Venkat Raghavan, Chief Operating Officer

Venkat Raghavan

Chief Operating Officer

Eurostar Group

Lieu
Émirats Arabes Unis
Éducation
Etudes secondaires ou équivalent, Electronics and Communication Engineering
Expérience
27 years, 9 Mois

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Expériences professionnelles

Total des années d'expérience :27 years, 9 Mois

Chief Operating Officer à Eurostar Group
  • Émirats Arabes Unis
  • Je travaille ici depuis octobre 2016
General Manager à KSA
  • Émirats Arabes Unis
  • juin 2007 à août 2007

Played key role in enhancing market penetration across Qatar and

Divisional Head à ICT
  • Émirats Arabes Unis
  • octobre 2003 à mai 2007

Successfully integrated two separate business units engaged in Telecom solutions and Computer services solutions in to one technology powerhouse leading to turning around business applications activity of the unit
•Played key role in developing new business activities in carrier communication systems and fleet management solution
•Instrumental in setting up & managing business unit of Al Futtaim Technologies Pakistan (profitable from the first year of operation)
•Distinguished for enhancing CSI (customer satisfaction index) for the after sales operations and sustained through training and realignment

Key Responsibilities:
•Focused on enhancing business generation from segments like Alcatel Voice and Data Solutions, Genesys Contact Centre, HP Infrastructure solutions, and Microsoft Business Applications
•Defined & implemented strategies for accomplishing financial objectives in the ICT projects division encompassing Enterprise Voice and applications group, Infrastructure and Data group, Business Applications, and Carrier communications
•Followed up with respective teams in translating board room business strategies in operational plans for seamless implementation of assigned projects
•Groomed & mentored team members across sales, field support, technology competency (presales, solution design and engineering) in accomplishing business and operational targets
•Interacted with principals like Alcatel, Microsoft and others to align deliverables to business requirements of clients aimed at enhancing client satisfaction

Sales and Operations Manager à Alcatel
  • Émirats Arabes Unis
  • mai 1997 à septembre 2003

Successfully turned around

Engineer à Telecom
  • Inde
  • janvier 1995 à avril 1997

Rated high for independently winning major orders from clients against tough competition from established players in the business
•Sourced & integrated cost effective complementary value added solutions (such as Voice Mail systems) to the Alcatel PABX platform to enhance competitiveness
•Recipient of Alcatel awards for best performance

Key Responsibilities:
•Coordinated activities related to prospecting, opportunity qualification, proposal drafting, negotiating and closing major Enterprise communication solutions projects (Alcatel PBX, structured cabling and Data)
•Managed presales activities related to writing tender specs, solution presentations to the client, and technical discussions

Technical Head
  • Émirats Arabes Unis
  • juillet 1993 à novembre 1994
Dy. Manager à Indchem Electronics
  • Inde
  • avril 1987 à avril 1993

Éducation

Etudes secondaires ou équivalent, Electronics and Communication Engineering
  • à PSGCranfield University
  • janvier 2006

courses: GMDP (General Manager Program)

Specialties & Skills

CABLING
CLOSING
CUSTOMER RELATIONS
DRAFTING
NEGOTIATION
NETSCAPE ENTERPRISE SERVER
PRESENTATION SKILLS
PROPOSAL WRITING

Langues

Anglais
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