PGPX0910 Student Profiles

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PGPXPost-Graduate Programme inManagement for ExecutivesCLASS OF 2010


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Early this year 80 professionals came together at IIM Ahmedabad in a challenging business environment; some to be part of India's

growth story, some to expand their sphere of responsibilities, some to start entrepreneurial ventures; all in a common desire to

enhance their repertoire of skills.

When this group, armed with deep industry experience across sectors and continents, brainstorms with Indias best management

faculty in the PGPX programme, it doesn't just result in an invigorating outcome, but creates a very stimulating learning process.

The first three batches of PGPX created new benchmarks with companies selecting participants for top leadership roles. The PGPXClass of 2010 promises to exceed expectations in its quest to build and transform Indian and global businesses.

PGPX-Multiplying Experience


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Established in 1961, Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad (IIMA) is recognizedglobally for excellence in education and research in management. It is the first and the onlyEQUIS accredited management school in India. The alumni of IIMA occupy key positions ina variety of organizations. The continued demand for its graduates by the corporate as wellas the non-corporate sector is evidence of the quality of the broad based managementeducation IIMA continues to impart.

Recognizing the need for managerial skills at mid and senior levels in organizations, theInstitute launched the one-year Post Graduate Programme in Management for Executives(PGPX) in 2006-07. The graduates from the first three batches have been recruitedenthusiastically by domestic and international organizations for key senior managerialpositions.

The Institute is proud to present the fourth batch of PGPX to the recruiters. The batchconsists of 80 participants with diverse academic background and significant workexperience in the global context. The profile of the batch is comparable to those of the bestbusiness schools in the world. I am certain that with their extensive cross-cultural work

experience and the knowledge and skills in management acquired through the rigorousacademic process at IIMA, they would add immense value to any organization they chooseto serve.

Professor Samir Barua

Message From the Director


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I am pleased to introduce to you the Class of 2010 of the Post-Graduate Programme for Executives (PGPX). To meet theindustry need for global executives with substantial work experience, IIMA designed and launched this one-year, full timeresidential programme in the year 2005-06 with an objective to develop bright, enthusiastic and aspirational executives asmanagement leaders and change agents in the global arena. The participants of the previous three batches were success-fully placed in various organizations in the roles ranging from senior managers to CXO's and they are doing very well.

The 80 participants of the Class of 2010 have been carefully selected from large national and international applicant pools

based on their academic profile, analytical ability and significant work experience. The average GMAT score of this Batch is722 and average work experience is of 10 years, of which, five years is international work-experience in 13 diverse indus-tries, including Banking, Consulting, Information Technology, Pharmaceuticals and Telecom, and their roles in GeneralManagement, Project Management, HR, Finance, Marketing and Operations.

This programme is very rigorous and aims at developing general management capabilities of practicing executives, with afocus on change management and on managing across borders and cultures. This unique programme involves more than650 class hours spread across 50-60 courses. The pedagogy involves case discussions within and across learning groups,customized function-oriented segments, industry leader interactions, the International Immersion Programme and anIndustry Project. This is facilitated by excellent learning resources of IIMA.

As chairperson of the programme, I am proud of the progress made by the Class of 2010 with support and commitmentfrom my faculty colleagues. I am certain that organizations would gain immensely from utilizing their rich experience,commitment, integrity and knowledge in management acquired through the rigorous programme at IIMA. I wish them thevery best in their careers.

Professor Shailesh Gandhi

Message From the Programme Chair


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Message From the Placement Chairperson

The Class of 2010 PGPX is a talented community of 80 carefully selected managers fromdiverse industries. The participants' extensive real-world experience complemented withbusiness learning from IIM-A has made them high-quality executives who can be readilyabsorbed into senior managerial to CXO positions in the corporate world. The IIMApedagogy focused on ethical and socially responsible leadership has strengthened theirexisting managerial capabilities, enabling them to aspire for the leadership positions inIndian and global firms. This brochure gives you a glimpse of the breadth of talent within the

Class of 2010 and provides concise information about the program and contact details.Recruitment at IIM Ahmedabad offers you the choice of a variety of programmes to searchfor your firm's talent needs. If your firm needs bright young management graduates youwould meet some of the finest in our PGP students. If your firm needs seasonedcampaigners ready to take on roles in middle, senior and top management in a variety ofroles and industries and hit the ground running, you would find them in our PGPX students. Ifyour firm needs sector specific talent in agribusiness, our PGP-ABM students would be thefirst place to consider. If your firm needs a senior level professional with years of experiencein Government, Defence and public sector, look no further than our PGP-PMP students. Andif you are looking for analytical researchers focusing on a specific functional domain, youmight find the perfect match in our doctoral students. This breadth of talent is perhaps

unparalleled in India, making it the first stop in your recruitment process. We are confidentthat you would not need to look any further.

As Chairperson of the placement committee, it is my privilege to invite you for placements atIIM Ahmedabad.

Professor Saral Mukherjee


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ContentProgramme Structure

Projects

Placement Track Record

Class Profile

Student Profiles

Faculty

Placement Process & Policies

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EXPOSUREWide Range. High Speed.

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Marketing

Finance and Economics

Operations

Assessing and Creating Customer Value Delivering and Managing Customer Value

Financial Reporting and Analysis Corporate Finance Strategic Cost Management Financial Markets

Mergers and Acquisitions Firms and Markets Open Economy Macroeconomics International Economic and Political Environment Management Control Systems

Designing Operations to Meet Demand Setting and Delivering Service Levels Quality Management

Strategic Business to Business Market Management

Brand Management Brand and Communication Revenue Management and Dynamic Pricing Intercultural Marketing Management Media and Society

Fixed Income Markets Investments and Portfolio Management Securities Regulation Computational Finance Understanding Micro Finance Economics of Organizations

IT for Organizational Performance Supply Chain and Logistics Management Legal and Regulatory Issues in Infrastructure Manufacturing and Service Operations Strategy Environment Management Retail Management

Managing Telecom Enterprises

Core Courses

Elective Courses

Business Strategy

Leadership and Management

Modeling for Decisions Analysis of Data Competit ive Strategy

Strategies for Corporate Growth International Business

Leadership: Meshing Theory and Practice Leadership, Values and Ethics Role of a General Manager Building and Managing Corporate Reputation Corporate Governance Management Communication Organizational Behavior Tracking Organization Performance Strategic Human Resources Management

Historical and Contemporary Perspectives inInternational Business

Entrepreneurship Technology Ventures Competitive Advantage through Design Strategic Planning for Information Systems Understanding and Assessing Risk International Business Law Country Environments and Multinational Strategy

Managing Negotiations Managing Leadership in Context of OrganizationalGrowth

Managing and Creating Creativity Understanding Creativity and Innovation

The PGPX programme combines rigorous case-based courses, electives, individual researchprojects and industry sponsored projects to enable the students to absorb and applymanagement concepts in a business environment.

18 courses spread over 260 sessions lay the building blocks and crystallize the conceptual andanalytical knowledge of the students for managerial effectiveness. Another 11 courses, spreadover 145 sessions, prepare the students for top management in leadership and change agentroles. 120 sessions of elective courses allow students to explore specific areas of interest moredeeply.

ProgrammeStructure


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EXPLOREExpanding Options. Bettering Choices.

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The PGPX programme includes application of academic learning through three projectsacross 135 sessions a faculty-guided Individual Research Project (IRP), an industry

sponsored International Immersion Programme (IIP), and a simulation-based CapstoneProject.

Individual Research ProjectUnder guidance of a faculty, participants study an industry or a company, using theInstitutes resources and interactions with stakeholders. Upon completion, theparticipants deliver a business plan, a study paper, or an industry note for evaluation by afaculty panel.

International Immersion ProgrammeThis enables participants to apply their learning in a different environment from theirhome culture, and to take effective business decisions in a multi-cultural context.

Participants attend a week long programme at international business schools in Europe,US, China and Africa. In the four weeks following that, participants pursue sponsoredconsulting projects in the areas including M&A, revenue models, financial productdevelopment and balanced score-cards across the globe. Some of our past sponsorshave been Unilever, IBM, Microsoft, NCDEX, Delta Lloyd, Cognizant Solutions, IntelCapital and Yes Bank.

Capstone ProjectThis is the culmination of the programme. During this period, participants are asked toresolve difficult business situations, working in large multidisciplinary teams againsttough timelines, in a simulated business environment. This helps test and develop skills

in the rational, individual and social dimensions of leadership.Some of the projects executed by PGPX students of earlier batches are:

Developing strategy and a complete revenue model for a mobile remittance servicein the US-Mexico corridor

Feasibility study for an international company to enter Indian markets Developing a framework for a company to evaluate its acquisition successes Devising a methodology for the implementation of activity based costing at a

firm in the Middle East Developing a new product offering and market expansion for a financial services

company

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EXPERIENCEHands On. Minds On.

