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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.
Projects 09
Class Profile 14
Student Profiles 16
Faculty 57
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.
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
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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Industry Experience
Participants with Experience in*
IT Product and Services 51% 60%
*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%
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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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
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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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.
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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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
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
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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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
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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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.
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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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
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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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
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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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
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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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.
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
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)
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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