Akshay Mehta

Consultant - Coal

Summary
To attain a position in Management to leverage strong Communication skills & broad leadership experiences
across USA, UK, Indonesia, China and India.

Specialties
Broad Entrepreneurial and Professional experience across USA, UK, Indonesia, China and India: Expertise in
generating Sales by designing superior Marketing Strategies & Market Sizing Techniques.

Experience
Senior Consultant at Some large Commodity trading company.
December 2011 - Present (8 months)
- Actively involved in trading coal to Traders & end users in India & China for Spot / long term Fuel Supply
of coal originating from Indonesia, South Africa & Russia.
- Participating in tenders pertaining to Korea Power, Taipower, other State Owned Utilities.
- Aggressively & strategically approaching the mid & small sized traders to support them for coal imports.
Executive Director at Gerald Metals SA
November 2010 - January 2012 (1 year 3 months)
- Setting up imported coal trading desk from scratch to import non-coking coal from Indonesia, Russia,
Ukraine, South Africa, USA and to sell it to various power utilities across India, China & Thailand.
- Bringing lead for joint venture/ investments in coal concessions in Indonesia to secure long term coal
off-takes from creditworthy counterparties.
- Liaising with Lawyer & Credit agencies in Indonesia for mitigating the country specific risk.
- Co-ordaining with State owned trading companies in Indonesia for pledging the stockpiles & managing the
upfront payments Risk on stockpiles so as to have legal ownership on the stockpile.
- Managing long term Fuel Supply Agreements (FSA) and sourcing coal from East/ South Kalimantan &
Sumatra, Indonesia.
- Adhering to sourcing & trading procedures as set by Gerald Metals, Stamford Credit department & to utilize
the available funds to maximize the revenues.
- Investigating the seaborne trade market focusing on India, China, Japan, Taiwan & Korea to evaluate the
impact on ocean freight for positioning the cargos.
- Participating in various tenders of tonnage of over 0.5 million mt, floated by CHINA POWER,
SINOSTEEL, MINMETALS, CHALCO, TAIPOWER, KOWEPO, including MAHAGENCO, APGENCO,
WBPDCL, NALCO, DVPPL, RRVUNL.
- Preparing Thermal coal demand & Supply model for India and working on another model to compute
delivered prices of Indonesian, South African, American, Russian, Colombian & NEWC coal to various
utilities, Cement & Sponge plants in India.
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- Maintaining strong relations with existing clients in Indonesia as well as potential thermal coal end users.
1 recommendation available upon request
GGM (Origination- Asia Pacific Region) at Swastik Coal International Pvt Ltd
November 2009 - October 2010 (1 year)
Swastik Coal is one of the leading importers, traders of an extensive range of Coal. In addition to this, they
also providing effective transportaion and handling services for movement of bulk commodities.
- Started trading desk for imports from Indonesia, South Africa origin and to sell it to various power utilities
across India & Korea.
- Consulting utilities for robust pricing mechanism (CERC) to minimize market volatility risk in pricing &
tonnage to supply thermal coal based on such mechanisms.
- Analyzing coal requirements and preferences of current & potential buyers.
- Low risks high return portfolio management & hedging physical positions to mitigate risk.
- Analysing the business process and investigating the business opportunities in Asia
- Heading a team of analysts to study Steam coal import & consumption pattern of Thermal power plants,
Cement, Sponge iron, paper plants in India.
- Tracking Indian as well as international Coal, Steel & Oil commodities on ICE, NYMEX, brokers, traders,
shippers & importers & to build a forecast model of coal import and market direction.
- Working on outsourcing South African, Australian & Indonesian coal across various sectors and segmenting
the market for coal distribution to mitigate the risk.
- Reporting the International market scenario to Managing Director at Singapore at the end of day.
Senior Manager, Business Development (Asia Pacific Region) at Maheswari Brothers Coal Ltd
June 2008 - September 2009 (1 year 4 months)
- Working on sourcing Steam Coal from Indonesia & South Africa and to sell it to various Cement, Steel,
Paper, Sugar & Thermal Power Plants in India.
- Vetting foreign contract for imported coal purchase and working along with the supplier, shipper and Vessel
owner till the discharge of coal at discharge port. Working overall in the whole process from finalization of
contract till completion of discharge.
- Preparing contracts and negotiate final contract wording with counterparts, liaising with traders, risk
managers, finance and operations on contractual specifics. Maintain contract templates / general terms and
conditions. Management and reporting of contracts status and following up on outstanding contracts.
- Portfolio management & hedging physical positions to mitigate risk. Working together with NewEdge
group, Global coal, ASX & RMB for financial trading & clearance of positions.
1 recommendation available upon request
President (Sourcing- Raw material, Steel & Cement) at Accurate Group, Inc
October 2007 - June 2008 (9 months)
Accurate Group is a top tier Civil Engineering & Project Management company that is pioneer in Surveying
& Civil Construction in Illinois. Accurate Group, Inc. is certified and pre-qualified by; Responsible for Risk
analysis of multiple project portfolios in civil and construction industry.