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DeloitteDLFDr. Reddy's LabsEdelweiss CapitaleInfochipsEli LillyEmergent VenturesEricssonEssar Group

Feedback VenturesFINOGenpact InternationalGeometricGoogleHCLHero HondaHewitt AssociatesHoneywellHSBC

IBMICICI BankICRAInfosys TechnologiesIntasIRL ResearchI-RunwayITC GroupITC Infotech

KPIT CumminsLarsen & ToubroMahindra & MahindraMastek LtdMarg GroupMckinsey & CompanyMedia ContactsMicrosoftMindtree ConsultingNISG

Nokia SiemensPolarisPricewaterhouseCoopersPrime FocusPRTMReliance ADAGReliance IndustriesRPG GroupSiemens

Sundaram BNP ParibasSuzlonSyntelTata GroupTech MahindraVSNLWiproWNSYES Bank

Accenture ConsultingAdani GroupAditya Birla GroupAlcatel LucentAmazonArcelor MittalArshiya InternationalArthur D Little Inc.Bharti Group

Booz Allen Hamilton Inc.Cairn IndiaCeat TyresCitigroup Inc.CognizantComputer AssociatesCopal PartnersCovansysCypress SemiconductorsDell

Salary statistics

PlacementTrack Record

A few companies that participated in past PGPX placements

PGPX 2006-07 PGPX 2007-08 PGPX 2008-09

Average Domestic Salary INR 24.6 Lac INR 26.8 Lac INR 20.1 Lac

Average Overseas Salary USD 135,000 USD 145,000 USD 125,000

Number of Domestic Placements 46 62 75

Number of Overseas Placements 14 7 2


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PGPX Class of 2009: Industry Placement

Sector Percentage

ITES & IT 29%

Consulting 20%

Manufacturing/Operations/Logistics 13%

Telecommunication 11%

Energy/Infrastructure 11%

Finance 7%

Healthcare 4%

Others (Media, Edu) 5%

PGPX Class of 2009: Functional Break-up

Sector Percentage

General Management 29%

Consulting 24%

Business Development 22%

Operations 11%

Strategy & Planning 7%

Project Management 5%

HR 2%

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AgeProfile

WorkExperience

Up to 7 yrs 14%

7 to 10 yrs 38%

10 to 13 yrs 34%

13 to 16 yrs 6%

Over 16 yrs 9%

27-31 yrs 24%

31-35 yrs 54%

35-39 yrs 11%

39-43 yrs 9%

Over 43 yrs 3%

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IT Product and Services 51%Manufacturing/FMCG 24%

Telecom 20%

Banking and Financial Services 16%

Automotive, Aviation, Shipping 10%

Government/Defence 8%

Health Care, Biotech, Pharma 8%

Infrastructure, Hospitality 6%

Others (BOP, NGO, Education) 5%

Profile of the Class of 2010

*Total exceeds 100% because each participant has worked in multiple areas, industries and continents

Industry Experience

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North and South America 71%

South Asia 66%

Europe 34%

Southeast As ia and ANZ 34%

Middle East and Africa 19%

China and Japan 16%

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Project Management 56%


Product Design & Development 43%Relationship Management 40%

SCM, Operations 33%

Sales and Marketing 18%

Corporate Strategy 10%

Research and Academia 9%

Finance and Audit 6%

Others (HR, Medicine, Engineering) 5%

Areas of Interest**

General Management 45%

Corporate Strategy 35%

Consulting 35%

Sales and Marketing 23%


Product Design, Development 20%

Operations 19%

Program Management 16%

Finance and Accounting 9%

Geographical Exposure

Areas of Interest

Functional Experience


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8.5 years of experience in Business Planning and SupplyChain Management

Integration Lead and Business Planning Manager,ON Semiconductor, USA Managed people and process integration for planning group of an

acquired company. Led change management for teams in US and thePhilippines

Managed planning processes (forecasting, new product launchplaning, inventory management, sales and operations) for multiplebusinesses with annual revenue ranging from $60mn to $200mn

Led the plan for delivering $15mn worth of key ONSemicomponents for the launch of Xbox-360 (Microsofts game box)

Coordinated capacity allocation plan across multiple business unitsfor a revenue of $19mn

Senior Consultant, i2 Technologies, USA Led process improvement in supply chain tools for 3M Modeled business requirements using i2s SCM solutions at

Toshiba Semiconductors, Japan

Current Activities:Member, Placement CommitteeArea of Interest: Consulting, Sales and Marketing, BusinessDevelopment

Abhishek Kumar

MS, Aerospace Engineering,Virginia Tech, USA

BTech, Aerospace Engineering,IIT Kanpur, India

4 years of international experience in Engineering Consultingin Transportation / Infrastructure Industry

Transportation Engineer, Olsson Associates, USA Spearheaded various transportation engineering design,

compliance and site execution activities for projects ranging from$100,000 to $2.4mn

Engaged with a wide range of private and public sector clientsranging from Wal-Mart Corporation to Nebraska Department ofRoads and Federal Highway Administration

Collaborated with engineers, city officials, and regulatory agenciesto provide customized solutions for improving traffic flow andreducing vehicle emissions in the Kansas City area

Provided engineering consulting services to a client city on urbanrevitalization issues in a $275mn infrastructure development project Created new design standards to reduce production time of the

traffic team by 15%

Current Activities: Consulting Club and Greentech Club

Areas of Interest: General Management and Consulting

Amlan Manna

MS, Civil Engineering,University of Nebraska- Lincoln, USA

BTech, Civil Engineering,IIT Kharagpur, India


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10 years of experience in Operations and GeneralManagement in the Shipping Industry

Chief Officer, Anglo-Eastern Group, Hong-Kong Managed end to end cargo planning and operations for diversified

cargo worth $300mn annually. Also managed dry-dock and shiprepair project worth $1.5mn+ at Gdansk, Poland

Instrumental in saving over $1mn annually due to fast turnaroundachieved through coordinated scheduling, route optimization &cargo operations sequence optimization

Planned and implemented Inventory Control measures andachieved cost reduction by 20%

nd As 2 in command, implemented Quality Management system

(ISO 9001:2000) and Environment Protection Policy (ISO 14001)on 3 ships Led multinational teams of 20-25 professionals for shipping

operations and trained & mentored over 100 subordinates. Alsoliaised with international clients, regulatory agencies and portauthorities in 30+ countries

Area of Interest: General Management, Supply Chain Management

Anil Kumar

BSc, Nautical Sciences,T.S.Chanakya, India

Certificate of Competency(First Mate),Ministry of Surface Transport, India

13 years of experience in IT/Semiconductors Industry,managing global, cross-functional teams for Product Design

Engineering Manager, Cadence Design Systems, USA & India Globalization of R&D team across US, India and China centres for

delivering $300mn product-line

Engineering Lead, Sun Microsystems, USA Deployed lead user initiative in teams designing UltraSPARC family of

microprocessors

Software Engineer, Intel, USA Collaborated with Israel team on advanced modeling technologies for

Itanium processor design

IT Consultant, PeopleSoft, USA Established centre of excellence for mobile web technologies

Team Lead, Motorola, India & Israel Established technical collaboration between newly acquired entity in

India and product teams in Israel

Achievements Organizational and Divisional Level Awards at Cadence 3 "Team Awards" at Sun Intel Project Recognition Award

Current Activities: Greentech Club, PE/VC Club

Areas of Interest: Strategy Management for IT/Electronics Industry,Integration of Global teams

Anirudh Gupta

BE, Electronics andCommunications Engineering,Delhi Institute of Technology,University of Delhi, India


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14 years of experience in Indian Foreign ServiceRepresented India in: Japan, Germany, BangladeshForeign Languages known: Japanese, German

Counsellor, Embassy of India, Berlin (Germany) Contributed towards for managing bilateral political and economic

issues between India and Germany. Represented Indias interest invarious negotiations fora and meetings

Developed wide understanding of global and regional in the contextof German presidency of the G7 and of the EU

Anchored Indian Prime Ministers 2007 visit to Germany for the G8summit in Heiligendamm

First Secretary, High Commission of India, Dhaka (Bangladesh)

Contributed towards policy making and implementation on India-Bangladesh bilateral economic and investment relations

Participated in negotiations on bilateral trade, road-rail transport,shipping, energy, political risks to investments, border management, etc.

