management
                                                                       •    Management Communication
   •   Securities Regulation
                                                                       •    Organizational Behavior
   •   Computational Finance
                                                                       •    Tracking Organization Performance
   •   Understanding Micro Finance
                                                                       •    Strategic Human Resources Management
   •   Economics of Organizations
                                                                       •    Managing Negotiations
Operations                                                             •    Managing Leadership in Context of Organizational
   •   Designing Operations to Meet Demand                                  Growth
   •   Setting and Delivering Service Levels                           •    Managing and Creating Creativity
   •   Quality Management                                              •    Understanding Creativity and Innovation
   •   IT for Organizational Performance
   •   Supply Chain and Logistics Management
   •   Legal and Regulatory Issues in Infrastructure
   •   Manufacturing and Service Operations Strategy
   •   Environment Management
   •   Retail Management                                               •   Core Courses
   •   Managing Telecom Enterprises                                    •   Elective Courses
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    EXPLORE
    Expanding Options. Bettering Choices.
Projects




The PGPX programme includes application of academic learning through three projects
across 135 sessions – a faculty-guided Individual Research Project (IRP), an industry
sponsored International Immersion Programme (IIP), and a simulation-based Capstone
Project.
Individual Research Project
Under guidance of a faculty, participants study an industry or a company, using the
Institute’s resources and interactions with stakeholders. Upon completion, the
participants deliver a business plan, a study paper, or an industry note for evaluation by a
faculty panel.
International Immersion Programme
This enables participants to apply their learning in a different environment from their
“home culture”, and to take effective business decisions in a multi-cultural context.
Participants attend a week long programme at international business schools in Europe,
US, China and Africa. In the four weeks following that, participants pursue sponsored
consulting projects in the areas including M&A, revenue models, financial product
development and balanced score-cards across the globe. Some of our past sponsors
have been Unilever, IBM, Microsoft, NCDEX, Delta Lloyd, Cognizant Solutions, Intel
Capital and Yes Bank.
Capstone Project
This is the culmination of the programme. During this period, participants are asked to
resolve difficult business situations, working in large multidisciplinary teams against
tough timelines, in a simulated business environment. This helps test and develop skills
in the rational, individual and social dimensions of leadership.
Some of the projects executed by PGPX students of earlier batches are:
• Developing strategy and a complete revenue model for a mobile remittance service
  in the US-Mexico corridor
• Feasibility study for an international company to enter Indian markets
• Developing a framework for a company to evaluate its acquisition successes
• Devising a methodology for the implementation of activity based costing at a
  firm in the Middle East
• Developing a new product offering and market expansion for a financial services
  company
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     EXPERIENCE
     Hands On. Minds On.
Placement
Track Record



 A few companies that participated in past PGPX placements

 Accenture Consulting             Deloitte                IBM                    Nokia Siemens
 Adani Group                      DLF                     ICICI Bank             Polaris
 Aditya Birla Group               Dr. Reddy's Labs        ICRA                   PricewaterhouseCoopers
 Alcatel Lucent                   Edelweiss Capital       Infosys Technologies   Prime Focus
 Amazon                           eInfochips              Intas                  PRTM
 Arcelor Mittal                   Eli Lilly               IRL Research           Reliance ADAG
 Arshiya International            Emergent Ventures       I-Runway               Reliance Industries
 Arthur D Little Inc.             Ericsson                ITC Group              RPG Group
 Bharti Group                     Essar Group             ITC Infotech           Siemens
 Booz Allen Hamilton Inc.         Feedback Ventures       KPIT Cummins           Sundaram BNP Paribas
 Cairn India                      FINO                    Larsen & Toubro        Suzlon
 Ceat Tyres                       Genpact International   Mahindra & Mahindra    Syntel
 Citigroup Inc.                   Geometric               Mastek Ltd             Tata Group
 Cognizant                        Google                  Marg Group             Tech Mahindra
 Computer Associates              HCL                     Mckinsey & Company     VSNL
 Copal Partners                   Hero Honda              Media Contacts         Wipro
 Covansys                         Hewitt Associates       Microsoft              WNS
 Cypress Semiconductors           Honeywell               Mindtree Consulting    YES Bank
 Dell                             HSBC                    NISG

  Salary statistics
                                         PGPX 2006-07         PGPX 2007-08       PGPX 2008-09
  Average Domestic Salary                INR 24.6 Lac         INR 26.8 Lac       INR 20.1 Lac
  Average Overseas Salary                USD 135,000          USD 145,000        USD 125,000
  Number of Domestic Placements          46                   62                 75
  Number of Overseas Placements          14                     7                 2
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     PGPX Class of 2009: Industry Placement
     Sector                               Percentage
     ITES & IT                            29%
     Consulting                           20%
     Manufacturing/Operations/Logistics   13%
     Telecommunication                    11%
     Energy/Infrastructure                11%
     Finance                              7%
     Healthcare                           4%
     Others (Media, Edu)                  5%




                                                       PGPX Class of 2009: Functional Break-up
                                                       Sector                  Percentage
                                                       General Management      29%
                                                       Consulting              24%
                                                       Business Development    22%
                                                       Operations              11%
                                                       Strategy & Planning      7%
                                                       Project Management       5%
                                                       HR                       2%
EXCEPTIONAL
Best Inputs. Best Outputs.
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                                                                     Profile of the Class of 2010




                            Age Profile                                       Work Experience

                            27-31 yrs        24%                                   Up to 7 yrs      14%
                            31-35 yrs        54%                                   7 to 10 yrs      38%
      Age                                                                                                               Work
                            35-39 yrs        11%                                   10 to 13 yrs     34%               Experience
     Profile
                            39-43 yrs         9%                                   13 to 16 yrs       6%
                            Over 43 yrs       3%                                   Over 16 yrs        9%




                                                                                                                Industry Experience
               Participants with Experience in*
               IT Product and Services               51%              60%

               Manufacturing/FMCG                    24%              50%
               Telecom                               20%
                                                                      40%
               Banking and Financial Services        16%
               Automotive, Aviation, Shipping        10%              30%
               Government/Defence                     8%              20%
               Health Care, Biotech, Pharma           8%
                                                                      10%
               Infrastructure, Hospitality            6%
               Others (BOP, NGO, Education)           5%                0%


               *Total exceeds 100% because each participant has worked in multiple areas, industries and continents
Functional Experience
Participants with Experience in*
Project Management                       56%
Business Development                     45%   60%
Product Design & Development             43%   50%
Relationship Management                  40%
                                               40%
SCM, Operations                          33%
Sales and Marketing                      18%   30%
Corporate Strategy                       10%
                                               20%
Research and Academia                    9%
Finance and Audit                        6%    10%

Others (HR, Medicine, Engineering)       5%     0%



                                                     Geographical Exposure
                                               80%

                                               70%
Participants with Experience in*
                                               60%
North and South America     71%
South Asia                  66%                50%
Europe                      34%                40%
Southeast Asia and ANZ      34%
                                               30%
Middle East and Africa      19%
China and Japan             16%                20%

                                               10%

                                               0%



Areas of Interest**
                                                     Areas of Interest
General Management                 45%
Corporate Strategy                 35%
                                               50%
Consulting                         35%
Sales and Marketing                23%         40%
Business Development               21%         30%
Product Design, Development        20%
                                               20%
Operations                         19%
Program Management                 16%         10%
Finance and Accounting             9%
                                                0%
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                                   Abhishek Kumar                                                          Amlan Manna
                                   MS, Aerospace Engineering,                                              MS, Civil Engineering,
                                   Virginia Tech, USA                                                      University of Nebraska- Lincoln, USA
                                   BTech, Aerospace Engineering,                                           BTech, Civil Engineering,
                                   IIT Kanpur, India                                                       IIT Kharagpur, India




8.5 years of experience in Business Planning and Supply                 4 years of international experience in Engineering Consulting
Chain Management                                                        in Transportation / Infrastructure Industry
Integration Lead and Business Planning Manager,                         Transportation Engineer, Olsson Associates, USA
ON Semiconductor, USA                                                   — Spearheaded various transportation engineering design,
— Managed people and process integration for planning group of an          compliance and site execution activities for projects ranging from
   acquired company. Led change management for teams in US and the         $100,000 to $2.4mn
   Philippines                                                          — Engaged with a wide range of private and public sector clients
— Managed planning processes (forecasting, new product launch              ranging from Wal-Mart Corporation to Nebraska Department of
   planing, inventory management, sales and operations) for multiple       Roads and Federal Highway Administration
   businesses with annual revenue ranging from $60mn to $200mn          — Collaborated with engineers, city officials, and regulatory agencies
— Led the plan for delivering $15mn worth of key ONSemi                    to provide customized solutions for improving traffic flow and
   components for the launch of Xbox-360 (Microsoft’s game box)            reducing vehicle emissions in the Kansas City area
— Coordinated capacity allocation plan across multiple business units   — Provided engineering consulting services to a client city on urban
   for a revenue of $19mn                                                  revitalization issues in a $275mn infrastructure development project
Senior Consultant, i2 Technologies, USA                                 — Created new design standards to reduce production time of the
— Led process improvement in supply chain tools for 3M                     traffic team by 15%
— Modeled business requirements using i2’s SCM solutions at             Current Activities: Consulting Club and Greentech Club
   Toshiba Semiconductors, Japan                                        Areas of Interest: General Management and Consulting
Current Activities: Member, Placement Committee
Area of Interest: Consulting, Sales and Marketing, Business
Development
Anil Kumar                                                                 Anirudh Gupta
                                   BSc, Nautical Sciences,                                                    BE, Electronics and
                                   T.S.Chanakya, India                                                        Communications Engineering,
                                   Certificate of Competency                                                  Delhi Institute of Technology,
                                   (First Mate),                                                              University of Delhi, India
                                   Ministry of Surface Transport, India




10 years of experience in Operations and General                          13 years of experience in IT/Semiconductors Industry,
Management in the Shipping Industry                                       managing global, cross-functional teams for Product Design
Chief Officer, Anglo-Eastern Group, Hong-Kong                             Engineering Manager, Cadence Design Systems, USA & India
— Managed end to end cargo planning and operations for diversified        — Globalization of R&D team across US, India and China centres for
  cargo worth $300mn annually. Also managed dry-dock and ship                delivering $300mn product-line
  repair project worth $1.5mn+ at Gdansk, Poland                          Engineering Lead, Sun Microsystems, USA
— Instrumental in saving over $1mn annually due to fast turnaround        — Deployed lead user initiative in teams designing UltraSPARC family of
  achieved through coordinated scheduling, route optimization &              microprocessors
  cargo operation’s sequence optimization
— Planned and implemented Inventory Control measures and                  Software Engineer, Intel, USA
  achieved cost reduction by 20%                                          — Collaborated with Israel team on advanced modeling technologies for
— As 2nd in command, implemented Quality Management system                   Itanium processor design
  (ISO 9001:2000) and Environment Protection Policy (ISO 14001)           IT Consultant, PeopleSoft, USA
  on 3 ships                                                              — Established centre of excellence for mobile web technologies
— Led multinational teams of 20-25 professionals for shipping             Team Lead, Motorola, India & Israel
  operations and trained & mentored over 100 subordinates. Also           — Established technical collaboration between newly acquired entity in
  liaised with international clients, regulatory agencies and port           India and product teams in Israel
  authorities in 30+ countries
                                                                          Achievements
Area of Interest: General Management, Supply Chain Management             — Organizational and Divisional Level Awards at Cadence
                                                                          — 3 "Team Awards" at Sun
                                                                          — Intel Project Recognition Award
                                                                          Current Activities: Greentech Club, PE/VC Club
                                                                          Areas of Interest: Strategy Management for IT/Electronics Industry,
                                                                          Integration of Global teams
This PGPX group is reflective, engaged, and has demonstrated a high degree of
   autonomy in the way it has taken responsibility for its own learning by
   constantly seeking the interconnectedness between theory and practice

                                        -Errol D'Souza, Professor, Economics Area,
                                          Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad




                                       Anurag Bhushan                                                                    Anurag Choudhury
                                       BTech, Chemical Engineering,                                                      MBA, International Business,
                                       IIT Kanpur, India                                                                 George Washington University, USA
                                                                                                                         MA, International Trade and
                                                                                                                         Investment Policy,
                                                                                                                         George Washington University, USA




14 years of experience in Indian Foreign Service                                      9 years of experience in Consulting, IT Startups and
Represented India in: Japan, Germany, Bangladesh                                      Manufacturing
Foreign Languages known: Japanese, German                                             Treasury Head & Deputy General Manager, Rain CII Carbon, India
Counsellor, Embassy of India, Berlin (Germany)                                        (World's largest CPC manufacturer)
— Contributed towards for managing bilateral political and economic                   — Set up treasury infrastructure, capabilities, methodologies &
    issues between India and Germany. Represented India’s interest in                    relationships
    various negotiations fora and meetings                                            — Responsible for forex and interest rate risk management
— Developed wide understanding of global and regional in the context                  — Ran derivatives book of $148mn
   of German presidency of the G7 and of the EU                                       Business Analyst, Tecra Systems Inc., USA
— Anchored Indian Prime Minister’s 2007 visit to Germany for the G8                   — Led business process re-engineering and corporate strategy
   summit in Heiligendamm                                                             — Managed engagement with client Boards/Senior Management
First Secretary, High Commission of India, Dhaka (Bangladesh)                         VP, Business Development, Globalpundits Inc., USA
— Contributed towards policy making and implementation on India-                      — Developed business and delivery models
   Bangladesh bilateral economic and investment relations                             — Generated new business
— Participated in negotiations on bilateral trade, road-rail transport,
                                                                                      Associate Production Consultant, MicroStrategy, USA
   shipping, energy, political risks to investments, border management, etc.
                                                                                      — Analyzed client businesses and applied MicroStrategy framework
— Coordinated Prime Minister’s visit for SAARC
                                                                                      Achievements
Current Activities: Operations Club, Greentech Club
                                                                                      Trustee, Vikash Educational Charitable Trust (VECT), India
Areas of Interest: Consultancy, General Management, Public-Private                    — Built and led VECT since 1992. We provide scholarships, advocacy,
Partnership, International Trade                                                         collaboration, adopt schools and set up IT centres
                                                                                      — Presidential Management Fellow, GWU
                                                                                      Areas of Interest: General Management, Corporate Strategy
Ayan Sengupta                                                            Bhaswar Goswami
                                    BE, Production Engineering,                                              BTech, Mechanical Engineering,
                                    Jadavpur University, India                                               REC Calicut, India




9.5 years of experience in Business Development and                       10 years of experience in Product Development and ITES
Relationship Management in IT Services                                    Business Transformation
Senior Delivery Manager, Cognizant Technology Solutions, USA and India    Senior Manager, Process Re-engineering, IBM Daksh
— Delivered multi-million dollar portfolio growth of Cognizant’s          — Achieved 20% productivity gain leading to $1.2 mn annualized
   Customer Solutions Practice (CSP) in USA and Canada                      savings for 14 customer accounts across Bangalore (India), Krakow
— Anchored relationship with 7 Fortune-500 customers and 2                  (Poland) and Rochester (US)
   technology partners                                                    — Pioneered application of industrial engineering concepts to improve
— Managed Business Process Management (BPM) SBU in USA directing            productivity of BPO processes
   activities of a cross-cultural team of 100+ people towards achieving   — Retained two critical accounts by turning around their delivery
   unit goals of revenue/profits, pre-sales activities, engagement and      capabilities within 4 weeks – received corporate award for the
   performance management                                                   contribution
— Spearheaded first BPM Consulting engagement for largest Canadian        Design Analyst, Satyam Computer Services
   bank - helped securing long-term strategic deal in a new geography     — Generated $1.3mn in savings for GE Appliance by identifying and
— Successfully led a team of 70+ people for first-of-a-kind engagement      leading process and product reengineering projects
   to develop end-to-end Credit Card Fraud/Dispute Management             — Designed product module for a new type of GE refrigerator
   process for a global banking major
                                                                          Engineer (Design), Motor Industries Co. Ltd.
Achievements                                                              — Member of core team responsible for introducing a new fuel injection
— 7 major awards (including Associate of the Year) at Cognizant             pump in India
Area of Interest: General Management, IT, Consulting                      Areas of Interest: Operations, Cost Management
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                                      Debottam Chakrabarti                                                         Debraj Kumar
                                      BE, Electronics Engineering,                                                 BTech, Electronics Engineering,
                                      Nagpur University, India                                                     IT BHU, India




9 years of cross-functional global experience in IT Project                   9.5 years of experience in Consulting and Project
Management and Consulting                                                     Management in Software and Telecommunication Industry
Project Manager, IBM Global Services, India                                   Project Manager, MindTree Ltd., India
— Managed and executed a 18-member project for the Application                — Led globally distributed teams for planning and executing technology
    Innovations Group to develop the next generation cargo-delivery              implementation projects. Managed logistics, customer relationship
    solution for a Danish Shipping company                                       and project financials
Senior Consultant, Capgemini Inc, United States (Chicago)                     — Facilitated establishment of 'Testing Center of Excellence' in
— Managed the B2C financial applications portfolio for two business-             partnership with HP
    units for a US client(Bank), co-ordinating with distributed clients and   — Supported pre-sales engagements with four key accounts in telecom
    delivery teams                                                               business unit with collective revenue exceeding $1mn
— Setup of an 20-member offshore-based 24X7 IT delivery support unit          Software Engineer, Cisco Systems, USA
    from scratch, enabled six sigma based quality management                  — Managed enterprise and service provider customers from three
— Recipient of the organization’s "Key Contributor Award" in 2004                continents in multiple roles
Senior Software Engineer, Selectica India Pvt Ltd, India                      — Coordinated cross-functional liaison activities in the Midrange Routing
— Worked in six client-site projects in US and Japan to design and               division to achieve fastest $1bn revenue in Cisco
    deliver software applications                                             — Received "Cisco Achievement Program Award"
— Recipient of "Certification of Appreciation" from a US client               Software Engineer, Hammerhead Networks, USA
Areas of Interest: General Management, Business Development,                  — Spearheaded qualification initiatives for a hi-tech product realization
IT Consulting                                                                    project that led up to $73mn acquisition by Cisco Systems
                                                                              Areas of Interest: General Management, Corporate Strategy
Deepak Iyer                                                                    Dheeraj Chopra
                                        BA, Economics & Military Strategy                                              BE, Electronics and Electrical
                                        NDA, Khadakwasla, India                                                        Communication,
                                        Black Belt in Six Sigma and Lean                                               Punjab Engineering College,
                                        ISI, Bangalore, India                                                          Chandigarh, India
                                        Certificate courses in Financial                                               PMP, Project Management
                                        and Derivatives Markets, NSE,                                                  Institute (PMI), USA
                                        Mumbai, India                                                                  Prince2 Registered Practitioner, UK
                                                                                                                       ITIL Foundation Certified, UK




10 years of experience in Strategy, Leadership and                              12 years of multinational experience in IT Service and
Management Consulting                                                           Project Management in diverse sectors such as Financial
Senior Consultant, Seven Hat Consulting, India                                  Services, Utilities and Energy
— Set up firm from scratch, spearheaded business development                    Lead Technical Project Manager, Steria, India
— Facilitated business transformation in a telecom BPO and a                    — Responsible for service delivery of cross-functional, multi-location teams
  hospitality company                                                              across BPO and IT for a leading financial institution in UK
— Helped organizational re-structuring of a leading law firm                    — Set up and managed a Business Analyst team (onsite/offshore) for
— Identified $1.5mn annual operational savings for an ITES company                 HR functions of a leading financial institution in UK
— Facilitated post-paid customer churn reduction for circle of a leading        — Successfully managed offshore transition and delivery for multi-
  mobility player                                                                  platform business critical applications for a leading UK Energy Company
Army Officer (Major), Indian Army, Special-Forces, India                        — Instrumental in setting the first offshore 24*7 application support service
— Planned and directed operations of a 650-member                               Senior Software Engineer, Tata Infotech Limited, India
  Special-Forces organization                                                   — Migrated and successful implemented a complex application for a
— Managed $5mn logistics project for UN Mission in Eritrea (Africa)                leading provider of electronic payment, authorization and settlement
— Negotiated and procured military equipment worth $20mn from                      services for major credit cards
  global suppliers                                                              Area of Interest: General Management, Business Development,
— Set up strategic cross-border intelligence infrastructure for an Army Corps   IT Consulting
Achievements
— Helped battalion set records in organizational performance in 2001,
  2003, 2005
Areas of Interest: Private Equity, Corporate Strategy
Our recruiting experience at PGPX IIM-Ahmedabad was very positive again in 2008-09. PGPX students not only
   receive world-class management education, but also demonstrate excellent real world business maturity and cross-
   cultural work capability based on their global work experience. We are confident that this program will continue to give
   us access to a high potential talent base as we further build PRTM as the leading operational strategy consulting firm in
   the Asia/Middle-East region.
                                                                                                          -Mahesh Singh,
                                                          Managing Director, PRTM Management Consultants (India) Pvt. Ltd.




                                       Dinesh Rathi                                                                              Esmail Samiwala
                                       BTech, Computer Science and                                                               PhD, Molecular Biology,
                                       Engineering,                                                                              Mumbai University, India
                                       IT-BHU Varanasi, India
                                                                                                                                 MSc, Microbiology,
                                                                                                                                 Mumbai University, India
                                                                                                                                 BSc, Microbiology,
                                                                                                                                 Mumbai University, India




13 years of International experience in the IT Services and                                  Biotechnologist with 22 years of experience in
Telecommunications Industry in Europe and India                                              Manufacturing, R&D & Business Development
Lead Consultant – Strategic Solutions, Wipro, India                                          Wockhardt Limited, India
— Developed and owned Strategic Solutions delivering quantum Cost                            Factory Manager
   and KPI benefits to Telecom Operators                                                     — Overall responsibility of manufacturing site, directing activities of
— Successfully managed annual revenue targets of $10mn per solution                             130+ employees
Solutions Lead, Wipro, UK                                                                    — Annual site budgeting for Revenue, Expense, Production, R&D,
— Solutions Lead for Large Deals with end-to-end responsibility for pro-                        CAPEX, Admin and Manpower
   active and reactive opportunities                                                         — Site goal setting and annual performance review
— Successfully managed multiple $100mn complex transformation                                — Coordinated regulatory and customer audits and filing for
   proposals encompassing business processes, operations,                                       international markets
   infrastructure and IT                                                                     — Integrated manufacturing with internal stakeholders (Finance and
                                                                                                Marketing) and external Government stakeholders (DSIR, DISH,
Delivery Manager, Wipro, India
                                                                                                MPCB and FDA)
— Managed Central Program Governance and IT & Physical Infrastructure
   for $30mn outsourcing contract with Tier-1 European Telco                                 R&D Chief
— Successfully delivered $8mn NextGen OSS solution for leading Nordic                        — Responsible for process development in upstream and downstream
   Telco in Systems Integration delivery model                                                  of fermentation and analytical development
Areas of Interest: Strategy Consulting, Business Development, and                            Business Development
General Management                                                                           — Critical areas of high technology, new processes, products & countries
                                                                                             — Evaluation, market forecasting, negotiation, final recommendation
                                                                                             Achievements
                                                                                             — 4-fold increase in capacity delivering volumetric and technological
                                                                                                 improvements
                                                                                             — 3 new products developed
                                                                                             Areas of Interest: Manufacturing, Consulting, Business Development, R&D
Ganesh Jayaraman                                                            Ganesh Kumar Mahalingam
                                     BTech, Computer Science and                                                 MS, Software Systems, BITS
                                     Engineering,                                                                Pilani, India
                                     Pondicherry University, India                                               MTech, Manufacturing Systems,
                                                                                                                 IIT Kharagpur, India
                                                                                                                 AMIE, Mechanical Engineering,
                                                                                                                 The Institution of Engineers, India




11.5 years of experience in IT Delivery, Relationship                       12+ years of experience in IT Delivery, Account Management
Management and ITIL Process Consulting                                      and Solution Sale in India/US/MEA, 4.5 years experience in
Portfolio Director, Tata Consultancy Services, Bangalore, India             Auto Manufacturing
— Instituted $4.5mn portfolio, exceeded profitability target and achieved   Group Project Manager (Banking & Capital Markets), Infosys, India
   additional sales of $1mn within the first year                           — Managed delivery and P&L for $25mn delivery unit and anchored a
— Successfully set up the delivery teams across US, Latin America and          large bid ($200mn deal size)
   four locations in India                                                  — Program managed Charles River equity and Blackrock fixed income
Operations Manager, Travel and Card Payments Co, Phoenix,                      trading implementation ($30mn budget) for a US Fortune 500 asset
Arizona, USA                                                                   manager
— Entrusted by the client to lead a multi-vendor team and manage            Client Relationship Manager (Banking & Capital Markets), Infosys, USA
   $11mn budget p.a.                                                        — Managed Infosys relationship worth $20mn for a US Broker/Dealer
— Led multi-vendor cross-functional teams which identified and                 and led Infosys’ trade exception and regression testing solutions sale
   implemented strategies to achieve High Availability for a mission        Project Leader (System Integration), CMC, India
   critical security application                                            — Provided techno-commercial support for solutions sale in MEA region
— Achieved 99.9% availability for the application by reducing               — Played technical lead role in Railways’ largest turnkey SI program
   turnaround time for crisis resolution
— Identified key risk areas and implemented platform uplift to achieve      Automobile Manufacturing, India
   99.99% availability                                                      — Worked as Senior Engineer, Tata Motors, Plant Executive, Ashok
                                                                               Leyland and Supervisor, Hindustan Motors
Areas of Interest: General Management and Client Relationship
Management                                                                  Areas of Interest: Technology Delivery, Client Relationship
                                                                            Management, Planning and Strategy
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                                   Gautam Naidu                                                             Gurumurthy Thiagarajan
                                   BTech, Aerospace Engineering,                                            MS, Chemical Engineering,
                                   IIT Bombay, India                                                        University of Maryland at College
                                                                                                            Park, USA
                                                                                                            BTech, Chemical Engineering,
                                                                                                            IIT Madras, India




