Leadership, International Business Development, Relationship Management in Financial Services, IT/Business Consulting

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Pratik GHOSH
BSc. (Hon) Statistics – University of Calcutta, India
MSc. Operational Research - London School of Economics & Political Science (LSE), UK
Address: 3-2 Northwood Hall, Hornsey Lane, N6 5PH
Mobile: +230 54213966
Email: pragho.pg@gmail.com; Skype: pragho
British and Mauritius Citizen
• Leadership • International Business Development • Relationship Management
Profile Client facing and team oriented leader with over 20 years of experience in conducting
business worldwide and participating in the development of company at senior
management level in financial services industry and IT/business
consulting. Understanding of cross-border business exigencies,
appreciation of emerging market government policies, particularly in India and
Africa, and knowledge of treaties and regulatory frameworks pertaining to international
banking. Enjoy steering businesses under challenging conditions to success.
Specialities include: Leading companies from pre-revenue to market leadership,
establishing overseas subsidiaries and joint ventures in Africa, fostering strategic
alliances, nurturing trusted client relationships and mentoring of junior colleagues.
Network of associates includes international bankers, corporate advisors, legal
professionals and captains of industries from Sub-Saharan Africa, India, Singapore,
France, UK and Switzerland.
Experience 2015 to date Executive Director, Add Value Consulting Ltd.
Pratik brings together his African experience, consulting and banking acumen to nurture
high potential technology businesses in Africa to create a portfolio of investment-ready
attractive opportunities for angel investors and crowd funding.
2006 – 2014 Head of Global Business and Member of Management, The Mauritius
Commercial Bank, Mauritius
MCB, a global 1000 international bank is the largest bank in East Africa with presence across
the Indian Ocean. Pratik’s responsibility included:
 Participating in bank wide strategic issues and set the long term vision for Global
Business banking
 Leading, directing and managing the overall strategy and its execution
 Developing business in Europe, Africa, India and South East Asia to achieving overall
Global Business Banking revenue & profit targets
 Appraising cross border credit applications involving structured trade finance,
promoter financing, mergers and acquisition and syndicated international transactions
 Participating in credit and other management committees
 Overseeing banking and investment services
 Identifying new products and services and marketing requirements
 Ensuring compliance to regulatory guidelines
 Keeping abreast of international trends, treaties and development in global business
and regulatory framework

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2004 - 2006 Adviser to the CEO, CIEL Investment, Mauritius
CIEL Investment is the investment holding arm of the CIEL Group a leading diversified
investment company in Mauritius, operating five business clusters spread across Mauritius,
Africa and Asia with 27,000 employees. Pratik’s responsibility included:
 Identifying suitable investment deals in agro, financial services, telco and IT industries
for private equity investment in Africa and Mauritius
 Identifying strategic alliances in India
 Appraising investment proposals, memoranda, supporting transactions etc.
 Participating in Board Meetings of investee companies
 Providing hands-on management support and consulting to investee companies,
specifically providing Outsourcing services.
1996 – 2004 Partner, DCDM Consulting, Mauritius
Pratik was Partner responsible for the African offices of DCDM Consulting, a pan-
African advisory and IT/ Business Consulting firm with offices in 8 sub-Saharan
countries including Botswana, Kenya and Tanzania. Pratik’s responsibility included:
 Developing business in the African continent
 Undertaking end-to-end responsibility in providing Business Consulting and
Software Development and Implementation services to Government, Financial
Services and Agro-business clients
 Participating in general management of business
 Participating in strategic planning
1989 – 1996 Adviser, Ministry of Finance, Government of Mauritius
Pratik’s responsibilities included:
 Providing consulting services on various aspects of IPP projects in the energy sector;
 Reviewing policies pertaining to the manufacturing sector;
 Reorganizing several key Government departments and parastatal bodies;
 Participating in policy formulation and budgetary activities
Others Pratik has been keynote speaker at various international fora; contributor to local
publications and member of several national level committees including the International
Banking Sub-committee at the Mauritius Bankers’ Association and Indo-Mauritius Double
Taxation Avoidance Agreement Sub-committee at the Global Finance Mauritius, the Private
Sector apex body on financial services.
Pratik has also worked as an Operational Research Analyst at British Airways in the UK and
was a freelance consultant with Financial Systems Software at the City of London.
Social
Engagement
Member of the Rotary Club of Port Louis - Designed and launched two Rotary Club of Port
Louis Community Service projects: (1) Unleashing Potentials: A Poverty Alleviation Project
and (2) Fitness for the Frail – a fitness program for the Elderly and Physically Challenged
residents at charitable homes.
Language skills English and Bengali: Native
French and Hindi: Basic Understanding