Coordinated Prime Ministers visit for SAARC

Current Activities:Operations Club, Greentech Club

Areas of Interest:Consultancy, General Management, Public-PrivatePartnership, International Trade

Anurag Bhushan

BTech, Chemical Engineering,IIT Kanpur, India

Anurag Choudhury

MBA, International Business,George Washington University, USA

MA, International Trade andInvestment Policy,

George Washington University, USA

9 years of experience in Consulting, IT Startups andManufacturing

Treasury Head & Deputy General Manager, Rain CII Carbon, India(World's largest CPC manufacturer) Set up treasury infrastructure, capabilities, methodologies &

relationships Responsible for forex and interest rate risk management Ran derivatives book of $148mn

Business Analyst, Tecra Systems Inc., USA Led business process re-engineering and corporate strategy Managed engagement with client Boards/Senior Management

VP, Business Development, Globalpundits Inc., USA Developed business and delivery models Generated new business

Associate Production Consultant, MicroStrategy, USA Analyzed client businesses and applied MicroStrategy framework

AchievementsTrustee, Vikash Educational Charitable Trust (VECT), India Built and led VECT since 1992. We provide scholarships, advocacy,

collaboration, adopt schools and set up IT centres Presidential Management Fellow, GWU

Areas of Interest:General Management, Corporate Strategy

This PGPX group is reflective, engaged, and has demonstrated a high degree of

autonomy in the way it has taken responsibility for its own learning by

constantly seeking the interconnectedness between theory and practice

Professor, Economics Area,

Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad

-Errol D'Souza,


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Ayan Sengupta

BE, Production Engineering,Jadavpur University, India

Bhaswar Goswami

BTech, Mechanical Engineering,REC Calicut, India

9.5 years of experience in Business Development andRelationship Management in IT Services

Senior Delivery Manager, Cognizant Technology Solutions, USA and India Delivered multi-million dollar portfolio growth of Cognizants

Customer Solutions Practice (CSP) in USA and Canada Anchored relationship with 7 Fortune-500 customers and 2

technology partners Managed Business Process Management (BPM) SBU in USA directing

activities of a cross-cultural team of 100+ people towards achievingunit goals of revenue/profits, pre-sales activities, engagement andperformance management

Spearheaded first BPM Consulting engagement for largest Canadianbank - helped securing long-term strategic deal in a new geography

Successfully led a team of 70+ people for first-of-a-kind engagementto develop end-to-end Credit Card Fraud/Dispute Managementprocess for a global banking major

Achievements 7 major awards (including Associate of the Year) at Cognizant

Area of Interest: General Management, IT, Consulting

10 years of experience in Product Development and ITESBusiness Transformation

Senior Manager, Process Re-engineering, IBM Daksh Achieved 20% productivity gain leading to $1.2 mn annualized

savings for 14 customer accounts across Bangalore (India), Krakow(Poland) and Rochester (US)

Pioneered application of industrial engineering concepts to improveproductivity of BPO processes

Retained two critical accounts by turning around their deliverycapabilities within 4 weeks received corporate award for thecontribution

Design Analyst, Satyam Computer Services

Generated $1.3mn in savings for GE Appliance by identifying andleading process and product reengineering projects

Designed product module for a new type of GE refrigerator

Engineer (Design), Motor Industries Co. Ltd. Member of core team responsible for introducing a new fuel injection

pump in India

Areas of Interest: Operations, Cost Management


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9 years of cross-functional global experience in IT ProjectManagement and Consulting

Project Manager, IBM Global Services, India Managed and executed a 18-member project for the Application

Innovations Group to develop the next generation cargo-deliverysolution for a Danish Shipping company

Senior Consultant, Capgemini Inc, United States (Chicago) Managed the B2C financial applications portfolio for two business-

units for a US client(Bank), co-ordinating with distributed clients anddelivery teams

Setup of an 20-member offshore-based 24X7 IT delivery support unitfrom scratch, enabled six sigma based quality management

Recipient of the organizations "Key Contributor Award" in 2004

Senior Software Engineer, Selectica India Pvt Ltd, India Worked in six client-site projects in US and Japan to design and

deliver software applications Recipient of "Certification of Appreciation" from a US client

Areas of Interest: General Management, Business Development,IT Consulting

Debottam Chakrabarti

BE, Electronics Engineering,Nagpur University, India

Debraj Kumar

BTech, Electronics Engineering,IT BHU, India

9.5 years of experience in Consulting and ProjectManagement in Software and Telecommunication Industry

Project Manager, MindTree Ltd., India Led globally distributed teams for planning and executing technology

implementation projects. Managed logistics, customer relationshipand project financials

' Facilitated establishment of Testing Center of Excellence' inpartnership with HP

Supported pre-sales engagements with four key accounts in telecombusiness unit with collective revenue exceeding $1mn

Software Engineer, Cisco Systems, USA Managed enterprise and service provider customers from three

continents in multiple roles Coordinated cross-functional liaison activities in the Midrange Routing

division to achieve fastest $1bn revenue in Cisco Received "Cisco Achievement Program Award"

Software Engineer, Hammerhead Networks, USA Spearheaded qualification initiatives for a hi-tech product realization

project that led up to $73mn acquisition by Cisco Systems

Areas of Interest: General Management, Corporate Strategy

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Deepak Iyer

BA, Economics & Military StrategyNDA, Khadakwasla, India

Black Belt in Six Sigma and LeanISI, Bangalore, India

Certificate courses in Financialand Derivatives Markets, NSE,Mumbai, India

Dheeraj Chopra

BE, Electronics and ElectricalCommunication,Punjab Engineering College,Chandigarh, India

PMP, Project ManagementInstitute (PMI), USA

Prince2 Registered Practitioner, UK

ITIL Foundation Certified, UK

10 years of experience in Strategy, Leadership andManagement Consulting

Senior Consultant, Seven Hat Consulting, India Set up firm from scratch, spearheaded business development Facilitated business transformation in a telecom BPO and a

hospitality company Helped organizational re-structuring of a leading law firm Identified $1.5mn annual operational savings for an ITES company Facilitated post-paid customer churn reduction for circle of a leading

mobility player

Army Officer (Major), Indian Army, Special-Forces, India Planned and directed operations of a 650-member

Special-Forces organization Managed $5mn logistics project for UN Mission in Eritrea (Africa) Negotiated and procured military equipment worth $20mn from

global suppliers Set up strategic cross-border intelligence infrastructure for an Army Corps

Achievements Helped battalion set records in organizational performance in 2001,

2003, 2005

Areas of Interest: Private Equity, Corporate Strategy

12 years of multinational experience in IT Service andProject Management in diverse sectors such as FinancialServices, Utilities and Energy

Lead Technical Project Manager, Steria, India Responsible for service delivery of cross-functional, multi-location teams

across BPO and IT for a leading financial institution in UK Set up and managed a Business Analyst team (onsite/offshore) for

HR functions of a leading financial institution in UK Successfully managed offshore transition and delivery for multi-

platform business critical applications for a leading UK Energy Company Instrumental in setting the first offshore 24*7 application support service

Senior Software Engineer, Tata Infotech Limited, India

Migrated and successful implemented a complex application for aleading provider of electronic payment, authorization and settlementservices for major credit cards

Area of Interest: General Management, Business Development,IT Consulting


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13 years of International experience in the IT Services andTelecommunications Industry in Europe and India

Lead Consultant Strategic Solutions, Wipro, India Developed and owned Strategic Solutions delivering quantum Cost

and KPI benefits to Telecom Operators Successfully managed annual revenue targets of $10mn per solution

Solutions Lead, Wipro, UK Solutions Lead for Large Deals with end-to-end responsibility for pro-

active and reactive opportunities Successfully managed multiple $100mn complex transformation

proposals encompassing business processes, operations,infrastructure and IT

Delivery Manager, Wipro, India Managed Central Program Governance and IT & Physical Infrastructure

for $30mn outsourcing contract with Tier-1 European Telco Successfully delivered $8mn NextGen OSS solution for leading Nordic

Telco in Systems Integration delivery model

Areas of Interest: Strategy Consulting, Business Development, andGeneral Management

Dinesh RathiBTech, Computer Science andEngineering,IT-BHU Varanasi, India

Esmail Samiwala

PhD, Molecular Biology,Mumbai University, India

MSc, Microbiology,Mumbai University, India

BSc, Microbiology,Mumbai University, India

Biotechnologist with 22 years of experience inManufacturing, R&D & Business Development

Wockhardt Limited, India

Factory Manager Overall responsibility of manufacturing site, directing activities of

130+ employees Annual site budgeting for Revenue, Expense, Production, R&D,

CAPEX, Admin and Manpower Site goal setting and annual performance review Coordinated regulatory and customer audits and filing for

international markets Integrated manufacturing with internal stakeholders (Finance and

Marketing) and external Government stakeholders (DSIR, DISH,MPCB and FDA)

R&D Chief Responsible for process development in upstream and downstream

of fermentation and analytical development

Business Development Critical areas of high technology, new processes, products & countries Evaluation, market forecasting, negotiation, final recommendation

Achievements 4-fold increase in capacity delivering volumetric and technological

improvements 3 new products developed

Areas of Interest: Manufacturing, Consulting, Business Development, R&D

Our recruiting experience at PGPX IIM-Ahmedabad was very positive again in 2008-09. PGPX students not onlyreceive world-class management education, but also demonstrate excellent real world business maturity and cross-cultural work capability based on their global work experience. We are confident that this program will continue to giveus access to a high potential talent base as we further build PRTM as the leading operational strategy consulting firm inthe Asia/Middle-East region.

