team empowerz

Rangasai V

Consulting

  • Promoted a training service organisation – EMPOWERZ in the year 1995
  • Extensive experience across:
    • Fast moving consumer goods industry
    • Multiple markets – across India, Srilanka, Nepal and Bangladesh
    • Channel groupings – General Trade – Self service store chains
    • Training in other industries like - Automobiles, Pharma, Telecom, Banking, Social Marketing and Education.
  • Has taken up several Training Consulting works with companies like:
    • Henkel, L’Oreal, Joyco, Dabur, Good year Tyres, GM pens,Spice Telecom, Hutch, VJ Info, ICFAI, Corp Bank, Indian Immunologicals, Bartronics, Parle Agro, Hindustan Latex, Hindustan Motors, Luxor /Parker, Allout(SC Johnson) and Mattel Toys
  • Key specialities include:
    • Customer Management capability development
    • Channel Strategy development
    • Distribution Management and development
    • Competency mapping and development

Line Management

  • Richardson Hindustan Limited – Seven and a Half years
    • Front Line sales- 3 years
    • Sales Supervision – four and half Years
  • Gillette India : - Nine and Half years
    • Area Management – west and South - Three years
    • Regional Training Manger East and South three years
    • Trade Marketing – One year
    • Sales Training Manager All India –Two and half Years
  • Empowerz Training Consultancy – Ten years
    • Training consultancy and Training of Sales teams of various Companies
  • Innovatively developed the first set of Modern trade self service stores in Hyderabad
  • Extensive Sales and Training experience across various segments and exposure to All India Markets
  • Innovative practices in General Trade

Srihari T

Consulting

Joined Empowerz in April 2007

Key Specializations include
  • Distribution & Channel Management
  • OD modeling
  • Behavioral Interventions
  • Performance Management Systems
  • Business Process Design
Keen interest in Human Psychology and Organizational Development

Line Management

A product of MEP at IIM Ahmedabad - March 1997

Positions Held:

Managing Director – Shabari Auto Comps Pvt Ltd.
General manager – Sales at GM Pens Intl Pvt Ltd.
Regional Manager Foods (South) Hindustan Lever Ltd.
National Manager – PMG Division - Hindustan Lever Ltd
National Operations Manager Foods – Hindustan lever Ltd.
Area sales manager ( Beverages) Hindustan Lever Ltd.
Area manager ( foods division) Brooke Bond Lipton India Ltd.
Territory Sales Manager – Oils & Fats division Lipton India Ltd.
Business Officer – Animal feeds division HLL / Lipton.

Sethumadhavan U K

Competencies

Hands on experience of > 27 years in Banking & Financial Services
Proven track record in Institution Building - both Organic & Inorganic
Played key roles in 5 Mergers & Acquisitions in last 10 years
Set up a State of the Art Staff College for Corporate Trainings & MDPs
Visiting Faculty in select Management Institutes

Line Management

Sr. Vice President & Regional Head - HDFC Bank
Sr. Vice President & Group Head - Centurion Bank of Punjab
Sr. Branch Manager - State Bank of Travancore
College Lecturer - Teaching - Union Christian College

Qualifications

MSc,  MBA, LLB, CAIIB, PGDBA & DIM

Ramesh M

Consulting

  • Co-Promoted Indian Bureau of Industrial Services Pvt Ltd in 1998
  • Promoted Integrated Process Management Systems Pvt Ltd in 2001
  • Joined Empowerz since 2008
  • COMPETENCIES :
    • Design, deliver and successfully implement organization solutions to improve performance
    • Business Process Management
    • Can independently handle projects on a Variety of Management systems conforming to ISO 9001, ISO 14001, OHSAS 18001, TQM, Malcolm Baldridge National Quality Award Criteria.
    • Executed over 500 assignments in management system implementation, management consulting, training for Large , Medium & Small Private and Public Sector Enterprises in Manufacturing and Service Sectors.
    • Trained over 9000 personnel in varied fields on Management Systems
    • Trained over 1500 personnel as Management System Auditors