10 years of IT experience in Infrastructure/Information                  9.5 years in Business Intelligence with roles in Program
Services and Project Management. 2 years of experience in                Management and Enterprise Software Development
Oil Field Services                                                       Engineering Manager, MicroStrategy, USA
Manager – IT/Applications, Credit Capital Research, India                — Led a team of 10 engineers in US and China; developed software with
— Led the Applications group in developing Credit Capital’s internal        license revenues of $70mn p.a.
   financial research delivery platform                                  — Generated revenues of $5mn while serving as technical advisor for
— Led the IT group in the deployment, administration and maintenance        product sales
   of infrastructure in the US and India offices                         — Managed engineering operations for a major product release with a
CTO & Co-founder, PBS Pvt. Ltd., India                                      three year development cycle
— Undertook business development and led my team in designing and        — Serviced customers like American Express, Intel, eBay by managing
   developing custom Open Source-based server solutions for SMEs            all technical issues escalated by the support, sales and consulting
   with a need to outsource the IT function. Peak turnover achieved         organizations
   was $200,000                                                          — Won 'Employee of the month' award in 2006

Wireline Engineer, Schlumberger OFS, India                               Program Manager, MicroStrategy, USA
— Led my crew in undertaking exploratory and production operations in    — Managed development of a financial portal that offered portfolio and
   the Bombay Offshore Oil Field, with average fixed assets worth more      market analysis services to a subscriber base of 3 million users
   than $1mn                                                             — Won 'Award of Excellence' for developing and delivering a
                                                                            'University Week' course
Areas of Interest: Consulting, Business Development in the technology
domain                                                                   Areas of Interest: Product Management, Business Development &
                                                                         Marketing, Consulting
Harsh Goyal                                                                Harsh Kumar Johari
                                    BE, Electronics & Communications,                                          BSc, Nautical Sciences,
                                    Punjab Engineering College,                                                University of Mumbai, India
                                    Chandigarh, India                                                          Certificate of Competency (Master),
                                    PMP, Project Management Institute,                                         Ministry of Surface Transport, India
                                    USA
                                    Certificate in General Insurance,
                                    AICPCU, USA




11 years of experience in IT Project Management, Product                  15 years of international experience in Operations and
Development, Consulting and Pre-Sales in BFSI, ERP verticals              General Management in Shipping Industry, including Crisis
Senior Project Manager, Computer Sciences Corporation, USA & India        Management at sea
— Started insurance services outsourcing vertical in 2003. Led cross      Captain, Anglo Eastern Ship Management Ltd, Hong Kong
   functional team of 100 technicians & business analysts. Generated      — Led cross-functional and multi-national teams (25-30 members) in
   $4m revenues in 2008-09                                                  end-to-end ship operations across geographies. Average AUM
— Managed policy administration, billing & underwriting systems             US$100mn on each ship
   implementation for four US insurance companies                         — Planned and executed 2 "Dry-dock" projects of US$ 2mn each on 2
— Managed Level-1 production support for 40+ US insurance                   containerships at shipyards in Germany and Italy, achieving total cost
   companies. Achieved SLA compliance of 98%                                savings of approx $500,000
Project Leader, Interra IT, USA & India                                   — Implemented Quality , Health , Safety & Environment Management
— Consultant for ERP migration of Universal Studios, Hollywood. Project     Systems on 3 ships under ISO 9001 : 2000
   size $30m over 18 months. Received "Achiever of the Year" award        — Led ship’s staff in extinguishing a major fire in the engine-room of a
— Managed critical Sarbanes-Oxley IT implementation for Countrywide         container ship in 2006 , savings machinery worth US$ 2.5mn
   Home Loans, USA                                                        Areas of Interest: General Management, Consulting, Operations and
Systems Analyst, Tata Consultancy Services, India                         Supply Chain Management
— Systems development for General Electric and Coca-Cola
Areas of Interest: General Management, Business Development,
Finance and Consulting
I think PGPX has been one of the most impactful years of my life post graduation. It allowed me to mature as a leader &
   innovator. All the case studies, talks by the professors, batchmates and the industry leaders provided enough catalysis
   to open the mind to all possibilities. I wish success and greater heights to this program and my Alma-mater

                                                                                 - Diwakar Puri (PGPX Class of 2009)
                                        (AGM) Head Of Manufacturing, Expansion Plant, Daruhera, Hero Honda Motors, India




                                      Hemant Tirthani                                                                          Hrishikesh Tinaikar
                                      BBA,                                                                                     MS, Electrical Engineering,
                                      CCS University, Meerut, India                                                            NC State University, USA
                                      Diploma in Advertising and PR,                                                           BE, Electronics Engineering,
                                      Welingkar College, Mumbai                                                                University of Mumbai, India
                                      Open Learning – Business                                                                 PMP, Project Management Institute
                                      Entrepreneurship, EDI, Ahmedabad                                                         (PMI), USA




10 years of experience in Sales and Brand Management in FMCG                               7 years of Product Management experience in Financial
Kimberly Clark Lever Ltd. (50:50 JV of Unilever and Kimberly Clark), India                 Services Industry
— Managed 'Huggies', largest diaper brand having turnover of Rs.                           Product Manager, Merchant Link (subsidiary of JP Morgan Chase), USA
   1.35bn & Marketing budget of Rs. 200mn                                                  — Planned and managed product roadmaps through the life-cycle with
— Increased Market Share of 'Huggies' from 48% to 52% and weighted                            cross-functional teams
   value distribution from 91% to 95% within 8 months                                      — Initiated and implemented automation of business processes that
Assistant Brand Manager, Emami Limited, India                                                 enhanced customer service productivity by 20% and reduced costs by
— Conceptualized & designed New Brand for Men’s Range of products                             more than $120,000/year
   at Emami Ltd                                                                            Senior Consultant (Chase Card Services), Abacus Consultancy
— Designed marketing strategy involving new age media like Mobile                          Services, USA
   Marketing, Web-based promotions, Social Networking sites etc.                           — Performed data analysis to audit Credit-card policy decisions.
— Awarded out of turn promotion within 8 months of joining                                    Implemented post-implementation audit procedures that saved the
Achievements                                                                                  company over $1mn
— Team Leader with NGO-'Vatavaran' and conducted numerous                                  — Led the testing team for the project to merge legacy Chase acquisition
   cleanliness drives                                                                         policies with Bank One policies within the underwriting platform
Current Activities: Convener, Marketing Club; Media Representative                         Current Activities: Sports Representative, Marketing Club
Areas of Interest: Branding and General Management in Consumer                             Areas of Interest: General Management, Product Management,
Products arena                                                                             Corporate Strategy
Kapil Goyal                                                               Lalit Dash
                                   BTech, Textile Technology,                                                BE, Computer Science and
                                   IIT, Delhi, India                                                         Engineering, National institute of
                                                                                                             Technology, Rourkela, India




11 years of experience leading and managing teams in                     13 years of global experience in IT Services/Products Industry
Software Product Development Industry                                    Senior Consultant, Securities and Capital Markets, Wipro Technologies
Development Manager, Oracle Inc, USA                                     — Led pre-sales function of two large (1500+ FTEs) accounts.
— Addressed design, implementation and scheduling issues while              Successfully managed a US$ 150+ million multi-year multi-
  managing cross-cultural development teams in ERP products division        disciplinary bid
— Defined product roadmap working closely with customers and             — Extensive experience in managing IT BPO integration, pricing
  product strategy                                                          models, contracts, business plan, competitor and market analysis and
— Led development of Oracle Enterprise Planning and Budgeting ERP           collaterals
  product generating $3mn in revenue annually                            — Strong domain knowledge in capital market operations.
— Managed reengineering effort for Oracle Human Capital Management       Program/Product Manager, Tata Consultancy Services
  Budgeting, a product with 200+ customers worldwide                     — Headed pre-sales for a leading product in securities clearing and
Senior Engineer, Oracle Inc, USA.                                           settlement
— Successfully led teams that conceived and developed software to        — Managed the implementation of clearing and settlement system for
  automate tasks, leading to cost savings of over $500K annually            Debt instruments in Philippines and for Equities in Kuwait, Canada
— Developed replacement software, saving $600K annually in third-party      and South Africa
  licensing fees                                                         — Led product development of Payment Clearance, Cross Border
Software Engineer, eBusiness Design, USA                                    Settlement and Corporate Actions components
— Led a team of 8+ engineers to deliver a $2mn provisioning software     — Was involved in content management, product branding, professional
                                                                            services and alliance management
Areas of Interest: General Management, Corporate and IT Strategy,
Business Development                                                     Areas of Interest: IT, Financial Services, General Management,
                                                                         Consulting
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                                   Lokesh Chawla                                                             Mandeep Singh
                                   BTech , Metallurgical Engineering,                                        BE (Electronics & Communication),
                                   IT BHU, India                                                             NIT Jaipur, India
                                   PMP, Project Management
                                   Institute (PMI), USA
                                   Six-Sigma Green Belt




9 years of experience in IT Program Management in US, UK,               9.5 years of experience in Consulting and Management of
China and India                                                         Global Software Projects in Telecommunication Industry
Program and Project Manager, Infosys Technologies Limited               Engineering Project Manager, Aricent Technologies
— Set-up and managed the offshore development center in China for       — Established and led a 20-member cross-cultural team spread across
   service delivery portfolio for Ameriprise Financials Inc.               Belgium, India and UK
— Created business framework to institutionalize Mainframe Center of    — Led design and development of Alcatel-Lucent SRB platform,
   Excellence in Infosys China                                             subscribed by more than 520,000 telecom customers in UK
— Led the recovery of delayed Customer-Administration program of        — Acted as consultant to 3 new ventures for a European customer
   Nationwide Building Society leading to a saving of $3mn                 including one on application layer traffic optimization
— Conceptualized and implemented fast-track training program to         — Increased business from existing European customer four-fold to
   achieve 50% improvement in induction time for American Express          € 2.4mn
Achievements                                                            — Worked extensively with clients in different geographies like US, UK,
— Published papers on SOA related implementations in BFSI in Set-labs      France, Germany, Belgium, Japan
   Briefing journal                                                     Research Engineer, C-DoT, India
— Annual Award for Excellence in project execution for Money            — Led design and development billing solution for C-DoT’s telecom
   Movement program                                                        solutions
— Customer Delight and Branding and Prima award for quality             — Successfully deployed C-DoT’s GSM solution in 2 telecom circles in
   management for Ameriprise Engagement                                    India
Areas of Interest: Business Development, General Management,            Current Activities: Cultural Representative, Telecom Club
Financial services                                                      Areas of Interest: Business Development, General Management,
                                                                        Consulting, Product Management
Manish Jobanputra                                                            Manish Sharma
                                    MS, Material Science & Engineering,                                          Integrated MTech (Dual degree),
                                    University of Cincinnati, USA                                                Biochemical Engineering and
                                    BE, Polymer Engineering,                                                     BioTechnology,
                                    MIT-Pune, India                                                              IIT Delhi, India
                                    Six-Sigma Green Belt – GE
                                    CFA Level 1




8 years of experience in R&D and Techno-commercial roles                   13 years of IT experience in the Financial Services and
Technical Pole Leader, GE Plastics, India                                  Technology sectors
— Designed product-certification guideline in co-ordination with UL        Technology Director, Online Trading Platform, Charles Schwab, USA
   which ensured >$1mn savings/year                                        — Technology owner of Schwab.com’s online trading platform used
— Developed processes for handling projects, resulting in 33% decrease        daily by 1.5mn users generating revenue $2mn everyday
   in time enabling faster commercialization of products                   — Successfully delivered $12mn Greenfield project resulting in
— Led a timely recovery of a engineering process centre of excellence         technology standardization, user experience enhancement and
   which accelerated the commercialization of 25 products with revenue        annual maintenance cost savings of $3mn
   potential of $10mn/year                                                 — Led initiatives on identifying key technology investment opportunities to
Research Scientist, Brewer Science, USA                                       implement senior management’s vision of unified client experience
— Led development of company’s first anti-reflective coatings capable of   — Managed evaluation of hardware, software products, vendors and
   sub-90 nm feature size (20% improvement over competition) with             "managed services partners"
   completely new technology                                               Chief Technology Officer, pTouchUp.com, USA
Achievements                                                               — Founded a hi-tech startup to organize and refine digital photos
— Led team of 10 to Silver Product Team Award in GE Plastics for the       — Played a key role in successful exit of pTouch by leading sales of
  year 2007                                                                   technology and client-base to Simplecenter.com
— Recipient of multiple quarterly analytical and commercial team awards    Areas of Interest: IT Strategy, IT Consulting, General Management,
   at GE Plastics                                                          Green Technology
Areas of Interest: Finance, Product Management, General Management
It adds to pleasure, excitement and learning when you a get chance to interact with the batch
   of experienced professionals in PGPX course , as an instructor for some of the compulsory
   courses in the area of strategic management

                                                        --Atanu Ghosh, Visiting Professor
                           Business Policy AreaIndian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad




                                       Manoj Khare                                                                                Mayank Kumar
                                       MS (Design),                                                                               BTech, Mechanical Engineering,
                                       BITS, Pilani, India                                                                        IIT Kanpur, India




18 years of experience managing operations in Consulting,                                   16 years of experience as Senior Manager in Indirect Tax
BPO’s & Railways, including Start-ups and Turnarounds                                       Administration and Narcotics Control
Vice President, Derrick Petroleum, Pune                                                     — Headed the Group dealing with assessment and clearance of
— Managed the late-stage startup for expansion                                                 imported consignment at Calcutta Port
                                                                                            — Headed the Anti-Smuggling Division (team of 250 persons)
General Manager, Firstsource, Bangalore & Mumbai
                                                                                               responsible for prevention of smuggling in and around city of
— Led service and financial recovery of a $13mn all-services for a
                                                                                               Calcutta upto Bangladesh land border
   FTSE 250 telco
                                                                                            — Headed a regional unit for collecting intelligence , planning search
— Spearheaded corporate operational excellence function
                                                                                               operations and investigating cases of excise duty evasion in the state
Center Head, Satyam BPO, Bangalore                                                             of Uttar Pradesh
— Transformed the delivery center into a profit center, and returned it                     — Headed Rajasthan Unit of Central Bureau of Narcotics (a team of 500
   to black                                                                                    persons). Unit was responsible for supervision of licit opium
— Inside sales increased same-client and new-client revenues ($2.2mn)
                                                                                               cultivation, planning operations for interdiction of illicit drug traffic
— Led three strategic bids and client satisfaction assurance for the
                                                                                            — Headed Regional Training Centre for imparting training to customs
   company
                                                                                               and excise officers
Senior Operations Manager, Convergys, Delhi & Bangalore
                                                                                            Areas of Interest: General Management, Finance
— Led 2 large $6mn service and sales operations, for Fortune
   500 US telcos
Earlier positions in Indian Railways
Current Activities : Responsible Leaders Group, Marketing Club
Areas of Interest : Leadership roles in mid/large companies, new
ventures
Minesh Sheth                                                                Mohit Kumar Mathur
                                     MS, Electrical and                                                          BSc, Hospitality Management,
                                     Telecommunications,                                                         Institute of Catering and Hotel
                                     Rutgers University, USA                                                     Management, New Delhi, India
                                     BE, Electronics Engineering,
                                     University of Mumbai, India




9 years of experience in Leadership, Technology, and                         9 years of experience in Launching and Managing Hospitality
Operations in Telecommunications Industry                                    Projects in UK, UAE and India
Program Manager, Sasken, India                                               General Manager, Avni Hotels, London, UK
— Led multiple programs such as Cellular network Operations, Network         — Led rebranding and launch of 3 hotel projects
   Benchmarking, and Remote Delivery services with annual revenues of $2mn   — Managed four hotels with 51 employees and annual sales of
— Set up and managed cross-functional, multi-location team of 50 engineers      £3.86mn
— Played a key role in project budgeting, project evaluation and business    — Improved the average rates by 25% and sales by 20%
   development activities for Network Engineering business division          Product Manager, Prologic First, New Delhi, India
Terminal Performance Engineer, Samsung, USA                                  — Led a cross functional team to develop F & B retail system which
— Instrumental in handset compliance process improvement for                    increased sales by 300% in 2 years
   successful launch of Samsung handsets on Verizon network                  — Provided trade insight to the system which critically enhanced
— Managed handset laboratory and led engineers in analysis and                  functionality
   troubleshooting of handset performance                                    — Coordinated advertising and trade show participation
RF Engineer, Sprint Corporation, USA                                         Earlier positions with Radisson, Hyatt Regency, Leela, Holiday
— Performed RF Planning and Optimization on Sprint’s 2G and                  International UAE and Grand Hyatt New Delhi
   3G/EVDO network                                                           Achievements
— Undertook various JIT initiatives and developed tools that led to capex    — Involved in the launch of 7 hotels and 6 restaurants
   savings of $0.5mn                                                         — Founded an equipment franchisee with sales of £800,000
Area of Interest: General Management, Telecom Consulting,                    Areas of Interest: General Management, Retail, Infrastructure and
Corporate Strategy                                                           Consulting
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                                   Mukesh Chauhan                                                                Nagasiva Kumara Swamy M
                                   MTech, Engineering System,                                                    MBA, Banking & Finance,
                                   DEI Agra (U.P.) India                                                         IGNOU-IIBF, India
                                   BE, Electronics,                                                              BSc, Maths,
                                   REC Surat (Gujarat) India                                                     Nagarjuna University, India
                                   CCNP (Apr’ 2006), ITIL foundation V.3                                         Certified Financial Risk Manager
                                                                                                                 GARP, USA
                                                                                                                 i) CAIIB, ii) DTIRM and iii) DIBF
                                                                                                                 Indian Institute of Banking & Finance,
                                                                                                                 India



12 years of experience in General Management, Customer                     10.5 years of experience in Banking
Service and Network Operations in Telecommunication                        Assistant General Manager, Corporate Banking, IDBI Bank, India
Service Industry                                                           — As Relationship Manager, managed a portfolio of Rs. 800 crore
Deputy General Manager, Tata Communications Lanka Ltd., Colombo            — Acted as Credit Coordinator for South India with a business of
— Part of three member team that successfully set up Tata                     Rs. 6000 crore
   Communications’ subsidiary in Sri Lanka                                 — Managed a team of credit analysts, relationship officers
— Handled various aspects of management at project stage                   Probationary Officer, Canara Bank, India
— Headed Network Operation of the company supporting business of           — Key member: Infrastructure Project Finance Group and Prime Corporate
   Rs. 100 crore                                                              Group with a business of Rs. 2000 crore
— Handled vendor development and procurement function                      — Managed global business (trade finance) with an yearly turnover of
— Set up the channel sales and finance function of the company                Rs. 1500 crore
— Launched 'Tata Indicom' Global Calling Card in Sri Lankan market         — Managed a group of Export-SME clients with a business size of Rs. 150 crore
Manager (Engineering),                                                     State Bank of Hyderabad
VSNL (renamed as Tata Communications Ltd.), Delhi                          — Rural Banking and Micro Finance
— Involved in setting up of Satellite Access Node (SAN) for ICO Global
                                                                           Achievements
   Communication, U.K. for GMPCS service (>$25mn project)
                                                                           — Winner McKinsey-IDBI 'Project Lakshya' contest for generating fee
Areas of Interest: Business Development and Strategy                          income deals
                                                                           Current Activities: Private Equity Club, Finance Club
                                                                           Areas of Interest: Finance, General Management, Strategy
Naveen Krishna                                                            Nigam Nayak
                                    MSc, Statistics,                                                          MS, Industrial Engineering,
                                    IIT Kanpur, India                                                         Lamar University, TX, USA
                                    PMP, Project Management Institute                                         BE, Production Engineering,
                                    (PMI) USA                                                                 N.I.T. Surat, Gujarat, India




9 years of global experience in IT, Program Management,                    7 years of experience in Operations, Quality Assurance and
Pre-Sales and Vendor Management                                            Manufacturing
Senior Project Manager, Infosys Technologies Limited                       Quality Leader, Avery Dennison, India
— Delivered key KPIs of revenue, profit, customer satisfaction, and        — Achieved savings of $150K by deploying raw material non-
   performance management for a portfolio of size $5mn and 40 people          conformance process
   in EAI space                                                            — Realized annual savings of $20K by revamping the COA system
— Managed clients and cross-cultural teams across geographies and          — Instituted quality assurance improvements resulting in 45% lower
   domains including retail, aerospace, telecom, energies, and utilities      customer complaints
— Contributed to cross-functional activities like recruitment, training,   — Motivated 127 colleagues to participate in and complete the 2007
   knowledge management, and business development winning deals               Delhi Half Marathon
   worth over $10mn                                                        Quality Engineer, Avery Dennison, USA
— Involved in R&D work on software sizing, published a paper on            — Achieved annual savings of $120K by negotiating with Distribution
   Cosmic FFP estimation                                                      Centers
IT Manager, Agilent Technologies Limited                                   — Resolved more than 60% complaints amongst the coating sites and
— Managed relationship with multiple vendor partners                          Distribution centers
— Anchored unit level IT roadmap planning and release management           Quality Manager, Spartech Polycom, USA
Achievements                                                               — Streamlined implementation of ExxonMobil Global Enterprise
— Gold medals from IITK for academic excellence and overall all-round         Management System
   performance                                                             — Launched a new warehouse layout, enhancing space utilization by 30%
Areas of Interest: IT, General Management, Consulting, Strategy,           Current Activities: Responsible Leaders Group, Marketing Club
Business Development                                                       Areas of Interest: CSR, General Management, HR
The one year at IIMA helped me widen my horizons, develop an understanding of business from multiple dimensions
   and hone leadership skills - all of which are essential to succeed in today's dynamic global organizations operating
   under complex business environments.
                                                                                      - Manav Yagnik (PGPX Class 2008)
                                                       Assistant Vice President - Project Finance, Reliance Infrastructure Ltd.




