Jagdheesh N Manian
Mumbai
Summary
Visionary CEO and business management executive with a proven history of leading organizations through growth, transformation, and operational excellence. Experience in mergers and acquisitions, competitive strategy, and enterprise-level decision-making. I am skilled at driving revenue growth, optimizing performance across complex operations, and navigating dynamic market conditions. Demonstrated ability to build and lead high-impact executive teams, foster innovation, and develop sustainable, client-centric business models. Adept in financial stewardship, risk management, and aligning strategic initiatives with long-term organizational goals.
Results-driven leader with strong background in strategic management and organizational growth. Skilled in developing and implementing effective business strategies, optimizing processes, and driving team performance. Known for adaptability, effective collaboration, and delivering measurable outcomes in dynamic environments. Strong communication and problem-solving abilities, coupled with focus on fostering productive and positive team culture.
Overview
33
33
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Director - South Asia Certification Business line
Bureau Veritas Group
01.2019 - Current
- Company Overview: www.bureauveritas.co.in
- Led initiatives for an enterprise with annual revenue exceeding 130 crores INR.
- Directed a staff consisting of 470 members.
- Optimized functions for twenty-four local branches in various South Asian regions.
- Achieving sales, revenue, productivity ratio, and operating profits.
- Reviewed monthly results to identify areas of improvement.
- Analyzed business potential for both organic and inorganic growth across existing and new products.
- Performed thorough evaluations of personal development metrics including motivation and empowerment effectiveness in addition to delegation capabilities.
- Provide technical and operational support by interfacing with responsible organizational units.
- Safeguarded compliance with License to Operate conditions.
- Developed strategies to build and sustain connections with key accounts.
- Boosted product offerings via innovative growth plans.
- Oversaw organizational Environment, Health, and Safety initiatives.
- Implemented global support hubs to serve various countries in the network.
- Enhanced focus on customer needs, driving satisfaction and loyalty.
- Directed recruitment efforts and employee training to enhance departmental performance.
- Spearheaded sales initiatives by establishing challenging targets; galvanized team towards exceeding objectives.
- Monitored and reported on key performance indicators to senior management, making recommendations for improvements.
- Modelling business processes to identify strengths, weaknesses, and opportunities for improvement.
- Managed financial budgets, forecasting, and reporting, ensuring fiscal responsibility and sustainability.
- Recruited and hired staff for organizational vacancies and enforced consistent policies across the workforce.
- Implemented process improvements to enhance efficiency and productivity across the organization.
- Managed financial operations, including budget forecasting, expense control, and profitability analysis.
- Supported employee morale and well-being by developing positive practices centered on career development and individual job satisfaction.
- Fostered a culture of innovation, encouraging team members to propose new ideas to drive business success.
Regional General Manager - South
Bureau Veritas Group
02.2014 - 12.2018
- Heads five business lines: Certification Training, Industry, Building Infra, International Trade, and Food.
- Regional office in Bangalore, 3 area offices, 6 branch offices, 8 labs, and 591 employees.
- Has four acquired entities, out of which two have merged recently.
- Responsible for a business of INR 84 crores
- Monitored and supported performance metrics across regional business verticals.
- Heads Production, Marketing & Sales, Back office, Procurement, Finance, HR, and Administration.
- Analyzed market trends to inform strategic planning and competitive positioning.
Vice-President - Sales & Marketing
Dodsal Group
04.2011 - 02.2014
- Company Overview: www.dodsal.com
- Analyzed market trends to inform product development and competitive strategy.
- Managed high-value projects within cost, quality, and time targets through professional team coordination.
- Established department targets and monitored progress towards KPIs, motivating and coaching teams to attainment.
- Managed cross-functional teams to deliver projects on time and budget.
- Developed successful strategies and policies, meeting organizational needs and implementing improvements.
- Kept organization in compliance with regulations and internal requirements.
- Cultivated a culture of excellence and continuous improvement within the organization.
- Represented the company at industry events and forums to strengthen network connections.
- Led strategic planning and execution to drive company growth and profitability.
- Fostered strong relationships with stakeholders to support business objectives.
- Directed the development and implementation of new operational processes to increase efficiency.
- Enhanced customer satisfaction through the refinement of service standards.
- Built successful business culture focused on performance optimization and goal attainment.
- Cultivated strong industry relationships to promote services and improve business operations.
- Set ambitious expectations for operations and established pathways to accomplishing goals.
- Raised customer satisfaction, helping to build loyal relationships for improved profit growth.
- Developed and monitored performance metrics to assess organizational success.
- Negotiated high-value contracts with key suppliers to reduce costs.
- Oversaw the expansion into new markets, increasing brand presence and revenue.
- Implemented robust risk management strategies to protect company interests.
- Evaluated business plans to advise on objective setting and perform due diligence across project scope.
- Prepared and delivered client presentations and pitches to secure engagement and investment.
Vice President - Industrial Services Business
Austrian Energy Group
12.2008 - 03.2011
- Helped drive positive P&L results through efficient cost management and prudent utilization of resources.
- Became proficient at creating schedules for clients’ balance sheets and P&L statements.
- Understood cost control, reviewing P&L statements and providing recommendations to boost profit margins.
