Sachdev Ramakrishna

Work History

Chief Executive Officer

Self-Owned

03.2023 - Current

Boutique advisory firm showcasing Central Asia and Uzbekistan's potential to international investors and innovators. I was invited to speak at local forums on Corporate Governance, Public-Private Partnerships and Smart Farming to present the story of a rapidly transitioning economic landscape. Introduced three large entities to regional opportunities and successfully closed a partnership.

Visiting Practitioner/Professor of Practice

Leading Public And Private Universities

01.2022 - Current

Taught over 400 students in a two-year time frame in leading universities on a range of subjects, such as Corporate Governance and Privatization of state-owned companies and Public Private Partnerships; Marketing; Strategic Human Resources Management and Organizational Behavior; Supply Chain Management and Logistics; Data-driven decision-making and Digital Transformation & Building Digital Cultures and Launching Ventures.
Pioneered the Socratic way of teaching
Expertise in building module content ground-up, setting up assessments and evaluation criteria, and evaluating student submissions.
Received scores of over 4 on 5 in all teaching assignments

Chief Executive Officer

Digital Transformation Services company

03.2021 - 03.2023

Built and spearheaded a Digital Transformation Services JV CO entity with Uzbekistan's second-largest state-owned enterprise, aimed at transforming large state-owned companies and private sector organizations using IT
Within 12 months, I built a team of 50, including key local hires as functional heads. I established operations and won and delivered three contracts.
Evangelized the power of Digital Transformation with senior stakeholders in state-owned and private enterprises
Built vital technology partnerships with global technology platform providers
Established corporate governance structures such as General Member of Participants Board and Supervisory Board
Enhanced relationship as resident of IT Park
Optimized tax structures such as VAT payment on off-shored services
Successfully transitioned JV back to the local partner.

Chief Marketing Officer

ExperienceFlow

07.2020 - 05.2021

Built the brand for a Silicon-Valley-based platform start-up using AI technologies to enhance management decision-making. Built the Marketing and Communications organization and delivered the company website, factsheets, collaterals and videos showcasing the technology platform. Engaged with Board members to provide Thought Leadership content.

Start-up CEO

Knowurture

01.2017 - 01.2020

Built and mentored a healthcare start-up aimed at providing patients with complex and rare medical disorders, accurate diagnoses and treatment planning options using AI and pattern recognition techniques. Assisted a thousand patients in the resolution of medical conditions.
Consulted with the Ministry of Rural Development, Government of India, on best practices of local self-governance by rural bodies
Mentored budding social entrepreneurs under the aegis of Global Action Against Poverty
Advised Small and Medium Businesses with Moonshot Thinking for Growth and Brand Development.

Chief Marketing Officer

Digital Transformation entity of Tata Sons (USD 125 billion)

01.2015 - 01.2017

Responsible for Brand Development and re-positioning in domestic and international markets as a Business Transformation entity
Responsible for CEO briefing documents and presentations, external communications, client and analyst communications through newsletters, creation of business collaterals such as factsheets, brochures, videos and sales kits
Positioned company as a thought leader through curation of roundtables in select trade shows in India and abroad, and through memberships of trade platforms such as Indo-American Chamber Of Commerce, Federation of Indian Chambers Of Commerce & Industry and Nasscom and through social media leverage
Scaled up business presence and pipeline in North America, UK, Asia Pacific and the Middle East through participation in events and accelerated demand generation programmes
Set up processes for review of functional performance and risk management, budget planning and governance
Set up Marketing automation platforms for campaign management
Embedded Affirmative Action and Impact Sourcing initiatives as part of brand architecture.

Director- Strategy, Marketing & Communications

Steria, New Delhi, India

01.2008 - 03.2015

Steria is a Paris-HQ European IT Solutions transformational player, with Euro 3 billion revenue, assisting European companies in leveraging technology for transforming business
Member, India Executive Committee & Operations Board
As Member, Global Marketing & Communications Steering Committee, provided leadership to Steria's business, marketing and brand strategy
Facilitated curriculum development for the India-based Steria Global Learning Academy
Built a distinct brand identity for Steria in India as a niche, specialist solutions provider in complex business segments such as Homeland Security & Smart Transportation
Created strategic relationships with select Central and State Governments
Enrolled Steria in select industry platforms such as The World Economic Forum, NASSCOM, Confederation of Indian Industry, Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce & Industry, The British Business Group, The UK India Business Council, The Indo-French Chambers of Commerce & Industry, The Indus Entrepreneurs and the East West Institute
Established relationships with several foreign embassies and high commissions
Leveraged PR for building visibility and achieved an 85% positive tonality in India coverage over a 7-year period
Led Steria's empanelment with the Government of India as an Authentication User Agency of the Unique Identity Authority of India through path-breaking and innovative business cases in the domain of civil biometrics
Led Steria's presence in the Smart Cities programme of the Ministry of Urban Development, Government of India
Contributed to UK India Business Leaders Climate report for a prosperous Low Carbon Economy
Managed the Business Strategy Planning Process for Steria's Asian geographies-India and Singapore- since 2009
Built Steria's business in the Indian market through a qualified pipeline of 100 million Euros through targeted lead-generation and events
Built the first-ever experiential marketing Centres of Excellence in India to showcase Steria solutions for the Retail & Healthcare, Homeland Security and Transportation sectors
Leveraged digital technologies such as Social Media Listening and Analytics as predictors of law-and-order situations
Built a Global Shared Services centre for Market Intelligence & Research to support strategic marketing requirements of internal European stakeholders
Managed strategic relationships with global technology analysts such as Gartner, Forrester and IDC and key technology partners such as Oracle, Cisco, HP and Microsoft.