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- Responsible for Risk analysis of multiple project portfolios in civil and construction industry.
- Handling, analyzing, consolidating and reporting Geospatial data using SQL and SAS.
- Managing the optimized allocation of Surveyors, Engineers & Equipments.
- Conducting meetings with Clients & Management and actively participating in bidding & negotiation
sessions.
- Overseeing the implementation of marketing strategies related to firms growth in States, Latin America as
well as in Middle East.
1 recommendation available upon request
Proprietor at Mehta Enterprises
April 1998 - August 2006 (8 years 5 months)
- Directing and advising staff engaged in providing records management, accounting, finance, purchasing &
other administrative services.
- Evaluating and analyzing firm's business achievements and performance ensuring that company capacities
and market potential are utilized at its maximum.
- Partaking in devising and implementing cost control to reduce operational expenses.
- Researching and analyzing competitors in the same business milieu.
- Conducting research in the latest trends in the industry covering products, pricing, sales and procedures,
researching and analyzing supply, demand & costs associated with it.
- Conducting feasibility studies for various biddings of Annual Rate Contracts.
- Negotiating the bulk rates and delivery terms with the principal manufacturing companies.
- Selecting and finalizing of technical parameters and then making offers as per client's detailed
specifications. Tendering, follow-up for orders and payments.
- Negotiating and finalizing deals.

Publications
Research
Financial Times October 18, 2008
Authors: Akshay Mehta, I worked under the guidance of Prof. Richard Taffler
(http://www.wbs.ac.uk/faculty/members/Richard/Taffler)
Does Private Equity add value: Focus on Asian markets

Languages
Bhasha
English
Hindi

(Professional working proficiency)

(Native or bilingual proficiency)
(Native or bilingual proficiency)

Courses
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BE, Engineering
Amravati University
Higher Mathematics
Engineering Sciences
General Management
Work Study
MBA, Finance, Strategy
The University of Edinburgh
Investments
Mergers & Aquisitions
Corporate Finance
Operational Management
Entrepreneurship
PG Research, Does Private Equity add value in
Indian Market?
The Ohio State University - The Max M. Fisher College
of Business
Derivative trading
International Business
Statistics
Analytics

FC DT
FB IB
FB SM

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Independent Coursework
Certification in Materials Management (IIMM)

Volunteer Experience
Volunteer at The Ohio State University
May 2008 - July 2008 (3 months)

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Organizations
Edinburgh University Trading and Investment Club, Edinburgh
Active Participant
The Edinburgh University Trading & Investment Club (EUTIC) is the largest non-sports society at the
University of Edinburgh. With over a decade of experience, EUTIC has the UKs largest and most successful
student-run real money investment portfolio, worth over 16,000. EUTIC goals are to educate professionals
about the world of finance; give them real-life experience in trading stocks, provide opportunities to network
with some of the world's most prestigious firms, and should they be interested, help them pursue careers in
the financial services industry.
Max M. Fisher Consultancy & Endowment Fund, Ohio
Advisor
Ohio State was among the first group of public universities to raise a $1 billion endowment when it passed
the $1 billion mark in 1999. At years end 2005, Ohio States endowment stood at $1.73 billion, ranking it
seventh among public universities and 27th among all American universities. In June 2006, the endowment
passed the $2 billion mark.
In recent decades, and in response to continually shrinking state funding, Ohio State has conducted two
significant multi-year fundraising campaigns. The first concluded in 1987 and raised $460 milliona record
at the time for a public university. The Affirm Thy Friendship Campaign took place between 1995 and
2000. With an initial goal of raising $850 million, the campaigns final tally was $1.23 billion, placing Ohio
State among the small group of public universities to have successfully conducted a $1 billion campaign. At
his welcoming ceremony, returning President E. Gordon Gee announced that, in the Fall of 2007, Ohio State
would be launching a $2.5 billion fund-raising campaign.
The Institution of Engineers (India), Kolkata
Board Nominee
India's most prestigious non-profit organization for Professional Engineers who contribute to the society for
good.