                                     Nikhil Gore                                                                                  Nishant Singh
                                     PGDST, Software Engineering,                                                                 BTech, Mining Engineering,
                                     NCST, India                                                                                  Indian School of Mines, Dhanbad,
                                     BTech, Mechanical Engineering,                                                               India
                                     HBTI Kanpur, India
                                     Six Sigma Green Belt certified




13 years of experience in Business Analysis, Project                                         11 years of SAP Consulting & Project Management
Management & Consulting in IT Multinationals, and in                                         Project Manager, SAP India Pvt. Ltd., India
Engineering Start-up                                                                         — Managed SAP upgrade projects employing teams from China,
Area Co-ordinator, Patni Computer Systems, UK                                                   Romania, Argentina, and India resulting in $1.1mn in direct and
— Coordinated with sales team on development of $3mn p.a. account                               $4.3mn in downstream revenue for SAP
— Improved offshore leverage to 90% while complying with data                                — Initiated and implemented upgrade assessment process
   protection and enabling offline maintenance capability                                       improvements that increased productivity by 15%
— Led migration of legacy pension admin system to SOA                                        Senior Project Manager and SAP Senior Consultant at Infosys
Assistant Manager, Moulding/Design, ASB International, India/Japan                           Technologies Ltd., India and USA
— Spearheaded implementation of $1mn HVAC and Fire Fighting                                  — Managed large 24x7 SAP support operation ($4mn/yr) employing 65
   contracts and related regulatory approvals for the start up                                  consultants across multiple locations worldwide
— Collaborated with Japanese colleagues over customization of                                — Defined global SAP support processes for customers
   production processes at Indian plant                                                      — Streamlined revenue recognition for customer to reduce manual
                                                                                                revenue accounting transactions by 70%
Achievements
                                                                                             — Led team to achieve the first ISO9001:2000 certified SAP project at
— GE’s annual award for the patented invoice verification system
                                                                                                Infosys
— Chairman's special award for setup of ASB's India operations
                                                                                             Areas of Interest: Corporate Strategy, Business Development, General
Areas of Interest: General Management, Consulting, Strategy,
                                                                                             Management
Business Development
Nitin Sharma                                                                  Pankaj Sachdev
                                       BE, Electrical and                                                            PGD, Software Engineering,
                                       Electronics Engineering,                                                      MISEM, Mumbai, India
                                       NIT Surathkal, India                                                          BE, Production Engineering,
                                       PMP, Project Management Institute                                             Mumbai University, India
                                       (PMI) USA




10.5 years of experience in IT Program Management and                            9 years of experience in delivering Payments and Cash
Business Development                                                             Management Solutions in EMEA region
Senior Project Manager, Infosys, USA                                             Senior Manager, Royal Bank of Scotland (formerly ABN AMRO –
— Won first prize for outstanding contribution towards the acquisition of        ACES), India/Netherlands
    a $20mn strategic publishing account                                         — Designed and delivered E-Business Banking solution to support
— Won Transition Star award for stabilizing $5mn corporate portfolio and           dynamic pricing initiatives for mid-market corporate segment on the
    establishing global processes and service levels for the publishing client     SAP banking platform; conferred with “Employee of the Quarter”
— Guided a multi-national team to achieve highest customer satisfaction            award
    ratings                                                                      — Delivered business solutions in Liquidity Management for Transaction
— Spearheaded rebranding effort of the not-for-profit newspaper fund               Banking IT initiatives
    for the publishing client                                                    Senior Project Lead, Polaris Software Lab Ltd. (formerly Citicorp
Project Manager, Infosys, USA and India                                          Overseas Software Ltd.), India/EMEA
— Awarded customer appreciation for process improvement and                      — Led the integration of Cash Management systems for Citigroup’s
    implementation of warehouse management system for a                            corporate banking implementations (Flexcube CBS rollout) in Russia,
    transportation customer                                                        Czech Republic, Hungary, Turkey and Tunisia
— Successfully led 70+ people team for US Education and Media                    — Designed and implemented Payments and Receivables business
    customer against backdrop of previous failures                                 solution processing over 4.5M transactions annually for Citibank
Current Activities: Founder, Greentech Club, Marketing Club                        Hungary
                                                                                 — Delivered the core technology platform for setting up a new Citigroup
Area of Interest: Corporate Strategy, Sustainable Environmental                    franchise in Kuwait
Initiatives, and Green Consulting
                                                                                 Areas of Interest: Financial Services, IT, Product Management
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                                   Parag Prasad                                                              Pavan Rangachar
                                   BTech (Met Engg.)                                                         Chartered Accountant,
                                   BHU, Varanasi, India                                                      Associate member of ICAI, India
                                   PMP, Project Management                                                   BCom ,
                                   Institute (PMI), USA                                                      University of Madras, India
                                   Diploma in Financial Services,
                                   CIOBS, Scotland, UK
                                   Investment Administration
                                   Qualification, SII, UK




13 years of experience in BFSI Account and Delivery                     9.5 years of experience in Financial Planning & Analysis and
Management in IT Services                                               Business Development
Group Project Manager, Infosys Technologies, USA, Europe and India      Financial Analysis Manager, Tata Communications, Singapore
— Managed relationships with large BFSI customer accounts of $60+mn     — Led FP&A function for Global Wholesale Telecom Services and APAC
   employing 450 people                                                    & Middle-East sales regions
— Defined roadmap for two organization-wide initiatives                 — Initiated capital expenditure tracking for review and control over
— Led vendor teams for technology integration in two mergers in            $70mn of projects
   banking industry                                                     — Awarded 'Certificate of Excellence' in 2008
— Execution experience includes managing financial and operational      Manager, Tionale Enterprises, Singapore
   KPIs through focus on customer delight, productivity improvement,    — Generated new business in Japan, Europe and Middle-East worth $10mn
   process compliance and employee satisfaction                         — Formed and managed strategic partnerships to source branded
— Managed a $400mn outsourcing prospect                                    fashion accessories from Europe
— Transitioned customer staff to Infosys in UK under TUPE regulations   — Spearheaded Oracle ERP development for trading, warehouse, and
Achievements                                                               commercial functions
— Won The Banker Award 2008 in Capital Markets category                 Senior Executive–Planning & Budgeting, Sify, India
— Won CNET Technology Award 2007 for Best Technology Project            — Developed MIS tools for reporting earnings and consolidated financials
— Won Infosys Excellence Award 2006 for Program Management              — Prepared complex business models for new projects
Current Activities: Media Representative, IT Club, Music Club,          — Specially selected by CFO for fast track career growth plan
Finance Club                                                            Executive-Audit, Ernst & Young, India
Area of Interest: General Management, IT, Financial Services            — Conducted statutory audits and financial due-diligence review
                                                                        Areas of Interest: Corporate Strategy, Business Finance, M & A
Peyush Agarwal                                                             P Arun Kumar
                                    MArch, Sustainable Architecture                                            BSc, National Defence Academy
                                    and Design Communication                                                   Jawaharlal Nehru University, India
                                    The University of Arizona, USA
                                    BArch, Architecture
                                    Maulana Azad National Institute of
                                    Technology, Bhopal, India




12 years of experience creating and managing successful                  10 years of experience in the Indian Air Force
User Experiences (UX) for complex Product, Systems, and                  Ex Air Force Officer
Service challenges in ERP, Health-care, Law-enforcement,                 — Served in key position of Flight Director in setting up and operating
and Education domains                                                       world’s largest Aerostat System (project business case of Rs. 4.5B)
Principal Interaction Designer, Oracle/PeopleSoft, USA                   — Managed relationship with key international partners from Israel and
— Led creation of UX strategy for 'Fusion' - Oracle's next generation       USA for setting up Aerostat system
   ERP suite                                                             — Officer-in-charge of flight safety at prominent Indian forward air bases
— Demonstrated value of superior UX as a source of sustainable           — Closely supervised and directed mission critical activities of over 40
   competitive advantage to the executive team                              people during operations in flight safety and Aerostat systems
— Created UI Standards and design patterns to improve usability of       — Significant experience and contribution towards strategic and combat
   Oracle’s legacy applications used by thousands of customers              planning in IAF
                                                                         — Extensive flying experience of over 800 hrs in fighter jets
UX Manager, TouchScape, USA
— Conducted ethnographic studies to discover target segment; created     Achievements
   user profiles, storyboards, design concepts, and prototypes           — Youngest Flight Director in the Indian Air Force
— Designed GUI customization system that positioned TouchScape as        — Best Air Force Officer of the 1998 NDA Batch
   easy-to-use, instant-on CRM implementation                            Area of interest: General Management, Aviation, Project Management,
Achievements                                                             Consulting
— Filed patent on algorithm for generating a modified color wheel
Areas of Interest: Corporate and Competitive Strategy, Product Design
and Development, Design Consulting
I am extremely impressed with the PGPX and have been personally involved in recruiting from this programme. IIM
   Ahmedabad selects candidates with rich experience through rigorous selection criteria and the candidates have walked
   away from successful careers to receive this enriching management education PGPX provides the Reliance Anil
   Dhirubhai Ambani Group a ready talent pool of highly motivated recruits who seamlessly fit into senior and middle
   management positions and have the potential to be business leaders in the future.
                                                                                                   -Rajeev Bhadauria
                                                                                 President, Group HR, Reliance ADA Group




                                        Prasanna Boni                                                                            Pravin Bhandarkar
                                        BTech, Metallurgy,                                                                       MS, Electrical and Computer
                                        Indian Institute of Technology,                                                          Engineering,
                                        Madras, India                                                                            Rutgers University, NJ, USA
                                                                                                                                 BE, Electronics and
                                                                                                                                 Telecommunications,
                                                                                                                                 Pune University, India




13 years of experience in General Management, Technology                                  11.5 years of experience in Network and Software Product
Management                                                                                Development
Co-founder/Managing Director/VP Operations, YASU Technologies                             Engineering Manager, Juniper Networks, India
Private Limited                                                                           — Led a team to plan, conceptualize and deliver Mobile IPv4 software
— YASU was a leading Business Rules Management Systems Vendor                                on two Juniper edge routing platforms, with a $2mn budget
   founded in 1999                                                                        — Engaged with product management, sales and system engineering to
— YASU got acquired by SAP, represented YASU in the acquisition process                      identify IP Mobility features for deployment in converged access
— Managed YASU’s global Insurance customer portfolio, responsible for                        networks, leading to new features on routers for wireless networks
   new insurance solutions for P&C, Life and Health insurance                             Software Engineer, Tellium Inc, USA
— Managed YASU’s APAC sales                                                               — Led a multifunctional team to develop and deliver data and
— Played the role of solution architect for solutions based on YASU’s products               synchronization software on a line module
— Managed YASU’s HR, Finance functions
— Played the roles of senior IT consultant, product specialist at various                 Software Engineer, Cisco Systems, USA
   stages of the company                                                                  — Worked on software module design and development on VPN
                                                                                             Solutions Center to enable pioneering MPLS-VPN provisioning
Systems Analyst, Infosys Technologies                                                        capability. This product was deployed in top tier service provider networks
— Implemented internet based insurance product
— Implemented Portfolio Management Solution for Goldman Sachs                             Areas of Interest: General Management, Product Marketing, Business
                                                                                          Development
Areas of Interest: Technology Management, General Management
Prithvish Chatterjee                                                      Rachana Salgia
                                    BE, Mechanical Engineering,                                               BE, Computer Science,
                                    Delhi College of Engineering, India                                       SGSITS, Indore, India




8.5 years of experience in Technology and Operations                       15 years of experience in growing a Software Product
Consulting Across Diverse Business Domains                                 Startup to 1000+Impetus Technologies, India
Program Manager, Infosys, USA                                              Core management committee member
— Strategized and managed implementation of process efficiency             — Incubated mobile and wireless business division, 100+ members,
   solutions for Sears; savings worth $60mn                                  $2mn in a year
— Developed Business in Sears e-commerce; grew Infosys revenues by         — Product and technology management of pharma POS system and
   2000% to $8mn/year in two years                                           award winner advisory services for farmers on mobile
Lead Architect, Birlasoft, India                                           — Organization restructuring for a division based structure
— Implemented Revenue Intelligence Solution for Indian Finance             — Led an initiative to improve resource billability by 10% in 4 months
   Minister’s flagship project, generating revenues worth $60mn/year       VP Engineering R&D and Innovation
— Designed hugely successful strategic cost management product             — Spearheaded the innovation group and created High Performance
   (Activity-Based-Costing) for QPR, Netherlands                             Computing, Web2.0 practices
                                                                           — IP development management: ROR Application server, Performance
Lead Analyst, Tata Consultancy Services, India
                                                                             Testing and capacity planning tool
— Led 10-member client engagement teams as a business analyst for
                                                                           — Owned all the RFP responses and pre-sales for business development
   P&O(UK) and Eli Lilly(US)
                                                                             team in USA
Achievements                                                               — Consulted critical customer initiatives: Performance improvement of
— "MVP"–Infosys – and "Star Award–Love the Customer"–Sears-                  DNS server handling 40% of world’s DNS resolution requests
   Creating value for Sears and becoming Most Preferred Partner            Areas of Interest: Corporate Strategy, General Management
— Prime Minister’s Award for Excellence– Mission-critical implementation
   for Indian Dept of Revenue
Areas of Interest: Consulting & General Management, Emerging
Technologies
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                                     Raghunath Ramadasan                                                      Rajarshi Chanda
                                     BTech, Production Engineering,                                           BE, Electronics & Telecom Engineering,
                                     Calicut University, India                                                B E College, Calcutta University, India
                                     PMP, Project Management Institute
                                     (PMI), USA




11 years of experience in IT Project Management & Client                    16 years of experience in Product Engineering, Service
Relationship Management across diverse cultures and                         Delivery, Manufacturing and Sales in IT and Electronics
geographies in Europe                                                       Industry
Onsite Project Manager, Cognizant Technology Solutions (London)             Senior Engineering Manager, Hewlett Packard, India, USA
— Managed the Data Warehouse and Business Intelligence solution             — Managed a large Business Continuity program; team achieved 50%
    rollout for a leading pharmaceutical company, for their European and       cost reduction and generated 12 patents/papers in 24 months
    Canadian markets                                                        — Led a cross-functional team; conceived and implemented a
— Managed development teams and business sponsors located across               development program to nurture potential Project Managers
    India, United States and United Kingdom                                 — Was recognized among top 15 managers and top 50 employees in
Onsite Project Manager, Cognizant Technology Solutions (Madrid)                the 2000 strong organization
— Managed the implementation of the European Production Hub for a           Group Manager - Development, Computer Associates TCG Software,
    leading Pharmaceutical Data Services company                            India, USA
— Instrumental in the rollout of the centralized sales data system across   — Generated new business (worth 35% of organization revenue)
    diverse European markets, ranging from Greece to Germany                   resulting in a 90 member group in 11 months; became the youngest
Offshore Project Manager, Cognizant Technology Solutions (Chennai)             group manager
— Managed the development & delivery of a global compound                   Larsen & Toubro Limited – Production/Sales Executive, India
    information management system for a leading pharmaceutical company      — Exceeded sales target by 25%
Areas of Interest: General Management, Business Development and             — Improved Production efficiency by 20%
Client Relationship Management                                              Areas of Interest: IT Operations, Corporate Strategy, Business
                                                                            Development
Rajat Garg                                                              Rajesh Sadhwani
                                    BE, Electronics and Communication,                                      BTech, Chemical Engineering,
                                    Maulana Azad National Institute of                                      IIT Kharagpur, India
                                    Technology, Bhopal, India




9.5 years of experience in Telecommunication Project                     8.5 years of experience in Product Lifecycle Management
Management and Product Development                                       (PLM) and Software Services
Development Manager, IntelliNet Technologies                             Group Leader, Geometric Limited, India and USA
— Led geographically distributed team to develop Next Generation         — Engaged in PLM implementations at Ford, Honda, BMW,
   Telecom solution generating revenue of $2mn                              Rolls-Royce, Magna Corp. and Alcoa Industries
— Instrumental in growing Tekelec account and driving TekSCIM            — Implemented change management and workflow processes for
   product strategy                                                         Tier-1 automotive suppliers
— Spearheaded ISO 9001 certification for IntelliNet India in 2007        — Led competency development program for project teams
Project Manager, Wipro Technologies                                      — Received appreciation for championing process and business focus
— Managed multiple software projects in VoIP and SS7 domain                 in quality group at Ford
— Architected and led delivery of key components of Nortel’s Media       — Built Geometric’s reputation during customer-facing assignments in
   Gateway Controller                                                      the US for 5 years
— Led several VoIP competency development initiatives for Wipro          — Architected customizations to promote PLM within the user community
Senior Engineer, Lucent Technologies                                     Software Engineer, Patni Computer Systems, India
— Was chosen for several major product deployments in Taiwan and India   — Enhanced SAP programs on sales and distribution for GE Lighting
Achievements                                                             Current Activities: IT, Consulting and GreenTech Clubs
— Team Excellence award and multiple best performance awards in Wipro    Area of Interest: General Management, Business Strategy, Consulting,
— Best performance award in Lucent                                       and Business Development
Current Activities: Students representative-International
Immersion Programme
Areas of Interest: Corporate Strategy, Business Development, General
Management
Teaching PGPX participants has been and continues to be a pleasure for the following reasons. With an average of 10
   years of experience before coming to PGPX, the participants bring in a lot of perspective into the classroom that is not
   normally available with a younger audience. They are highly engaged audience; the opportunity cost to them of the
   program is quite high and so there is a higher desire to extract value from the sessions - which makes life more interesting
   for me as a teacher. Give me a PGPX audience any day!
                                                                      - Arvind Sahay (Ph.D. The University of Texas at Austin)
                                                                               Professor of Marketing and International Business
                                                                                    Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad




                                        Rakesh Raje                                                                                Ravi Kapoor
                                        Master Mariner, Directorate                                                                BTech, Civil Engineering
                                        General of Shipping, India                                                                 IT BHU, Varanasi, India
                                        BSc, Nautical science,                                                                     Certified Prince 2 Practitioner
                                        Mumbai University, India                                                                   ISEB Certification in Project
                                                                                                                                   Management




18 years of experience in Operations and General Management                                    13 years of experience in IT Program and Project
in Shipping Industry with focus on International Oil Trade                                     Management
Captain, Tanker Pacific Management Pte Ltd, Singapore                                          Project and Program manager, RBS–IDC, India
— Commanded 7 ships during 5 year tenure in a worldwide trading                                — Led cross-cultural teams in global development projects handling
  pattern. Led teams of 3 departments of up to 100 persons belonging                               annual budget of £3mn and Business-case of upto £40mn
  to 8-10 nationalities                                                                        — Deployed zero defect projects within multiple programs while
— Managed assets up to $275mn including petroleum cargoes valued at                                managing diverse stakeholders – Business Partners, Suppliers, IT and
  $150mn                                                                                           Infrastructure Teams
— Carried out optimum route planning and achieved "zero claims"                                — Pioneered accelerated solutions delivery initiative to achieve
  against ships under command                                                                      significantly reduced time-to-market
— Redesigned vendor management for TPM ships which reduced                                     — Worked as part of extended leadership team for IDC
  operating costs by 7%
                                                                                               Engineering Manager, Interra IT, USA
— Carried out "dry-docking" of 3 ships in Singapore. Achieved zero
                                                                                               — Initiated customer engagements, successfully transforming them to
  accident rate and cost reductions in budgeted repairs
                                                                                                   long-term relationships with customers across business domains
Current Activities: Operations Club                                                                (e.g. Intel, Walker, ConAgra, RHB Bank, Univar)
Areas of Interest: General Management, Operations and Supply Chain                             — Led the development and resource management for financial systems
Management                                                                                         and distribution control applications
                                                                                               Achievements
                                                                                               — Awarded RBS Manufacturing Excellence award for
                                                                                                    Leadership & Engagement
                                                                                               Areas of Interest: Strategy, Leadership and General Management,
                                                                                               IT, Financial services
Ravishankar Savita                                                          Rishi Dhariwal
                                   BTech, Civil Engineering,                                                   BE, Mechanical Engineering
                                   IIT Kharagpur, India                                                        Jai Narayan Vyas University,
                                                                                                               Jodhpur, India.




9 years of experience in Product, Portfolio and Process                  16.5 years of experience in Business Startup and
Management in Semiconductors and Telecommunications                      Management of Stressed Situations / Portfolio in Finance
Industry                                                                 Industry
Operation Leader, Agilent Technologies, Bangalore                        VP, Citicorp Finance India Limited, a Citi India Company
— Managed alignment of product management processes of new R&D           — Held business wide responsibilities for operational risk, credit risk
   center with those of existing globally distributed teams                 management and collections
— Managed product portfolio of $5mn product line as product              — Profit center responsibility for relationship business in the commercial
   development champion                                                     banking group
Process Lead, Philips Semiconductors, Bangalore                          — Member of the business management committee and Special Project
— Managed development and deployment of project pipeline and                in-charge during turnaround of the business in 2005
   resource management process, improving resource utilization by        — Developed the collection strategy that enabled control of
   10% and customer satisfaction by 15%                                     delinquencies in the portfolio
— Managed program for developing peripheral component interconnect       — Experience across a wide geography (North, West and South India)
   chip generating $2mn revenue                                             Seamlessly managed different functions (Sales, Risk and Collections)
Deputy Manager Quality, First Apex Technology, Bangalore                 Worked with SRF Finance Limited and Ashok Leyland Limited, prior to
— Defined top level plan technology platform migration and contributed   joining CFIL
   to Capability maturity model level 4 assessment                       Current Activities & Areas of Interest: Commercial and Retail Banking,
Areas of Interest: Strategy formulation and implementation, Product      Microfinance
Strategy and Portfolio Management, Strategy Consultancy
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                                      Rohit Raghav                                                              Sachin Ranglani
                                      BE, Electronics and                                                       BTech, Metallurgical Engineering,
                                      Communications Engineering,                                               IT BHU, Varanasi, India
                                      Netaji Subhas Institute of
                                      Technology, Delhi University, India




7.5 years of experience in Communication Software R&D and                    11 years of experience in Program/Product Management and
Technology Outsourcing                                                       Consulting in IT Industry
Technical Lead, Aricent Technologies, USA;                                   Senior Architect, BPM-EAI Practice, Infosys Technologies Limited
Client: Global communications OEM                                            — Managed Presales for deals sizes of $2mn-10mn comprising of end to
— Led 8-member multi-location team in performance, capacity and                 end services, linear/non-linear pricing models and onshore/offshore
   robustness improvement of cutting-edge wireless solution                     mix
— Collaborated with client’s senior management team on project               — Program Managed $5mn BPM scope of work for the Credit Risk
   planning, test strategy management and quality control                       Control Division of a Global Investment Bank, London
— Contributed significantly towards establishing Aricent as client’s         — Led EAI/SOA Consulting Engagements for a large Australian Telecom
   preferred long-term partner, resulting in project revenues of $2.5mn         Service Provider, Melbourne
Senior Software Engineer, Aricent Technologies, China & India                Product Manager, Fiorano Software Inc. (startup)
— Led 6-member Chinese team through SDLC for Aricent’s pilot near-           — Managed server side core product development of $5mn/Annum
   shoring project and created significant client value through                 product line, Fiorano’s ESB/SOA suite
   operational excellence                                                    — Led Product Consulting Engagements across geographies, for various
— Contributed to extensive array of development and testing activities in       clients ranging from Korean Steel Manufacturing Major, Spanish
   CMMi Level5 compliant SDLC for Aricent’s Next-Generation Network             Telecom Service Provider to a US Title Insurer
   products                                                                  — Converted initial engagements into product licensing and annuity
Areas of Interest: Business Strategy, value creation through IT Solutions,      support revenues ($250K–$1mn)
Client-centric Innovation and Processes                                      Areas of Interest: Business Development, General Management,
                                                                             Corporate Strategy
Sachin Sharma                                                                   Sandeep Desale
                                      MDBA (Finance), Symbiosis Center                                                PGD Software Technology,
                                      for Distance Learning, Pune, India                                              NCST-CDAC Bombay, India
                                      Diploma in Hotel Management,                                                    BE, Electronics Engineering,
                                      IHM Bhopal, India                                                               Bombay University, India
                                      Certified Six Sigma Black Belt (ASQ)
                                      Certified Quality Engineer (ASQ)
                                      Certificate in French
                                      (Alliance Française de Bhopal)



9.5 years experience in Service Operations, Quality and                        15 years of experience in Software Product Development
Project Management                                                             and Solutions Consulting
Sr. Manager (Operations) – Genpact International LLC                           Senior Engineering Manager, TIBCO Software, USA
— Managed back office operations (retail banking) for a Fortune 500 US Bank    — Led development efforts involving teams based in USA, India and
— Responsible for profitability, productivity, resource utilization and cost      China for $10mn/Annum Enterprise Application Integration(EAI)
   control measures                                                               product line
— Handled hiring, training, development and performance management             — Played key role in creating market awareness for Service Oriented
   of direct reports                                                              Architecture(SOA) product line via road-shows, conferences and webinars
— Mentored continuous improvement initiatives and gain share projects          — Participated in product sales activities as pre-sales solutions architect
   (~$2mn)                                                                        on various sales engagements
— Supported strategic business assessments and new project migrations
                                                                               Senior Solutions Consultant, Rapidigm Inc, USA
Senior Manager (Quality) - IBM Daksh Business Process Services                 — Assisted Nationwide Insurance and JP Morgan in developing
(Pvt) Ltd.                                                                        enterprise-wide integration software selection and rollout strategy
— Led the overall quality organization for in-bound voice technical            — Devised content and process integration strategy for Cisco System’s
   support processes (450-600 FTEs) for US and Canadian business partners         Training Division
— Successfully led several strategic assessments, transition projects and
   process quality improvements (QNI ~ CAD 2.5mn)                              Solutions Consultant, Mastech Inc, Singapore
                                                                               — Assisted Telecom Malaysia in migrating Mainframe based nationwide
Achievements                                                                      Billing systems to multi-tier client-server architecture
— "Gold" Leadership Award (Genpact, 2007), Top Talent (IBM, 2007)
                                                                               Areas of Interest: Sales, Business Development and General
Areas of Interest: Business Development, Transitions                           Management
What IIMA PGPX has done to me is akin to lifting me aloft to get a bird's eye view of business world. It has opened my
   mind and career to new and unlimited possibilities.
                                                                                 - Yogesh Sharda (PGPX Class of 2007)
                                                             Group Commercial Controller, Argo Manunggal Group, Indonesia




                                      Sandeep Gupta                                                                           Sanjeev Bhalla
                                      3 yr Diploma in Hotel                                                                   MS, Computer Science
                                      Management, IHM Delhi, India                                                            University of Connecticut, USA
                                      BCom, Delhi University, India                                                           BE, Electronics and Electrical
                                                                                                                              Communication
                                      MBA Operations, IGNOU, Delhi,
                                                                                                                              Punjab Engineering College,
                                      India
                                                                                                                              Chandigarh, India
                                                                                                                              PMP, Project Management Institute
                                                                                                                              (PMI), USA
                                                                                                                              Certificate in Banking, CIOBS, Scotland
                                                                                                                              Certificate in Business Intelligence, IBM

13 years of hands on experience in managing Customer                                      11.5 years of experience in creating customer success in IT
Facing Service Teams                                                                      Services and Products
Head, Administration & Facilities, GMR Hyderabad International                            Lead Program Manager, Conexant Systems
Airport                                                                                   — Management of programs across multiple continents with annual
— Led the ramp up of the function from a start up construction project                       budgets of $2-3mn
   stage to an operating International Airport of Global Standards                        — Responsible for end-to-end planning, control, risk management and
— Implemented SAP MM Module                                                                  reporting to Top Management. Received the Team Xtreme award
— Realised savings of over a million dollars annually                                     — Organizational KRAs - budgetary control, organization structuring,
Manager, Program Execution, Centre for Executive Education, Indian                           process champion, performance management and employee
School of Business, Hyderabad                                                                engagement
— Responsible for the delivery of the programme support teams                             Project Manager, Infosys Technologies
— Led the efforts for achieving profitability from break-even to 50%                      — P&L responsibility for 30+ resources for 24x7 support of banking
   margin level                                                                              applications. Achieved 10% reduction in sustenance budget, using 6
Hotel Operations Manager, India Tourism Development Corporation, India                       Sigma, resulting in $100K annual savings
— Spearheaded large operational departments and involved in                               — Achieved strong customer and employee satisfaction ratings
   turnaround management initiatives                                                      Product Management and IT Consulting
Current Activities: Consulting Club, Marketing Club, Greentech                            — Product Management of CRM applications for Quark
Areas of Interest: Corporate Strategy, General Management                                 — Performed pre-sales and customer facing roles in technology
                                                                                             consulting in US, Canada and Singapore
                                                                                          Areas of Interest: Creating Shareholder Value and Customer Delight
Seenu Kurien                                                              Shanmuga Sundar
                                    MS, Construction Management,                                              Lakshmanan
                                    Texas A&M University, USA                                                 BE, Computer Science & Engineering,
                                    BArch, Architecture,                                                      Thiagarajar College of Engineering,
                                    College of Engineering, Trivandrum,                                       Madurai, India
                                    India