Global VP - Strategic Marketing

MphasiS Corporation, Bangalore, India

09.2004 - 01.2008

MphasiS Corporation, an HP company, is a leading IT & BPO services provider, optimizing business processes for G2000 companies, with revenues of around USD 1 billion and an employee base of 46,000
Client Member, McKinsey long-term corporate strategy team
Built the MphasiS brand to rate the best managed outsourcing company (The Black Book of Outsourcing 2007); the fifth most respected BPO in India 2007 (Business World survey 2007); among the Top 100 global off-shoring companies by Global Outsourcing magazine for 2 years consecutively; the 4th Top-Rated Outsourcing services provider worldwide (The Black Book of Outsourcing, Scott & Wilson, Wiley & Sons, 2005) and the #1 Contact Center 2004 award from Customer Interactions Solutions, USA
Facilitated new business of $75 million by managing over 150 end-to-end client acquisition events
Built key analyst relationships with leading firms such as Everest, TPI, Gartner, Forrester, Celent, McKinsey, Bain and Deloitte
Managed visits of global customers
Created over 100 marketing collaterals to support industry focus-Corporate, Lines of Business brochures and several presentations and case studies showcasing value creation for clients.

Chief Information Officer

Dr. Reddy's, Hyderabad, India (NYSE:RDY)

01.2002 - 01.2004

Dr
Reddy's is NYSE-listed US $1.5 billion revenue, research-led emerging global pharmaceutical company with presence in Bulk Drugs, Branded Generics and NCE- Research
Member, Core Committee: McKinsey Long-Range Strategic Planning exercise & Category Champion, McKinsey IT Spend Management Initiative
Built IT-enabling platforms to reduce New Product Development time by 50% through collaborative workflow and Knowledge Management tools (showcased among Best Implementations at Microsoft, Seattle, 2004)
Pioneered a first-in-India industry roll out of a Sales Force Automation System for a field force of 1200 sales representatives
Conceptualized a Global Regulatory Data Management System for creating first-to-file capability for Abbreviated New Drug Applications.

Chief Operating Officer

India Online Broadband Ltd.

03.2001 - 03.2002

Established an aggressive start-up operation in the Broadband Internet infrastructure space
Led sale of network assets to a Telco major to improve return-on-assets.

Group VP - Strategic Planning

Piramal Enterprises Ltd.

04.1998 - 03.2001

Led a McKinsey and Co Piramal retail start-up case team for strategy formulation and implementation exercise for India's first shoppertainment concept ‘Crossroads', moving from concept to commissioning in 15 months
Conducted lease negotiations and acquired anchor tenants for the mall
Created value of US $80 million
As Chief Operating Officer, ran a ground floor Application Service Provider Internet Venture in the Supply Chain Management space.

Engagement Manager- Management Consulting

A.F.Ferguson & Co., Bombay, India (A member firm of Deloitte Consulting)

05.1994 - 03.1998

Led over 15 engagements in Business Strategy, Organization and Marketing for clients in engineering, automotive, oil and gas and chemicals in India and the Middle East
Established the firm's business in Kuwait.

Commissioning Engineer, Plant Services, Cement Machinery Division

Larsen & Toubro Limited, Bombay, India

07.1983 - 07.1991

Commissioned several sizeable Greenfield Cement plants (1 million Tons per Annum and above plants) with collaborators FL Smidth of Denmark.

Summary

Overview

Work History

Chief Executive Officer

Visiting Practitioner/Professor of Practice

Chief Executive Officer

Chief Marketing Officer

Start-up CEO

Chief Marketing Officer

Director- Strategy, Marketing & Communications

Global VP - Strategic Marketing

Chief Information Officer

Chief Operating Officer

Group VP - Strategic Planning

Engagement Manager- Management Consulting

Commissioning Engineer, Plant Services, Cement Machinery Division

Education

MBA - General Management, Strategy,Marketing

Master in Technology (Chemical Engineering) - Chemical Engineering

Bachelor of Technology (Chemical Engineering) -

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