Skills & Expertise

Team Leadership
Mass Communication
Trading Strategies
Trading
Commodities
Energy
Financial Modeling
Risk Management
Investments
Contract Negotiation
New Business Development
Procurement
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Joint Ventures
Entrepreneurship
Strategy Development
International Trade
Management Consulting
Business Planning
Start-ups
Emerging Markets
Economics
Executive Management
Derivatives
Commodity
Sourcing
Customer Relations
coal trading
Commodity Sourcing
Sales Management
Technical Leadership
Origination

Education
CFA - Level 2 Candidate
CFA, Finance, 2008 - 2010
The Ohio State University - The Max M. Fisher College of Business
PG Research, Does Private Equity add value in Indian Market?, 2007 - 2008
Activities and Societies: Fisher Consultancy Services
1 recommendation available upon request
The University of Edinburgh
MBA, Finance, Strategy, 2006 - 2008
Activities and Societies: - Associate Member of "University of Edinburgh Trading and Investment Club"
- Associate Member of Professional Risk Management institute.
2 recommendations available upon request
The Ohio State University - The Max M. Fisher College of Business
MBA Exchange, Portfolio Management, Risk Management with Derivatives, International Trade, 2007 - 2007
Activities and Societies: Fisher Consultancy Services, FPS
Amravati University
BE, Engineering, 1994 - 1998
St. Pauls Sr. Sec. School
1982 - 1994
1 recommendation available upon request

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Honors and Awards

Consultant: Fisher Endowment Fund, Columbus, Ohio

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Akshay Mehta
Consultant - Coal

7 people have recommended Akshay

"Akshay was already a good business partner and I am happy to continue to work with him in my new
projects with coal Indonesia. Would definitely recommend him as a serious business partner as well as a
highly qualified coal trader Akshay is a very sharp intelligent and efficient and logically completes the work
assigned to him. More importantly he is also very trustworthy, and ensures that he manages the expectation of
the person he reports. He will indeed be an asset to the organization he works for."
Paul H., Trader, Coal Indonesia, was with another company when working with Akshay at Gerald Metals
SA
""Whenever I think of Akshay, first his smiling face comes up infront of me. In any situation whenever I
dealt with Akshay, I saw his smile. I always found Akshay as more composed, cool, focused person. He has
excellent listening skill and he puts work always first. He did an excellent job in changing the trading
business model. Akshay is very friendly and focused,he is strong is making inetr personal relationships.
Always open for feedback, loves to take challenge and ready for taking action.It's great to have colleagues
like Akshay.""
Petrick H., Manager (Singapore), Maheswari Brothers Overseas, worked indirectly for Akshay at
Maheswari Brothers Coal Ltd
"I worked directly with and supported Akshay while we both worked for Accurate Group in Project research
division. I quickly found that he was an substantially experienced professional and that he demonstrated the
depth and breadth of his analytical experience at a time of tremendous growth that this company was going
through. While those were very challenging times, Akshay always rose to the challenge with innovative,
responsive and customer oriented approaches to those challenges. I would highly recommend Akshay to any
trading and research company that requires a professional with his work ethic, experience, communication
skills, analytical skills, customer orientation and creative abilities"
James G., Sr. Manager, Accurate Group, INC, worked directly with Akshay at Accurate Group, Inc
"I have known Akshay for the past 5 years. An MBA from Edinburgh School of Management, UK, he is quite
proficient in problem solving and analytical skills due to his prior engineering background. Ohio State
University MBA program accepted him as an exchange student due to his academic and professional merits.
At OSU, we were part of several finance projects including commodity trading and portfolio management
together. With a deep interest in commodities, he was very proficient in creating financial tools and models.
In the past, successfully leading a team of 55 individuals while managing his own business of industrial

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supplies, he could increase his revenues and profits multifold. His multi-cultural exposure due to his stay at
US, UK and India has made him proficient in dealing with diverse individuals. Having worked for corporate
world as well as successfully managing his own business, Akshay has a unique blend of experiences to offer.
His creative ideas will be useful to any team that he is a part of. He can be a very useful asset and a good
overall fit to any organization that he works with."
Piyush D., Student, The Ohio State University - The Max M. Fisher College of Business, studied with
Akshay at The Ohio State University - The Max M. Fisher College of Business
"Akshay has a methodical and robust approach to problem solving and will be an asset to any organisation
needing a professional, hard working and polite individual."
Martin A., Student, The University of Edinburgh, studied with Akshay at The University of Edinburgh
"Akshay is an energetic and confident individual who is always beaming with ideas and solutions. He brings
a wealth of technical and managerial experience that would be valuable to the employer."
Abhishek K., Student, The University of Edinburgh, studied with Akshay at The University of Edinburgh
"I have known Akshay for more than 20 years now.He is according to me one of the most brightest person I
have ever known,always overloaded with new ideas and best of minds.Highly spirited and self
motivated.kepp up the good work.TC"
Anshul M., Owner, VTS, studied with Akshay at St. Pauls Sr. Sec. School

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