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Rangarajan Raghavan

Independent Director/ Board Member/ P&L Head
Delhi,Delhi
Rangarajan Raghavan

Summary

In my 40+ years of experience, I have spent over 16 years in designing IT enabled services for the global market with prior experience in customer support functions in the areas of hardware, software, networking and communications. I have gained expertise in providing technical support & service to clients across various industries and varied functions. I also have extensive exposure to setting up, growing & managing end to end ITeS operations including establishing infrastructure, recruiting & enabling manpower, laying down policies and managing key client relationship. I have proven competence in establishing & consolidating operations and implementing measures to achieve sustainable and profitable business. I am adept in leading multi-location and cross-cultural teams. Experience in M&A, handled multiple acquisition and carve- out globally. I have extensive know how and hands on experience of setting up Business Services operations from a scratch and taking them to a global level in sync with international standards. I possess comprehensive knowledge about the prevailing technology trends. I have driven several such initiatives leading to efficiency enhancement, productivity improvement and quality augmentation across the units. I have been engaged in working closely with other functions including direct Sales, Marketing, Finance, Manufacturing and Channels. I have also gained strategic experience in taking critical decisions imperative to run crucial operations. My convincing power and the attitude of ‘never say die’ are key strengths that have seen me through tough situations. Moreover with my strong liaison & relationship skills, I build & maintain long standing relations with stakeholders & key decision makers to strategically secure profitable business. I am deft at monitoring performance, analyzing status & progress reports and manage complex business challenges with strong work-ethics, interpersonal communication, relationship management and analytical skills. P&L Leader, handled global business, successfully executed multiple project to turn around loss making business. Strategic-thinking individual experienced in turning low-performing organizations into top revenue producers. Offering engaging and pleasant personality with expertise improving customer relationships. Dynamic Director oversees every facet of production with strong project management and decision-making skills. Brings comprehensive knowledge of IT/ITES production writing, planning and technical operations. Skilled at coordinating production plans and personnel resources to complete work under tight deadlines.

Overview

45
years of professional experience
3
years of post-secondary education

Work History

Accel Limited

Independent Director
06.2022 - Current

Job overview

  • Worked closely with organizational leadership and board of directors to guide operational strategy.

HD Medical
Delhi

Managing Director
11.2020 - 10.2022

Job overview

  • Monitored office workflow and administrative processes to keep operations running smoothly.
  • Oversaw operations and provided corrective feedback to achieve daily and long-term goals.
  • Worked closely with Global leadership and board of directors to guide operational strategy.
  • Negotiated new annual contracts and service agreements with vendors to achieve prime pricing.
  • Led change and transformation across business areas to deliver benefits and align company resources.
  • Spearheaded successful business development initiatives aligned with company's strategy and core competencies.

HCL Infosystems Ltd
Delhi

Managing Director
04.2018 - 03.2020

Job overview

  • Joined HCL Infosystems Board, MD for HCL Insys Listed Entity
  • This journey started with clear focus to collect large receivables, carve out loss making businesses and reduce large outstanding bank loans
  • Monitored office workflow and administrative processes to keep operations running smoothly.
  • Worked closely with organizational leadership and board of directors to guide operational strategy.
  • During this period we have sold off all the services business, Domestic
  • Enterprise Services, Consumer Service and Middle East Services to reduce
  • Head Count – this helped in reducing the working capital
  • Working capital released was used to repay loan
  • Singapore Services business which was just S $ 15 Mn in 13-14 grow 6 times in 5 years to S$ 90 Mn, we sold this business in 2019 which helped in reducing bank loan substantially.

HCL Infosystems
Delhi

President Projects & Services
09.2017 - 03.2018

Job overview

  • Responsible for Services across Domestic and global, as a HC reduction focus, started working on curve out of Domestic Enterprise Services and
  • Domestic Consumer Services
  • Demonstrated strong organizational and time management skills while managing multiple projects.
  • Organized and detail-oriented with a strong work ethic.

HCL Infosystems
Delhi

Joint President & Executive Sponsor
11.2014 - 08.2017

Job overview

  • Responsible for globalisation and Strategic Operations, Singapore unit revenue for 2013-14 was just S$ 15 Mn, it was doubled during 14-15 and consistently grow
  • Middle East Business moved from HW distribution, SI to pure services, 12 years 7 months
  • SVP & Head Global Operations
  • Skilled at working independently and collaboratively in a team environment.
  • Proven ability to learn quickly and adapt to new situations.