Line Management

  • TQMI – 2 Years – Management Consultant - Implementation of Quality Management Systems with various Industries – Management Consulting Company
  • INTERNATIONAL INSTRUMENTS LTD BANGALORE(Now Part of Continental Group) – 4 Years - Executive Manufacturing & Assistant Management Representative Implementation of Quality Management Systems Across Functions – Manufacture of automotive dash board instruments
  • INDO-US WIRE CASTING LTD BANGALORE – 3 Years - Supervisor Quality Assurance – Manufacture of cobalt alloy hard facing welding products
  • KEMTRODE BANGALORE – 2 Years Team Member Quality Assurance – Manufacture of Arc Welding Electodes

Ramdas Menon

Experience

  • 20+ years in engg project management, Six Sigma quality and HR
  • Onsite experience during steel plant construction and start-up
  • Six Sigma training done at GE, Pfizer and TVS-E – received Best Faculty award at GE’s Welch Technology Center.
  • Mentored 20+ Six Sigma projects in the above establishments leading to a cost avoidance of around $ 3.5 million.
  • Guest Faculty at Project Management Institute, Chennai chapter

Responsibilities held

Manager Six Sigma Deployment - Pfizer, Chennai
Manager Training and Head HR - TVS Electronics and Harita, Chennai
Sr Manager Production - Sartorius Pvt Ltd., Bangalore
Superintending Engineer - M.N. Dastur and Co, Calcutta, Chennai

Qualifications

M. Tech. (IIT Madras), B.Chem. Engg (Jadavpur University), Six Sigma Black Belt (ASQ)

Ramanand Rau H

Competencies

  • Banking and Investment Professional With 19 years experience.
  • Experienced in Client Portfolio Advisory and Management
  • Played key role in Wealth and Advisory Business for 4 banks
  • Exposure in Product Development and Training

Line Management

  • Investment Manager (Karnataka &TN) CitiBank N A
  • Relationship Manager ( Private Banking) ILFS Investsmart
  • Senior Investment Manager - Centurion Bank of Punjab
  • Regional Head Premier Banking Channel - HDFC Bank
  • Regional Head Wealth Advisory Services - HDFC Bank
  • Regional Head Wealth Management - ICICI Bank

Professional Certifications:

AMFI & IRDA

N.Udaya Bhanu

Competencies

  • Sales Management Professional With >25 years experience.
  • Experienced in Managing Large Sales Networks.
  • Experienced trainer in Skills for enhanced Learning abilities.
  • Exposure to Training in Sales systems.

Line Management

  • Sales Professional with Nestle, Pepsi, All Out, Reynolds , Bajaj Electricals and Wipro Lighting among other organisations.
  • Business Head for the SIP Abacus and Brain Gym Program
  • Head of Sri Lanka operations for SABG
  • Head of Program Delivery for the SABG program


Srinivasan AK

Competencies & Experience

  • 22 years experience with the Army including:
    • Leadership Training
    • Administrative Training
    • Personal Management
    • Safety Management
    • Exposure To Content Development
  • Customer Care
  • Interpersonal Relationships
  • Trained SC Railway Personnel
  • Trained IOL Retail outlet owners and Managers.

Manoj T N

Career Highlights / Core Competencies:

  • Experience of about 20 yrs across Management Training & Education, Administration, Banking, Financial Services & Insurance, A/cg & Auditing, Sales & Marketing, Materials Mgt, Retail Credit, etc.
  • Rated "Tier I" (ie "Outstanding") in most of the Performance Appraisals, and received many appreciations for top performance, in the last 10 years of his employee life.
  • Developed nearly 50 training modules (and presented at various programmes), which were rated 'Excellent'/ 'Very Good' by participants.
  • Set up & run the first and most successful Regional Training Centre of IDBI Bank. Developed a faculty pool of over 100 and trained over 1000 staff in less than a year.
  • Currently an Entrepreneur (aspiring to be a Global Businessman, Author & Mentor). Also a Visiting Faculty for Management Institutes / Universities across South India.