Managing Director, PRTM Management Consultants (India) Pvt. Ltd.-Mahesh Singh,


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Ganesh Jayaraman

BTech, Computer Science andEngineering,Pondicherry University, India

Ganesh Kumar Mahalingam

MS, Software Systems, BITSPilani, India

MTech, Manufacturing Systems,IIT Kharagpur, India

AMIE, Mechanical Engineering,The Institution of Engineers, India

11.5 years of experience in IT Delivery, RelationshipManagement and ITIL Process Consulting

Portfolio Director, Tata Consultancy Services, Bangalore, India Instituted $4.5mn portfolio, exceeded profitability target and achievedadditional sales of $1mn within the first year

Successfully set up the delivery teams across US, Latin America andfour locations in India

Operations Manager, Travel and Card Payments Co, Phoenix,Arizona, USA Entrusted by the client to lead a multi-vendor team and manage

$11mn budget p.a . Led multi-vendor cross-functional teams which identified and

implemented strategies to achieve High Availability for a missioncritical security application Achieved 99.9% availability for the application by reducing

turnaround time for crisis resolution Identified key risk areas and implemented platform uplift to achieve

99.99% availability

Areas of Interest: General Management and Client RelationshipManagement

12+ years of experience in IT Delivery, Account Managementand Solution Sale in India/US/MEA, 4.5 years experience inAuto Manufacturing

Group Project Manager (Banking & Capital Markets), Infosys, India Managed delivery and P&L for $25mn delivery unit and anchored a

large bid ($200mn deal size) Program managed Charles River equity and Blackrock fixed income

trading implementation ($30mn budget) for a US Fortune 500 assetmanager

Client Relationship Manager (Banking & Capital Markets), Infosys, USA Managed Infosys relationship worth $20mn for a US Broker/Dealer

and led Infosys trade exception and regression testing solutions sale

Project Leader (System Integration), CMC, India Provided techno-commercial support for solutions sale in MEA region Played technical lead role in Railways largest turnkey SI program

Automobile Manufacturing, India Worked as Senior Engineer, Tata Motors, Plant Executive, Ashok

Leyland and Supervisor, Hindustan Motors

Areas of Interest: Technology Delivery, Client RelationshipManagement, Planning and Strategy


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10 years of IT experience in Infrastructure/InformationServices and Project Management. 2 years of experience inOil Field Services

Manager IT/Applications, Credit Capital Research, India Led the Applications group in developing Credit Capitals internal

financial research delivery platform Led the IT group in the deployment, administration and maintenance

of infrastructure in the US and India offices

CTO & Co-founder, PBS Pvt. Ltd., India Undertook business development and led my team in designing and

developing custom Open Source-based server solutions for SMEswith a need to outsource the IT function. Peak turnover achieved

was $200,000Wireline Engineer, Schlumberger OFS, India Led my crew in undertaking exploratory and production operations in

the Bombay Offshore Oil Field, with average fixed assets worth morethan $1mn

Areas of Interest: Consulting, Business Development in the technologydomain

Gautam Naidu

BTech, Aerospace Engineering,IIT Bombay, India

Gurumurthy Thiagarajan

MS, Chemical Engineering,University of Maryland at CollegePark, USA

BTech, Chemical Engineering,

IIT Madras, India

9.5 years in Business Intelligence with roles in ProgramManagement and Enterprise Software Development

Engineering Manager, MicroStrategy, USA Led a team of 10 engineers in US and China; developed software withlicense revenues of $70mn p.a.

Generated revenues of $5mn while serving as technical advisor forproduct sales

Managed engineering operations for a major product release with athree year development cycle

Serviced customers like American Express, Intel, eBay by managingall technical issues escalated by the support, sales and consultingorganizations

Won 'Employee of the month' award in 2006

Program Manager, MicroStrategy, USA Managed development of a financial portal that offered portfolio and

market analysis services to a subscriber base of 3 million users Won 'Award of Excellence' for developing and delivering a

'University Week' course

Areas of Interest: Product Management, Business Development &Marketing, Consulting

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Harsh Goyal

BE, Electronics & Communications,Punjab Engineering College,Chandigarh, India

PMP, Project Management Institute,

USA

Certificate in General Insurance,AICPCU, USA

Harsh Kumar Johari

BSc, Nautical Sciences,University of Mumbai, India

Certificate of Competency (Master),Ministry of Surface Transport, India

11 years of experience in IT Project Management, ProductDevelopment, Consulting and Pre-Sales in BFSI, ERP verticals

Senior Project Manager, Computer Sciences Corporation, USA & India Started insurance services outsourcing vertical in 2003. Led crossfunctional team of 100 technicians & business analysts. Generated$4m revenues in 2008-09

Managed policy administration, billing & underwriting systemsimplementation for four US insurance companies

Managed Level-1 production support for 40+ US insurancecompanies. Achieved SLA compliance of 98%

Project Leader, Interra IT, USA & India Consultant for ERP migration of Universal Studios, Hollywood. Project

size $30m over 18 months. Received "Achiever of the Year" award Managed critical Sarbanes-Oxley IT implementation for Countrywide

Home Loans, USA

Systems Analyst, Tata Consultancy Services, India Systems development for General Electric and Coca-Cola

Areas of Interest: General Management, Business Development,Finance and Consulting

15 years of international experience in Operations andGeneral Management in Shipping Industry, including CrisisManagement at sea

Captain, Anglo Eastern Ship Management Ltd, Hong Kong Led cross-functional and multi-national teams (25-30 members) in

end-to-end ship operations across geographies. Average AUMUS$100mn on each ship

Planned and executed 2 "Dry-dock" projects of US$ 2mn each on 2containerships at shipyards in Germany and Italy, achieving total costsavings of approx $500,000

Implemented Quality , Health , Safety & Environment ManagementSystems on 3 ships under ISO 9001 : 2000

Led ships staff in extinguishing a major fire in the engine-room of acontainer ship in 2006 , savings machinery worth US$ 2.5mn

Areas of Interest: General Management, Consulting, Operations andSupply Chain Management


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10 years of experience in Sales and Brand Management in FMCG

Kimberly Clark Lever Ltd. (50:50 JV of Unilever and Kimberly Clark), IndiaManaged 'Huggies', largest diaper brand having turnover of Rs.1.35bn & Marketing budget of Rs. 200mnIncreased Market Share of 'Huggies' from 48% to 52% and weightedvalue distribution from 91% to 95% within 8 months

Assistant Brand Manager, Emami Limited, IndiaConceptualized & designed New Brand for Mens Range of productsat Emami LtdDesigned marketing strategy involving new age media like MobileMarketing, Web-based promotions, Social Networking sites etc.Awarded out of turn promotion within 8 months of joining

AchievementsTeam Leader with NGO-'Vatavaran' and conducted numerouscleanliness drives

Current Activities: Convener, Marketing Club; Media Representative

Areas of Interest: Branding and General Management in ConsumerProducts arena

Hemant Tirthani

BBA,CCS University, Meerut, India

Diploma in Advertising and PR,Welingkar College, Mumbai

Open Learning BusinessEntrepreneurship, EDI, Ahmedabad

Hrishikesh Tinaikar

MS, Electrical Engineering,NC State University, USA

BE, Electronics Engineering,University of Mumbai, India

PMP, Project Management Institute(PMI), USA

7 years of Product Management experience in FinancialServices Industry

Product Manager, Merchant Link (subsidiary of JP Morgan Chase), USA Planned and managed product roadmaps through the life-cycle with

cross-functional teams Initiated and implemented automation of business processes that

enhanced customer service productivity by 20% and reduced costs bymore than $120,000/year

Senior Consultant (Chase Card Services), Abacus ConsultancyServices, USA Performed data analysis to audit Credit-card policy decisions.

Implemented post-implementation audit procedures that saved the

company over $1mn Led the testing team for the project to merge legacy Chase acquisition

policies with Bank One policies within the underwriting platform

Current Activities: Sports Representative, Marketing Club

Areas of Interest: General Management, Product Management,Corporate Strategy

I think PGPX has been one of the most impactful years of my life post graduation. It allowed me to mature as a leader &

innovator. All the case studies, talks by the professors, batchmates and the industry leaders provided enough catalysis

to open the mind to all possibilities. I wish success and greater heights to this program and my Alma-mater

(PGPX Class of 2009)(AGM) Head Of Manufacturing, Expansion Plant, Daruhera, Hero Honda Motors, India

- Diwakar Puri


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Kapil Goyal

BTech, Textile Technology,IIT, Delhi, India

Lalit Dash

BE, Computer Science andEngineering, National institute ofTechnology, Rourkela, India

11 years of experience leading and managing teams inSoftware Product Development Industry

Development Manager, Oracle Inc, USA Addressed design, implementation and scheduling issues while

managing cross-cultural development teams in ERP products division Defined product roadmap working closely with customers and

product strategy Led development of Oracle Enterprise Planning and Budgeting ERP

product generating $3mn in revenue annually Managed reengineering effort for Oracle Human Capital Management

Budgeting, a product with 200+ customers worldwide

Senior Engineer, Oracle Inc, USA.