HCL technologies
Delhi

Senior Vice President
07.2014 - 10.2014

Job overview

  • Responsible for implementing the 3 year strategy across BPO division
  • Working towards moving from current level of USD 240 mn to USD 1 bn for this division by 2017
  • Entrusted with responsibility of implementing strategies, working with sales team on big bets and collaborating with M&A team on carve out
  • Identified opportunities to improve business process flows and productivity.
  • Developed and implemented new strategies and policies in collaboration with executive partners to establish and achieve long-term business objectives, providing company with strong and sustainable organizational leadership.

HCL Technologies
Delhi

Senior Vice President
04.2006 - 07.2014

Job overview

  • Leading the 11000 people strong BPO organization including 8 direct reports, accountable for P & L worth USD 230 mn annually
  • Shouldered responsibility for 16 delivery centers globally including 8 within India & others spread across NI (Belfast, Armagh), ROI (Dublin,
  • Kilkenny),Philippines (Manila) & USA (Cary)
  • Catering to multiple verticals such as Banking, Financial services, Insurance,
  • Telecom, Retail, MPE, MFG and horizontal services including FAO, HRO and
  • SCM
  • Business Leadership Initiatives:
  • Grew the organization from USD 100 mn, catering to 30 clients with a LOB margin of 35% in 2006 to 40 clients and a margin of 50% currently Page 3 of 6
  • Contributed significantly to strategic initiatives including cross-skilling people and consolidation of delivery centers to achieve optimization of existing resources
  • Introduced varied delivery models in terms of manpower, facilitating mix of permanent and contract workforce to make a huge impact of workforce cost
  • Played a stellar role in pre-sales initiatives, working aggressively & effectively towards introducing new services and showcasing operations to garner client confidence
  • Business Expansion Initiatives:
  • People Management Initiatives:
  • Driving several employee engagement initiatives including town hall and periodic senior management interactions
  • Steering activities including regular reviews of team members for strengthening mutual relationship, having successfully increased ESAT scores by 10% yoy
  • Identified opportunities to improve business process flows and productivity.
  • Developed and implemented new strategies and policies in collaboration with executive partners to establish and achieve long-term business objectives, providing company with strong and sustainable organizational leadership.

HCL Technologies
Delhi

Vice President and Center Head
04.2002 - 03.2006

Job overview

  • Led peak team of 12 & contributed to scaling up of newly consolidated BPO business from 500 people and value of USD 6 mn in 2002 to 6000 resources and P & L of USD 100 mn in 2006 o Played a vital role in integration & consolidation of the BPO business, being actively involved in the end to end process o Shouldered responsibility for 3 large delivery centers based out of India &
  • Malaysia, independently managing 80% of the P & L operations
  • Handled processes including inbound technical support & customer service, outbound collections, end to end cheque processing, inbound & outbound sales, order processing & back office ops
  • Hold the distinction of managing Malaysia center, providing support todifferent countries in South East Asia and catering to clients in 6 Asian
  • Identified opportunities to improve business process flows and productivity.
  • Established performance goals for department and provided methods for reaching milestones.

HCL Group
Various Cities In India

Various Positions
09.1978 - 12.2002

Job overview

  • Exercised leadership capabilities by successfully motivating and inspiring others.
  • Used critical thinking to break down problems, evaluate solutions and make decisions.
  • Demonstrated strong organizational and time management skills while managing multiple projects.
  • Proven ability to develop and implement creative solutions to complex problems.
  • Resolved problems, improved operations and provided exceptional service.
  • Self-motivated, with a strong sense of personal responsibility.
  • Worked well in a team setting, providing support and guidance.
  • Applied effective time management techniques to meet tight deadlines.
  • Demonstrated leadership skills in managing projects from concept to completion.

Education

MCM Polytechnic

DEE from Industrial Electronics Technology
01.1975 - 04.1978

Skills

BPOundefined
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Timeline

Independent Director

Accel Limited
06.2022 - Current

Managing Director

HD Medical
11.2020 - 10.2022

Managing Director

HCL Infosystems Ltd
04.2018 - 03.2020

President Projects & Services

HCL Infosystems
09.2017 - 03.2018

Joint President & Executive Sponsor

HCL Infosystems
11.2014 - 08.2017

Senior Vice President

HCL technologies
07.2014 - 10.2014

Senior Vice President

HCL Technologies
04.2006 - 07.2014

Vice President and Center Head

HCL Technologies
04.2002 - 03.2006

Various Positions

HCL Group
09.1978 - 12.2002

MCM Polytechnic

DEE from Industrial Electronics Technology
01.1975 - 04.1978
Rangarajan RaghavanIndependent Director/ Board Member/ P&L Head