Ramkumar Natarajan, Consultant (Independent)

Ramkumar Natarajan

Consultant (Independent)

Business Advisory Services

Location
India - Chennai
Education
Master's degree, Business Administration
Experience
27 years, 3 Months

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Total years of experience :27 years, 3 Months

Consultant (Independent) at Business Advisory Services
  • India
  • My current job since May 2010

Independent Consultant in Business Advisory Services across industry domain. This includes Business Development /Management Consulting/Client Engagement /Performance Management/Alliances & Merger Strategy, Corporate Restructuring & Deals evaluations on behalf of Clients (Network of Independent Consultants)

Chief KRAs & Achievements:

 Identification, Sourcing, Scheduling, Performance Measures, Project/Program Delivery of Clients & alignment of independent Consultants with clearly defined terms of engagements
 Expansion of network for overseas opportunity via social networking
 KPI include Performance Management/Enhancement of revenue via repeat Deals and enhancement /Deeping of relationship via repeat business at C-Level people.
 Sector mapping include Education, Real Estate, Hospitality, Commodity, IT & Financial Services
 Network association in 9 major cities of India and Overseas pockets.
 T he Value of Engagement exceeds Rs 400 crores in value

Chief Manager at BCCL ( Times of India)
  • India
  • July 2006 to December 2009

The company is India’s largest media house encompassing all areas namely Print, Radio, Internet and also events management (PE, Venture Capital & Investment Banking)

Chief KRAs & Achievements:

 Engagement with companies for exploring media fitment for unique concept called” Brand Capital” in business development role engaging C-Level people.( Advertising Alternative)
 Program management encompasses engagement with client throughout the lifecycle.
 Transition the client from a transactional model in vogue today to a value based model of strategic marketing solutions.( Long term engagement via equity participation)
 Area of engagement is across regions of Tamilnadu & Kerala based out of Chennai.
 Investment Relationship has been completed with 40 clients across varied industries and simultaneously another 20 engagements were at different stages of Life cycle.(M&A)
 Size of client interaction exceeds over 400 clients including corporate like Mahindra, Marg, Mitsubishi, Grundfos, Vestas, Novatium, Shriram, TVS Sundaram
 T he Value of Engagement exceeds Rs 350 crores in value terms.

Benchmark Analyst at The Hackett Group
  • India
  • June 2005 to June 2006

The Company is a Global Strategic Advisory firm involved in providing Benchmarking services, Transformation Advisory Services, Advisory Programmes, which empowers executives to achieve world-class performance (KPO)

Chief KRAs & Achievements:

 Program management - Design, development, integration and deployment of solutions for Dow Jones 100 and Global 500 clients.
 Define performance metrics under Hackett guidelines for benchmarking and transformation of companies to truly world class companies
 Gap Analysis, qualitative & quantitative change management guidelines been framed to further their current framework to Hackett’s; thus leading to our observations and recommendations for world class performance.
 Life cycle of engagement take a path of benchmarking, transformation to advisory services.
 Integration of Transformation capabilities with benchmarking and proven best practices; speed adoption and incorporate insights in to process
 Client Engagement in area of business advisory services consulting for Fortune 500 corporations like Citigroup, Henkel, Renault, Novaritis, Statoil, Dupont etc. in World Class benchmarking & Best Practices for world class benchmarking and transition.( KPO )

Manager -Business Development & Client Relations at RCJ & Co
  • India
  • January 1999 to May 2005

The Company is involved in Consulting, Advisory, Credit Syndication & Raising Finance, Credit Appraisals, Validation, Analysis & Financing from Institutions and Assignments for these in Banking and Financial Services (ITES solutions for Domestic clients)


Chief KRAs & Achievements:

 Relationship Management with Banks & FI’s for Resource Allocation & Disbursements aligned
to Business Areas & Expansion of Relationship for Retail and Corporate Clients.
 Capacity and Resource Management coupled with planning for specific client requirements for ensuring smooth delivery of key deliverables as per SLAs.
 Transition of the organization to Fee based services from Fund based activities with emphasis on both Retail and corporate line of businesses.
 Credit Bureau Desks for Financial Products like Credit Cards, Auto Loans, Two Wheelers,
Consumer Durables, Personal Loans, and Home Loans across South India.
 Account & Channel Management in new business operations, liaison office operations,
Developing Replacement Markets.
 Experience of handling team sizes of up to 250 people across regions with P & L responsibility.
 Established Credit Bureau desks for leading banks in India like Citibank, HDFC Bank, ABN Amro,
Standard Chartered, UTI Bank, Sundaram Finance, ICICI Bank for Financial Products.( ITES
Solutions for Domestic Markets)

Group Business Analyst at Schlumberger Measurement & Systems India LTD
  • India
  • June 1997 to November 1998

The Company is a World Leader in Transaction services (Smart Card Applications) & metering systems (E-Governance)

Key Assignments and Achievements:

 Engagement with Government as a key Account Management, Pre and Post Sales support including Business Development activities for Corporate Customers involving client identification, relationship building and networking with high volume customers.
 Comprehensive Solutions were worked for government within existing frame work for better governance, administration and service for general public
 Conceptualized & worked on from using Multi-Lateral agencies funding for revamp and creation of new networks.
 Retail revolution for oil Major was worked out for regions of Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu.
 Engagement with Government vertical for E-Governance projects

Marketing Trainee at GEC Alsthom Limited
  • India
  • September 1994 to May 1995

Marketing Trainee
GEC Alsthom Limited Secunderabad
Sep '94 - May '95
The Company is a global leader in turnkey projects in the Electrical Industry.

Responsibilities:
* Product marketing strategies for Low Voltage Equipment in Andhra Pradesh.
* Product awareness in the defined industrial and consumer market segments through various Marketing Campaigns like print media, Seminars, Industry Forums etc.
* Test marketing initiatives in targeted specific market segments with focus on Builders, Architects, Electrical Contractors, Safety Engineers etc.
* Involved in market trend analysis and product strategies product mix, pricing, promotion, positioning and distribution.

Education

Master's degree, Business Administration
  • at ICFAI Business School
  • May 1997

♦ MBA, Integrated postgraduate Diploma in Business Administration from the ICFAI Business School, Chennai 1995-97 with a CGPA of 7.28/10.

Bachelor's degree, Electrical & Electronics
  • at Karnatak University
  • July 1994

♦ B.E. (Electrical & Electronics) from Karnatak University, Dharwad with Ist Class in 1994.

Specialties & Skills

Business Development
Corporate Credit
Corporate Office
Corporate Finance
BANKING
BUSINESS ANALYSIS
BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT
CLIENTS
RESTRUCTURING
SOLUTIONS
Business Analysis
Business Development

Languages

Tamil
Expert
English
Expert
French
Intermediate
Hindi
Expert
Kannada
Intermediate
Malayalam
Intermediate
Telugu
Expert

Hobbies

  • Temple architecture, Miniature Paintings, Current affairs
    I have won many a prizes in Debating, quizzing and other cultural events from my school days to professional career.