Successfully led teams that conceived and developed software toautomate tasks, leading to cost savings of over $500K annually Developed replacement software, saving $600K annually in third-party

licensing fees

Software Engineer, eBusiness Design, USA Led a team of 8+ engineers to deliver a $2mn provisioning software

Areas of Interest: General Management, Corporate and IT Strategy,Business Development

13 years of global experience in IT Services/Products Industry

Senior Consultant, Securities and Capital Markets, Wipro Technologies Led pre-sales function of two large (1500+ FTEs) accounts.

Successfully managed a US$ 150+ million multi-year multi-disciplinary bid

Extensive experience in managing IT BPO integration, pricingmodels, contracts, business plan, competitor and market analysis andcollaterals

Strong domain knowledge in capital market operations.

Program/Product Manager, Tata Consultancy Services Headed pre-sales for a leading product in securities clearing and

settlement Managed the implementation of clearing and settlement system for

Debt instruments in Philippines and for Equities in Kuwait, Canadaand South Africa

Led product development of Payment Clearance, Cross BorderSettlement and Corporate Actions components

Was involved in content management, product branding, professionalservices and alliance management

Areas of Interest: IT, Financial Services, General Management,Consulting


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9 years of experience in IT Program Management in US, UK,China and India

Program and Project Manager, Infosys Technologies Limited Set-up and managed the offshore development center in China for

service delivery portfolio for Ameriprise Financials Inc. Created business framework to institutionalize Mainframe Center of

Excellence in Infosys China Led the recovery of delayed Customer-Administration program of

Nationwide Building Society leading to a saving of $3mn Conceptualized and implemented fast-track training program to

achieve 50% improvement in induction time for American Express

Achievements

Published papers on SOA related implementations in BFSI in Set-labsBriefing journal Annual Award for Excellence in project execution for Money

Movement program Customer Delight and Branding and Prima award for quality

management for Ameriprise Engagement

Areas of Interest: Business Development, General Management,Financial services

Lokesh Chawla

BTech , Metallurgical Engineering,IT BHU, India


Six-Sigma Green Belt

Mandeep Singh

BE (Electronics & Communication),NIT Jaipur, India

9.5 years of experience in Consulting and Management ofGlobal Software Projects in Telecommunication Industry

Engineering Project Manager, Aricent Technologies Established and led a 20-member cross-cultural team spread across

Belgium, India and UK Led design and development of Alcatel-Lucent SRB platform,

subscribed by more than 520,000 telecom customers in UK Acted as consultant to 3 new ventures for a European customer

including one on application layer traffic optimization Increased business from existing European customer four-fold to

2.4mn Worked extensively with clients in different geographies like US, UK,

France, Germany, Belgium, Japan

Research Engineer, C-DoT, India Led design and development billing solution for C-DoTs telecom

solutions Successfully deployed C-DoTs GSM solution in 2 telecom circles in

India

Current Activities: Cultural Representative, Telecom Club

Areas of Interest: Business Development, General Management,Consulting, Product Management

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Manish Jobanputra

MS, Material Science & Engineering,University of Cincinnati, USA

BE, Polymer Engineering,MIT-Pune, India

Six-Sigma Green Belt GECFA Level 1

Manish Sharma

Integrated MTech (Dual degree),Biochemical Engineering andBioTechnology,IIT Delhi, India

8 years of experience in R&D and Techno-commercial roles

Technical Pole Leader, GE Plastics, India Designed product-certification guideline in co-ordination with UL

which ensured >$1mn savings/year Developed processes for handling projects, resulting in 33% decrease

in time enabling faster commercialization of products Led a timely recovery of a engineering process centre of excellence

which accelerated the commercialization of 25 products with revenuepotential of $10mn/year

Research Scientist, Brewer Science, USA Led development of companys first anti-reflective coatings capable of

sub-90 nm feature size (20% improvement over competition) withcompletely new technology

Achievements Led team of 10 to Silver Product Team Award in GE Plastics for the

year 2007 Recipient of multiple quarterly analytical and commercial team awards

at GE Plastics

Areas of Interest: Finance, Product Management, General Management

13 years of IT experience in the Financial Services andTechnology sectors

Technology Director, Online Trading Platform, Charles Schwab, USA Technology owner of Schwab.coms online trading platform used

daily by 1.5mn users generating revenue $2mn everyday Successfully delivered $12mn Greenfield project resulting in

technology standardization, user experience enhancement andannual maintenance cost savings of $3mn

Led initiatives on identifying key technology investment opportunities toimplement senior managements vision of unified client experience

Managed evaluation of hardware, software products, vendors and"managed services partners"

Chief Technology Officer, pTouchUp.com, USA Founded a hi-tech startup to organize and refine digital photos Played a key role in successful exit of pTouch by leading sales of

technology and client-base to Simplecenter.com

Areas of Interest: IT Strategy, IT Consulting, General Management,Green Technology


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18 years of experience managing operations in Consulting,BPOs & Railways, including Start-ups and Turnarounds

Vice President, Derrick Petroleum, Pune Managed the late-stage startup for expansion

General Manager, Firstsource, Bangalore & Mumbai Led service and financial recovery of a $13mn all-services for a

FTSE 250 telco Spearheaded corporate operational excellence function

Center Head, Satyam BPO, Bangalore Transformed the delivery center into a profit center, and returned it

to black Inside sales increased same-client and new-client revenues ($2.2mn)

Led three strategic bids and client satisfaction assurance for thecompany

Senior Operations Manager, Convergys, Delhi & Bangalore Led 2 large $6mn service and sales operations, for Fortune

500 US telcos

Earlier positions in Indian Railways

Current Activities : Responsible Leaders Group, Marketing Club

Areas of Interest : Leadership roles in mid/large companies, newventures

Manoj Khare

MS (Design),

BITS, Pilani, India

Mayank Kumar

BTech, Mechanical Engineering,IIT Kanpur, India

16 years of experience as Senior Manager in Indirect TaxAdministration and Narcotics Control Headed the Group dealing with assessment and clearance of

imported consignment at Calcutta Port Headed the Anti-Smuggling Division (team of 250 persons)

responsible for prevention of smuggling in and around city of

Calcutta upto Bangladesh land border Headed a regional unit for collecting intelligence , planning search

operations and investigating cases of excise duty evasion in the state

of Uttar Pradesh Headed Rajasthan Unit of Central Bureau of Narcotics (a team of 500

persons). Unit was responsible for supervision of licit opiumcultivation, planning operations for interdiction of illicit drug traffic

Headed Regional Training Centre for imparting training to customsand excise officers

Areas of Interest: General Management, Finance

It adds to pleasure, excitement and learning when you a get chance to interact with the batchof experienced professionals in PGPX course , as an instructor for some of the compulsorycourses in the area of strategic management

Visiting ProfessorBusiness Policy AreaIndian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad

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Minesh Sheth

MS, Electrical andTelecommunications,Rutgers University, USA

BE, Electronics Engineering,

University of Mumbai, India

Mohit Kumar Mathur

BSc, Hospitality Management,Institute of Catering and HotelManagement, New Delhi, India

9 years of experience in Leadership, Technology, andOperations in Telecommunications Industry

Program Manager, Sasken, India Led multiple programs such as Cellular network Operations, Network

Benchmarking, and Remote Delivery services with annual revenues of $2mn Set up and managed cross-functional, multi-location team of 50 engineers Played a key role in project budgeting, project evaluation and business

development activities for Network Engineering business division

Terminal Performance Engineer, Samsung, USA Instrumental in handset compliance process improvement for

successful launch of Samsung handsets on Verizon network Managed handset laboratory and led engineers in analysis and

troubleshooting of handset performance

RF Engineer, Sprint Corporation, USA Performed RF Planning and Optimization on Sprints 2G and

3G/EVDO network Undertook various JIT initiatives and developed tools that led to capex

savings of $0.5mn

Area of Interest: General Management, Telecom Consulting,Corporate Strategy

9 years of experience in Launching and Managing HospitalityProjects in UK, UAE and India

General Manager, Avni Hotels, London, UK Led rebranding and launch of 3 hotel projects Managed four hotels with 51 employees and annual sales of

3.86mn Improved the average rates by 25% and sales by 20%

Product Manager, Prologic First, New Delhi, India Led a cross functional team to develop F & B retail system which

increased sales by 300% in 2 years Provided trade insight to the system which critically enhanced

functionality Coordinated advertising and trade show participation

Earlier positionswith Radisson, Hyatt Regency, Leela, HolidayInternational UAE and Grand Hyatt New Delhi

Achievements Involved in the launch of 7 hotels and 6 restaurants Founded an equipment franchisee with sales of 800,000

Areas of Interest: General Management, Retail, Infrastructure andConsulting


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12 years of experience in General Management, CustomerService and Network Operations in TelecommunicationService Industry