Line Management Functions:

  • AGM & Head – RTC South - IDBI Bank
  • Branch Head - IDBI Bank
  • Relationship Manager - HDFC Bank
  • Module Support Leader – Materials - ITC
  • Industrial Trainee - Centurion Bank, Bank of America , Citibank

Qualifications:

B Com,  ICWA (Inter.), PGDMM, MBA, CAIIB

Professional Development:

  • AMFI Registered Mutual Fund Advisor. IRDA Certified Life Insurance Advisor
  • Member – Kerala Management Association. Member – Yi, Confederation of Indian Industry
  • Planning for PhD (from an International University) after ICWA

Narendra H N

Competencies

  • Setting up new businesses (retail) from scratch
  • Have been a part of mergers/acquisitions from the start of my career and have hands on experience of handling issues related to people, process and systems
  • Hands on experience of handling FMCG, BFSI and franchising operations
  • Distribution, Sales, Service, Training

Line Management Functions:

  • Associate State Head - SIP Academy India
  • Director - Dhriti Technologies
  • CEO - Process First
  • Circle Head – Centurion Bank of Punjab (later merged with HDFC Bank)
  • RSM (South) - Centurion Bank of Punjab
  • ASM - Standard Chartered Bank
  • ASM - Coca Cola

Qualifications:

PGDM – IIM, Ahmedabad
BE - JNNCE

Mohandas E P

  • 39 years of experience in FMCG Industry with Leading FMCG company in the country.
  • HINDUSTAN UNILEVER LTD.
  • Having a Complete understanding of
    • Distribution & Trade management
      Meeting the requirement of Customer.
    • Trade evolution
      Emerging Channels and forming strategies for Growth.
    • Capability Enhancement
      Through Competency mapping and
    • Bridging the gaps.

Line Management Functions:

  • Joined HLL after graduation as a front line salesman.
  • Worked as a sales officer in TN,KN,AP & Kl
  • Assistant Area sales Manager for Popular detergents - products like Wheel powder.
  • Area Sales Manager Kerala for detergents and Personal Products
  • Area Sales and Customer Manager for Kerala for consolidated business of Hindustan Unilever Ltd
  • Attended a course on emerging Channels conducted by Unilever South Asian Regional Training centre at Jakarta.
  • Work study tour to SriLanka and Bangladesh for understanding neighboring markets.

Sathish P M

Competencies

  • Hands on experience of > 25 years in Policing, Industrial Security, Legal, Admin & HR
  • Key roles as Investigator, Forensic Audit, International Policing, & Vigilance
  • Setting up HR Recruitment Division in India & Retail Stores for Primark, in UK
  • Visiting Faculty in Indian Bank Staff colleges, & University Of Leicester, England, UK
  • Experience in Project management, Consultancy & setting up of Special Economic Zones

Line Management Functions:

  • Project Consultant & Support Team - Primark Plc., UK
  • Business Associate - Royal Bank of Scotland, UK
  • Associate - Adecco Recruitment, UK
  • Director, HR & Legal - Puthur Infotech Pvt Ltd., Bangalore
  • General Manager - Admin & Legal - Aurobindo Pharma Ltd., Hyderabad
  • Inspector of Police, CBI, Interpol, India - Bank Securities & Frauds Cell
  • UN Civilian Police Monitor - UNTAC, Cambodia & South East Asia
  • Sub Inspector & Inspector - Central Industrial Security Force

Qualifications

B Com, LLB, MBA, LLM –Business Law (UK), PGDMM, PGDIM & DIM

Prabhakar Rao S

Consulting

  • Co-Promoted a training service organisation – EMPOWERZ in the year 1997
  • Extensive experience across:
    • Fast moving consumer goods industry
    • Multiple markets – across India -South and Western Regions
    • Sales And Distribution Management
    • Training of Front Line Sales Force.
  • SKey specialities include:
    • Customer Management capability development
    • Channel Strategy development
    • Distribution Management and development
    • Training Need Analysis
    • Training Content Development.
    • Employee planning and Development Process

Line Management Functions:

  • Union Carbide India Ltd- Thirty Two Years
  • Area Sales Manager – Kerala, Andhra pradesh-Nine Years
  • Marketing Officer-Southern And Western Regions- Three Years
  • Sales Officer- Andhra Pradesh-Eight Years
  • Territory Supervisor- Twelve Years.
  • Empowerz Training Consultancy-Nine Years
  • Rural Marketing development in the States of Gujarat Tamilnadu, Karnataka, Kerala and Andhra Pradesh.
  • Retail Trade Management.
  • Innovative Practices in General Trade.

