Rakesh chopra, Business Mentor

Rakesh chopra

Business Mentor

BMNZ - Auckland Chamber of Commerce

Location
New Zealand
Education
Master's degree, Finance Marketing
Experience
39 years, 2 Months

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Work Experience

Total years of experience :39 years, 2 Months

Business Mentor at BMNZ - Auckland Chamber of Commerce
  • New Zealand
  • My current job since February 2017

Business mentor - Advising and mentoring Business owners - inspiring innovation, methodical approach to business process, Banking & Financial management, ethical work culture and success

Field Officer at Stats.NZ - Govt. of New Zealand
  • New Zealand
  • June 2017 to July 2017

Project for preparations for Census 2018
Address verification project in North shore, Auckland

Director /Business mentor at careersorted.com
  • India - Mumbai
  • February 2015 to September 2016

Advising Strategy, Planning, fund raising, banking, recruitment and Execution for business.

Advising maid career and other professionals in deciding about relevant Career development programmes nationally and internationally, guiding the candidates to apply for admission in international institutions of their choice/ of relevance for their goals and arranging bank loans and forex and living arrangements/pastoral care in countries of their studies, mentoring them - inspiring innovation and success

Deputy Director - Finance and Administration at Asian development Project management Unit - Maaharshtra Maritime Board , Government of Maharashtra,
  • India - Mumbai
  • November 2013 to November 2014

Head of Finance and Administration for ADB- PMU.
Processing loan proposal for loan from ADB, Negotiations, Loan approval, funds draw down, repayments, foreign exchange management, banking relationships, appointments and management of global and local consultants and suppliers, managing relations with suppliers and consultants, procurement, processing and approval for payments to suppliers and consultants, compliance, team recruitment, mentoring, managing a large multicultural team of professionals, attending meetings with senior government officials, Asian development bank(ADB) officials, suppliers, consultants and team, Strategy, planning, budgeting and executing the project through a professional team of consultants, technocrats and others

Chief Financial Officer (CFO) at Maldives Tourism development Corporation
  • Maldives
  • August 2010 to July 2011

Head of Finance, Fund raising, Project Finance, Banking, Working capital, Developing resorts, Accounting, Auditing, Regulatory Compliance, Balance sheet, P&L, AGM, contributing in Board meetings, Contracts and Vendor management, Negotiations with Business partners, Recruitment, team mentoring, team building, General Administration

Consultant - Marketing - Senior Management Grade at Global Head Office at BANK OF INDIA
  • India - Mumbai
  • April 2006 to April 2008

Consultant for Marketing SME & Retail Banking Business - Strategies, Policies, planning, Business Process reenigineering, Organizing a marketing & Sales force architecture/organization in 3500 strong branches and 45 Zonal Head offices, Sales force - Recruitment, Placement, mentoring, target allocation, handholding, performance appraisals, tierization/segmentation of products and services, Creation/Opening of exclusive new Retail hubs and SME business centers in India and improving customer conveniences/experiences, launching of Call center operations and new technology and service initiatives bringing bank to the doors of customers, Initiating new insurance and Mutual fund joing ventures and launching and developing services with dedicated teams

CHIEF MANAGER at SUMITOMO MITSUI BANKING CORPORATION
  • India - Mumbai
  • April 1997 to October 2004

Corporate Credit, Strategy, Policy Planning, Credit Process appraisal, Lending approvals, Documentation, Credit monitoring, Credit restructuring, Assets sale, Credit recovery, Risk management, Trade finance and services, Relation ship management with key stake holders, key accounts management, Supervising banking operations with a team of managers, Team recruitment, team mentoring, performance appraisals, General Administration

MANAGER at UNION BANK OF INDIA
  • India - Delhi
  • October 1978 to April 1997

Branch Management, Corporate & SME Banking, Resource mobilization, Lending - credit process appraisal, documentation, Lending approvals, Collateral management, Credit monitoring & credit recovery, Credit ratings, Customer relationship management, Audit and Compliance, Marketing & Sales of Retail/SME business products & services, Banking operations, Team management, team mentoring, General Administration

Education

Master's degree, Finance Marketing
  • at Indian Institute of Management & Technology
  • December 2004

POST GRADUATE DIPLOMA IN MANAGEMENT WITH FIRST DIVISION - MARKS OBTAINED AGGREGATE 63%.

Specialties & Skills

Executive Mentoring
Strategising
Corporate Credit
Banking
Problem Solving
result orientation
Problem solving
credit management
communication
Decision making
Languages - English and Hindi
negotiating with international customers

Languages

English
Expert
Hindi
Expert

Memberships

Indian Institute of Banking and Finance, Mumbai
  • Associate Member
  • January 1977

Training and Certifications

Credit rating (Certificate)
Date Attended:
December 2010
Valid Until:
January 9999

Hobbies

  • helping friends and others find jobs and good careers
    succeeded in may cases