Deputy General Manager, Tata Communications Lanka Ltd., Colombo Part of three member team that successfully set up Tata

Communications subsidiary in Sri Lanka Handled various aspects of management at project stage Headed Network Operation of the company supporting business of

Rs. 100 crore Handled vendor development and procurement function Set up the channel sales and finance function of the company Launched 'Tata Indicom' Global Calling Card in Sri Lankan market

Manager (Engineering),VSNL (renamed as Tata Communications Ltd.), Delhi Involved in setting up of Satellite Access Node (SAN) for ICO Global

Communication, U.K. for GMPCS service (>$25mn project)

Areas of Interest: Business Development and Strategy

Mukesh Chauhan

MTech, Engineering System,DEI Agra (U.P.) India

BE, Electronics,REC Surat (Gujarat) India

CCNP (Apr 2006), ITIL foundation V.3

Nagasiva Kumara Swamy M

MBA, Banking & Finance,IGNOU-IIBF, India

BSc, Maths,Nagarjuna University, India

Certified Financial Risk ManagerGARP, USA

i) CAIIB, ii) DTIRM and iii) DIBFIndian Institute of Banking & Finance,India

10.5 years of experience in Banking

Assistant General Manager, Corporate Banking, IDBI Bank, India As Relationship Manager, managed a portfolio of Rs. 800 crore Acted as Credit Coordinator for South India with a business of

Rs. 6000 crore Managed a team of credit analysts, relationship officers

Probationary Officer, Canara Bank, India Key member: Infrastructure Project Finance Group and Prime Corporate

Group with a business of Rs. 2000 crore Managed global business (trade finance) with an yearly turnover of

Rs. 1500 crore Managed a group of Export-SME clients with a business size of Rs. 150 crore

State Bank of Hyderabad Rural Banking and Micro Finance

Achievements Winner McKinsey-IDBI 'Project Lakshya' contest for generating fee

income deals

Current Activities: Private Equity Club, Finance Club

Areas of Interest: Finance, General Management, Strategy

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Naveen Krishna

MSc, Statistics,IIT Kanpur, India

PMP, Project Management Institute(PMI) USA

Nigam Nayak

MS, Industrial Engineering,Lamar University, TX, USA

BE, Production Engineering,N.I.T. Surat, Gujarat, India

9 years of global experience in IT, Program Management,Pre-Sales and Vendor Management

Senior Project Manager, Infosys Technologies Limited Delivered key KPIs of revenue, profit, customer satisfaction, and

performance management for a portfolio of size $5mn and 40 peoplein EAI space

Managed clients and cross-cultural teams across geographies anddomains including retail, aerospace, telecom, energies, and utilities

Contributed to cross-functional activities like recruitment, training,knowledge management, and business development winning dealsworth over $10mn

Involved in R&D work on software sizing, published a paper onCosmic FFP estimation

IT Manager, Agilent Technologies Limited Managed relationship with multiple vendor partners Anchored unit level IT roadmap planning and release management

Achievements Gold medals from IITK for academic excellence and overall all-round

performance

Areas of Interest: IT, General Management, Consulting, Strategy,Business Development

7 years of experience in Operations, Quality Assurance andManufacturing

Quality Leader, Avery Dennison, India Achieved savings of $150K by deploying raw material non-

conformance process Realized annual savings of $20K by revamping the COA system Instituted quality assurance improvements resulting in 45% lower

customer complaints Motivated 127 colleagues to participate in and complete the 2007

Delhi Half Marathon

Quality Engineer, Avery Dennison, USA Achieved annual savings of $120K by negotiating with Distribution

Centers Resolved more than 60% complaints amongst the coating sites and

Distribution centers

Quality Manager, Spartech Polycom, USA Streamlined implementation of ExxonMobil Global Enterprise

Management System Launched a new warehouse layout, enhancing space utilization by 30%

Current Activities: Responsible Leaders Group, Marketing Club

Areas of Interest: CSR, General Management, HR

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13 years of experience in Business Analysis, ProjectManagement & Consulting in IT Multinationals, and inEngineering Start-up

Area Co-ordinator, Patni Computer Systems, UK Coordinated with sales team on development of $3mn p.a. account Improved offshore leverage to 90% while complying with data

protection and enabling offline maintenance capability Led migration of legacy pension admin system to SOA

Assistant Manager, Moulding/Design, ASB International, India/Japan Spearheaded implementation of $1mn HVAC and Fire Fighting

contracts and related regulatory approvals for the start up Collaborated with Japanese colleagues over customization of

production processes at Indian plant

Achievements GEs annual award for the patented invoice verification system Chairman's special award for setup of ASB's India operations

Areas of Interest: General Management, Consulting, Strategy,Business Development

Nikhil Gore

PGDST, Software Engineering,NCST, India

BTech, Mechanical Engineering,HBTI Kanpur, India

Six Sigma Green Belt certified

Nishant Singh

BTech, Mining Engineering,Indian School of Mines, Dhanbad,India

11 years of SAP Consulting & Project Management

Project Manager, SAP India Pvt. Ltd., India Managed SAP upgrade projects employing teams from China,

Romania, Argentina, and India resulting in $1.1mn in direct and$4.3mn in downstream revenue for SAP

Initiated and implemented upgrade assessment processimprovements that increased productivity by 15%

Senior Project Manager and SAP Senior Consultant at InfosysTechnologies Ltd., India and USA Managed large 24x7 SAP support operation ($4mn/yr) employing 65

consultants across multiple locations worldwide Defined global SAP support processes for customers Streamlined revenue recognition for customer to reduce manual

revenue accounting transactions by 70% Led team to achieve the first ISO9001:2000 certified SAP project at

Infosys

Areas of Interest: Corporate Strategy, Business Development, GeneralManagement

The one year at IIMA helped me widen my horizons, develop an understanding of business from multiple dimensions

and hone leadership skills - all of which are essential to succeed in today's dynamic global organizations operating

under complex business environments.

(PGPX Class 2008)Assistant Vice President - Project Finance, Reliance Infrastructure Ltd.

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Nitin Sharma

BE, Electrical andElectronics Engineering,NIT Surathkal, India

PMP, Project Management Institute

(PMI) USA

Pankaj Sachdev

PGD, Software Engineering,MISEM, Mumbai, India

BE, Production Engineering,Mumbai University, India

10.5 years of experience in IT Program Management andBusiness Development

Senior Project Manager, Infosys, USA Won first prize for outstanding contribution towards the acquisition of

a $20mn strategic publishing account Won Transition Star award for stabilizing $5mn corporate portfolio and

establishing global processes and service levels for the publishing client Guided a multi-national team to achieve highest customer satisfaction

ratings Spearheaded rebranding effort of the not-for-profit newspaper fund

for the publishing client

Project Manager, Infosys, USA and India Awarded customer appreciation for process improvement and

implementation of warehouse management system for atransportation customer

Successfully led 70+ people team for US Education and Mediacustomer against backdrop of previous failures

Current Activities: Founder, Greentech Club, Marketing Club

Area of Interest: Corporate Strategy, Sustainable EnvironmentalInitiatives, and Green Consulting

9 years of experience in delivering Payments and CashManagement Solutions in EMEA region

Senior Manager, Royal Bank of Scotland (formerly ABN AMRO

ACES), India/Netherlands Designed and delivered E-Business Banking solution to support

dynamic pricing initiatives for mid-market corporate segment on theSAP banking platform; conferred with Employee of the Quarteraward

Delivered business solutions in Liquidity Management for TransactionBanking IT initiatives

Senior Project Lead, Polaris Software Lab Ltd. (formerly CiticorpOverseas Software Ltd.), India/EMEA Led the integration of Cash Management systems for Citigroups

corporate banking implementations (Flexcube CBS rollout) in Russia,Czech Republic, Hungary, Turkey and Tunisia

Designed and implemented Payments and Receivables businesssolution processing over 4.5M transactions annually for CitibankHungary

Delivered the core technology platform for setting up a new Citigroupfranchise in Kuwait

Areas of Interest: Financial Services, IT, Product Management


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13 years of experience in BFSI Account and DeliveryManagement in IT Services

Group Project Manager, Infosys Technologies, USA, Europe and India Managed relationships with large BFSI customer accounts of $60+mn

employing 450 people Defined roadmap for two organization-wide initiatives Led vendor teams for technology integration in two mergers in

banking industry Execution experience includes managing financial and operational

KPIs through focus on customer delight, productivity improvement,process compliance and employee satisfaction

Managed a $400mn outsourcing prospect Transitioned customer staff to Infosys in UK under TUPE regulations

Achievements Won The Banker Award 2008 in Capital Markets category Won CNET Technology Award 2007 for Best Technology Project Won Infosys Excellence Award 2006 for Program Management