5 years of experience in Construction Project Management-                  9 years of Business Development and IT Consulting
operations                                                                 experience in Life Sciences domain and EAI practice
Construction Manager-Operations, Clark Construction Group LLC, USA         Program Manager, Cognizant Technology Solutions, USA
— Managed subcontractors, suppliers and vendors: resource planning,        — Grew portfolio from zero to $7mn annual-revenue
  material tracking, scheduling operations sequence (Primavera), quality   — Recorded over 100% YOY-growth for 3 consecutive years
  control and procurement                                                  — Tilted competitive balance, vying against acquisition-bolstered
— Managed contract negotiations, billings/payments, cost engineering          competitor, by leveraging global-delivery model; resulted in
  (JDE), contract execution                                                   increased footprint across value-chain
— Managed site and material delivery logistics, site operations from       — Scaled China and Argentina Development Centers’ capabilities
  excavation through commissioning                                         — Saved $1.5mn (over 30%) through six-sigma project and operational
— Estimation/Budgeting of projects ranging from $10mn - $200mn -              excellence initiatives
  airports, convention centers, hotels, and commercial complexes           — Improved 'cost per interface' by 24% in a multi-year complex
— Projects – Smithsonian Museum Renovation ($18mn), Onyx                      integration project
  Condominium ($54mn), Children’s Hospital ($100mn) funded by              Student, PGPX, IIMA
  Homeland Security USA - won "Best projects of 2006"                      — Researching Indian Pharmaceutical SMEs under the guidance of Prof.
Achievements                                                                  Rajanish Dass
— B. Arch University 3rd rank, Award- National Graduate Student            Achievements
   Competition USA, Scholarships - Construction Advisory Council,          — 2-projects in 4-years of program management were Project-of-the-
   International Education, Mitchell Fellowship                               Year finalists
Current Activities: Operations, Marketing, Media                           — Won four 'above & beyond' awards
                                                                           — Founded NPO Quest, best outgoing-student, won 'championship-
Areas of Interest: Marketing, Operations, General Management
                                                                              gold-medal' in national level technical symposium
                                                                           Areas of Interest: Business Development, Strategy, M&A
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                                    Siddharthan                                                                 Sriram Narayanan
                                    Panneerselvam                                                               Introductory Course in Statistics,
                                    BE, Electronics and                                                         UC Berkeley Extension, USA
                                    Communication,                                                              Certificate Course in Instructional
                                    Coimbatore Institute of                                                     Design,
                                    Technology, India                                                           SNDT University, India
                                    Six-Sigma Green Belt                                                        MA, Communication,
                                                                                                                PSG College of Arts and Science, India
                                                                                                                BSc, Chemistry,
                                                                                                                PSG College of Arts and Science, India



8 years of experience in Relationship Management, Project                 12 years of experience in Relationship Management,
Management and IT Consulting                                              Instructional-design Consulting and Content Development
Project Manager, Cognizant Technology Solutions                           Deputy Head (Instructional-Design), Tata Interactive Systems, India and USA
— Spearheaded 20 consultants with annual budget of $4mn to develop        — Consolidated publishing business by securing and completing
   and maintain MIS and logistics applications                               projects from Pearson, McGraw-Hill/Glencoe, and others
— Led cross-cultural teams to deploy Inventory Tracking System for John   — Established the sales-support team and developed 20 proposals with
   Deere across 6 countries                                                  75% success rate
— Managed customer relationship for Deere transforming the account        — Served as a judge for the Brandon-Hall Excellence-in-Learning Awards,
   from $250,000 revenue to $8mn                                             2003-2005
— Designed and implemented System Delivery Process to streamline          — Served as an assessor for the Tata-Business-Excellence-Model,
   operations for customer’s new Software Development Centre                 2003-2004
— Improved response-time of Business Data Storage applications by         — Won ten awards as designer/trainer
   25% for Dun & Bradstreet using Six Sigma methodology                   Executive, Public Relations, Burson-Marsteller, India
— Worked with Corporate Marketing Council to develop new customer         — Handled media relations during the Palmolive-Femina Miss India
   accounts                                                                  contest, 1999-2000
Achievements                                                              — Managed press relationship for Colgate-Palmolive during the non-
— Cognizant’s 'Above and Beyond' award in multiple years                     vegetarian toothpaste controversy
— Customer award ‘Creativity Works’ for revamping Business Intelligence   Achievements
   systems reducing data management costs by 35%                          — Completed two half-marathons to raise awareness of learning disabilities
                                                                          — Influenced publishers to distribute learning material to under-
Areas of Interest: Strategy, Marketing, Business Development
                                                                             privileged children
                                                                          Current Activities: Academic Representative
                                                                          Areas of Interest: Business Development, Product Management, Public
                                                                          and International Relations
Subhankar Chakraborty                                                    Suhas More
                                    BE, Civil Engineering,                                                   MDIT, International Business,
                                    Sardar Patel College of Engineering,                                     Symbiosis Institute of Foreign Trade,
                                    Mumbai University, India                                                 Pune, India
                                    Diploma in Business Management,                                          BTech, Textile Engineering,
                                    Symbiosis Institute of Business                                          VJTI, Mumbai, India
                                    Management, Pune University, India




12 years of global experience in Program Management                        12 years of experience in managing a Textile Business Unit
in IT Services                                                             Business Head, Alpha Group of Companies, Thailand
Program/ Project Manager, Infosys Technologies Ltd                         — Managed various aspects of business planning and supply chain
— Led global deployment of mission-critical IT programs with multi-          planning for multiple businesses with annual revenue ranging from
   million budgets for Fortune 500 customers                                 $30mn to $50mn
— Managed customer relationships across multiple geographies - USA,        — Defined strategy for and developed, executed and managed
   Europe, Japan, Singapore and Australia                                    comprehensive marketing plan encompassing integrated marketing
— Managed a 35-member cross-functional team to design, develop and           initiatives designed to penetrate and grow targeted markets
   implement a $2.5mn program for front-office systems in cash equities    — Communicated with customers, management, internal departments,
   division for a leading investment bank                                    and vendors to co-ordinate overall marketing effort in accordance
— Contributed significantly in broadening Infosys footprint in wealth        with corporate goals
   management and derivatives division of a leading investment bank in     — Played integral role in product development activities
   Japan ($1mn annual revenue)                                             — Led and directed forward- thinking marketing team
— Assisted in business development and created pricing strategies for      Regional Marketing Manager, Raymond Ltd, India
   large outsourcing contracts                                             — Developed and managed a wide range of marketing tools including
— Anchored business requirements elicitation and analysis for a large         promotional materials
   legal & compliance program for a global bank                            — Communicated with customers in Far East Asia
Areas of Interest: General Management, IT, Financial Services              — Participated in exhibitions overseas
                                                                           Areas of Interest: General Management, Operations and Supply Chain
                                                                           Management
For me, PGPX was a life changing experience. It has prepared me for the challenges and responsibilities of general
   management and the lessons and skills I picked up at IIMA come handy in every situation of my work and life. I now
   contribute in a gamut of activities - Strategy discussions, Sales calls, Marketing campaigns, IT analysis, HR
   negotiations and Financial evaluations with a confidence that "Yes, I understand this and I can contribute in every area
   and at every level".
                                                                                     - Vasu Merugu (PGPX Class of 2007)
                                                                               Senior Product Manager, Computer Associates.




                                      Tarak Reddy                                                                              Vaibhav Khandelwal
                                      MS, Computer Science and                                                                 BCom,
                                      Engineering,                                                                             Rajasthan University, India
                                      Auburn University, USA
                                      BTech, Electronics and
                                      Communication Engineering,
                                      JNTU College of Engineering,
                                      Hyderabad, India
                                      IBM Certified Rational Software
                                      Architect



10 years of experience in Enterprise Architecture and                                      7 years of Business Development and Client Engagement
IT Management                                                                              experience
Principal Consultant, IT Group, Inc., USA                                                  Business Development Manager - Global Transaction Banking,
— Led a cross-functional team in design, development of a $6.8mn                           ABN AMRO - Singapore
    kiosk application; advised senior management on technical direction,                   — Achieved annual revenue target of $1mn by structuring cross border
    strategic planning and enterprise architecture at the automotive                          escrow and trade finance transactions for commodities and
    division of Cox Enterprises                                                               semiconductor clients
— Designed services for 3 Screens strategy at AT&T                                         — Managed integration effort for 30,000 ABN AMRO clients post RBS
— Managed various aspects of the Line Number Portability project and a                        acquisition
    custom Work-Flow-Manger which reduced average order processing-                        — Organized regional bi-annual trade finance client event in Vietnam
    time at national call centres from 4 minutes to under a minute at                      Project Analyst, Holcim & Grameen Bank - Sri Lanka
    Verizon Wireless                                                                       — Created business plan to scale a micro-finance project for shop-house
Director of Engineering, Intent MediaWorks, USA                                               construction
— Managed a team of 19, including an offshore-team in Romania and                          Vice President – External Relations, AIESEC International,
    re-engineered the core platform to achieve an 18-fold improvement                      The Netherlands
    in system performance                                                                  — Raised funds in excess of targeted Euro 1mn Led a diverse team of
Areas of Interest: General Management, Business Development, IT                               four direct reports
Strategy, Entrepreneurship                                                                 — Managed relationships with international organizations – (UN Global
                                                                                              Compact, PwC, UBS)
                                                                                           Areas of Interest: Private Equity, Corporate Banking, Consulting
Vijai Rajagopal                                                              Dr. Vijay Pahwa
                                    Masters of Technological Design,                                             MD, Ophthalmology,
                                    Rapid Product Development,                                                   AIIMS, New Delhi, India
                                    National University of Singapore                                             MBBS,
                                    BE, Mechanical Engineering,                                                  AIIMS, New Delhi, India
                                    Anna University, Chennai, India




6 years of product development experience in Wireless                      5 years of experience in Healthcare Industry
Telecommunications and Consumer Electronics                                Consultant, Ophthalmology, Indian Hospital, New Delhi
Mechanical Designer, Research in Motion Ltd., Canada                       — Collaborated with local hospitals and started new healthcare forum
— Successfully designed multiple modules for next generation                  resulting in 50% increase in revenue
  smartphones including the BlackBerry® StormTM and BlackBerry®            Resident Ophthalmologist Surgeon, AIIMS, New Delhi
  PearlTM series                                                           — Responsible for educating and supervising interns and junior
— Developed and managed supplier and manufacturing teams across               surgeons; unit achieved 25% increase in patient turnover rate
  three continents enabling production readiness for peak demand of        — Pivotal role in cataract screening 'reach-in' programs under WHO
  1.5mn devices per month                                                     Vision 2020 with an achievement of 95% coverage
— Optimized product designs and improved manufacturing processes at        — Presented in national and international conferences; acknowledged in
  vendors resulting in cost savings of approximately $10mn                    international websites and journals
Mechanical Engineer, Motorola, Singapore                                   Achievements
— Successfully developed key module designs for the ultra-thin L6 & L2     — First in world: Coordinated research teams across 3 departments for
  model cell phones                                                           multi-centre research trial and initiated the use of stem cells to treat
— Led failure analysis and prototype certification activities to improve      incurable blinding diseases
  product reliability
                                                                           — Ranked 24th among 125,000 students in All India Medical Entrance
Achievements                                                                  Examination
— Four pending US patents on cell phone module designs
                                                                           Areas of Interest: General Management, Corporate Strategy,
Areas of Interest: Product Management, Marketing, Operations, General      Consultancy, Business Development
Management
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                                    Vikram Batra                                                        Vinod Kumar Gupta
                                    MBA, PGDM-Finance,                                                  BTech, Chemical Engineering,
                                    IIM Bangalore, India                                                IIT Bombay, India
                                    BTech, Mechanical Engineering,
                                    IIT Madras, India




14 years of experience in Financial Management,                       18 years work experience in Petrochemical Operations,
Corporate Finance and Strategic Planning                              Project Management and Business Excellence Model
Head of Corporate Finance, Meraas Capital, Dubai                      Assistant Vice President, Reliance Industries Limited, India
— Developed and deployed the funding strategy for                     — Commissioned PVC plant and debottlenecked from 160 KTA to
   Meraas group of companies                                             350 KTA
— Established a strategic JV with DTZ (asset management company)      — Production Incharge - VCM and Naphtha Cracker
— Deal structuring, valuation and appraisals for investments in       — Executed Butadiene Project and the project won Silver Award from
   hospitality, real estate and healthcare verticals                     IPM in 2006
Finance Controller, British American Tobacco, Middle East             — Project proposal preparation of projects worth $100mn
— Transformed BAT’s strategic planning from the traditional           — Worked with Dupont for developing Safety Management Systems
   'incremental' process to a 'target based' approach                 — Senior Examiner for Ram Krishna Bajaj National Quality Award
— Re-engineered supply-chain logistics for distribution in the Gulf      (6 Award cycles) and Examiner for CII-Exim Bank Business
— Awarded the prestigious 'Golden Leaf' award for regional change        Excellence Award
   management initiative                                              — Certified Energy Manager from BEE
                                                                      — Trained in TQM at AOTS, Japan and Core Team member for winning
Financial Analyst, Procter & Gamble, India
                                                                         Deming QC Award for RIL, Hazira
— Prepared investment plans for brand launches and production
   plants of key brands                                               Achievements
— Awarded "GMs award for excellence" for contribution to the          — Charter Secretary Surat Round Table (NGO working in education)
   competition response plan                                          Areas of Interest: General Management, Operations and Supply Chain
Areas of Interest: Asset Management, Corporate Strategy, General      Management
Management
Vinod Kumar Ramachandran                                                   Vipin Sharma
                                    MS, Electrical Engineering,                                                MS, Industrial Engineering,
                                    University of Wisconsin-Madison,                                           University of Minnesota, USA
                                    USA                                                                        BE, Mechanical Engineering
                                    BTech, Instrumentation Engineering,                                        (Gold Medallist),
                                    Anna University, India                                                     NIT Nagpur, India
                                                                                                               PMP, Project Management Institute
                                                                                                               (PMI), USA
                                                                                                               Advanced Project Management
                                                                                                               (in progress),
                                                                                                               Stanford University, USA

7 years of experience in Wireless Communications                          8 years of experience in Software Product Development
Project Lead – Advanced Technologies and Standards, Motorola,             and Consulting
India                                                                     Product Development Manager, Deltek Inc., USA
— Represented Motorola in 3GPP Long Term Evolution (LTE) standards        — Established frameworks for design and development processes
— Developed LTE standards strategy and steered efforts to insert IPRs        for a global team across US, India and Philippines, reducing release
   and preferred system architecture                                         cycle time by 25%
— Led discussions with equipment vendors and operators on LTE             Systems Integration Manager, CGI, Inc., USA
— Designed and analyzed product algorithms in physical, MAC, and          — Led consulting teams in US, Canada and India for the largest
   network layers for fourth-generation technologies                         public-sector client ($100mn revenue) of CGI-US for its most
— Worked on LTE, WiMAX, HSPA, EV-DO, GPRS/EDGE, femtocells,                  successful ERP product line
   NETLMM, and ROHC
                                                                          Senior Consultant, Appian Corporation, USA
— Proposed a novel business idea for the Indian market
                                                                          — Managed project implementations and facilitated five-fold
Research Associate – University of Wisconsin-Madison, USA                    expansion of product engineering division in 18 months
— Researched on collaborative signal processing for wireless              — Established performance metrics for the world’s largest intranet
   sensor networks                                                           with 2.5mn users
Achievements                                                              Consultant, Epic Systems Corporation, USA
— 13 filed patents, 25 publications, one IETF draft, Distinguished        — Led the largest financial data migration project in company’s history
   Graduate Fellow at UW-Madison, Narotam Sekhsaria Scholar for 2009,        (worth $21mn in revenue)
   Top inventors list of Motorola India, Corporate standards awards       — Awarded "More powerful than a locomotive" Leader Award
Areas of Interest: Telecommunications Enterprise Management and           Areas of Interest: General management, Corporate Strategy and
Consulting                                                                Finance
Our experience at PGPX has been very positive. The strength of the programme lies in the rich and diversified
   backgrounds of the students who can almost fit into the middle and senior management roles easily post PGPX. The
   interactions with the students during lecture(s) and placements were rich and showed their capability and maturity.
   We, at RPG would like to fill our lateral requirements from the students of PGPX.
                                                                                                   - Arvind Agrawal
                                                                            President - Corp Dev and HR, RPG Enterprises




                                     Viplove Chaturvedi                                                                        Vishal Doshi
                                     B Sc,                                                                                     MPhil
                                     University of Lucknow, India                                                              University of Cambridge, UK
                                                                                                                               BCom
                                                                                                                               University of Mumbai, India




11 years of Banking experience across various functional                                 9 year track record of delivery on innovative global IT
areas including Corporate Finance, Fixed Income & General                                Projects in Consulting, R&D, Finance, Consumer Electronics
Management                                                                               and other Industries
Assistant Vice President, International Banking (Credit),                                Assistant Vice President, Barclays Capital, London
Axis Bank, Mumbai                                                                        — As BAU Lead for London and New York, I led implementation of a
— Corporate Finance functions including appraisal, sanction                                 system that enabled the exotics business to double volumes and
   and post sanction monitoring for foreign office                                          reduce staffing costs, thus helping Barclays maintain its technological-
— Geography Manager for the Singapore branch                                                leadership
Assistant Vice President, State Bank of India, Osaka                                     Project Leader, The Technology Partnership Plc, Cambridge, England
— Fixed Income dealer                                                                    — Generated multiple patentable ideas, including a novel thermal
— Loan Syndication                                                                          printing system and an image enhancement algorithm
— Risk Management                                                                        — Generated >£500k of repeat business, by recommending an
— Systems Administrator                                                                     innovative simulator-based development strategy, enabling a key
Assistant Manager, State Bank of Travancore                                                 client to attain a market-leading position
— Managed all aspects of SME Lending including origination,                              Founder, Network Genie, Mumbai
   appraisal and post disbursement monitoring                                            — Linux based web hosting services
— Sale of Retail Banking Products both, on assets & liabilities side                     — Clients included Bajaj, Piramals, Shekhar Kapur
Areas of Interest: Corporate Finance, Private Equity                                     — Boughtout by IndiaLinks
                                                                                         Areas of Interest: Putting technology to work, Leading innovation,
                                                                                         Venture Capital
Vishal Zinjuvadia                                                           Yogesh Soman
                                      MS, Computer Engineering                                                    MSc, Materials Science & Metallurgy,
                                      University of Kansas, USA                                                   University of Cambridge, UK
                                      BE, Electronics Engineering                                                 ME, Metallurgy,
                                      M. S. University of Baroda, India                                           Indian Institute of Science,
                                      Certified Product Manager & Certified                                       Bangalore, India
                                      Product Marketing Manager                                                   BE, Metallurgy,
                                      Association of International Product                                        College of Engineering Pune, India
                                      Marketing and Management




8 years of experience in Product Marketing and Engineering                    10 years of experience in Engineering Product Design and
roles in the Networking Industry                                              Development
Product Line Manager (Marketing), Force10 Networks, USA                       Asst. General Manager, EWAC Alloys Ltd, an Associate of Larsen &
— Managed Force10’s flagship E-Series family of switches across generations   Toubro Ltd, India
— Provided pre-sales support that helped Force10 acquire and retain           — Initiated 'Ready-to-Use Wear Parts' and Nano-Technology based new
   multi-million dollar data-center business with customers like Google,        product developments through Industry Academia partnerships with
   Yahoo, and Facebook                                                          IIT and NCL
— Partnered with customers to create 'Trace-Flow' – a technology that         — Managed all aspects of product development from concept, design,
   reduces network downtime by 30%                                              trials, field testing to product launch. Developed 10 new products
— Played key role in obtaining the US Army Technology Integration               saving $40,000 in technology transfer costs
   Center (TIC) Certification necessary for Force10 to target annual          — Represented organization at various conferences and seminars
   federal sales of $10mn                                                       through paper presentations and invited lectures
Member of Technical Staff, Movaz Networks, USA                                Achievements
— Designed and implemented optimizations that improved bandwidth              — Filed a patent on high temperature wear resistant alloy
   utilization by up to 100%                                                  — Won the 'Best Technical Paper' award at an International Welding
Achievements                                                                    Conference in 2005
— Filed 8 patents related to computer network design and resiliency           — Selected for 'Technology Leadership Program' at Larsen & Toubro
— Presentations at various conferences (NANOG, IETF)                          Areas of Interest: Strategy, Business Development, Operations, General
Areas of Interest: General Management, Business Development,                  Management
Corporate Strategy
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Computers and                        Marketing                 Organizational
                                     Information Security Group           Bibek Banerjee
                                                                                                    Behaviour
                                     Rekha Rani Jain                      PhD (Purdue)              Deepti Bhatnagar
                                     PhD (IIT, Delhi)                                               Fellow (IIMA)
            Faculty                  B H Jajoo
                                                                          Abraham Koshy
                                                                          Fellow (IIMA)             Parvinder Gupta
                                     PhD (IIT, Kanpur)                    Arvind Sahay              PhD (IIT, Kanpur)
                                     V Venkata Rao                        PGDM (IIMA),              Pradyumana Khokle
                                     PhD (Georgia Institute of Tech)      PhD (Texas Uni, Austin)   Fellow (IIMA)
                                                                          Piyush Kumar Sinha        Neharika Vohra
                                                                          PhD (SP Uni)              PhD (Manitoba)
Business Policy                      Economics
Anurag K Agarwal                     Ravindra Dholakia
LLM (Harvard), LLD (Lucknow)         PhD (MS Uni)
Atanu Ghosh                          Errol D'souza
MTech (IIT, Delhi), PGDM (IIMA),     PhD (JNU)
PhD (IIT, Bombay),                   G S Gupta
Fellow of Institution of Engineers   PhD (Johns Hopkins)
S Manikutty                          Sebastian Morris
Fellow (IIMA)                        MSc (IIT, Bombay),
                                     Fellow (IIMC)



   Communications                    Finance & Accounting
   Asha Kaul                         Shailesh Gandhi
   PhD (IIT, Kanpur)                 Fellow (IIMA)
   M M Monippally                    Ramesh Gupta
   PhD (Manchester)                  PGDM (IIMC), AICWA,
   Meenakshi Sharma                  PhD (Berkeley)
   MA, PhD (Queensland Uni)          Rajendra Patel
                                     AICWA, ACA, PGDM (IIMA)
                                     Prem Chander
                                     Fellow (IIMA)
                                     T T Ram Mohan
                                     B Tech (IIT, Bombay), PGDM (IIMC),
                                     Ph D (Stern School, NY)
                                     Sidharth Sinha
                                     PGDM (IIMA),
                                     PhD (Uni of California, Berkeley)
                                     Jayanth R Varma
                                     PGDM (IIMA), AICWA,
                                     Fellow (IIMA)
                                     N Venkiteswaran
                                     ACA
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 Personnel &
 Industrial Relations
 Jerome Joseph
 PhD (Madras Uni)
 Biju Varkkey
 Fellow (NIBM, Pune)
 Manjari Singh
 Fellow (IIMC)

                           Visiting Faculty
 Production &
                           Sujata Madan                       Arun Wakhlu
 Quantitative Methods      Prof Strategy & Consulting,        Chairperson at
 Tathagata Bandyopadhyay   McGill University, Canada          Pragati Leadeship Institute
 PhD (Calcutta Uni)        Ashok som                          Jagdeep Chhokar
 Chetan Soman              Co-Chair, Strategy, ESSEC school   Ex Dean, IIMA, Association
 MTech (IIT, Bombay),      Amita Batra                        for Democratic Reform
 PhD (Groningen)           Senior Fellow, Indian Council      Sushil Vachani
 Goutam Dutta              for Research on International      Professor, Strategy and Innovation,
 PhD (Northwestern Uni)    Economic Relations                 Boston University
 A K Laha                  Krishnesh Mehta                    Hari Mundra
 PhD (ISI, Calcutta)       MSc (Physics),                     Ex. Director (Finance), Essar Group
                           National Institute of Design
 Saral Mukherjee                                              S Malathesh
 Fellow (IIMC)             Sankarshan Basu                    Former MD, Alytaus Textiles, Lithuania
                           PhD (LSE),
 N Ravichandran                                               Jean Paul Lemaire
                           Associate Professor, IIMB
 PhD (IIT, Madras)                                            Professor, ESCP-EAP
                           Deenaz Damania
                                                              Rajeev Sreenivasan
                           Director, Synergy Consultants &
                                                              Owner, Questinet, Oklahama
 Public Systems Group      Head qualitative Research,
                           Gallup MBA                         Indira Parikh
 Amit Garg                                                    Director, Foundation for
                           B B Chakrabarti
 MTech (IIT, Roorkee),                                        Liberal and Management Education
                           PhD (Jadavpur University,
 Fellow (IIMA)                                                Arun Duggal
                           Department of Economics),
 Anil K Gupta              Fellow of Indian Institute of      Chairman of Board of Directors of Shriram Group
 PhD (Kurukshetra),        Cost and Works                     Companies. Vice Chairman of IARC. Board of
 Fellow (NASS)             Accountants of India               Directors of Jubilant Energy NV., Patni Computers,
                                                              Fidelity Fund Management, LNG Petronet, Zuari
 G Raghuram                Jerry Rao
                                                              Industries, Info Edge (India), Mundra Port & SEZ.
 PhD (Northwestern)        Former Citi India head,
                                                              Advisor to IMA.
 Indian Rly Chair          Mphasis founder
 Samir K Barua             D V R Seshadri
 MTech (IIT, Kanpur),      Fellow (IIMA),
 Fellow (IIMA)             Professor (Marketing), IIMB
Placement
      Process and
        Policies

