Priyanka Khera has over 11 months of professional experience working at Tata Motors in process improvement roles, where she led teams that reduced costs and improved productivity. She is currently pursuing a PGDM at S. P. Jain Institute of Management and Research in Mumbai. She has internship experience in investment banking at JP Morgan and has led several projects and initiatives at her business school around events, newsletters, and case competitions. She is interested in mergers and acquisitions, valuation, and business strategy.

1. PRIYANKA KHERA, 24
PGDM, Finance
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIE NCE 11 MONTHS
Tata Motors, Automobile Manufacturer Pune, India
Assistant Manager, Commercial Vehicle Business Unit (July 2008 – May 2009)
 Member of the Process Improvement/Six Sigma Cross-Functional Team working at Truck/Bus Engine Assembly
o Interface between the vendors and the company – Managed expectations from both sides to deliver results
o Redesigned and implemented high-pressure fuel flow lines on the engine; reduced warranty costs by INR 1 crore for the company
o Improved productivity by 65% (reduction in defects) at the FIP (Fuel Injection Pump) Fitment Work-Station by digitalizing the FIP
 Member of the Kaizen Team working at Truck/Bus Chassis Fitment Line; achieved 33% Inventory reduction at the line
EDUCATION
Year Examination Institution Marks Obtained
2011 PGDM S. P. Jain Institute of Management & Research, Mumbai Pursuing
2010 CFA® Level-II Candidate Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA®) Institute, USA Pursuing
2008 B. Tech Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology, Nagpur 8.76 / 10.00
2004 Class XII, State Board Atomic Energy Junior College, Mumbai 91.7 %
2002 Class X, CBSE Atomic Energy Central School (AECS), Mumbai 93.2 %
Subjects of Interest: Mergers & Acquisitions, Corporate Valuation, Business Strategy & Policy
Scholastic Achievements
 Among the Top 20 in a batch of 178 based on CGPA in SPJIMR released as on date for the academic year 2009-10 (2010)
 State Rank-1 in 10 th CBSE Board Exams in All Maharashtra AECS; Scored 100 in Mathematics, awarded 0.1% merit certificate (2002)
 Authored Research Paper on Robotic Arm with Four Degrees of Freedom for IEEE Journal & Xplore Digital Library 2.0 (2008)
AUTUMNS INTERNSHIP, 2010 11 WEEKS
JP Morgan Chase – IB (Centralized Research Group), Mumbai (Sep 2010 – Nov 2010)
Work Scope: Supported teams working on M&A deals, IPOs and Restructuring in ‘Natural Resources Group’ for EMEA region
 Involved in Pitch-Book preparation, building Valuation models, maintained Trading & Transaction comparables
 Project: Assessed overseas asset acquisition opportunities for an Indian Oil & Gas major - Envisioned and developed the concept,
identified the targets, determined acquisition price range, used EPS Accretion/Dilution & AVP techniques for deal analysis
DEVELOPMENT OF CORPORATE CITIZENSHIP (DOCC) 6 WEEKS
Mahila Arthik Vikas Mahamandal, Pune (Mar 2010 – May 2010)
Project Scope: To implement a Pilot Business Project in India for Fig Drying and Processing in Velu village, Pune District
Project Achievement: Runners-Up at SIFE World Cup - India among 60 teams; event sponsored by PwC, KPMG, HSBC & Kellogg’s
 Shifted focus from selling Fresh figs to Dry figs; monthly income of 176 women in Velu will increase from INR 2040 to INR 40000
 Collaborated with Post-Harvesting Scientists to evaluate Technical, Marketing and Socio-Economic feasibility for 11 SHGs
PROJECTS AND INTERNSHIPS
 Corporate Valuation – Business Analysis & Valuation of Reliance Industries Ltd. using DCF Model & Relative Multiples (2010)
 Dexter Consultancy, Ahmedabad (June 2010 – Aug 2010)
o Designed strategy for a Brokerage House to open a Financial Research arm of their own - Conducted interviews with FIs and
SMEs to analyse Current Information Sources and relevance of Technical/Fundamental Analysis in Trading/Hedging
 IntelliStay Hotels Private Limited (Mango Suites), Mumbai (June 2010 – Feb 2011)
o Worked for Business Development & Intelligence; Won mock-IPO event organized by NEN-SPJIMR presenting Mango Suites
 Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (Sept 2009 – Mar 2010)
o Worked on its Open Space Management Policies – Collaborated with BMC Officials, NGOs and Citizens’ Forum
POSITIONS OF RESPONS IBILITY
 Core Team Member, SPJIMR Marketing Impact Awards - Responsible for Budget, Logistics and overall Coordination (2010)
o Attended by 150 Corporates and 200 students from across the country; handled an overall budget of INR 12 Lacs
 Marketing Coordinator, Lock, Stock & Trade, Mock IPO event - Got 2 major brands on-board as Associate Partners for event (2009)
o Attended by 350 participants from 10 premier Indian B-Schools; handled an overall budget of INR 2.1 Lacs
 Event Head, Biz-Talk, a Business Case Study event, Tata Motors Business Fest – Conceptualized the Case Statement (2009)
 Founder & Chief Editor, College Newsletter – Initiated Alumni interactions, Students’ discussions, HODs’ interviews (2005-2008)
EXTRA CURRICULAR INTERESTS
 1st Runners-Up, Tata Business Leadership Awards, SPJIMR - A ‘billion-touch’ idea of an Electric Cycle; Organized by TAS (2010)
 Member of Investment Banking Club, SPJIMR – Coordinated the study & analysis of Tata-JLR deal for the club (2010)
 Formally trained in Hindustani Classical Music and Light Music for 4 years; Performed in Stage-Shows across Mumbai (1996-2000)
 Responsible for Stage-Setting & Design for Theatrical Play ‘Evam Indrajit’ by Badal Sircar; presented by Guild of Actors @ SP (2010)
S. P. Jain Institute of Management and Research, Munshi Nagar, Dadabhai Road, Andheri(W), Mumbai 400058, India
Tel: +91 022 2623 0396 (O); Email: placom@spjimr.org