Videsh Naidu, Principal Consultant

Videsh Naidu

Principal Consultant

Consulting

Location
India - Mumbai
Education
Diploma, Insurance & Risk Management
Experience
18 years, 4 Months

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Work Experience

Total years of experience :18 years, 4 Months

Principal Consultant at Consulting
  • India - Mumbai
  • February 2013 to November 2013

Lead Talent/ L&D and Performance consulting initiatives for various verticals across sectors Pan India. My expertise involves; ensuring delivery of consulting projects, OD, Talent management and development interventions are consistent, efficient, cost-effective and meets or exceed customer expectations.
Apply systemic processes and technologies to optimize learner experience. Strategize Leadership curriculum design to meet employee performance and development needs across laterals; specifically focused in building the talent pipeline and driving HIPO engagement.

Design evaluation and processes to document the change brought about by the delivery of interventions through key performance indicators; based on results.

Head -Training Operations & Product Development at edusharp finishing school pvt ltd
  • India - Mumbai
  • February 2011 to January 2013

Was Responsible for;
•Designing and introducing new products for got to market.
•Cost effective resource and budget planning for the function.
•Ensuring training effectiveness, efficiency and standardization of training delivery throughout all the training centers of the organization by assessing the trainers.
•Management of vendors and freelance trainers to provide timely assistance to the business unit.
•Delivering Corporate Training Programs
•Design and development of Content
•Strategic Initiatives to strengthen the overall business

Head Training – Telcassurance, Direct Distribution, Business Partner & Compliance at Bharti AXA Life Insurance Co Ltd
  • India - Mumbai
  • April 2007 to January 2011

Was Responsiblefor;
•Resource Planning and mapping current and planned requirements.
•Strategic Planning and executing budgets.
•Strategic implementation of Direct Distribution Telcassurance Training for Financial Advisors and Managers training architecture.
•Recruitment and development of distribution training managers.
•Responsible for Training Needs Analysis and designing life cycle training programs
•People Development: Effective resource and people management through assessment tools.
•Managing Stakeholders to ensure effective and efficient training delivery.

Training Manager at Max New York Life Insurance Co Ltd
  • India - Mumbai
  • March 2005 to April 2007

•Training of Agent Advisors for IRDA examination & ensuring early success by way of motivation & guidance.
•Impacting the achievement of the Branch objectives of New Agent Productivity & Increasing the Existing Agent Productivity through various training interventions.
•Training employees and Agent Advisors on New Products & conducting regular product refreshers.
•Conducting pre defined life cycle modules for the Life advisors
•Ensuring Agent Development on pre defined measurements of success

Business Development Manager at Hindustan Unilever Network Ltd
  • India - Mumbai
  • October 2002 to March 2005

•Responsible for Product forecasting, Budgeting, Sales Strategy and Incentive Schemes to ensure Channel Partner’s growth & increase market share across West Indian states-Mumbai, Maharashtra, Goa, Gujarat &, Chhattisgarh
•Expand company presence through franchise model and make them profitable.
•Drive Business to achieve the topline and bottom-line.

Network Team Manager at Cymbionic Marketing Pvt Ltd
  • India - Mumbai
  • November 1999 to October 2002

Growing the distributor base through coaching and input management as it was a direct selling company.

Accounts Executive at Motorola Pagepoint Services India Ltd
  • India - Mumbai
  • March 1999 to October 1999

Responsible for Corporate Sales of pagers.

Business Development Manager at Dentsply India Pvt Ltd
  • India - Mumbai
  • August 1995 to February 1999

Responsible for Primary and Secondary Sals.
Ensuring Support to Distributors in selling the stocks.
Visiting Dentists to market the product.
Appointing Key opinion leaders to promote awareness of innovative products.

Education

Diploma, Insurance & Risk Management
  • at Insurance Institute of India
  • October 2006
Diploma, Marketing Management
  • at Narsee Monjee Institute of Management Studies
  • March 1998

• Diploma in Marketing Management from Narsee Monjee Institute of Management Studies in 1997-98

Diploma, Software Technology & Systems Management Curriculum
  • at NIIT
  • January 1997

• Diploma in Software Technology & Systems Management Curriculum from NIIT in 1996-97.

Bachelor's degree, Commerce
  • at University of Mumbai
  • April 1995

• Bachelor Of Commerce from University of Mumbai in 1995

Specialties & Skills

Consultancy Services
Strategy Work
Team Management
Staff Training
Project Management
Content Development
Strategising Competency Based Training Architectures
People Skills
Leadership Development Programs
Team Management
Planning
Stakeholder Management
TRAINING PROGRAMS

Languages

Hindi
Expert
Marathi
Expert
English
Expert

Training and Certifications

Life Coach (Certificate)
Date Attended:
January 2012
Valid Until:
May 2012
Associate Financial Planner in Insurance & Risk Management (Certificate)
Date Attended:
March 2005
Valid Until:
March 2006

Hobbies

  • Reading and Watching Movies