Guidelines for Recruiting                                                            Key Dates
Organizations                                                                        Pre-placement Presentations:
The PGPX placement committee and                                                     August - October, 2009
relationship managers will work with                                                 On-Campus Recruiting:
you to streamline placement                                                          14th Dec - 15th March, 2010
processes for recruiters and
participants. They will help schedule                                                Recruitment Fee
your visits for presentation and                                                     There is a fee for participating in the
recruitment interviews.                                                              recruitment, and a charge per
Pre-placement presentations (up to 2                                                 successful hire (amounts will be
rounds) - enable you to inform                                                       informed by the relationship
participants of your organization's                                                  manager). Companies headquartered
unique opportunities and challenges,                                                 in India, with turnover below Rs 1bn
and your culture and structure. We                                                   and Non-governmental organizations
have found a 20-minute presentation                                                  (NGOs) are exempt from the
and a 20-minute Q&A session most                                                     participation fee.
effective. Presence of senior
executives and alumni help create a
                                         Negotiations on compensation and
better impact.
                                         other terms of employment should be
                                         held in strict confidence between you
We recommend you plan your first-        and the candidate. However, recruiters
round recruitment interviews early       need to keep the Placement
with the support of the Placement        Committee informed at the following
Committee. Our facilities include:       stages to ensure that all recruiters are
On-line CV access and search             able to hire effectively and efficiently.
Tele-conferencing                         • When a preliminary offer is made
Video-conferencing,
                                          • When a final offer is made
Interview cabins
                                          • When a candidate accepts or
Reprographics and on-campus
                                            rejects a final offer
accommodation
PGPX participants have substantial
work experience and are selected
through a rigorous admission process.
We therefore do not disclose the class
grades and individual GMAT scores.
It is absolutely amazing to be at IIM Ahmedabad. True to reputation, the quality of teaching is world class, and the number of contact
hours we get with the faculty in PGPX is the highest anywhere. The course-work is very intense but tackling it with committed and
accomplished group of peers makes the learning experience quite special.
                                                                                            - Peyush Agarwal (PGPX Class of 2010)
Student Placement Committee:   IIMA Placement Chairperson:
Abhishek Kumar                 Prof. Saral Mukherjee
99099 27820                    Phone: +91 079 6632 4929
x09abhishek@iimahd.ernet.in    saralm@iimahd.ernet.in
Manoj Khare
99099 27822                    In-charge, Placement Office:
x09manoj@iimahd.ernet.in       Mr. Pravin Christian
                               Phone: +91 079 6632 4666
Nigam Nayak
                               Fax: +91 079 6632 4665
99099 27823
                               placement@iimahd.ernet.in
x09nigam@iimahd.ernet.in
Peyush Agarwal
99099 27824
x09peyush@iimahd.ernet.in
Vikram Batra
99099 27825
x09vikram@iimahd.ernet.in
PGPX Student Placement Committee
+91 9909927820/22/23/24/25
Placement Office
Placement@iimahd.ernet.in
Phone: +91 079 6632 4666
Fax: +91 079 6632 4565




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PGPX-0910 Placement Brochure

