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Vikas Wadhawan

Sr Vice President & Product Manager Current Accounts & Retail Trade Forex
New Delhi,India

Summary

Dedicated & enthusiastic professional having an experience of 25 years. Banking Experience of 15 years in product & process development & implementation, heading large sized SME Branches & Sales Acquisition. Ten years of sales experience in Automation/Engineering products at top Global companies like ABB Limited & Crompton Greaves, India.

Overview

26
26
years of professional experience
4
4
years of post-secondary education

Work History

Regional Current Account & RTfx Manager

YES BANK LTD
New Delhi, India
06.2021 - Current
  • Liabilities Product Management group, NCR (50 Branches) .

Senior Vice President, Regional Product Manager

Yes Bank Limited
06.2021 - Current
  • Delhi NCR region, reporting to HO, Mumbai
  • Major KRAs Include:
  • Increasing productivity of all resources through regular guidance, goal sheet understanding and training across roles
  • Ensuring resource specific and branch specific targets on numbers, values and hygiene of Region is met
  • Solving issues and queries for all related to Current account sourcing and associated solution based products
  • Helping to complete hiring gaps with HR
  • Implementing HO led strategies and product initiatives in Region
  • Developing and implementing catchment specific strategies in Region
  • Implementing solution-based approach for sourcing current account business (RTFX, CMS products, POS, Connected banking, Digital banking)
  • Managing hygiene parameters such as activation of accounts
  • Implementing CRM led sourcing in SME branches
  • Jointly reviewing performance of all resources along with Zonal Heads and Regional Heads across parameters (Numbers, values, quality)
  • Running focused drives for low performing resources
  • Implementing RBI circulars
  • Floating meaningful MIS across parameters on routine basis
  • Designing and implementing marketing activities in Region including Association events and tie ups

Branch Head SME Green Park & Nehru Place

Yes Bank Ltd
New Delhi, South
01.2019 - 05.2021
  • Large SME branches with Book size of 600 Crores and above
  • Overall Branch management ensuring sales targets achievements of all resources along with compliance & audit
  • Increasing CASA & FD Book size of branch every month consistently
  • Fee achievement through Retail trade & Forex and Third party products such as Insurance & Securities

Cluster Head: Affluent Business, Saket Cluster

Yes Bank Ltd
New Delhi, India
01.2018 - 01.2019
  • Managing Relationship Managers Affluent business for Saket Cluster
  • Ensuring Fee and CASA growth across all resources
  • Meeting CASA book targets across portfolios
  • Developing new avenues for Business through New to Bank sourcing
  • Effective Portfolio management across all resources by regular reviews
  • Team Building & controlling attrition
  • Driving Goalsheet achievement & reward referrals with all RMs
  • Joint Customer meetings with Branches & RMs

Senior Branch Manager SME Branch Green Park

Yes Bank Ltd
Delhi, DL
08.2016 - 12.2017

Handling SME branch Green park, direct reporting to Regional Head

Branch Manager, Ashok Vihar/Pitampura/Narela

HDFC Bank Ltd
New, Delhi
06.2013 - 07.2016
  • Branch manager (Ashok Vihar, Delhi): Branch size : 350 crores
  • Branch Manager (Pitampura, Delhi) Branch Size : 120Crores
  • Branch Manager (Narela), Branch Size: 35crores


Started as Branch Head in Upcountry Agri based market of Narela, delhi. Worked for 8 month and increased the branch book substantially on CASA and fee parameters, including securities products and Life insurance. Got promoted to a bigger branch Pitampura, Kohat enclave where I worked for 1 year and then got promoted to a bigger branch of Ashok Vihar, delhi.


Area Head Key Acc Management, Large Value Accounts

HDFC Bank
New Delhi, India
05.2008 - 08.2013
  • Headed a team of 12 to 16 Acquisition managers and their Executives for Delhi region
  • Launched as new channel in the Bank as Area Acquisition Head, High Value Current accounts for Delhi/NCR belt where core Responsibilities included achievement of Sales & Income Targets for all team members in Liability, Assets, Crossell business parameters for High value business
  • Recruited/Trained the Teams and consistently delivered highest numbers PAN INDIA Every Year for 5 Years, Month on Month
  • Creating CRM based oppportunities to source New business.
  • Training, motivating and reviewing teams on weekly / monthly basis for better effectiveness.

Regional Head & Area Head Current Accounts

ICICI Bank
Mumbai & Delhi, India
11.2006 - 05.2008
  • Promoted to Regional Head position from Area head in 1 year 6 months
  • Handling Teams in South Mumbai and North west Delhi for both Liability and asset acquistion
  • Earning Fee income through Trade Forex, assets and Insurance products
  • Handling large teams of sales Mangers and exceutives
  • Participated in promotional opportunities and onboarding of new accounts.
  • Monitored staff performance by actively engaging in and observing day-to-day activities.
  • Established team priorities, maintained schedules and monitored performance.
  • Defined clear targets and objectives and communicated to other team members.
  • Established performance goals for employees and provided feedback on methods for reaching those milestones.
  • Recruited and developed employees for my department.