Current Activities: Media Representative, IT Club, Music Club,Finance Club

Area of Interest: General Management, IT, Financial Services

Parag Prasad

BTech (Met Engg.)BHU, Varanasi, India


Diploma in Financial Services,CIOBS, Scotland, UK

Investment AdministrationQualification, SII, UK

Pavan Rangachar

Chartered Accountant,Associate member of ICAI, India

BCom ,University of Madras, India

9.5 years of experience in Financial Planning & Analysis andBusiness Development

Financial Analysis Manager, Tata Communications, Singapore Led FP&A function for Global Wholesale Telecom Services and APAC

& Middle-East sales regions Initiated capital expenditure tracking for review and control over

$70mn of projects Awarded 'Certificate of Excellence' in 2008

Manager, Tionale Enterprises, Singapore Generated new business in Japan, Europe and Middle-East worth $10mn Formed and managed strategic partnerships to source branded

fashion accessories from Europe Spearheaded Oracle ERP development for trading, warehouse, and

commercial functions

Senior ExecutivePlanning & Budgeting, Sify, India Developed MIS tools for reporting earnings and consolidated financials Prepared complex business models for new projects Specially selected by CFO for fast track career growth plan

Executive-Audit, Ernst & Young, India Conducted statutory audits and financial due-diligence review

Areas of Interest: Corporate Strategy, Business Finance, M & A

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12 years of experience creating and managing successfulUser Experiences (UX) for complex Product, Systems, andService challenges in ERP, Health-care, Law-enforcement,

and Education domainsPrincipal Interaction Designer, Oracle/PeopleSoft, USA Led creation of UX strategy for 'Fusion' - Oracle's next generation

ERP suite Demonstrated value of superior UX as a source of sustainable

competitive advantage to the executive team Created UI Standards and design patterns to improve usability of

Oracles legacy applications used by thousands of customers

UX Manager, TouchScape, USA Conducted ethnographic studies to discover target segment; created

user profiles, storyboards, design concepts, and prototypes Designed GUI customization system that positioned TouchScape as

easy-to-use, instant-on CRM implementation

Achievements Filed patent on algorithm for generating a modified color wheel

Areas of Interest: Corporate and Competitive Strategy, Product Designand Development, Design Consulting

P Arun Kumar

BSc, National Defence AcademyJawaharlal Nehru University, India

10 years of experience in the Indian Air Force

Ex Air Force Officer Served in key position of Flight Director in setting up and operating

worlds largest Aerostat System (project business case of Rs. 4.5B) Managed relationship with key international partners from Israel and

USA for setting up Aerostat system Officer-in-charge of flight safety at prominent Indian forward air bases Closely supervised and directed mission critical activities of over 40

people during operations in flight safety and Aerostat systems Significant experience and contribution towards strategic and combat

planning in IAF Extensive flying experience of over 800 hrs in fighter jets

Achievements Youngest Flight Director in the Indian Air Force Best Air Force Officer of the 1998 NDA Batch

Area of interest: General Management, Aviation, Project Management,Consulting

Peyush Agarwal

MArch, Sustainable Architectureand Design CommunicationThe University of Arizona, USA

BArch, Architecture

Maulana Azad National Institute ofTechnology, Bhopal, India

I am extremely impressed with the PGPX and have been personally involved in recruiting from this programme. IIMAhmedabad selects candidates with rich experience through rigorous selection criteria and the candidates have walkedaway from successful careers to receive this enriching management education PGPX provides the Reliance Anil


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13 years of experience in General Management, TechnologyManagement

Co-founder/Managing Director/VP Operations, YASU Technologies

Private Limited YASU was a leading Business Rules Management Systems Vendor

founded in 1999 YASU got acquired by SAP, represented YASU in the acquisition process Managed YASUs global Insurance customer portfolio, responsible for

new insurance solutions for P&C, Life and Health insurance Managed YASUs APAC sales Played the role of solution architect for solutions based on YASUs products Managed YASUs HR, Finance functions Played the roles of senior IT consultant, product specialist at various

stages of the companySystems Analyst, Infosys Technologies Implemented internet based insurance product Implemented Portfolio Management Solution for Goldman Sachs

Areas of Interest: Technology Management, General Management

Prasanna Boni

BTech, Metallurgy,Indian Institute of Technology,Madras, India

Pravin Bhandarkar

MS, Electrical and ComputerEngineering,Rutgers University, NJ, USA

BE, Electronics and

Telecommunications,Pune University, India

11.5 years of experience in Network and Software ProductDevelopment

Engineering Manager, Juniper Networks, India Led a team to plan, conceptualize and deliver Mobile IPv4 software

on two Juniper edge routing platforms, with a $2mn budget Engaged with product management, sales and system engineering to

identify IP Mobility features for deployment in converged accessnetworks, leading to new features on routers for wireless networks

Software Engineer, Tellium Inc, USA Led a multifunctional team to develop and deliver data and

synchronization software on a line module

Software Engineer, Cisco Systems, USA

Worked on software module design and development on VPNSolutions Center to enable pioneering MPLS-VPN provisioningcapability. This product was deployed in top tier service provider networks

Areas of Interest: General Management, Product Marketing, BusinessDevelopment

y f f g g pDhirubhai Ambani Group a ready talent pool of highly motivated recruits who seamlessly fit into senior and middlemanagement positions and have the potential to be business leaders in the future.

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Prithvish Chatterjee

BE, Mechanical Engineering,Delhi College of Engineering, India

Rachana Salgia

BE, Computer Science,SGSITS, Indore, India

8.5 years of experience in Technology and OperationsConsulting Across Diverse Business Domains

Program Manager, Infosys, USA Strategized and managed implementation of process efficiency

solutions for Sears; savings worth $60mn Developed Business in Sears e-commerce; grew Infosys revenues by

2000% to $8mn/year in two years

Lead Architect, Birlasoft, India Implemented Revenue Intelligence Solution for Indian Finance

Ministers flagship project, generating revenues worth $60mn/year Designed hugely successful strategic cost management product

(Activity-Based-Costing) for QPR, Netherlands

Lead Analyst, Tata Consultancy Services, India Led 10-member client engagement teams as a business analyst for

P&O(UK) and Eli Lilly(US)

Achievements "MVP"Infosys and "Star AwardLove the Customer"Sears-

Creating value for Sears and becoming Most Preferred Partner Prime Ministers Award for Excellence Mission-critical implementation

for Indian Dept of Revenue

Areas of Interest: Consulting & General Management, EmergingTechnologies

15 years of experience in growing a Software ProductStartup to 1000+Impetus Technologies, India

Core management committee member Incubated mobile and wireless business division, 100+ members,

$2mn in a year Product and technology management of pharma POS system and

award winner advisory services for farmers on mobile Organization restructuring for a division based structure Led an initiative to improve resource billability by 10% in 4 months

VP Engineering R&D and Innovation Spearheaded the innovation group and created High Performance

Computing, Web2.0 practices IP development management: ROR Application server, Performance

Testing and capacity planning tool Owned all the RFP responses and pre-sales for business development

team in USA Consulted critical customer initiatives: Performance improvement of

DNS server handling 40% of worlds DNS resolution requests

Areas of Interest: Corporate Strategy, General Management


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11 years of experience in IT Project Management & ClientRelationship Management across diverse cultures andgeographies in Europe

Onsite Project Manager, Cognizant Technology Solutions (London) Managed the Data Warehouse and Business Intelligence solution

rollout for a leading pharmaceutical company, for their European andCanadian markets

Managed development teams and business sponsors located acrossIndia, United States and United Kingdom

Onsite Project Manager, Cognizant Technology Solutions (Madrid) Managed the implementation of the European Production Hub for a

leading Pharmaceutical Data Services company Instrumental in the rollout of the centralized sales data system across

diverse European markets, ranging from Greece to Germany

Offshore Project Manager, Cognizant Technology Solutions (Chennai) Managed the development & delivery of a global compound

information management system for a leading pharmaceutical company

Areas of Interest: General Management, Business Development andClient Relationship Management

Raghunath Ramadasan

BTech, Production Engineering,Calicut University, India

PMP, Project Management Institute(PMI), USA

Rajarshi Chanda

BE, Electronics & Telecom Engineering,B E College, Calcutta University, India

16 years of experience in Product Engineering, ServiceDelivery, Manufacturing and Sales in IT and ElectronicsIndustry

Senior Engineering Manager, Hewlett Packard, India, USA Managed a large Business Continuity program; team achieved 50%

cost reduction and generated 12 patents/papers in 24 months Led a cross-functional team; conceived and implemented a

development program to nurture potential Project Managers Was recognized among top 15 managers and top 50 employees in

the 2000 strong organization

Group Manager - Development, Computer Associates TCG Software,India, USA Generated new business (worth 35% of organization revenue)

resulting in a 90 member group in 11 months; became the youngestgroup manager

Larsen & Toubro Limited Production/Sales Executive, India Exceeded sales target by 25% Improved Production efficiency by 20%

Areas of Interest: IT Operations, Corporate Strategy, BusinessDevelopment

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Rajat Garg

BE, Electronics and Communication,Maulana Azad National Institute ofTechnology, Bhopal, India