  • 1.
    PGPX Post-Graduate Programme in Managementfor Executives CLASS OF 2010
  • 3.
    PGPX-Multiplying Experience Early thisyear 80 professionals came together at IIM Ahmedabad in a challenging business environment; some to be part of India's growth story, some to expand their sphere of responsibilities, some to start entrepreneurial ventures; all in a common desire to enhance their repertoire of skills. When this group, armed with deep industry experience across sectors and continents, brainstorms with India’s best management faculty in the PGPX programme, it doesn't just result in an invigorating outcome, but creates a very stimulating learning process. The first three batches of PGPX created new benchmarks with companies selecting participants for top leadership roles. The PGPX Class of 2010 promises to exceed expectations in its quest to build and transform Indian and global businesses.
  • 4.
    Message From theDirector Established in 1961, Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad (IIMA) is recognized globally for excellence in education and research in management. It is the first and the only EQUIS accredited management school in India. The alumni of IIMA occupy key positions in a variety of organizations. The continued demand for its graduates by the corporate as well as the non-corporate sector is evidence of the quality of the broad based management education IIMA continues to impart. Recognizing the need for managerial skills at mid and senior levels in organizations, the Institute launched the one-year Post Graduate Programme in Management for Executives (PGPX) in 2006-07. The graduates from the first three batches have been recruited enthusiastically by domestic and international organizations for key senior managerial positions. The Institute is proud to present the fourth batch of PGPX to the recruiters. The batch consists of 80 participants with diverse academic background and significant work experience in the global context. The profile of the batch is comparable to those of the best business schools in the world. I am certain that with their extensive cross-cultural work experience and the knowledge and skills in management acquired through the rigorous academic process at IIMA, they would add immense value to any organization they choose to serve. Professor Samir Barua
  • 5.
    Message From theProgramme Chair I am pleased to introduce to you the Class of 2010 of the Post-Graduate Programme for Executives (PGPX). To meet the industry need for global executives with substantial work experience, IIMA designed and launched this one-year, full time residential programme in the year 2005-06 with an objective “to develop bright, enthusiastic and aspirational executives as management leaders and change agents in the global arena.” The participants of the previous three batches were success- fully placed in various organizations in the roles ranging from senior managers to CXO's and they are doing very well. The 80 participants of the Class of 2010 have been carefully selected from large national and international applicant pools based on their academic profile, analytical ability and significant work experience. The average GMAT score of this Batch is 722 and average work experience is of 10 years, of which, five years is international work-experience in 13 diverse indus- tries, including Banking, Consulting, Information Technology, Pharmaceuticals and Telecom, and their roles in General Management, Project Management, HR, Finance, Marketing and Operations. This programme is very rigorous and aims at developing general management capabilities of practicing executives, with a focus on change management and on managing across borders and cultures. This unique programme involves more than 650 class hours spread across 50-60 courses. The pedagogy involves case discussions within and across learning groups, customized function-oriented segments, industry leader interactions, the International Immersion Programme and an Industry Project. This is facilitated by excellent learning resources of IIMA. As chairperson of the programme, I am proud of the progress made by the Class of 2010 with support and commitment from my faculty colleagues. I am certain that organizations would gain immensely from utilizing their rich experience, commitment, integrity and knowledge in management acquired through the rigorous programme at IIMA. I wish them the very best in their careers. Professor Shailesh Gandhi
  • 6.
    Message From thePlacement Chairperson The Class of 2010 PGPX is a talented community of 80 carefully selected managers from diverse industries. The participants' extensive real-world experience complemented with business learning from IIM-A has made them high-quality executives who can be readily absorbed into senior managerial to CXO positions in the corporate world. The IIMA pedagogy focused on ethical and socially responsible leadership has strengthened their existing managerial capabilities, enabling them to aspire for the leadership positions in Indian and global firms. This brochure gives you a glimpse of the breadth of talent within the Class of 2010 and provides concise information about the program and contact details. Recruitment at IIM Ahmedabad offers you the choice of a variety of programmes to search for your firm's talent needs. If your firm needs bright young management graduates you would meet some of the finest in our PGP students. If your firm needs seasoned campaigners ready to take on roles in middle, senior and top management in a variety of roles and industries and hit the ground running, you would find them in our PGPX students. If your firm needs sector specific talent in agribusiness, our PGP-ABM students would be the first place to consider. If your firm needs a senior level professional with years of experience in Government, Defence and public sector, look no further than our PGP-PMP students. And if you are looking for analytical researchers focusing on a specific functional domain, you might find the perfect match in our doctoral students. This breadth of talent is perhaps unparalleled in India, making it the first stop in your recruitment process. We are confident that you would not need to look any further. As Chairperson of the placement committee, it is my privilege to invite you for placements at IIM Ahmedabad. Professor Saral Mukherjee
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    Content Programme Structure 07 Projects 09 Placement Track Record 11 Class Profile 14 Student Profiles 16 Faculty 57 Placement Process & Policies 59
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    6 EXPOSURE Wide Range. High Speed.
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    The PGPX programmecombines rigorous case-based courses, electives, individual research projects and industry sponsored projects to enable the students to absorb and apply Programme management concepts in a business environment. 18 courses spread over 260 sessions lay the building blocks and crystallize the conceptual and Structure analytical knowledge of the students for managerial effectiveness. Another 11 courses, spread over 145 sessions, prepare the students for top management in leadership and change agent roles. 120 sessions of elective courses allow students to explore specific areas of interest more deeply. Marketing Business Strategy • Assessing and Creating Customer Value • Modeling for Decisions • Delivering and Managing Customer Value • Analysis of Data • Strategic Business to Business Market Management • Competitive Strategy • Brand Management • Strategies for Corporate Growth • Brand and Communication • International Business • Revenue Management and Dynamic Pricing • Historical and Contemporary Perspectives in • Intercultural Marketing Management International Business • Media and Society • Entrepreneurship • Technology Ventures Finance and Economics • Competitive Advantage through Design • Financial Reporting and Analysis • Strategic Planning for Information Systems • Corporate Finance • Understanding and Assessing Risk • Strategic Cost Management • International Business Law • Financial Markets • Country Environments and Multinational Strategy • Mergers and Acquisitions Leadership and Management • Firms and Markets • Leadership: Meshing Theory and Practice • Open Economy Macroeconomics • Leadership, Values and Ethics • International Economic and Political Environment • Role of a General Manager • Management Control Systems • Building and Managing Corporate Reputation • Fixed Income Markets • Corporate Governance • Investments and Portfolio Management • Management Communication • Securities Regulation • Organizational Behavior • Computational Finance • Tracking Organization Performance • Understanding Micro Finance • Strategic Human Resources Management • Economics of Organizations • Managing Negotiations Operations • Managing Leadership in Context of Organizational • Designing Operations to Meet Demand Growth • Setting and Delivering Service Levels • Managing and Creating Creativity • Quality Management • Understanding Creativity and Innovation • IT for Organizational Performance • Supply Chain and Logistics Management • Legal and Regulatory Issues in Infrastructure • Manufacturing and Service Operations Strategy • Environment Management • Retail Management • Core Courses • Managing Telecom Enterprises • Elective Courses
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    8 EXPLORE Expanding Options. Bettering Choices.
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    Projects The PGPX programmeincludes application of academic learning through three projects across 135 sessions – a faculty-guided Individual Research Project (IRP), an industry sponsored International Immersion Programme (IIP), and a simulation-based Capstone Project. Individual Research Project Under guidance of a faculty, participants study an industry or a company, using the Institute’s resources and interactions with stakeholders. Upon completion, the participants deliver a business plan, a study paper, or an industry note for evaluation by a faculty panel. International Immersion Programme This enables participants to apply their learning in a different environment from their “home culture”, and to take effective business decisions in a multi-cultural context. Participants attend a week long programme at international business schools in Europe, US, China and Africa. In the four weeks following that, participants pursue sponsored consulting projects in the areas including M&A, revenue models, financial product development and balanced score-cards across the globe. Some of our past sponsors have been Unilever, IBM, Microsoft, NCDEX, Delta Lloyd, Cognizant Solutions, Intel Capital and Yes Bank. Capstone Project This is the culmination of the programme. During this period, participants are asked to resolve difficult business situations, working in large multidisciplinary teams against tough timelines, in a simulated business environment. This helps test and develop skills in the rational, individual and social dimensions of leadership. Some of the projects executed by PGPX students of earlier batches are: • Developing strategy and a complete revenue model for a mobile remittance service in the US-Mexico corridor • Feasibility study for an international company to enter Indian markets • Developing a framework for a company to evaluate its acquisition successes • Devising a methodology for the implementation of activity based costing at a firm in the Middle East • Developing a new product offering and market expansion for a financial services company
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    10 EXPERIENCE Hands On. Minds On.
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    Placement Track Record Afew companies that participated in past PGPX placements Accenture Consulting Deloitte IBM Nokia Siemens Adani Group DLF ICICI Bank Polaris Aditya Birla Group Dr. Reddy's Labs ICRA PricewaterhouseCoopers Alcatel Lucent Edelweiss Capital Infosys Technologies Prime Focus Amazon eInfochips Intas PRTM Arcelor Mittal Eli Lilly IRL Research Reliance ADAG Arshiya International Emergent Ventures I-Runway Reliance Industries Arthur D Little Inc. Ericsson ITC Group RPG Group Bharti Group Essar Group ITC Infotech Siemens Booz Allen Hamilton Inc. Feedback Ventures KPIT Cummins Sundaram BNP Paribas Cairn India FINO Larsen & Toubro Suzlon Ceat Tyres Genpact International Mahindra & Mahindra Syntel Citigroup Inc. Geometric Mastek Ltd Tata Group Cognizant Google Marg Group Tech Mahindra Computer Associates HCL Mckinsey & Company VSNL Copal Partners Hero Honda Media Contacts Wipro Covansys Hewitt Associates Microsoft WNS Cypress Semiconductors Honeywell Mindtree Consulting YES Bank Dell HSBC NISG Salary statistics PGPX 2006-07 PGPX 2007-08 PGPX 2008-09 Average Domestic Salary INR 24.6 Lac INR 26.8 Lac INR 20.1 Lac Average Overseas Salary USD 135,000 USD 145,000 USD 125,000 Number of Domestic Placements 46 62 75 Number of Overseas Placements 14 7 2
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    12 PGPX Class of 2009: Industry Placement Sector Percentage ITES & IT 29% Consulting 20% Manufacturing/Operations/Logistics 13% Telecommunication 11% Energy/Infrastructure 11% Finance 7% Healthcare 4% Others (Media, Edu) 5% PGPX Class of 2009: Functional Break-up Sector Percentage General Management 29% Consulting 24% Business Development 22% Operations 11% Strategy & Planning 7% Project Management 5% HR 2%
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    14 Profile of the Class of 2010 Age Profile Work Experience 27-31 yrs 24% Up to 7 yrs 14% 31-35 yrs 54% 7 to 10 yrs 38% Age Work 35-39 yrs 11% 10 to 13 yrs 34% Experience Profile 39-43 yrs 9% 13 to 16 yrs 6% Over 43 yrs 3% Over 16 yrs 9% Industry Experience Participants with Experience in* IT Product and Services 51% 60% Manufacturing/FMCG 24% 50% Telecom 20% 40% Banking and Financial Services 16% Automotive, Aviation, Shipping 10% 30% Government/Defence 8% 20% Health Care, Biotech, Pharma 8% 10% Infrastructure, Hospitality 6% Others (BOP, NGO, Education) 5% 0% *Total exceeds 100% because each participant has worked in multiple areas, industries and continents
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    Functional Experience Participants withExperience in* Project Management 56% Business Development 45% 60% Product Design & Development 43% 50% Relationship Management 40% 40% SCM, Operations 33% Sales and Marketing 18% 30% Corporate Strategy 10% 20% Research and Academia 9% Finance and Audit 6% 10% Others (HR, Medicine, Engineering) 5% 0% Geographical Exposure 80% 70% Participants with Experience in* 60% North and South America 71% South Asia 66% 50% Europe 34% 40% Southeast Asia and ANZ 34% 30% Middle East and Africa 19% China and Japan 16% 20% 10% 0% Areas of Interest** Areas of Interest General Management 45% Corporate Strategy 35% 50% Consulting 35% Sales and Marketing 23% 40% Business Development 21% 30% Product Design, Development 20% 20% Operations 19% Program Management 16% 10% Finance and Accounting 9% 0%
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    16 Abhishek Kumar Amlan Manna MS, Aerospace Engineering, MS, Civil Engineering, Virginia Tech, USA University of Nebraska- Lincoln, USA BTech, Aerospace Engineering, BTech, Civil Engineering, IIT Kanpur, India IIT Kharagpur, India 8.5 years of experience in Business Planning and Supply 4 years of international experience in Engineering Consulting Chain Management in Transportation / Infrastructure Industry Integration Lead and Business Planning Manager, Transportation Engineer, Olsson Associates, USA ON Semiconductor, USA — Spearheaded various transportation engineering design, — Managed people and process integration for planning group of an compliance and site execution activities for projects ranging from acquired company. Led change management for teams in US and the $100,000 to $2.4mn Philippines — Engaged with a wide range of private and public sector clients — Managed planning processes (forecasting, new product launch ranging from Wal-Mart Corporation to Nebraska Department of planing, inventory management, sales and operations) for multiple Roads and Federal Highway Administration businesses with annual revenue ranging from $60mn to $200mn — Collaborated with engineers, city officials, and regulatory agencies — Led the plan for delivering $15mn worth of key ONSemi to provide customized solutions for improving traffic flow and components for the launch of Xbox-360 (Microsoft’s game box) reducing vehicle emissions in the Kansas City area — Coordinated capacity allocation plan across multiple business units — Provided engineering consulting services to a client city on urban for a revenue of $19mn revitalization issues in a $275mn infrastructure development project Senior Consultant, i2 Technologies, USA — Created new design standards to reduce production time of the — Led process improvement in supply chain tools for 3M traffic team by 15% — Modeled business requirements using i2’s SCM solutions at Current Activities: Consulting Club and Greentech Club Toshiba Semiconductors, Japan Areas of Interest: General Management and Consulting Current Activities: Member, Placement Committee Area of Interest: Consulting, Sales and Marketing, Business Development
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    Anil Kumar Anirudh Gupta BSc, Nautical Sciences, BE, Electronics and T.S.Chanakya, India Communications Engineering, Certificate of Competency Delhi Institute of Technology, (First Mate), University of Delhi, India Ministry of Surface Transport, India 10 years of experience in Operations and General 13 years of experience in IT/Semiconductors Industry, Management in the Shipping Industry managing global, cross-functional teams for Product Design Chief Officer, Anglo-Eastern Group, Hong-Kong Engineering Manager, Cadence Design Systems, USA & India — Managed end to end cargo planning and operations for diversified — Globalization of R&D team across US, India and China centres for cargo worth $300mn annually. Also managed dry-dock and ship delivering $300mn product-line repair project worth $1.5mn+ at Gdansk, Poland Engineering Lead, Sun Microsystems, USA — Instrumental in saving over $1mn annually due to fast turnaround — Deployed lead user initiative in teams designing UltraSPARC family of achieved through coordinated scheduling, route optimization & microprocessors cargo operation’s sequence optimization — Planned and implemented Inventory Control measures and Software Engineer, Intel, USA achieved cost reduction by 20% — Collaborated with Israel team on advanced modeling technologies for — As 2nd in command, implemented Quality Management system Itanium processor design (ISO 9001:2000) and Environment Protection Policy (ISO 14001) IT Consultant, PeopleSoft, USA on 3 ships — Established centre of excellence for mobile web technologies — Led multinational teams of 20-25 professionals for shipping Team Lead, Motorola, India & Israel operations and trained & mentored over 100 subordinates. Also — Established technical collaboration between newly acquired entity in liaised with international clients, regulatory agencies and port India and product teams in Israel authorities in 30+ countries Achievements Area of Interest: General Management, Supply Chain Management — Organizational and Divisional Level Awards at Cadence — 3 "Team Awards" at Sun — Intel Project Recognition Award Current Activities: Greentech Club, PE/VC Club Areas of Interest: Strategy Management for IT/Electronics Industry, Integration of Global teams
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    This PGPX groupis reflective, engaged, and has demonstrated a high degree of autonomy in the way it has taken responsibility for its own learning by constantly seeking the interconnectedness between theory and practice -Errol D'Souza, Professor, Economics Area, Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad Anurag Bhushan Anurag Choudhury BTech, Chemical Engineering, MBA, International Business, IIT Kanpur, India George Washington University, USA MA, International Trade and Investment Policy, George Washington University, USA 14 years of experience in Indian Foreign Service 9 years of experience in Consulting, IT Startups and Represented India in: Japan, Germany, Bangladesh Manufacturing Foreign Languages known: Japanese, German Treasury Head & Deputy General Manager, Rain CII Carbon, India Counsellor, Embassy of India, Berlin (Germany) (World's largest CPC manufacturer) — Contributed towards for managing bilateral political and economic — Set up treasury infrastructure, capabilities, methodologies & issues between India and Germany. Represented India’s interest in relationships various negotiations fora and meetings — Responsible for forex and interest rate risk management — Developed wide understanding of global and regional in the context — Ran derivatives book of $148mn of German presidency of the G7 and of the EU Business Analyst, Tecra Systems Inc., USA — Anchored Indian Prime Minister’s 2007 visit to Germany for the G8 — Led business process re-engineering and corporate strategy summit in Heiligendamm — Managed engagement with client Boards/Senior Management First Secretary, High Commission of India, Dhaka (Bangladesh) VP, Business Development, Globalpundits Inc., USA — Contributed towards policy making and implementation on India- — Developed business and delivery models Bangladesh bilateral economic and investment relations — Generated new business — Participated in negotiations on bilateral trade, road-rail transport, Associate Production Consultant, MicroStrategy, USA shipping, energy, political risks to investments, border management, etc. — Analyzed client businesses and applied MicroStrategy framework — Coordinated Prime Minister’s visit for SAARC Achievements Current Activities: Operations Club, Greentech Club Trustee, Vikash Educational Charitable Trust (VECT), India Areas of Interest: Consultancy, General Management, Public-Private — Built and led VECT since 1992. We provide scholarships, advocacy, Partnership, International Trade collaboration, adopt schools and set up IT centres — Presidential Management Fellow, GWU Areas of Interest: General Management, Corporate Strategy
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    Ayan Sengupta Bhaswar Goswami BE, Production Engineering, BTech, Mechanical Engineering, Jadavpur University, India REC Calicut, India 9.5 years of experience in Business Development and 10 years of experience in Product Development and ITES Relationship Management in IT Services Business Transformation Senior Delivery Manager, Cognizant Technology Solutions, USA and India Senior Manager, Process Re-engineering, IBM Daksh — Delivered multi-million dollar portfolio growth of Cognizant’s — Achieved 20% productivity gain leading to $1.2 mn annualized Customer Solutions Practice (CSP) in USA and Canada savings for 14 customer accounts across Bangalore (India), Krakow — Anchored relationship with 7 Fortune-500 customers and 2 (Poland) and Rochester (US) technology partners — Pioneered application of industrial engineering concepts to improve — Managed Business Process Management (BPM) SBU in USA directing productivity of BPO processes activities of a cross-cultural team of 100+ people towards achieving — Retained two critical accounts by turning around their delivery unit goals of revenue/profits, pre-sales activities, engagement and capabilities within 4 weeks – received corporate award for the performance management contribution — Spearheaded first BPM Consulting engagement for largest Canadian Design Analyst, Satyam Computer Services bank - helped securing long-term strategic deal in a new geography — Generated $1.3mn in savings for GE Appliance by identifying and — Successfully led a team of 70+ people for first-of-a-kind engagement leading process and product reengineering projects to develop end-to-end Credit Card Fraud/Dispute Management — Designed product module for a new type of GE refrigerator process for a global banking major Engineer (Design), Motor Industries Co. Ltd. Achievements — Member of core team responsible for introducing a new fuel injection — 7 major awards (including Associate of the Year) at Cognizant pump in India Area of Interest: General Management, IT, Consulting Areas of Interest: Operations, Cost Management
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    20 Debottam Chakrabarti Debraj Kumar BE, Electronics Engineering, BTech, Electronics Engineering, Nagpur University, India IT BHU, India 9 years of cross-functional global experience in IT Project 9.5 years of experience in Consulting and Project Management and Consulting Management in Software and Telecommunication Industry Project Manager, IBM Global Services, India Project Manager, MindTree Ltd., India — Managed and executed a 18-member project for the Application — Led globally distributed teams for planning and executing technology Innovations Group to develop the next generation cargo-delivery implementation projects. Managed logistics, customer relationship solution for a Danish Shipping company and project financials Senior Consultant, Capgemini Inc, United States (Chicago) — Facilitated establishment of 'Testing Center of Excellence' in — Managed the B2C financial applications portfolio for two business- partnership with HP units for a US client(Bank), co-ordinating with distributed clients and — Supported pre-sales engagements with four key accounts in telecom delivery teams business unit with collective revenue exceeding $1mn — Setup of an 20-member offshore-based 24X7 IT delivery support unit Software Engineer, Cisco Systems, USA from scratch, enabled six sigma based quality management — Managed enterprise and service provider customers from three — Recipient of the organization’s "Key Contributor Award" in 2004 continents in multiple roles Senior Software Engineer, Selectica India Pvt Ltd, India — Coordinated cross-functional liaison activities in the Midrange Routing — Worked in six client-site projects in US and Japan to design and division to achieve fastest $1bn revenue in Cisco deliver software applications — Received "Cisco Achievement Program Award" — Recipient of "Certification of Appreciation" from a US client Software Engineer, Hammerhead Networks, USA Areas of Interest: General Management, Business Development, — Spearheaded qualification initiatives for a hi-tech product realization IT Consulting project that led up to $73mn acquisition by Cisco Systems Areas of Interest: General Management, Corporate Strategy
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    Deepak Iyer Dheeraj Chopra BA, Economics & Military Strategy BE, Electronics and Electrical NDA, Khadakwasla, India Communication, Black Belt in Six Sigma and Lean Punjab Engineering College, ISI, Bangalore, India Chandigarh, India Certificate courses in Financial PMP, Project Management and Derivatives Markets, NSE, Institute (PMI), USA Mumbai, India Prince2 Registered Practitioner, UK ITIL Foundation Certified, UK 10 years of experience in Strategy, Leadership and 12 years of multinational experience in IT Service and Management Consulting Project Management in diverse sectors such as Financial Senior Consultant, Seven Hat Consulting, India Services, Utilities and Energy — Set up firm from scratch, spearheaded business development Lead Technical Project Manager, Steria, India — Facilitated business transformation in a telecom BPO and a — Responsible for service delivery of cross-functional, multi-location teams hospitality company across BPO and IT for a leading financial institution in UK — Helped organizational re-structuring of a leading law firm — Set up and managed a Business Analyst team (onsite/offshore) for — Identified $1.5mn annual operational savings for an ITES company HR functions of a leading financial institution in UK — Facilitated post-paid customer churn reduction for circle of a leading — Successfully managed offshore transition and delivery for multi- mobility player platform business critical applications for a leading UK Energy Company Army Officer (Major), Indian Army, Special-Forces, India — Instrumental in setting the first offshore 24*7 application support service — Planned and directed operations of a 650-member Senior Software Engineer, Tata Infotech Limited, India Special-Forces organization — Migrated and successful implemented a complex application for a — Managed $5mn logistics project for UN Mission in Eritrea (Africa) leading provider of electronic payment, authorization and settlement — Negotiated and procured military equipment worth $20mn from services for major credit cards global suppliers Area of Interest: General Management, Business Development, — Set up strategic cross-border intelligence infrastructure for an Army Corps IT Consulting Achievements — Helped battalion set records in organizational performance in 2001, 2003, 2005 Areas of Interest: Private Equity, Corporate Strategy
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    Our recruiting experienceat PGPX IIM-Ahmedabad was very positive again in 2008-09. PGPX students not only receive world-class management education, but also demonstrate excellent real world business maturity and cross- cultural work capability based on their global work experience. We are confident that this program will continue to give us access to a high potential talent base as we further build PRTM as the leading operational strategy consulting firm in the Asia/Middle-East region. -Mahesh Singh, Managing Director, PRTM Management Consultants (India) Pvt. Ltd. Dinesh Rathi Esmail Samiwala BTech, Computer Science and PhD, Molecular Biology, Engineering, Mumbai University, India IT-BHU Varanasi, India MSc, Microbiology, Mumbai University, India BSc, Microbiology, Mumbai University, India 13 years of International experience in the IT Services and Biotechnologist with 22 years of experience in Telecommunications Industry in Europe and India Manufacturing, R&D & Business Development Lead Consultant – Strategic Solutions, Wipro, India Wockhardt Limited, India — Developed and owned Strategic Solutions delivering quantum Cost Factory Manager and KPI benefits to Telecom Operators — Overall responsibility of manufacturing site, directing activities of — Successfully managed annual revenue targets of $10mn per solution 130+ employees Solutions Lead, Wipro, UK — Annual site budgeting for Revenue, Expense, Production, R&D, — Solutions Lead for Large Deals with end-to-end responsibility for pro- CAPEX, Admin and Manpower active and reactive opportunities — Site goal setting and annual performance review — Successfully managed multiple $100mn complex transformation — Coordinated regulatory and customer audits and filing for proposals encompassing business processes, operations, international markets infrastructure and IT — Integrated manufacturing with internal stakeholders (Finance and Marketing) and external Government stakeholders (DSIR, DISH, Delivery Manager, Wipro, India MPCB and FDA) — Managed Central Program Governance and IT & Physical Infrastructure for $30mn outsourcing contract with Tier-1 European Telco R&D Chief — Successfully delivered $8mn NextGen OSS solution for leading Nordic — Responsible for process development in upstream and downstream Telco in Systems Integration delivery model of fermentation and analytical development Areas of Interest: Strategy Consulting, Business Development, and Business Development General Management — Critical areas of high technology, new processes, products & countries — Evaluation, market forecasting, negotiation, final recommendation Achievements — 4-fold increase in capacity delivering volumetric and technological improvements — 3 new products developed Areas of Interest: Manufacturing, Consulting, Business Development, R&D
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    Ganesh Jayaraman Ganesh Kumar Mahalingam BTech, Computer Science and MS, Software Systems, BITS Engineering, Pilani, India Pondicherry University, India MTech, Manufacturing Systems, IIT Kharagpur, India AMIE, Mechanical Engineering, The Institution of Engineers, India 11.5 years of experience in IT Delivery, Relationship 12+ years of experience in IT Delivery, Account Management Management and ITIL Process Consulting and Solution Sale in India/US/MEA, 4.5 years experience in Portfolio Director, Tata Consultancy Services, Bangalore, India Auto Manufacturing — Instituted $4.5mn portfolio, exceeded profitability target and achieved Group Project Manager (Banking & Capital Markets), Infosys, India additional sales of $1mn within the first year — Managed delivery and P&L for $25mn delivery unit and anchored a — Successfully set up the delivery teams across US, Latin America and large bid ($200mn deal size) four locations in India — Program managed Charles River equity and Blackrock fixed income Operations Manager, Travel and Card Payments Co, Phoenix, trading implementation ($30mn budget) for a US Fortune 500 asset Arizona, USA manager — Entrusted by the client to lead a multi-vendor team and manage Client Relationship Manager (Banking & Capital Markets), Infosys, USA $11mn budget p.a. — Managed Infosys relationship worth $20mn for a US Broker/Dealer — Led multi-vendor cross-functional teams which identified and and led Infosys’ trade exception and regression testing solutions sale implemented strategies to achieve High Availability for a mission Project Leader (System Integration), CMC, India critical security application — Provided techno-commercial support for solutions sale in MEA region — Achieved 99.9% availability for the application by reducing — Played technical lead role in Railways’ largest turnkey SI program turnaround time for crisis resolution — Identified key risk areas and implemented platform uplift to achieve Automobile Manufacturing, India 99.99% availability — Worked as Senior Engineer, Tata Motors, Plant Executive, Ashok Leyland and Supervisor, Hindustan Motors Areas of Interest: General Management and Client Relationship Management Areas of Interest: Technology Delivery, Client Relationship Management, Planning and Strategy
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    24 Gautam Naidu Gurumurthy Thiagarajan BTech, Aerospace Engineering, MS, Chemical Engineering, IIT Bombay, India University of Maryland at College Park, USA BTech, Chemical Engineering, IIT Madras, India 10 years of IT experience in Infrastructure/Information 9.5 years in Business Intelligence with roles in Program Services and Project Management. 2 years of experience in Management and Enterprise Software Development Oil Field Services Engineering Manager, MicroStrategy, USA Manager – IT/Applications, Credit Capital Research, India — Led a team of 10 engineers in US and China; developed software with — Led the Applications group in developing Credit Capital’s internal license revenues of $70mn p.a. financial research delivery platform — Generated revenues of $5mn while serving as technical advisor for — Led the IT group in the deployment, administration and maintenance product sales of infrastructure in the US and India offices — Managed engineering operations for a major product release with a CTO & Co-founder, PBS Pvt. Ltd., India three year development cycle — Undertook business development and led my team in designing and — Serviced customers like American Express, Intel, eBay by managing developing custom Open Source-based server solutions for SMEs all technical issues escalated by the support, sales and consulting with a need to outsource the IT function. Peak turnover achieved organizations was $200,000 — Won 'Employee of the month' award in 2006 Wireline Engineer, Schlumberger OFS, India Program Manager, MicroStrategy, USA — Led my crew in undertaking exploratory and production operations in — Managed development of a financial portal that offered portfolio and the Bombay Offshore Oil Field, with average fixed assets worth more market analysis services to a subscriber base of 3 million users than $1mn — Won 'Award of Excellence' for developing and delivering a 'University Week' course Areas of Interest: Consulting, Business Development in the technology domain Areas of Interest: Product Management, Business Development & Marketing, Consulting
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    Harsh Goyal Harsh Kumar Johari BE, Electronics & Communications, BSc, Nautical Sciences, Punjab Engineering College, University of Mumbai, India Chandigarh, India Certificate of Competency (Master), PMP, Project Management Institute, Ministry of Surface Transport, India USA Certificate in General Insurance, AICPCU, USA 11 years of experience in IT Project Management, Product 15 years of international experience in Operations and Development, Consulting and Pre-Sales in BFSI, ERP verticals General Management in Shipping Industry, including Crisis Senior Project Manager, Computer Sciences Corporation, USA & India Management at sea — Started insurance services outsourcing vertical in 2003. Led cross Captain, Anglo Eastern Ship Management Ltd, Hong Kong functional team of 100 technicians & business analysts. Generated — Led cross-functional and multi-national teams (25-30 members) in $4m revenues in 2008-09 end-to-end ship operations across geographies. Average AUM — Managed policy administration, billing & underwriting systems US$100mn on each ship implementation for four US insurance companies — Planned and executed 2 "Dry-dock" projects of US$ 2mn each on 2 — Managed Level-1 production support for 40+ US insurance containerships at shipyards in Germany and Italy, achieving total cost companies. Achieved SLA compliance of 98% savings of approx $500,000 Project Leader, Interra IT, USA & India — Implemented Quality , Health , Safety & Environment Management — Consultant for ERP migration of Universal Studios, Hollywood. Project Systems on 3 ships under ISO 9001 : 2000 size $30m over 18 months. Received "Achiever of the Year" award — Led ship’s staff in extinguishing a major fire in the engine-room of a — Managed critical Sarbanes-Oxley IT implementation for Countrywide container ship in 2006 , savings machinery worth US$ 2.5mn Home Loans, USA Areas of Interest: General Management, Consulting, Operations and Systems Analyst, Tata Consultancy Services, India Supply Chain Management — Systems development for General Electric and Coca-Cola Areas of Interest: General Management, Business Development, Finance and Consulting