Krishnan B Menon

32 Years experience in the Medical Electronics Industry with hands on capability in Sales, Marketing, Product Management, Channel Management, Customer Relations, Equipment service. Worked for international cos. like Hitachi, ENI, Konica Minolta, Dupont, Picker Intnl. [HCL-Picker] etc.

Experience:

  • Worked in the International market for more than10 years
  • Handled Turnkey projects in the healthcare market
  • Worked as Area Manager, Regional Manager & Country Manager
  • Attended & also conducted International training programs
  • Designed & installed medical software for small & medium centers
  • Training on English fluency under Keltron REC
  • Training & Development – personality dimensions etc.

Competencies:

  • Sales & Marketing
  • Customer Relations
  • Turnkey operations
  • Product Management
  • English Fluency
  • Channel Management
  • Field Service
  • Healthcare consultancy
  • Training & Development

Qualifications:

M Sc – Bio Medical, PGDMM

A N Ganesh

Business Credentials:

  • Promoted Radiant Consumer Appliances
    • Brand Café Desire – (Hot Beverages Vending Systems).
  • 1992 – 2010: Promoted Sai Ram Agencies – an FMCG Distribution House
    • Nestle India Ltd
    • Airtel
    • Luxor Writing Instruments
    • Joyco Confectionaries.
  • 1986-92: Co-Owner Reliance Feeds
  • 1977-86: Hindustan Lever Ltd - Sales

Competency:

  • Product launch
  • Channel management
  • Distribution Net Work
  • Multi Level Marketing
  • Training and development of Front line sales team
  • Financial Planning

Balagopal G

Competencies:

  • Hands on experience In Sales management – Direct and Channel – predominant career in Automobile Sales
  • Corporate career spanning 13 years
  • Last 6 years - Practising Orgn: Development consultant for Small and Medium businesses - entrepreneur driven and family owned.

Line Management:

  • Manager – CBU Imported Cars Business Toyota Kirloskar Motor
  • Senior Manager – South Region Hindustan Motors – Mitsubishi Lancer

Qualifications:

PGDM Marketing from T A Pai Management Institute, Manipal.

Rajagopalan K T

Competencies:

  • A post-graduate in Mathematics, best described as a man of many parts, with varied interests as .
    • A freelance journalist
    • A quizzer
    • A translator
    • A trainer
    • A Math whiz
    • A crossword & puzzle enthusiast

Line Management:

  • Currently serving 3rd term as Director in a major Public Sector Bank
  • Senior Banker with > 3 decades of exposure across functions in 4 major Banks viz. SBI, SBP, SBS & SBT
  • Serves on several committees & as Business Angel in Techno Park , TVM
  • Closely associated with Recruitment of Bank Probationary Officers

Seroja Manoj

  • Fifteen years experience in companies involved in Sales, Marketing, Customer care, Communication and Fund-Raising for NGO. Five years experience as a Language Trainer developing customized content

Experience:

  • Worked with several English Fluency Development organizations
  • Conducted TTT sessions on phonics based programs
  • Conducted Orientation Programs for National Level Spell Bee competitions
  • Created content for Basic Level students

Competencies:

  • Training
  • Content Development
  • Degree in Economics, Mathematics and Statistics, Certificate in Print & Broadcast Journalism

Sudha Mohandoss

Experience:

  • 13 years of Industry, Consulting and Academia experience
  • IT Development, Project Management, Quality management ,System and Business Analysis in leading firms like Wipro System , SR Associates, Tata Unisys and Tata Infotech
  • IT and Business Program Management for a web 1.0 firm, Hydrocarbon.net and IDA in Singapore
  • IT consulting for large Government Research program
  • Development of Student and School administration system for a leading school in Bangalore
  • Teaching students of National Public School in computer science course
  • Built course content in number of computer subjects

Responsibilities held:

  • Computer Science Faculty – National Public School, Bangalore
  • Program Manager, Telecom practice, Tata Infotech, Bangalore
  • Consultant – Massit, Bangalore
  • Program Manager, Hydrocarbon.net, Singapore
  • Consultant- Vendor Management, IDA, Singapore
  • Project Manager, Tata Unisys, Bangalore
  • System Analyst, S R Associates, Chennai
  • Senior Software Developer and Analyst, Wipro Systems, Bangalore

Education:

  • MCA, PSG College of Technology, Coimbatore
  • B Sc ( Applied Sciences) , PSG College of Technology, Coimbatore

Mini Thomas

Competencies:

  • Banking experience of 17 years across Sales & Service
  • Extensive sales experience handling financial products
  • Good Interpersonal & Team Management Skills

Line Management:

  • Associate - EMPOWERZ
  • Managing Partner- Lotus Link Educational Consultancy
  • Partner - Lotus Learning and Development Centre
  • Assistant Vice President- HDFC Bank
  • Senior Manager - Centurion Bank of Punjab
  • Front line Official in charge of customer service at HSBC

Education:

  • B.SC (Physics), M.C.J. (Masters in Communication and Journalism)
  • AMFI and IRDA certified

K R Subrahmany

Academics:

  • Doctorate in Psychology, University of Pune

Consulting & Training:

  • Sales Management
  • Distribution and Channel Management
  • Sales Processes and Tools.
  • Behavioral Interventions
  • Competency Assessment Centre .

Positions held:

  • Chief Capability Consultant – ACE Selling Strategies P Limited
  • Head – Corporate Training – NIS (then, a Division of NIIT Limited)
  • Regional Sales Manager – Amrutanjan Limited
  • Area Sales Manager – Glaxo Laboratories India Limited
  • Brand Manager – Glaxo Laboratories India Limited
  • Sales Supervisor – Glaxo Laboratories India Limited
  • Sales Executive – Eureka Forbes Limited

Venkatesh

Experience:

7 years experience training the corporate sector. Initial career in IT-ITES working with Global Tele-Systems Ltd. Visiting faculty at Institute of Chartered Financial Analysts of India (ICFAI). Associated with See Change Consulting, Chennai. Consultant with Phoenix HR Trainers, Chennai, V2 Services, Coimbatore and Mafoi Randstad, Kochi

Competencies:

  • Inter-Personal skills
  • Team-Building Skills
  • Leadership Skills
  • Tele Sales & Customer Service
  • Language Enhancement
  • Communication Skills
  • Emotional – Intelligence
  • Impression Management
  • Managerial Effectiveness
  • Time Management
  • Creative Thinking
  • Presentation Skills
  • Interview Skills

Qualifications

Post Graduate – Business Administration

Afzal Ali K

Experience:

Technical Consultant for various industries in India and Middle East. Construction Manager and Consultant Engineer for CBCL Canada, American Red Cross (Maldives) and International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies. Production Manager for Marzouk Lube Oil Company, Kuwait. Technical & Projects Manager for Regional Mechanical Group, Kuwait. Technical Manager for DCFC Dubai. Plant Engineer, Star Carbides, Palghat, India

Competencies:

  • Public Speaking
  • Time Management
  • Motivation and Learning Skills
  • Career Planning & Guidance
  • Psychological Counselling
  • Creativity Development
  • CV and Interview Preparation
  • Acting
  • Communication and Inter Personal Skills
  • Enneagram
  • Family Improvement Programs
  • Effective Parenting
  • Pre Marital Counselling
  • Transactional Analysis and Neuro Linguistic Programming

Qualifications

  • Post Graduate Diploma in Environmental & Business Management
  • Bachelor of Technology (B.Tech) in Mechanical Engineering (First Class – Honours)
  • Bachelor of Science in Chemistry., Diploma in Psychological Counselling.

DAVIS A J

Competencies:

  • Professional Banker with 23 years of exposure in Banking
  • Time Management
  • Passionate Trainer in Banking and Technology
  • Domain expertise in all major Core Banking Software programs viz. Finacle, Flex Cube, ISBS, Equation, Quaestor , Globus …
  • Handled several data migrations involving afore mentioned software pertaining to Misys, Logica, TCS, Infosys, I Flex(Oracle) & Teminos
  • Set up Business continuity Centre (Disaster Recovery Site) & Voice and Data Centre for Banks

Line Management

  • Chief Training Facilitator, Southern Hub, AXIS Bank
  • Banking & Technology Trainer, Centurion Bank of Punjab
  • Team Leader, Teminos & Centillion
  • Manager, State Bank of Travancore
  • Electronics Stream, Indian Air Force

Qualifications

  • Infosys Certified Trainer in Finacle 7/10
  • Master of Commerce