Rajesh Sadhwani

BTech, Chemical Engineering,IIT Kharagpur, India

9.5 years of experience in Telecommunication ProjectManagement and Product Development

Development Manager, IntelliNet Technologies

Led geographically distributed team to develop Next GenerationTelecom solution generating revenue of $2mn

Instrumental in growing Tekelec account and driving TekSCIMproduct strategy

Spearheaded ISO 9001 certification for IntelliNet India in 2007

Project Manager, Wipro Technologies Managed multiple software projects in VoIP and SS7 domain Architected and led delivery of key components of Nortels Media

Gateway Controller Led several VoIP competency development initiatives for Wipro

Senior Engineer, Lucent Technologies Was chosen for several major product deployments in Taiwan and India

Achievements Team Excellence award and multiple best performance awards in Wipro Best performance award in Lucent

Current Activities: Students representative-InternationalImmersion Programme

Areas of Interest: Corporate Strategy, Business Development, GeneralManagement

8.5 years of experience in Product Lifecycle Management(PLM) and Software Services

Group Leader, Geometric Limited, India and USA

Engaged in PLM implementations at Ford, Honda, BMW,Rolls-Royce, Magna Corp. and Alcoa Industries

Implemented change management and workflow processes forTier-1 automotive suppliers

Led competency development program for project teams Received appreciation for championing process and business focus

in quality group at Ford Built Geometrics reputation during customer-facing assignments in

the US for 5 years Architected customizations to promote PLM within the user community

Software Engineer, Patni Computer Systems, India Enhanced SAP programs on sales and distribution for GE Lighting

Current Activities: IT, Consulting and GreenTech Clubs

Area of Interest: General Management, Business Strategy, Consulting,and Business Development

Teaching PGPX participants has been and continues to be a pleasure for the following reasons. With an average of 10years of experience before coming to PGPX, the participants bring in a lot of perspective into the classroom that is notnormally available with a younger audience. They are highly engaged audience; the opportunity cost to them of theprogram is quite high and so there is a higher desire to extract value from the sessions - which makes life more interesting


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18 years of experience in Operations and General Managementin Shipping Industry with focus on International Oil Trade

Captain, Tanker Pacific Management Pte Ltd, Singapore

Commanded 7 ships during 5 year tenure in a worldwide tradingpattern. Led teams of 3 departments of up to 100 persons belongingto 8-10 nationalities

Managed assets up to $275mn including petroleum cargoes valued at$150mn

Carried out optimum route planning and achieved "zero claims"against ships under command

Redesigned vendor management for TPM ships which reducedoperating costs by 7%

Carried out "dry-docking" of 3 ships in Singapore. Achieved zero

accident rate and cost reductions in budgeted repairsCurrent Activities: Operations Club

Areas of Interest: General Management, Operations and Supply ChainManagement

Rakesh RajeMaster Mariner, DirectorateGeneral of Shipping, India

BSc, Nautical science,Mumbai University, India

Ravi Kapoor

BTech, Civil EngineeringIT BHU, Varanasi, India

Certified Prince 2 PractitionerISEB Certification in Project

Management

13 years of experience in IT Program and ProjectManagement

Project and Program manager, RBSIDC, India

Led cross-cultural teams in global development projects handlingannual budget of 3mn and Business-case of upto 40mn

Deployed zero defect projects within multiple programs whilemanaging diverse stakeholders Business Partners, Suppliers, IT andInfrastructure Teams

Pioneered accelerated solutions delivery initiative to achievesignificantly reduced time-to-market

Worked as part of extended leadership team for IDC

Engineering Manager, Interra IT, USA Initiated customer engagements, successfully transforming them to

long-term relationships with customers across business domains(e.g. Intel, Walker, ConAgra, RHB Bank, Univar)

Led the development and resource management for financial systemsand distribution control applications

Achievements Awarded RBS Manufacturing Excellence award for

Leadership & Engagement

Areas of Interest: Strategy, Leadership and General Management,IT, Financial services

for me as a teacher. Give me a PGPX audience any day!(Ph.D. The University of Texas at Austin)

Professor of Marketing and International BusinessIndian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad

-Arvind Sahay


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Ravishankar Savita

BTech, Civil Engineering,IIT Kharagpur, India

Rishi Dhariwal

BE, Mechanical EngineeringJai Narayan Vyas University,Jodhpur, India.

9 years of experience in Product, Portfolio and ProcessManagement in Semiconductors and TelecommunicationsIndustry

Operation Leader, Agilent Technologies, Bangalore Managed alignment of product management processes of new R&D

center with those of existing globally distributed teams Managed product portfolio of $5mn product line as product

development champion

Process Lead, Philips Semiconductors, Bangalore Managed development and deployment of project pipeline and

resource management process, improving resource utilization by10% and customer satisfaction by 15%

Managed program for developing peripheral component interconnect

chip generating $2mn revenue

Deputy Manager Quality, First Apex Technology, Bangalore Defined top level plan technology platform migration and contributed

to Capability maturity model level 4 assessment

Areas of Interest: Strategy formulation and implementation, ProductStrategy and Portfolio Management, Strategy Consultancy

16.5 years of experience in Business Startup andManagement of Stressed Situations / Portfolio in FinanceIndustry

VP, Citicorp Finance India Limited, a Citi India Company Held business wide responsibilities for operational risk, credit risk

management and collections Profit center responsibility for relationship business in the commercial

banking group Member of the business management committee and Special Project

in-charge during turnaround of the business in 2005 Developed the collection strategy that enabled control of

delinquencies in the portfolio Experience across a wide geography (North, West and South India)

Seamlessly managed different functions (Sales, Risk and Collections)Worked with SRF Finance Limited and Ashok Leyland Limited, prior tojoining CFIL

Current Activities & Areas of Interest: Commercial and Retail Banking,Microfinance


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7.5 years of experience in Communication Software R&D andTechnology Outsourcing

Technical Lead, Aricent Technologies, USA;

Client: Global communications OEM Led 8-member multi-location team in performance, capacity and

robustness improvement of cutting-edge wireless solution Collaborated with clients senior management team on project

planning, test strategy management and quality control Contributed significantly towards establishing Aricent as clients

preferred long-term partner, resulting in project revenues of $2.5mn

Senior Software Engineer, Aricent Technologies, China & India Led 6-member Chinese team through SDLC for Aricents pilot near-

shoring project and created significant client value through

operational excellence Contributed to extensive array of development and testing activities in

CMMi Level5 compliant SDLC for Aricents Next-Generation Networkproducts

Areas of Interest: Business Strategy, value creation through IT Solutions,Client-centric Innovation and Processes

Rohit Raghav

BE, Electronics andCommunications Engineering,Netaji Subhas Institute ofTechnology, Delhi University, India

Sachin Ranglani

BTech, Metallurgical Engineering,IT BHU, Varanasi, India

11 years of experience in Program/Product Management andConsulting in IT Industry

Senior Architect, BPM-EAI Practice, Infosys Technologies Limited

Managed Presales for deals sizes of $2mn-10mn comprising of end toend services, linear/non-linear pricing models and onshore/offshoremix

Program Managed $5mn BPM scope of work for the Credit RiskControl Division of a Global Investment Bank, London

Led EAI/SOA Consulting Engagements for a large Australian TelecomService Provider, Melbourne

Product Manager, Fiorano Software Inc. (startup) Managed server side core product development of $5mn/Annum

product line, Fioranos ESB/SOA suite Led Product Consulting Engagements across geographies, for various

clients ranging from Korean Steel Manufacturing Major, SpanishTelecom Service Provider to a US Title Insurer

Converted initial engagements into product licensing and annuitysupport revenues ($250K$1mn)

Areas of Interest: Business Development, General Management,Corporate Strategy

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Sandeep Desale

PGD Software Technology,NCST-CDAC Bombay, India

BE, Electronics Engineering,Bombay University, India

9.5 years experience in Service Operations, Quality andProject Management

Sr. Manager (Operations) Genpact International LLC

Managed back office operations (retail banking) for a Fortune 500 US Bank Responsible for profitability, productivity, resource utilization and cost

control measures Handled hiring, training, development and performance management

of direct reports Mentored continuous improvement initiatives and gain share projects

(~$2mn) Supported strategic business assessments and new project migrations

Senior Manager (Quality) - IBM Daksh Business Process Services(Pvt) Ltd. Led the overall quality organization for in-bound voice technical

support processes (450-600 FTEs) for US and Canadian business partners Successfully led several strategic assessments, transition projects and

process quality improvements (QNI ~ CAD 2.5mn)

Achievements "Gold" Leadership Award (Genpact, 2007), Top Talent (IBM, 2007)

Areas of Interest: Business Development, Transitions

15 years of experience in Software Product Developmentand Solutions Consulting

Senior Engineering Manager, TIBCO Software, USA

Led development efforts involving teams based in USA, India andChina for $10mn/Annum Enterprise Application Integration(EAI)

product line Played key role in creating market awareness for Service Oriented

Architecture(SOA

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