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    I think PGPXhas been one of the most impactful years of my life post graduation. It allowed me to mature as a leader & innovator. All the case studies, talks by the professors, batchmates and the industry leaders provided enough catalysis to open the mind to all possibilities. I wish success and greater heights to this program and my Alma-mater - Diwakar Puri (PGPX Class of 2009) (AGM) Head Of Manufacturing, Expansion Plant, Daruhera, Hero Honda Motors, India Hemant Tirthani Hrishikesh Tinaikar BBA, MS, Electrical Engineering, CCS University, Meerut, India NC State University, USA Diploma in Advertising and PR, BE, Electronics Engineering, Welingkar College, Mumbai University of Mumbai, India Open Learning – Business PMP, Project Management Institute Entrepreneurship, EDI, Ahmedabad (PMI), USA 10 years of experience in Sales and Brand Management in FMCG 7 years of Product Management experience in Financial Kimberly Clark Lever Ltd. (50:50 JV of Unilever and Kimberly Clark), India Services Industry — Managed 'Huggies', largest diaper brand having turnover of Rs. Product Manager, Merchant Link (subsidiary of JP Morgan Chase), USA 1.35bn & Marketing budget of Rs. 200mn — Planned and managed product roadmaps through the life-cycle with — Increased Market Share of 'Huggies' from 48% to 52% and weighted cross-functional teams value distribution from 91% to 95% within 8 months — Initiated and implemented automation of business processes that Assistant Brand Manager, Emami Limited, India enhanced customer service productivity by 20% and reduced costs by — Conceptualized & designed New Brand for Men’s Range of products more than $120,000/year at Emami Ltd Senior Consultant (Chase Card Services), Abacus Consultancy — Designed marketing strategy involving new age media like Mobile Services, USA Marketing, Web-based promotions, Social Networking sites etc. — Performed data analysis to audit Credit-card policy decisions. — Awarded out of turn promotion within 8 months of joining Implemented post-implementation audit procedures that saved the Achievements company over $1mn — Team Leader with NGO-'Vatavaran' and conducted numerous — Led the testing team for the project to merge legacy Chase acquisition cleanliness drives policies with Bank One policies within the underwriting platform Current Activities: Convener, Marketing Club; Media Representative Current Activities: Sports Representative, Marketing Club Areas of Interest: Branding and General Management in Consumer Areas of Interest: General Management, Product Management, Products arena Corporate Strategy
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    Kapil Goyal Lalit Dash BTech, Textile Technology, BE, Computer Science and IIT, Delhi, India Engineering, National institute of Technology, Rourkela, India 11 years of experience leading and managing teams in 13 years of global experience in IT Services/Products Industry Software Product Development Industry Senior Consultant, Securities and Capital Markets, Wipro Technologies Development Manager, Oracle Inc, USA — Led pre-sales function of two large (1500+ FTEs) accounts. — Addressed design, implementation and scheduling issues while Successfully managed a US$ 150+ million multi-year multi- managing cross-cultural development teams in ERP products division disciplinary bid — Defined product roadmap working closely with customers and — Extensive experience in managing IT BPO integration, pricing product strategy models, contracts, business plan, competitor and market analysis and — Led development of Oracle Enterprise Planning and Budgeting ERP collaterals product generating $3mn in revenue annually — Strong domain knowledge in capital market operations. — Managed reengineering effort for Oracle Human Capital Management Program/Product Manager, Tata Consultancy Services Budgeting, a product with 200+ customers worldwide — Headed pre-sales for a leading product in securities clearing and Senior Engineer, Oracle Inc, USA. settlement — Successfully led teams that conceived and developed software to — Managed the implementation of clearing and settlement system for automate tasks, leading to cost savings of over $500K annually Debt instruments in Philippines and for Equities in Kuwait, Canada — Developed replacement software, saving $600K annually in third-party and South Africa licensing fees — Led product development of Payment Clearance, Cross Border Software Engineer, eBusiness Design, USA Settlement and Corporate Actions components — Led a team of 8+ engineers to deliver a $2mn provisioning software — Was involved in content management, product branding, professional services and alliance management Areas of Interest: General Management, Corporate and IT Strategy, Business Development Areas of Interest: IT, Financial Services, General Management, Consulting
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    28 Lokesh Chawla Mandeep Singh BTech , Metallurgical Engineering, BE (Electronics & Communication), IT BHU, India NIT Jaipur, India PMP, Project Management Institute (PMI), USA Six-Sigma Green Belt 9 years of experience in IT Program Management in US, UK, 9.5 years of experience in Consulting and Management of China and India Global Software Projects in Telecommunication Industry Program and Project Manager, Infosys Technologies Limited Engineering Project Manager, Aricent Technologies — Set-up and managed the offshore development center in China for — Established and led a 20-member cross-cultural team spread across service delivery portfolio for Ameriprise Financials Inc. Belgium, India and UK — Created business framework to institutionalize Mainframe Center of — Led design and development of Alcatel-Lucent SRB platform, Excellence in Infosys China subscribed by more than 520,000 telecom customers in UK — Led the recovery of delayed Customer-Administration program of — Acted as consultant to 3 new ventures for a European customer Nationwide Building Society leading to a saving of $3mn including one on application layer traffic optimization — Conceptualized and implemented fast-track training program to — Increased business from existing European customer four-fold to achieve 50% improvement in induction time for American Express € 2.4mn Achievements — Worked extensively with clients in different geographies like US, UK, — Published papers on SOA related implementations in BFSI in Set-labs France, Germany, Belgium, Japan Briefing journal Research Engineer, C-DoT, India — Annual Award for Excellence in project execution for Money — Led design and development billing solution for C-DoT’s telecom Movement program solutions — Customer Delight and Branding and Prima award for quality — Successfully deployed C-DoT’s GSM solution in 2 telecom circles in management for Ameriprise Engagement India Areas of Interest: Business Development, General Management, Current Activities: Cultural Representative, Telecom Club Financial services Areas of Interest: Business Development, General Management, Consulting, Product Management
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    Manish Jobanputra Manish Sharma MS, Material Science & Engineering, Integrated MTech (Dual degree), University of Cincinnati, USA Biochemical Engineering and BE, Polymer Engineering, BioTechnology, MIT-Pune, India IIT Delhi, India Six-Sigma Green Belt – GE CFA Level 1 8 years of experience in R&D and Techno-commercial roles 13 years of IT experience in the Financial Services and Technical Pole Leader, GE Plastics, India Technology sectors — Designed product-certification guideline in co-ordination with UL Technology Director, Online Trading Platform, Charles Schwab, USA which ensured >$1mn savings/year — Technology owner of Schwab.com’s online trading platform used — Developed processes for handling projects, resulting in 33% decrease daily by 1.5mn users generating revenue $2mn everyday in time enabling faster commercialization of products — Successfully delivered $12mn Greenfield project resulting in — Led a timely recovery of a engineering process centre of excellence technology standardization, user experience enhancement and which accelerated the commercialization of 25 products with revenue annual maintenance cost savings of $3mn potential of $10mn/year — Led initiatives on identifying key technology investment opportunities to Research Scientist, Brewer Science, USA implement senior management’s vision of unified client experience — Led development of company’s first anti-reflective coatings capable of — Managed evaluation of hardware, software products, vendors and sub-90 nm feature size (20% improvement over competition) with "managed services partners" completely new technology Chief Technology Officer, pTouchUp.com, USA Achievements — Founded a hi-tech startup to organize and refine digital photos — Led team of 10 to Silver Product Team Award in GE Plastics for the — Played a key role in successful exit of pTouch by leading sales of year 2007 technology and client-base to Simplecenter.com — Recipient of multiple quarterly analytical and commercial team awards Areas of Interest: IT Strategy, IT Consulting, General Management, at GE Plastics Green Technology Areas of Interest: Finance, Product Management, General Management
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    It adds topleasure, excitement and learning when you a get chance to interact with the batch of experienced professionals in PGPX course , as an instructor for some of the compulsory courses in the area of strategic management --Atanu Ghosh, Visiting Professor Business Policy AreaIndian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad Manoj Khare Mayank Kumar MS (Design), BTech, Mechanical Engineering, BITS, Pilani, India IIT Kanpur, India 18 years of experience managing operations in Consulting, 16 years of experience as Senior Manager in Indirect Tax BPO’s & Railways, including Start-ups and Turnarounds Administration and Narcotics Control Vice President, Derrick Petroleum, Pune — Headed the Group dealing with assessment and clearance of — Managed the late-stage startup for expansion imported consignment at Calcutta Port — Headed the Anti-Smuggling Division (team of 250 persons) General Manager, Firstsource, Bangalore & Mumbai responsible for prevention of smuggling in and around city of — Led service and financial recovery of a $13mn all-services for a Calcutta upto Bangladesh land border FTSE 250 telco — Headed a regional unit for collecting intelligence , planning search — Spearheaded corporate operational excellence function operations and investigating cases of excise duty evasion in the state Center Head, Satyam BPO, Bangalore of Uttar Pradesh — Transformed the delivery center into a profit center, and returned it — Headed Rajasthan Unit of Central Bureau of Narcotics (a team of 500 to black persons). Unit was responsible for supervision of licit opium — Inside sales increased same-client and new-client revenues ($2.2mn) cultivation, planning operations for interdiction of illicit drug traffic — Led three strategic bids and client satisfaction assurance for the — Headed Regional Training Centre for imparting training to customs company and excise officers Senior Operations Manager, Convergys, Delhi & Bangalore Areas of Interest: General Management, Finance — Led 2 large $6mn service and sales operations, for Fortune 500 US telcos Earlier positions in Indian Railways Current Activities : Responsible Leaders Group, Marketing Club Areas of Interest : Leadership roles in mid/large companies, new ventures
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    Minesh Sheth Mohit Kumar Mathur MS, Electrical and BSc, Hospitality Management, Telecommunications, Institute of Catering and Hotel Rutgers University, USA Management, New Delhi, India BE, Electronics Engineering, University of Mumbai, India 9 years of experience in Leadership, Technology, and 9 years of experience in Launching and Managing Hospitality Operations in Telecommunications Industry Projects in UK, UAE and India Program Manager, Sasken, India General Manager, Avni Hotels, London, UK — Led multiple programs such as Cellular network Operations, Network — Led rebranding and launch of 3 hotel projects Benchmarking, and Remote Delivery services with annual revenues of $2mn — Managed four hotels with 51 employees and annual sales of — Set up and managed cross-functional, multi-location team of 50 engineers £3.86mn — Played a key role in project budgeting, project evaluation and business — Improved the average rates by 25% and sales by 20% development activities for Network Engineering business division Product Manager, Prologic First, New Delhi, India Terminal Performance Engineer, Samsung, USA — Led a cross functional team to develop F & B retail system which — Instrumental in handset compliance process improvement for increased sales by 300% in 2 years successful launch of Samsung handsets on Verizon network — Provided trade insight to the system which critically enhanced — Managed handset laboratory and led engineers in analysis and functionality troubleshooting of handset performance — Coordinated advertising and trade show participation RF Engineer, Sprint Corporation, USA Earlier positions with Radisson, Hyatt Regency, Leela, Holiday — Performed RF Planning and Optimization on Sprint’s 2G and International UAE and Grand Hyatt New Delhi 3G/EVDO network Achievements — Undertook various JIT initiatives and developed tools that led to capex — Involved in the launch of 7 hotels and 6 restaurants savings of $0.5mn — Founded an equipment franchisee with sales of £800,000 Area of Interest: General Management, Telecom Consulting, Areas of Interest: General Management, Retail, Infrastructure and Corporate Strategy Consulting
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    32 Mukesh Chauhan Nagasiva Kumara Swamy M MTech, Engineering System, MBA, Banking & Finance, DEI Agra (U.P.) India IGNOU-IIBF, India BE, Electronics, BSc, Maths, REC Surat (Gujarat) India Nagarjuna University, India CCNP (Apr’ 2006), ITIL foundation V.3 Certified Financial Risk Manager GARP, USA i) CAIIB, ii) DTIRM and iii) DIBF Indian Institute of Banking & Finance, India 12 years of experience in General Management, Customer 10.5 years of experience in Banking Service and Network Operations in Telecommunication Assistant General Manager, Corporate Banking, IDBI Bank, India Service Industry — As Relationship Manager, managed a portfolio of Rs. 800 crore Deputy General Manager, Tata Communications Lanka Ltd., Colombo — Acted as Credit Coordinator for South India with a business of — Part of three member team that successfully set up Tata Rs. 6000 crore Communications’ subsidiary in Sri Lanka — Managed a team of credit analysts, relationship officers — Handled various aspects of management at project stage Probationary Officer, Canara Bank, India — Headed Network Operation of the company supporting business of — Key member: Infrastructure Project Finance Group and Prime Corporate Rs. 100 crore Group with a business of Rs. 2000 crore — Handled vendor development and procurement function — Managed global business (trade finance) with an yearly turnover of — Set up the channel sales and finance function of the company Rs. 1500 crore — Launched 'Tata Indicom' Global Calling Card in Sri Lankan market — Managed a group of Export-SME clients with a business size of Rs. 150 crore Manager (Engineering), State Bank of Hyderabad VSNL (renamed as Tata Communications Ltd.), Delhi — Rural Banking and Micro Finance — Involved in setting up of Satellite Access Node (SAN) for ICO Global Achievements Communication, U.K. for GMPCS service (>$25mn project) — Winner McKinsey-IDBI 'Project Lakshya' contest for generating fee Areas of Interest: Business Development and Strategy income deals Current Activities: Private Equity Club, Finance Club Areas of Interest: Finance, General Management, Strategy
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    Naveen Krishna Nigam Nayak MSc, Statistics, MS, Industrial Engineering, IIT Kanpur, India Lamar University, TX, USA PMP, Project Management Institute BE, Production Engineering, (PMI) USA N.I.T. Surat, Gujarat, India 9 years of global experience in IT, Program Management, 7 years of experience in Operations, Quality Assurance and Pre-Sales and Vendor Management Manufacturing Senior Project Manager, Infosys Technologies Limited Quality Leader, Avery Dennison, India — Delivered key KPIs of revenue, profit, customer satisfaction, and — Achieved savings of $150K by deploying raw material non- performance management for a portfolio of size $5mn and 40 people conformance process in EAI space — Realized annual savings of $20K by revamping the COA system — Managed clients and cross-cultural teams across geographies and — Instituted quality assurance improvements resulting in 45% lower domains including retail, aerospace, telecom, energies, and utilities customer complaints — Contributed to cross-functional activities like recruitment, training, — Motivated 127 colleagues to participate in and complete the 2007 knowledge management, and business development winning deals Delhi Half Marathon worth over $10mn Quality Engineer, Avery Dennison, USA — Involved in R&D work on software sizing, published a paper on — Achieved annual savings of $120K by negotiating with Distribution Cosmic FFP estimation Centers IT Manager, Agilent Technologies Limited — Resolved more than 60% complaints amongst the coating sites and — Managed relationship with multiple vendor partners Distribution centers — Anchored unit level IT roadmap planning and release management Quality Manager, Spartech Polycom, USA Achievements — Streamlined implementation of ExxonMobil Global Enterprise — Gold medals from IITK for academic excellence and overall all-round Management System performance — Launched a new warehouse layout, enhancing space utilization by 30% Areas of Interest: IT, General Management, Consulting, Strategy, Current Activities: Responsible Leaders Group, Marketing Club Business Development Areas of Interest: CSR, General Management, HR
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    The one yearat IIMA helped me widen my horizons, develop an understanding of business from multiple dimensions and hone leadership skills - all of which are essential to succeed in today's dynamic global organizations operating under complex business environments. - Manav Yagnik (PGPX Class 2008) Assistant Vice President - Project Finance, Reliance Infrastructure Ltd. Nikhil Gore Nishant Singh PGDST, Software Engineering, BTech, Mining Engineering, NCST, India Indian School of Mines, Dhanbad, BTech, Mechanical Engineering, India HBTI Kanpur, India Six Sigma Green Belt certified 13 years of experience in Business Analysis, Project 11 years of SAP Consulting & Project Management Management & Consulting in IT Multinationals, and in Project Manager, SAP India Pvt. Ltd., India Engineering Start-up — Managed SAP upgrade projects employing teams from China, Area Co-ordinator, Patni Computer Systems, UK Romania, Argentina, and India resulting in $1.1mn in direct and — Coordinated with sales team on development of $3mn p.a. account $4.3mn in downstream revenue for SAP — Improved offshore leverage to 90% while complying with data — Initiated and implemented upgrade assessment process protection and enabling offline maintenance capability improvements that increased productivity by 15% — Led migration of legacy pension admin system to SOA Senior Project Manager and SAP Senior Consultant at Infosys Assistant Manager, Moulding/Design, ASB International, India/Japan Technologies Ltd., India and USA — Spearheaded implementation of $1mn HVAC and Fire Fighting — Managed large 24x7 SAP support operation ($4mn/yr) employing 65 contracts and related regulatory approvals for the start up consultants across multiple locations worldwide — Collaborated with Japanese colleagues over customization of — Defined global SAP support processes for customers production processes at Indian plant — Streamlined revenue recognition for customer to reduce manual revenue accounting transactions by 70% Achievements — Led team to achieve the first ISO9001:2000 certified SAP project at — GE’s annual award for the patented invoice verification system Infosys — Chairman's special award for setup of ASB's India operations Areas of Interest: Corporate Strategy, Business Development, General Areas of Interest: General Management, Consulting, Strategy, Management Business Development
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    Nitin Sharma Pankaj Sachdev BE, Electrical and PGD, Software Engineering, Electronics Engineering, MISEM, Mumbai, India NIT Surathkal, India BE, Production Engineering, PMP, Project Management Institute Mumbai University, India (PMI) USA 10.5 years of experience in IT Program Management and 9 years of experience in delivering Payments and Cash Business Development Management Solutions in EMEA region Senior Project Manager, Infosys, USA Senior Manager, Royal Bank of Scotland (formerly ABN AMRO – — Won first prize for outstanding contribution towards the acquisition of ACES), India/Netherlands a $20mn strategic publishing account — Designed and delivered E-Business Banking solution to support — Won Transition Star award for stabilizing $5mn corporate portfolio and dynamic pricing initiatives for mid-market corporate segment on the establishing global processes and service levels for the publishing client SAP banking platform; conferred with “Employee of the Quarter” — Guided a multi-national team to achieve highest customer satisfaction award ratings — Delivered business solutions in Liquidity Management for Transaction — Spearheaded rebranding effort of the not-for-profit newspaper fund Banking IT initiatives for the publishing client Senior Project Lead, Polaris Software Lab Ltd. (formerly Citicorp Project Manager, Infosys, USA and India Overseas Software Ltd.), India/EMEA — Awarded customer appreciation for process improvement and — Led the integration of Cash Management systems for Citigroup’s implementation of warehouse management system for a corporate banking implementations (Flexcube CBS rollout) in Russia, transportation customer Czech Republic, Hungary, Turkey and Tunisia — Successfully led 70+ people team for US Education and Media — Designed and implemented Payments and Receivables business customer against backdrop of previous failures solution processing over 4.5M transactions annually for Citibank Current Activities: Founder, Greentech Club, Marketing Club Hungary — Delivered the core technology platform for setting up a new Citigroup Area of Interest: Corporate Strategy, Sustainable Environmental franchise in Kuwait Initiatives, and Green Consulting Areas of Interest: Financial Services, IT, Product Management
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    36 Parag Prasad Pavan Rangachar BTech (Met Engg.) Chartered Accountant, BHU, Varanasi, India Associate member of ICAI, India PMP, Project Management BCom , Institute (PMI), USA University of Madras, India Diploma in Financial Services, CIOBS, Scotland, UK Investment Administration Qualification, SII, UK 13 years of experience in BFSI Account and Delivery 9.5 years of experience in Financial Planning & Analysis and Management in IT Services Business Development Group Project Manager, Infosys Technologies, USA, Europe and India Financial Analysis Manager, Tata Communications, Singapore — Managed relationships with large BFSI customer accounts of $60+mn — Led FP&A function for Global Wholesale Telecom Services and APAC employing 450 people & Middle-East sales regions — Defined roadmap for two organization-wide initiatives — Initiated capital expenditure tracking for review and control over — Led vendor teams for technology integration in two mergers in $70mn of projects banking industry — Awarded 'Certificate of Excellence' in 2008 — Execution experience includes managing financial and operational Manager, Tionale Enterprises, Singapore KPIs through focus on customer delight, productivity improvement, — Generated new business in Japan, Europe and Middle-East worth $10mn process compliance and employee satisfaction — Formed and managed strategic partnerships to source branded — Managed a $400mn outsourcing prospect fashion accessories from Europe — Transitioned customer staff to Infosys in UK under TUPE regulations — Spearheaded Oracle ERP development for trading, warehouse, and Achievements commercial functions — Won The Banker Award 2008 in Capital Markets category Senior Executive–Planning & Budgeting, Sify, India — Won CNET Technology Award 2007 for Best Technology Project — Developed MIS tools for reporting earnings and consolidated financials — Won Infosys Excellence Award 2006 for Program Management — Prepared complex business models for new projects Current Activities: Media Representative, IT Club, Music Club, — Specially selected by CFO for fast track career growth plan Finance Club Executive-Audit, Ernst & Young, India Area of Interest: General Management, IT, Financial Services — Conducted statutory audits and financial due-diligence review Areas of Interest: Corporate Strategy, Business Finance, M & A
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    Peyush Agarwal P Arun Kumar MArch, Sustainable Architecture BSc, National Defence Academy and Design Communication Jawaharlal Nehru University, India The University of Arizona, USA BArch, Architecture Maulana Azad National Institute of Technology, Bhopal, India 12 years of experience creating and managing successful 10 years of experience in the Indian Air Force User Experiences (UX) for complex Product, Systems, and Ex Air Force Officer Service challenges in ERP, Health-care, Law-enforcement, — Served in key position of Flight Director in setting up and operating and Education domains world’s largest Aerostat System (project business case of Rs. 4.5B) Principal Interaction Designer, Oracle/PeopleSoft, USA — Managed relationship with key international partners from Israel and — Led creation of UX strategy for 'Fusion' - Oracle's next generation USA for setting up Aerostat system ERP suite — Officer-in-charge of flight safety at prominent Indian forward air bases — Demonstrated value of superior UX as a source of sustainable — Closely supervised and directed mission critical activities of over 40 competitive advantage to the executive team people during operations in flight safety and Aerostat systems — Created UI Standards and design patterns to improve usability of — Significant experience and contribution towards strategic and combat Oracle’s legacy applications used by thousands of customers planning in IAF — Extensive flying experience of over 800 hrs in fighter jets UX Manager, TouchScape, USA — Conducted ethnographic studies to discover target segment; created Achievements user profiles, storyboards, design concepts, and prototypes — Youngest Flight Director in the Indian Air Force — Designed GUI customization system that positioned TouchScape as — Best Air Force Officer of the 1998 NDA Batch easy-to-use, instant-on CRM implementation Area of interest: General Management, Aviation, Project Management, Achievements Consulting — Filed patent on algorithm for generating a modified color wheel Areas of Interest: Corporate and Competitive Strategy, Product Design and Development, Design Consulting
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    I am extremelyimpressed with the PGPX and have been personally involved in recruiting from this programme. IIM Ahmedabad selects candidates with rich experience through rigorous selection criteria and the candidates have walked away from successful careers to receive this enriching management education PGPX provides the Reliance Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Group a ready talent pool of highly motivated recruits who seamlessly fit into senior and middle management positions and have the potential to be business leaders in the future. -Rajeev Bhadauria President, Group HR, Reliance ADA Group Prasanna Boni Pravin Bhandarkar BTech, Metallurgy, MS, Electrical and Computer Indian Institute of Technology, Engineering, Madras, India Rutgers University, NJ, USA BE, Electronics and Telecommunications, Pune University, India 13 years of experience in General Management, Technology 11.5 years of experience in Network and Software Product Management Development Co-founder/Managing Director/VP Operations, YASU Technologies Engineering Manager, Juniper Networks, India Private Limited — Led a team to plan, conceptualize and deliver Mobile IPv4 software — YASU was a leading Business Rules Management Systems Vendor on two Juniper edge routing platforms, with a $2mn budget founded in 1999 — Engaged with product management, sales and system engineering to — YASU got acquired by SAP, represented YASU in the acquisition process identify IP Mobility features for deployment in converged access — Managed YASU’s global Insurance customer portfolio, responsible for networks, leading to new features on routers for wireless networks new insurance solutions for P&C, Life and Health insurance Software Engineer, Tellium Inc, USA — Managed YASU’s APAC sales — Led a multifunctional team to develop and deliver data and — Played the role of solution architect for solutions based on YASU’s products synchronization software on a line module — Managed YASU’s HR, Finance functions — Played the roles of senior IT consultant, product specialist at various Software Engineer, Cisco Systems, USA stages of the company — Worked on software module design and development on VPN Solutions Center to enable pioneering MPLS-VPN provisioning Systems Analyst, Infosys Technologies capability. This product was deployed in top tier service provider networks — Implemented internet based insurance product — Implemented Portfolio Management Solution for Goldman Sachs Areas of Interest: General Management, Product Marketing, Business Development Areas of Interest: Technology Management, General Management
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    Prithvish Chatterjee Rachana Salgia BE, Mechanical Engineering, BE, Computer Science, Delhi College of Engineering, India SGSITS, Indore, India 8.5 years of experience in Technology and Operations 15 years of experience in growing a Software Product Consulting Across Diverse Business Domains Startup to 1000+Impetus Technologies, India Program Manager, Infosys, USA Core management committee member — Strategized and managed implementation of process efficiency — Incubated mobile and wireless business division, 100+ members, solutions for Sears; savings worth $60mn $2mn in a year — Developed Business in Sears e-commerce; grew Infosys revenues by — Product and technology management of pharma POS system and 2000% to $8mn/year in two years award winner advisory services for farmers on mobile Lead Architect, Birlasoft, India — Organization restructuring for a division based structure — Implemented Revenue Intelligence Solution for Indian Finance — Led an initiative to improve resource billability by 10% in 4 months Minister’s flagship project, generating revenues worth $60mn/year VP Engineering R&D and Innovation — Designed hugely successful strategic cost management product — Spearheaded the innovation group and created High Performance (Activity-Based-Costing) for QPR, Netherlands Computing, Web2.0 practices — IP development management: ROR Application server, Performance Lead Analyst, Tata Consultancy Services, India Testing and capacity planning tool — Led 10-member client engagement teams as a business analyst for — Owned all the RFP responses and pre-sales for business development P&O(UK) and Eli Lilly(US) team in USA Achievements — Consulted critical customer initiatives: Performance improvement of — "MVP"–Infosys – and "Star Award–Love the Customer"–Sears- DNS server handling 40% of world’s DNS resolution requests Creating value for Sears and becoming Most Preferred Partner Areas of Interest: Corporate Strategy, General Management — Prime Minister’s Award for Excellence– Mission-critical implementation for Indian Dept of Revenue Areas of Interest: Consulting & General Management, Emerging Technologies
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    40 Raghunath Ramadasan Rajarshi Chanda BTech, Production Engineering, BE, Electronics & Telecom Engineering, Calicut University, India B E College, Calcutta University, India PMP, Project Management Institute (PMI), USA 11 years of experience in IT Project Management & Client 16 years of experience in Product Engineering, Service Relationship Management across diverse cultures and Delivery, Manufacturing and Sales in IT and Electronics geographies in Europe Industry Onsite Project Manager, Cognizant Technology Solutions (London) Senior Engineering Manager, Hewlett Packard, India, USA — Managed the Data Warehouse and Business Intelligence solution — Managed a large Business Continuity program; team achieved 50% rollout for a leading pharmaceutical company, for their European and cost reduction and generated 12 patents/papers in 24 months Canadian markets — Led a cross-functional team; conceived and implemented a — Managed development teams and business sponsors located across development program to nurture potential Project Managers India, United States and United Kingdom — Was recognized among top 15 managers and top 50 employees in Onsite Project Manager, Cognizant Technology Solutions (Madrid) the 2000 strong organization — Managed the implementation of the European Production Hub for a Group Manager - Development, Computer Associates TCG Software, leading Pharmaceutical Data Services company India, USA — Instrumental in the rollout of the centralized sales data system across — Generated new business (worth 35% of organization revenue) diverse European markets, ranging from Greece to Germany resulting in a 90 member group in 11 months; became the youngest Offshore Project Manager, Cognizant Technology Solutions (Chennai) group manager — Managed the development & delivery of a global compound Larsen & Toubro Limited – Production/Sales Executive, India information management system for a leading pharmaceutical company — Exceeded sales target by 25% Areas of Interest: General Management, Business Development and — Improved Production efficiency by 20% Client Relationship Management Areas of Interest: IT Operations, Corporate Strategy, Business Development
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    Rajat Garg Rajesh Sadhwani BE, Electronics and Communication, BTech, Chemical Engineering, Maulana Azad National Institute of IIT Kharagpur, India Technology, Bhopal, India 9.5 years of experience in Telecommunication Project 8.5 years of experience in Product Lifecycle Management Management and Product Development (PLM) and Software Services Development Manager, IntelliNet Technologies Group Leader, Geometric Limited, India and USA — Led geographically distributed team to develop Next Generation — Engaged in PLM implementations at Ford, Honda, BMW, Telecom solution generating revenue of $2mn Rolls-Royce, Magna Corp. and Alcoa Industries — Instrumental in growing Tekelec account and driving TekSCIM — Implemented change management and workflow processes for product strategy Tier-1 automotive suppliers — Spearheaded ISO 9001 certification for IntelliNet India in 2007 — Led competency development program for project teams Project Manager, Wipro Technologies — Received appreciation for championing process and business focus — Managed multiple software projects in VoIP and SS7 domain in quality group at Ford — Architected and led delivery of key components of Nortel’s Media — Built Geometric’s reputation during customer-facing assignments in Gateway Controller the US for 5 years — Led several VoIP competency development initiatives for Wipro — Architected customizations to promote PLM within the user community Senior Engineer, Lucent Technologies Software Engineer, Patni Computer Systems, India — Was chosen for several major product deployments in Taiwan and India — Enhanced SAP programs on sales and distribution for GE Lighting Achievements Current Activities: IT, Consulting and GreenTech Clubs — Team Excellence award and multiple best performance awards in Wipro Area of Interest: General Management, Business Strategy, Consulting, — Best performance award in Lucent and Business Development Current Activities: Students representative-International Immersion Programme Areas of Interest: Corporate Strategy, Business Development, General Management
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    Teaching PGPX participantshas been and continues to be a pleasure for the following reasons. With an average of 10 years of experience before coming to PGPX, the participants bring in a lot of perspective into the classroom that is not normally available with a younger audience. They are highly engaged audience; the opportunity cost to them of the program is quite high and so there is a higher desire to extract value from the sessions - which makes life more interesting for me as a teacher. Give me a PGPX audience any day! - Arvind Sahay (Ph.D. The University of Texas at Austin) Professor of Marketing and International Business Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad Rakesh Raje Ravi Kapoor Master Mariner, Directorate BTech, Civil Engineering General of Shipping, India IT BHU, Varanasi, India BSc, Nautical science, Certified Prince 2 Practitioner Mumbai University, India ISEB Certification in Project Management 18 years of experience in Operations and General Management 13 years of experience in IT Program and Project in Shipping Industry with focus on International Oil Trade Management Captain, Tanker Pacific Management Pte Ltd, Singapore Project and Program manager, RBS–IDC, India — Commanded 7 ships during 5 year tenure in a worldwide trading — Led cross-cultural teams in global development projects handling pattern. Led teams of 3 departments of up to 100 persons belonging annual budget of £3mn and Business-case of upto £40mn to 8-10 nationalities — Deployed zero defect projects within multiple programs while — Managed assets up to $275mn including petroleum cargoes valued at managing diverse stakeholders – Business Partners, Suppliers, IT and $150mn Infrastructure Teams — Carried out optimum route planning and achieved "zero claims" — Pioneered accelerated solutions delivery initiative to achieve against ships under command significantly reduced time-to-market — Redesigned vendor management for TPM ships which reduced — Worked as part of extended leadership team for IDC operating costs by 7% Engineering Manager, Interra IT, USA — Carried out "dry-docking" of 3 ships in Singapore. Achieved zero — Initiated customer engagements, successfully transforming them to accident rate and cost reductions in budgeted repairs long-term relationships with customers across business domains Current Activities: Operations Club (e.g. Intel, Walker, ConAgra, RHB Bank, Univar) Areas of Interest: General Management, Operations and Supply Chain — Led the development and resource management for financial systems Management and distribution control applications Achievements — Awarded RBS Manufacturing Excellence award for Leadership & Engagement Areas of Interest: Strategy, Leadership and General Management, IT, Financial services