Manager Sales & Marketing

ABB Limited
Delhi & North India, India
06.2002 - 11.2006
  • A Global giant in Power segment
  • Automation Products (Low Voltage Motors & Alternators)
  • Sales to direct Industries, Original Equipment Assemblers (OEA’s), OEM’s, Channel Sales (Dealers), EPC and Consultants
  • Helping Regional teams in the states of Delhi, Punjab & Uttar Pradesh in addition to meeting own targets in the state of Delhi
  • This involved regular touring to these states
  • Appointing new Channel Partners in the region for multiplying product sales
  • Collection of due amounts, Sales Tax/regulatory forms from all channels
  • Identifying new projects / participating and negotiating in Tenders closely coordinating with other verticals such as Drives to win the projects on both commercial and technical aspects
  • Key Achievements at ABB: Given a higher responsibility of managing 3 states in addition to own core responsibilities
  • In 2004 Nominated & participated in the Fast-Track management Program at the prestigious Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Bangalore.

Manager Sales

Crompton Greaves Limited, A Thapar group
New Delhi, India
03.1996 - 06.2002
  • Automation Products (Low Voltage Motors & Alternators)
  • Sales to direct Industries, Original Equipment Assemblers (OEA’s), OEM’s, Channel Sales (Dealers), EPC and Consultants
  • Responsible for promotion and sales of new products such as Geared Motors
  • This involved regular touring all over India, Marketing and promotion, conducting seminars, Servicing at basic level, participating in tenders
  • Appointing new Channel Partners in the region for multiplying product sales
  • Collection of due amounts, Sales Tax/regulatory forms from all channels
  • Identifying new projects and participating in order negotiations on both commercial and technical aspects.

Engineer in Charge

CROMPTON GREAVES LTD
01.1996 - 06.2002
  • Responsible for handling Dealer sales, Direct Industry, OEMs, EPC Contractors as well as consultants such as NTPC, EIL, BHEL
  • Dealing in sales of Automation products such as Electric motors and Alternators
  • Promoted as Engineer In charge in 2 years from Graduate Engineer Trainee.
  • Handling Delhi / NCR region

Education

Bachelor of Engineering - Electrical & Electronics

Manipal Institute of Technology, Manipal
Manipal, Karnataka
06.1991 - 05.1995

Class 12th - Science

Manav Sthali School
New Rajinder Nagar, New Delhi
05.1990 - 05.1991

Skills

    Sales process management

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Accomplishments

  • Last rating: Tier 1 (2021-2022)
  • Qualified for Amsterdam trip : JFM 2021 through Trade & Forex
  • Qualified for Moscow trip : November 2019 through RTFX
  • Qualified for Hong Kong & Macau Trip July 2019 through RTFX
  • Qualified for Trip to London (ISTP) in the highest achievement category through RTFX & Investments in Q4 2016-2017
  • Received shield of appreciation from Business Banking Team for significant contribution on Working capital disbursements in year 2016-2017
  • Qualified for Trip to Kerala, Kochi (DSTP) with spouse in the highest achievement category on selling Mutual Funds in Q3 2016-2017 and received shield of appreciation
  • Promoted to Regional Head position from Area head position in 1 year 6 months at ICICI Bank
  • Key Achievements at ABB: Given a higher responsibility of managing 3 states in addition to own core responsibilities. In 2004 Nominated & participated in the Fast-Track management Program at the prestigious Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Bangalore
  • Qualified in Indian Defense services, Navy as Class I officer after graduation under Service Selection Board (SSB, Bangalore)
  • Winning TOP Exhibited photograph awards for Yes Bank in 2019, 2020, 2021 & 2022 (4 years in a row)

My Interest & Passion

Wildlife / Bird Photography

Timeline

Regional Current Account & RTfx Manager

YES BANK LTD
06.2021 - Current

Senior Vice President, Regional Product Manager

Yes Bank Limited
06.2021 - Current

Branch Head SME Green Park & Nehru Place

Yes Bank Ltd
01.2019 - 05.2021

Cluster Head: Affluent Business, Saket Cluster

Yes Bank Ltd
01.2018 - 01.2019

Senior Branch Manager SME Branch Green Park

Yes Bank Ltd
08.2016 - 12.2017

Branch Manager, Ashok Vihar/Pitampura/Narela

HDFC Bank Ltd
06.2013 - 07.2016

Area Head Key Acc Management, Large Value Accounts

HDFC Bank
05.2008 - 08.2013

Regional Head & Area Head Current Accounts

ICICI Bank
11.2006 - 05.2008

Manager Sales & Marketing

ABB Limited
06.2002 - 11.2006

Manager Sales

Crompton Greaves Limited, A Thapar group
03.1996 - 06.2002

Engineer in Charge

CROMPTON GREAVES LTD
01.1996 - 06.2002

Bachelor of Engineering - Electrical & Electronics

Manipal Institute of Technology, Manipal
06.1991 - 05.1995

Class 12th - Science

Manav Sthali School
05.1990 - 05.1991
Vikas WadhawanSr Vice President & Product Manager Current Accounts & Retail Trade Forex