- Participated in sales strategy meetings, contributing insights from marketing campaigns.
- Led the development of an omnichannel sales strategy to provide seamless customer experience across all platforms.
- Collaborated with team members to achieve target results.
General Manager - International Business
Deputed IAS INC
09.2006 - 12.2008
- Managed International business primarily focusing on Product Certification, Lab Accreditation and Construction programs
- Oversaw daily operations, maintaining strict adherence to quality standards and regulatory compliance.
- Managed financial budgets, forecasting, and reporting, ensuring fiscal responsibility and sustainability.
- Built successful business culture focused on performance optimization and goal attainment.
- Developed successful strategies and policies, meeting organizational needs and implementing improvements.
- Set ambitious expectations for operations and established pathways to accomplishing goals.
- Tracked organizational performance against objectives and revamped strategies to better meet targets.
- Analyzed and determined courses of action to align operations and revenue performance with organizational goals.
- Reported successes, failures, and new plans to governing the body to guide decision-making.
Head of Certification Business - South
Bureau Veritas Group
09.1998 - 09.2006
- Manage Certification & Training business.
- Operational support to Middle East and Asia Pacific
- Manage business financials, profit, and loss.
- Sales overview and market growth strategy
- Competence building
- Client Management
Manager - Quality & Management Representative
Accurate Products
04.1994 - 09.1998
- Company Overview: www.accurateproducts.com
- Manage Quality of manufactured products
- Management systems conformance to ISO 9001 and QS 9000
- Gauging design
- Tool design
- Implementation of SQC and SPC
- Supplier management program
Engineer - Production
ECL
07.1992 - 04.1994
- Company Overview: www.electro-steelcastings.com
- Industrial Engineering
- Productivity improvements
- Centrifugal castings
- Machine shop and Tool room
Graduate Engineering Trainee
Integral Coach Factory
04.1992 - 06.1992
- Graduate Engineer training
- Spring shop
- Assembly. shop
- Machining.
- Fabrication shop
- Tool room
- Furnishing shop
- Industrial engineering.
Education
Doctorate - Business Administration: Honoris causa
Thames University
10.2024
Master’s in science - Manufacturing Management
BITS Pilani
01.2004
Master's - Business Administration: Marketing
Bharathidasan University
01.1998
Post Graduate diploma - Materials Management
Annamalai University
01.1994
Production Engineer - undefined
Dr Ambedkar Marathwada University
01.1992
Skills
- Business development strategy
- Mergers & Acquisitions
- Competitor benchmarking
- Geography expansion footprint
- Sustainability initiatives
- Brand Management
- New product handling
- Vendor Management
- Key Account Management
- Cash flow management
- Deliverables Management
- Profit and loss management
- Capability building
- Leadership excellence
- Business development
- Team building and training
- Business planning
- Executive communication
- Decision-Making authority
- Effective mentoring
- Organizational structuring
- Visionary thinking
- Budget planning and forecasting
- Recruiting and hiring
- Brand management
- Integrity and ethics
- Change leadership
- Global mindset
- Policy development
- Risk management proficiency
- High-value project management
- Business development savvy
- Crisis management expertise
Certification
- Cybersecurity
- Digital, Information security and data science
- Business Analytics
- Quality, Health, and Safety
- Sustainability
- Transformational Leadership
LANGUAGES
English: B2 Upper Intermediate
Hindi: B1 Intermediate
Tamil: C1 Advanced
Accomplishments
- Established new businesses, successfully running them and showing revenue growth.
- Merged current businesses into acquired businesses and showed profits.
- Showed double-digit organic growth for six continuous years and achieved sales, revenue, and profitability targets.
- Successfully added new products under each business line.
- Successful Geographical expansion into new areas.
- Added new offices and laboratories.
- Joint ventures, competence building and successful bidding.
- Successfully recovered loss making business line to make profits.
- Built competences to cater new markets.
- Acquiring new companies.
- Strategized Marketing & Sales and covered all sectors in the region.
- Successful implementation of Cost Optimization projects, through lean initiatives.
Affiliations
- Indian Management Association - Kerala & Chennai Chapters
- Technical Advisory Committee - IAS
- Association of consulting Civil Engineers - Bangalore Chapter
Timeline
Director - South Asia Certification Business line
Bureau Veritas Group
01.2019 - Current
Regional General Manager - South
Bureau Veritas Group
02.2014 - 12.2018
Vice-President - Sales & Marketing
Dodsal Group
04.2011 - 02.2014
Vice President - Industrial Services Business
Austrian Energy Group
12.2008 - 03.2011
General Manager - International Business
Deputed IAS INC
09.2006 - 12.2008
Head of Certification Business - South
Bureau Veritas Group
09.1998 - 09.2006
Manager - Quality & Management Representative
Accurate Products
04.1994 - 09.1998
Engineer - Production
ECL
07.1992 - 04.1994
Graduate Engineering Trainee
Integral Coach Factory
04.1992 - 06.1992
Master’s in science - Manufacturing Management
BITS Pilani
Master's - Business Administration: Marketing
Bharathidasan University
Post Graduate diploma - Materials Management
Annamalai University
Production Engineer - undefined
Dr Ambedkar Marathwada University
Doctorate - Business Administration: Honoris causa
Thames University
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