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    Ravishankar Savita Rishi Dhariwal BTech, Civil Engineering, BE, Mechanical Engineering IIT Kharagpur, India Jai Narayan Vyas University, Jodhpur, India. 9 years of experience in Product, Portfolio and Process 16.5 years of experience in Business Startup and Management in Semiconductors and Telecommunications Management of Stressed Situations / Portfolio in Finance Industry Industry Operation Leader, Agilent Technologies, Bangalore VP, Citicorp Finance India Limited, a Citi India Company — Managed alignment of product management processes of new R&D — Held business wide responsibilities for operational risk, credit risk center with those of existing globally distributed teams management and collections — Managed product portfolio of $5mn product line as product — Profit center responsibility for relationship business in the commercial development champion banking group Process Lead, Philips Semiconductors, Bangalore — Member of the business management committee and Special Project — Managed development and deployment of project pipeline and in-charge during turnaround of the business in 2005 resource management process, improving resource utilization by — Developed the collection strategy that enabled control of 10% and customer satisfaction by 15% delinquencies in the portfolio — Managed program for developing peripheral component interconnect — Experience across a wide geography (North, West and South India) chip generating $2mn revenue Seamlessly managed different functions (Sales, Risk and Collections) Deputy Manager Quality, First Apex Technology, Bangalore Worked with SRF Finance Limited and Ashok Leyland Limited, prior to — Defined top level plan technology platform migration and contributed joining CFIL to Capability maturity model level 4 assessment Current Activities & Areas of Interest: Commercial and Retail Banking, Areas of Interest: Strategy formulation and implementation, Product Microfinance Strategy and Portfolio Management, Strategy Consultancy
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    44 Rohit Raghav Sachin Ranglani BE, Electronics and BTech, Metallurgical Engineering, Communications Engineering, IT BHU, Varanasi, India Netaji Subhas Institute of Technology, Delhi University, India 7.5 years of experience in Communication Software R&D and 11 years of experience in Program/Product Management and Technology Outsourcing Consulting in IT Industry Technical Lead, Aricent Technologies, USA; Senior Architect, BPM-EAI Practice, Infosys Technologies Limited Client: Global communications OEM — Managed Presales for deals sizes of $2mn-10mn comprising of end to — Led 8-member multi-location team in performance, capacity and end services, linear/non-linear pricing models and onshore/offshore robustness improvement of cutting-edge wireless solution mix — Collaborated with client’s senior management team on project — Program Managed $5mn BPM scope of work for the Credit Risk planning, test strategy management and quality control Control Division of a Global Investment Bank, London — Contributed significantly towards establishing Aricent as client’s — Led EAI/SOA Consulting Engagements for a large Australian Telecom preferred long-term partner, resulting in project revenues of $2.5mn Service Provider, Melbourne Senior Software Engineer, Aricent Technologies, China & India Product Manager, Fiorano Software Inc. (startup) — Led 6-member Chinese team through SDLC for Aricent’s pilot near- — Managed server side core product development of $5mn/Annum shoring project and created significant client value through product line, Fiorano’s ESB/SOA suite operational excellence — Led Product Consulting Engagements across geographies, for various — Contributed to extensive array of development and testing activities in clients ranging from Korean Steel Manufacturing Major, Spanish CMMi Level5 compliant SDLC for Aricent’s Next-Generation Network Telecom Service Provider to a US Title Insurer products — Converted initial engagements into product licensing and annuity Areas of Interest: Business Strategy, value creation through IT Solutions, support revenues ($250K–$1mn) Client-centric Innovation and Processes Areas of Interest: Business Development, General Management, Corporate Strategy
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    Sachin Sharma Sandeep Desale MDBA (Finance), Symbiosis Center PGD Software Technology, for Distance Learning, Pune, India NCST-CDAC Bombay, India Diploma in Hotel Management, BE, Electronics Engineering, IHM Bhopal, India Bombay University, India Certified Six Sigma Black Belt (ASQ) Certified Quality Engineer (ASQ) Certificate in French (Alliance Française de Bhopal) 9.5 years experience in Service Operations, Quality and 15 years of experience in Software Product Development Project Management and Solutions Consulting Sr. Manager (Operations) – Genpact International LLC Senior Engineering Manager, TIBCO Software, USA — Managed back office operations (retail banking) for a Fortune 500 US Bank — Led development efforts involving teams based in USA, India and — Responsible for profitability, productivity, resource utilization and cost China for $10mn/Annum Enterprise Application Integration(EAI) control measures product line — Handled hiring, training, development and performance management — Played key role in creating market awareness for Service Oriented of direct reports Architecture(SOA) product line via road-shows, conferences and webinars — Mentored continuous improvement initiatives and gain share projects — Participated in product sales activities as pre-sales solutions architect (~$2mn) on various sales engagements — Supported strategic business assessments and new project migrations Senior Solutions Consultant, Rapidigm Inc, USA Senior Manager (Quality) - IBM Daksh Business Process Services — Assisted Nationwide Insurance and JP Morgan in developing (Pvt) Ltd. enterprise-wide integration software selection and rollout strategy — Led the overall quality organization for in-bound voice technical — Devised content and process integration strategy for Cisco System’s support processes (450-600 FTEs) for US and Canadian business partners Training Division — Successfully led several strategic assessments, transition projects and process quality improvements (QNI ~ CAD 2.5mn) Solutions Consultant, Mastech Inc, Singapore — Assisted Telecom Malaysia in migrating Mainframe based nationwide Achievements Billing systems to multi-tier client-server architecture — "Gold" Leadership Award (Genpact, 2007), Top Talent (IBM, 2007) Areas of Interest: Sales, Business Development and General Areas of Interest: Business Development, Transitions Management
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    What IIMA PGPXhas done to me is akin to lifting me aloft to get a bird's eye view of business world. It has opened my mind and career to new and unlimited possibilities. - Yogesh Sharda (PGPX Class of 2007) Group Commercial Controller, Argo Manunggal Group, Indonesia Sandeep Gupta Sanjeev Bhalla 3 yr Diploma in Hotel MS, Computer Science Management, IHM Delhi, India University of Connecticut, USA BCom, Delhi University, India BE, Electronics and Electrical Communication MBA Operations, IGNOU, Delhi, Punjab Engineering College, India Chandigarh, India PMP, Project Management Institute (PMI), USA Certificate in Banking, CIOBS, Scotland Certificate in Business Intelligence, IBM 13 years of hands on experience in managing Customer 11.5 years of experience in creating customer success in IT Facing Service Teams Services and Products Head, Administration & Facilities, GMR Hyderabad International Lead Program Manager, Conexant Systems Airport — Management of programs across multiple continents with annual — Led the ramp up of the function from a start up construction project budgets of $2-3mn stage to an operating International Airport of Global Standards — Responsible for end-to-end planning, control, risk management and — Implemented SAP MM Module reporting to Top Management. Received the Team Xtreme award — Realised savings of over a million dollars annually — Organizational KRAs - budgetary control, organization structuring, Manager, Program Execution, Centre for Executive Education, Indian process champion, performance management and employee School of Business, Hyderabad engagement — Responsible for the delivery of the programme support teams Project Manager, Infosys Technologies — Led the efforts for achieving profitability from break-even to 50% — P&L responsibility for 30+ resources for 24x7 support of banking margin level applications. Achieved 10% reduction in sustenance budget, using 6 Hotel Operations Manager, India Tourism Development Corporation, India Sigma, resulting in $100K annual savings — Spearheaded large operational departments and involved in — Achieved strong customer and employee satisfaction ratings turnaround management initiatives Product Management and IT Consulting Current Activities: Consulting Club, Marketing Club, Greentech — Product Management of CRM applications for Quark Areas of Interest: Corporate Strategy, General Management — Performed pre-sales and customer facing roles in technology consulting in US, Canada and Singapore Areas of Interest: Creating Shareholder Value and Customer Delight
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    Seenu Kurien Shanmuga Sundar MS, Construction Management, Lakshmanan Texas A&M University, USA BE, Computer Science & Engineering, BArch, Architecture, Thiagarajar College of Engineering, College of Engineering, Trivandrum, Madurai, India India 5 years of experience in Construction Project Management- 9 years of Business Development and IT Consulting operations experience in Life Sciences domain and EAI practice Construction Manager-Operations, Clark Construction Group LLC, USA Program Manager, Cognizant Technology Solutions, USA — Managed subcontractors, suppliers and vendors: resource planning, — Grew portfolio from zero to $7mn annual-revenue material tracking, scheduling operations sequence (Primavera), quality — Recorded over 100% YOY-growth for 3 consecutive years control and procurement — Tilted competitive balance, vying against acquisition-bolstered — Managed contract negotiations, billings/payments, cost engineering competitor, by leveraging global-delivery model; resulted in (JDE), contract execution increased footprint across value-chain — Managed site and material delivery logistics, site operations from — Scaled China and Argentina Development Centers’ capabilities excavation through commissioning — Saved $1.5mn (over 30%) through six-sigma project and operational — Estimation/Budgeting of projects ranging from $10mn - $200mn - excellence initiatives airports, convention centers, hotels, and commercial complexes — Improved 'cost per interface' by 24% in a multi-year complex — Projects – Smithsonian Museum Renovation ($18mn), Onyx integration project Condominium ($54mn), Children’s Hospital ($100mn) funded by Student, PGPX, IIMA Homeland Security USA - won "Best projects of 2006" — Researching Indian Pharmaceutical SMEs under the guidance of Prof. Achievements Rajanish Dass — B. Arch University 3rd rank, Award- National Graduate Student Achievements Competition USA, Scholarships - Construction Advisory Council, — 2-projects in 4-years of program management were Project-of-the- International Education, Mitchell Fellowship Year finalists Current Activities: Operations, Marketing, Media — Won four 'above & beyond' awards — Founded NPO Quest, best outgoing-student, won 'championship- Areas of Interest: Marketing, Operations, General Management gold-medal' in national level technical symposium Areas of Interest: Business Development, Strategy, M&A
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    48 Siddharthan Sriram Narayanan Panneerselvam Introductory Course in Statistics, BE, Electronics and UC Berkeley Extension, USA Communication, Certificate Course in Instructional Coimbatore Institute of Design, Technology, India SNDT University, India Six-Sigma Green Belt MA, Communication, PSG College of Arts and Science, India BSc, Chemistry, PSG College of Arts and Science, India 8 years of experience in Relationship Management, Project 12 years of experience in Relationship Management, Management and IT Consulting Instructional-design Consulting and Content Development Project Manager, Cognizant Technology Solutions Deputy Head (Instructional-Design), Tata Interactive Systems, India and USA — Spearheaded 20 consultants with annual budget of $4mn to develop — Consolidated publishing business by securing and completing and maintain MIS and logistics applications projects from Pearson, McGraw-Hill/Glencoe, and others — Led cross-cultural teams to deploy Inventory Tracking System for John — Established the sales-support team and developed 20 proposals with Deere across 6 countries 75% success rate — Managed customer relationship for Deere transforming the account — Served as a judge for the Brandon-Hall Excellence-in-Learning Awards, from $250,000 revenue to $8mn 2003-2005 — Designed and implemented System Delivery Process to streamline — Served as an assessor for the Tata-Business-Excellence-Model, operations for customer’s new Software Development Centre 2003-2004 — Improved response-time of Business Data Storage applications by — Won ten awards as designer/trainer 25% for Dun & Bradstreet using Six Sigma methodology Executive, Public Relations, Burson-Marsteller, India — Worked with Corporate Marketing Council to develop new customer — Handled media relations during the Palmolive-Femina Miss India accounts contest, 1999-2000 Achievements — Managed press relationship for Colgate-Palmolive during the non- — Cognizant’s 'Above and Beyond' award in multiple years vegetarian toothpaste controversy — Customer award ‘Creativity Works’ for revamping Business Intelligence Achievements systems reducing data management costs by 35% — Completed two half-marathons to raise awareness of learning disabilities — Influenced publishers to distribute learning material to under- Areas of Interest: Strategy, Marketing, Business Development privileged children Current Activities: Academic Representative Areas of Interest: Business Development, Product Management, Public and International Relations
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    Subhankar Chakraborty Suhas More BE, Civil Engineering, MDIT, International Business, Sardar Patel College of Engineering, Symbiosis Institute of Foreign Trade, Mumbai University, India Pune, India Diploma in Business Management, BTech, Textile Engineering, Symbiosis Institute of Business VJTI, Mumbai, India Management, Pune University, India 12 years of global experience in Program Management 12 years of experience in managing a Textile Business Unit in IT Services Business Head, Alpha Group of Companies, Thailand Program/ Project Manager, Infosys Technologies Ltd — Managed various aspects of business planning and supply chain — Led global deployment of mission-critical IT programs with multi- planning for multiple businesses with annual revenue ranging from million budgets for Fortune 500 customers $30mn to $50mn — Managed customer relationships across multiple geographies - USA, — Defined strategy for and developed, executed and managed Europe, Japan, Singapore and Australia comprehensive marketing plan encompassing integrated marketing — Managed a 35-member cross-functional team to design, develop and initiatives designed to penetrate and grow targeted markets implement a $2.5mn program for front-office systems in cash equities — Communicated with customers, management, internal departments, division for a leading investment bank and vendors to co-ordinate overall marketing effort in accordance — Contributed significantly in broadening Infosys footprint in wealth with corporate goals management and derivatives division of a leading investment bank in — Played integral role in product development activities Japan ($1mn annual revenue) — Led and directed forward- thinking marketing team — Assisted in business development and created pricing strategies for Regional Marketing Manager, Raymond Ltd, India large outsourcing contracts — Developed and managed a wide range of marketing tools including — Anchored business requirements elicitation and analysis for a large promotional materials legal & compliance program for a global bank — Communicated with customers in Far East Asia Areas of Interest: General Management, IT, Financial Services — Participated in exhibitions overseas Areas of Interest: General Management, Operations and Supply Chain Management
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    For me, PGPXwas a life changing experience. It has prepared me for the challenges and responsibilities of general management and the lessons and skills I picked up at IIMA come handy in every situation of my work and life. I now contribute in a gamut of activities - Strategy discussions, Sales calls, Marketing campaigns, IT analysis, HR negotiations and Financial evaluations with a confidence that "Yes, I understand this and I can contribute in every area and at every level". - Vasu Merugu (PGPX Class of 2007) Senior Product Manager, Computer Associates. Tarak Reddy Vaibhav Khandelwal MS, Computer Science and BCom, Engineering, Rajasthan University, India Auburn University, USA BTech, Electronics and Communication Engineering, JNTU College of Engineering, Hyderabad, India IBM Certified Rational Software Architect 10 years of experience in Enterprise Architecture and 7 years of Business Development and Client Engagement IT Management experience Principal Consultant, IT Group, Inc., USA Business Development Manager - Global Transaction Banking, — Led a cross-functional team in design, development of a $6.8mn ABN AMRO - Singapore kiosk application; advised senior management on technical direction, — Achieved annual revenue target of $1mn by structuring cross border strategic planning and enterprise architecture at the automotive escrow and trade finance transactions for commodities and division of Cox Enterprises semiconductor clients — Designed services for 3 Screens strategy at AT&T — Managed integration effort for 30,000 ABN AMRO clients post RBS — Managed various aspects of the Line Number Portability project and a acquisition custom Work-Flow-Manger which reduced average order processing- — Organized regional bi-annual trade finance client event in Vietnam time at national call centres from 4 minutes to under a minute at Project Analyst, Holcim & Grameen Bank - Sri Lanka Verizon Wireless — Created business plan to scale a micro-finance project for shop-house Director of Engineering, Intent MediaWorks, USA construction — Managed a team of 19, including an offshore-team in Romania and Vice President – External Relations, AIESEC International, re-engineered the core platform to achieve an 18-fold improvement The Netherlands in system performance — Raised funds in excess of targeted Euro 1mn Led a diverse team of Areas of Interest: General Management, Business Development, IT four direct reports Strategy, Entrepreneurship — Managed relationships with international organizations – (UN Global Compact, PwC, UBS) Areas of Interest: Private Equity, Corporate Banking, Consulting
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    Vijai Rajagopal Dr. Vijay Pahwa Masters of Technological Design, MD, Ophthalmology, Rapid Product Development, AIIMS, New Delhi, India National University of Singapore MBBS, BE, Mechanical Engineering, AIIMS, New Delhi, India Anna University, Chennai, India 6 years of product development experience in Wireless 5 years of experience in Healthcare Industry Telecommunications and Consumer Electronics Consultant, Ophthalmology, Indian Hospital, New Delhi Mechanical Designer, Research in Motion Ltd., Canada — Collaborated with local hospitals and started new healthcare forum — Successfully designed multiple modules for next generation resulting in 50% increase in revenue smartphones including the BlackBerry® StormTM and BlackBerry® Resident Ophthalmologist Surgeon, AIIMS, New Delhi PearlTM series — Responsible for educating and supervising interns and junior — Developed and managed supplier and manufacturing teams across surgeons; unit achieved 25% increase in patient turnover rate three continents enabling production readiness for peak demand of — Pivotal role in cataract screening 'reach-in' programs under WHO 1.5mn devices per month Vision 2020 with an achievement of 95% coverage — Optimized product designs and improved manufacturing processes at — Presented in national and international conferences; acknowledged in vendors resulting in cost savings of approximately $10mn international websites and journals Mechanical Engineer, Motorola, Singapore Achievements — Successfully developed key module designs for the ultra-thin L6 & L2 — First in world: Coordinated research teams across 3 departments for model cell phones multi-centre research trial and initiated the use of stem cells to treat — Led failure analysis and prototype certification activities to improve incurable blinding diseases product reliability — Ranked 24th among 125,000 students in All India Medical Entrance Achievements Examination — Four pending US patents on cell phone module designs Areas of Interest: General Management, Corporate Strategy, Areas of Interest: Product Management, Marketing, Operations, General Consultancy, Business Development Management
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    52 Vikram Batra Vinod Kumar Gupta MBA, PGDM-Finance, BTech, Chemical Engineering, IIM Bangalore, India IIT Bombay, India BTech, Mechanical Engineering, IIT Madras, India 14 years of experience in Financial Management, 18 years work experience in Petrochemical Operations, Corporate Finance and Strategic Planning Project Management and Business Excellence Model Head of Corporate Finance, Meraas Capital, Dubai Assistant Vice President, Reliance Industries Limited, India — Developed and deployed the funding strategy for — Commissioned PVC plant and debottlenecked from 160 KTA to Meraas group of companies 350 KTA — Established a strategic JV with DTZ (asset management company) — Production Incharge - VCM and Naphtha Cracker — Deal structuring, valuation and appraisals for investments in — Executed Butadiene Project and the project won Silver Award from hospitality, real estate and healthcare verticals IPM in 2006 Finance Controller, British American Tobacco, Middle East — Project proposal preparation of projects worth $100mn — Transformed BAT’s strategic planning from the traditional — Worked with Dupont for developing Safety Management Systems 'incremental' process to a 'target based' approach — Senior Examiner for Ram Krishna Bajaj National Quality Award — Re-engineered supply-chain logistics for distribution in the Gulf (6 Award cycles) and Examiner for CII-Exim Bank Business — Awarded the prestigious 'Golden Leaf' award for regional change Excellence Award management initiative — Certified Energy Manager from BEE — Trained in TQM at AOTS, Japan and Core Team member for winning Financial Analyst, Procter & Gamble, India Deming QC Award for RIL, Hazira — Prepared investment plans for brand launches and production plants of key brands Achievements — Awarded "GMs award for excellence" for contribution to the — Charter Secretary Surat Round Table (NGO working in education) competition response plan Areas of Interest: General Management, Operations and Supply Chain Areas of Interest: Asset Management, Corporate Strategy, General Management Management
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    Vinod Kumar Ramachandran Vipin Sharma MS, Electrical Engineering, MS, Industrial Engineering, University of Wisconsin-Madison, University of Minnesota, USA USA BE, Mechanical Engineering BTech, Instrumentation Engineering, (Gold Medallist), Anna University, India NIT Nagpur, India PMP, Project Management Institute (PMI), USA Advanced Project Management (in progress), Stanford University, USA 7 years of experience in Wireless Communications 8 years of experience in Software Product Development Project Lead – Advanced Technologies and Standards, Motorola, and Consulting India Product Development Manager, Deltek Inc., USA — Represented Motorola in 3GPP Long Term Evolution (LTE) standards — Established frameworks for design and development processes — Developed LTE standards strategy and steered efforts to insert IPRs for a global team across US, India and Philippines, reducing release and preferred system architecture cycle time by 25% — Led discussions with equipment vendors and operators on LTE Systems Integration Manager, CGI, Inc., USA — Designed and analyzed product algorithms in physical, MAC, and — Led consulting teams in US, Canada and India for the largest network layers for fourth-generation technologies public-sector client ($100mn revenue) of CGI-US for its most — Worked on LTE, WiMAX, HSPA, EV-DO, GPRS/EDGE, femtocells, successful ERP product line NETLMM, and ROHC Senior Consultant, Appian Corporation, USA — Proposed a novel business idea for the Indian market — Managed project implementations and facilitated five-fold Research Associate – University of Wisconsin-Madison, USA expansion of product engineering division in 18 months — Researched on collaborative signal processing for wireless — Established performance metrics for the world’s largest intranet sensor networks with 2.5mn users Achievements Consultant, Epic Systems Corporation, USA — 13 filed patents, 25 publications, one IETF draft, Distinguished — Led the largest financial data migration project in company’s history Graduate Fellow at UW-Madison, Narotam Sekhsaria Scholar for 2009, (worth $21mn in revenue) Top inventors list of Motorola India, Corporate standards awards — Awarded "More powerful than a locomotive" Leader Award Areas of Interest: Telecommunications Enterprise Management and Areas of Interest: General management, Corporate Strategy and Consulting Finance
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    Our experience atPGPX has been very positive. The strength of the programme lies in the rich and diversified backgrounds of the students who can almost fit into the middle and senior management roles easily post PGPX. The interactions with the students during lecture(s) and placements were rich and showed their capability and maturity. We, at RPG would like to fill our lateral requirements from the students of PGPX. - Arvind Agrawal President - Corp Dev and HR, RPG Enterprises Viplove Chaturvedi Vishal Doshi B Sc, MPhil University of Lucknow, India University of Cambridge, UK BCom University of Mumbai, India 11 years of Banking experience across various functional 9 year track record of delivery on innovative global IT areas including Corporate Finance, Fixed Income & General Projects in Consulting, R&D, Finance, Consumer Electronics Management and other Industries Assistant Vice President, International Banking (Credit), Assistant Vice President, Barclays Capital, London Axis Bank, Mumbai — As BAU Lead for London and New York, I led implementation of a — Corporate Finance functions including appraisal, sanction system that enabled the exotics business to double volumes and and post sanction monitoring for foreign office reduce staffing costs, thus helping Barclays maintain its technological- — Geography Manager for the Singapore branch leadership Assistant Vice President, State Bank of India, Osaka Project Leader, The Technology Partnership Plc, Cambridge, England — Fixed Income dealer — Generated multiple patentable ideas, including a novel thermal — Loan Syndication printing system and an image enhancement algorithm — Risk Management — Generated >£500k of repeat business, by recommending an — Systems Administrator innovative simulator-based development strategy, enabling a key Assistant Manager, State Bank of Travancore client to attain a market-leading position — Managed all aspects of SME Lending including origination, Founder, Network Genie, Mumbai appraisal and post disbursement monitoring — Linux based web hosting services — Sale of Retail Banking Products both, on assets & liabilities side — Clients included Bajaj, Piramals, Shekhar Kapur Areas of Interest: Corporate Finance, Private Equity — Boughtout by IndiaLinks Areas of Interest: Putting technology to work, Leading innovation, Venture Capital
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    Vishal Zinjuvadia Yogesh Soman MS, Computer Engineering MSc, Materials Science & Metallurgy, University of Kansas, USA University of Cambridge, UK BE, Electronics Engineering ME, Metallurgy, M. S. University of Baroda, India Indian Institute of Science, Certified Product Manager & Certified Bangalore, India Product Marketing Manager BE, Metallurgy, Association of International Product College of Engineering Pune, India Marketing and Management 8 years of experience in Product Marketing and Engineering 10 years of experience in Engineering Product Design and roles in the Networking Industry Development Product Line Manager (Marketing), Force10 Networks, USA Asst. General Manager, EWAC Alloys Ltd, an Associate of Larsen & — Managed Force10’s flagship E-Series family of switches across generations Toubro Ltd, India — Provided pre-sales support that helped Force10 acquire and retain — Initiated 'Ready-to-Use Wear Parts' and Nano-Technology based new multi-million dollar data-center business with customers like Google, product developments through Industry Academia partnerships with Yahoo, and Facebook IIT and NCL — Partnered with customers to create 'Trace-Flow' – a technology that — Managed all aspects of product development from concept, design, reduces network downtime by 30% trials, field testing to product launch. Developed 10 new products — Played key role in obtaining the US Army Technology Integration saving $40,000 in technology transfer costs Center (TIC) Certification necessary for Force10 to target annual — Represented organization at various conferences and seminars federal sales of $10mn through paper presentations and invited lectures Member of Technical Staff, Movaz Networks, USA Achievements — Designed and implemented optimizations that improved bandwidth — Filed a patent on high temperature wear resistant alloy utilization by up to 100% — Won the 'Best Technical Paper' award at an International Welding Achievements Conference in 2005 — Filed 8 patents related to computer network design and resiliency — Selected for 'Technology Leadership Program' at Larsen & Toubro — Presentations at various conferences (NANOG, IETF) Areas of Interest: Strategy, Business Development, Operations, General Areas of Interest: General Management, Business Development, Management Corporate Strategy
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    Computers and Marketing Organizational Information Security Group Bibek Banerjee Behaviour Rekha Rani Jain PhD (Purdue) Deepti Bhatnagar PhD (IIT, Delhi) Fellow (IIMA) Faculty B H Jajoo Abraham Koshy Fellow (IIMA) Parvinder Gupta PhD (IIT, Kanpur) Arvind Sahay PhD (IIT, Kanpur) V Venkata Rao PGDM (IIMA), Pradyumana Khokle PhD (Georgia Institute of Tech) PhD (Texas Uni, Austin) Fellow (IIMA) Piyush Kumar Sinha Neharika Vohra PhD (SP Uni) PhD (Manitoba) Business Policy Economics Anurag K Agarwal Ravindra Dholakia LLM (Harvard), LLD (Lucknow) PhD (MS Uni) Atanu Ghosh Errol D'souza MTech (IIT, Delhi), PGDM (IIMA), PhD (JNU) PhD (IIT, Bombay), G S Gupta Fellow of Institution of Engineers PhD (Johns Hopkins) S Manikutty Sebastian Morris Fellow (IIMA) MSc (IIT, Bombay), Fellow (IIMC) Communications Finance & Accounting Asha Kaul Shailesh Gandhi PhD (IIT, Kanpur) Fellow (IIMA) M M Monippally Ramesh Gupta PhD (Manchester) PGDM (IIMC), AICWA, Meenakshi Sharma PhD (Berkeley) MA, PhD (Queensland Uni) Rajendra Patel AICWA, ACA, PGDM (IIMA) Prem Chander Fellow (IIMA) T T Ram Mohan B Tech (IIT, Bombay), PGDM (IIMC), Ph D (Stern School, NY) Sidharth Sinha PGDM (IIMA), PhD (Uni of California, Berkeley) Jayanth R Varma PGDM (IIMA), AICWA, Fellow (IIMA) N Venkiteswaran ACA
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    58 Personnel & Industrial Relations Jerome Joseph PhD (Madras Uni) Biju Varkkey Fellow (NIBM, Pune) Manjari Singh Fellow (IIMC) Visiting Faculty Production & Sujata Madan Arun Wakhlu Quantitative Methods Prof Strategy & Consulting, Chairperson at Tathagata Bandyopadhyay McGill University, Canada Pragati Leadeship Institute PhD (Calcutta Uni) Ashok som Jagdeep Chhokar Chetan Soman Co-Chair, Strategy, ESSEC school Ex Dean, IIMA, Association MTech (IIT, Bombay), Amita Batra for Democratic Reform PhD (Groningen) Senior Fellow, Indian Council Sushil Vachani Goutam Dutta for Research on International Professor, Strategy and Innovation, PhD (Northwestern Uni) Economic Relations Boston University A K Laha Krishnesh Mehta Hari Mundra PhD (ISI, Calcutta) MSc (Physics), Ex. Director (Finance), Essar Group National Institute of Design Saral Mukherjee S Malathesh Fellow (IIMC) Sankarshan Basu Former MD, Alytaus Textiles, Lithuania PhD (LSE), N Ravichandran Jean Paul Lemaire Associate Professor, IIMB PhD (IIT, Madras) Professor, ESCP-EAP Deenaz Damania Rajeev Sreenivasan Director, Synergy Consultants & Owner, Questinet, Oklahama Public Systems Group Head qualitative Research, Gallup MBA Indira Parikh Amit Garg Director, Foundation for B B Chakrabarti MTech (IIT, Roorkee), Liberal and Management Education PhD (Jadavpur University, Fellow (IIMA) Arun Duggal Department of Economics), Anil K Gupta Fellow of Indian Institute of Chairman of Board of Directors of Shriram Group PhD (Kurukshetra), Cost and Works Companies. Vice Chairman of IARC. Board of Fellow (NASS) Accountants of India Directors of Jubilant Energy NV., Patni Computers, Fidelity Fund Management, LNG Petronet, Zuari G Raghuram Jerry Rao Industries, Info Edge (India), Mundra Port & SEZ. PhD (Northwestern) Former Citi India head, Advisor to IMA. Indian Rly Chair Mphasis founder Samir K Barua D V R Seshadri MTech (IIT, Kanpur), Fellow (IIMA), Fellow (IIMA) Professor (Marketing), IIMB
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    Placement Process and Policies Guidelines for Recruiting Key Dates Organizations Pre-placement Presentations: The PGPX placement committee and August - October, 2009 relationship managers will work with On-Campus Recruiting: you to streamline placement 14th Dec - 15th March, 2010 processes for recruiters and participants. They will help schedule Recruitment Fee your visits for presentation and There is a fee for participating in the recruitment interviews. recruitment, and a charge per Pre-placement presentations (up to 2 successful hire (amounts will be rounds) - enable you to inform informed by the relationship participants of your organization's manager). Companies headquartered unique opportunities and challenges, in India, with turnover below Rs 1bn and your culture and structure. We and Non-governmental organizations have found a 20-minute presentation (NGOs) are exempt from the and a 20-minute Q&A session most participation fee. effective. Presence of senior executives and alumni help create a Negotiations on compensation and better impact. other terms of employment should be held in strict confidence between you We recommend you plan your first- and the candidate. However, recruiters round recruitment interviews early need to keep the Placement with the support of the Placement Committee informed at the following Committee. Our facilities include: stages to ensure that all recruiters are On-line CV access and search able to hire effectively and efficiently. Tele-conferencing • When a preliminary offer is made Video-conferencing, • When a final offer is made Interview cabins • When a candidate accepts or Reprographics and on-campus rejects a final offer accommodation PGPX participants have substantial work experience and are selected through a rigorous admission process. We therefore do not disclose the class grades and individual GMAT scores.
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    It is absolutelyamazing to be at IIM Ahmedabad. True to reputation, the quality of teaching is world class, and the number of contact hours we get with the faculty in PGPX is the highest anywhere. The course-work is very intense but tackling it with committed and accomplished group of peers makes the learning experience quite special. - Peyush Agarwal (PGPX Class of 2010)
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    Student Placement Committee: IIMA Placement Chairperson: Abhishek Kumar Prof. Saral Mukherjee 99099 27820 Phone: +91 079 6632 4929 x09abhishek@iimahd.ernet.in saralm@iimahd.ernet.in Manoj Khare 99099 27822 In-charge, Placement Office: x09manoj@iimahd.ernet.in Mr. Pravin Christian Phone: +91 079 6632 4666 Nigam Nayak Fax: +91 079 6632 4665 99099 27823 placement@iimahd.ernet.in x09nigam@iimahd.ernet.in Peyush Agarwal 99099 27824 x09peyush@iimahd.ernet.in Vikram Batra 99099 27825 x09vikram@iimahd.ernet.in
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    PGPX Student PlacementCommittee +91 9909927820/22/23/24/25 Placement Office Placement@iimahd.ernet.in Phone: +91 079 6632 4666 Fax: +91 079 6632 4565 Photography: Sheetal Bhalla Design by: Ace Advertising