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Profile of Mr Anshu Budhraja

Mr Budhraja is an accomplished Business Leader with 20 years’ experience in FMC

!irect "ellin#$ Manufacturin# and Financial "er%ices companies & 'oth (ndian and )"

Multinational leadin# lar#e and di%ersified teams in a Matrix *r#ani+ation, -e is the

Chief *peratin# *fficer .C/* of Amway (ndia /nterprise since 1anuary 203, -e

has wor4ed o%er the years handlin# profiles of Chief *peratin# *fficer$ Chief

Financial *fficer and !irector for 5 6ears 7 (ndia turno%er of more than 2000 crores

."u'sidiary of lo'al 80,9 Bn Amway Corporation

-e completed Business Administration from :hunderBird "chool of lo'al

Mana#ement .Ari+ona & )"A and an Accountin# Major and Post&raduate from

!elhi )ni%ersity,

Profile of Asif Merchant

Asif Merchant is the Mana#in# !irector of Catwal4 ;orldwide since inception,

Catwal4 is a Mum'ai 'ased hi#h fashion footwear 'rand, ;ith focus on product

desi#n and de%elopment he anchors retail < strate#ic plannin# for the 'usiness,

=ecei%in# >ational =eco#nition for Business Leadership award in (ndustrial

!e%elopment from honora'le "hri, BP "in#h and "hri ? @rishna Murthy in >ew

!elhi, And now also is a part of the Ma4e (n (ndia’ panel$ an initiati%e my Modi

o%ernment,

-e has lead Catwal4 'e positioned as an afforda'le$ 'ut stylish footwear 'rand, :he

idea is to offer expensi%e footwear at half the price of esta'lished competin# 'rands,

Catwal4 has sold mn pairs of footwear under his leadership$ and its net sales stood at

=s Billion, :he company is openin# one P*" e%ery three days,

Mr Merchant leads the desi#n team which follows #lo'al trends 4eepin# the local

fla%or in mind he identifies trends a year in ad%ance 'y attendin# #lo'al trade fairs

and coordination with #lo'al raw material %endors,

Profile of "anjee% @umar upta



Mr "anjee% @umar upta is the Mana#in# !irector & -<P"$ o%ernment =elations

and Corporate Affairs for Accenture in (ndia, -e is responsi'le for strate#ic plannin#$

dri%in# policy related 'usiness #rowth$ and dri%in# (nno%ations and strate#ic

partnerships with o%ernment$ =esearch 'odies and related or#ani+ations,

-e has o%er se%enteen years of experience$ dri%in# 'usiness #rowth$ draftin# policies

on #o%ernance$ standards and (nno%ations, -e has expertise in sectors li4e /

o%ernance$ /ner#y and )tilities$ /n%ironment and -ealth Care,

Prior to (BM$ he has ser%ed as a mem'er of the o%ernment of (ndia for more than

years, -e has achie%ed %arious milestones durin# his tenure with the Ministry of

Pro#ramme (mplementation$ Ministry of -ealth < Family ;elfare etc, -e has 'uilt

expertise in the area of strate#y and pu'lic policy,

-e is a mem'er of the Academic Ad%isory Council at !elhi :echnical )ni%ersity andthe Academic Ad%isory Council at (ndraprasth )ni%ersity, -e is a re#ular spea4er at

leadin# industry e%ents includin# those conducted 'y trade associations$ )>

*r#anisations amon#st others,

Profile of Miss "ulajja Firodia Motwani

Ms, "ulajja Firodia Motwani is the ?ice Chairperson of @inetic /n#ineerin# Ltd, "he

is also the Mana#in# !irector of @inetic reen /ner#y and Power "olutions, "he isresponsi'le for @inetic #roup’s o%erall 'usiness strate#y and de%elopment, @inetic

roup’s 'usiness interests include Automoti%e "ystems and /n#ineerin#$ Multile%el

par4in# solutions$ /le%ators < /scalators and reen /ner#y,

Miss Motwani has recei%ed numerous awards for her achie%ements and has 'een

in%ited to spea4 at a lar#e num'er of forums, "he was selected 'y the ;orld

/conomic Forum as a 6oun# lo'al Leader, Miss Motwani was featured as a

'usiness Face of the MillenniumD 'y leadin# ma#a+ine (ndia :oday and was %oted

amon# the top 23 'usiness leaders of the next century in a poll of industrialistsconducted 'y Fortune (ndia, "ulajja has recei%ed the "ociety 6oun# Achie%er’s Award

for Business$ 6oun# "uper Achie%er Award 'y Business :oday$ and M:?’s style icon

award$ (ndiaEs Most Powerful ;omen awardD from Business :oday$ and :op

Mana#ement Consortium Award of /xcellence$ amon# others,



"he has 'een in%ited to participate in and spea4 at a lar#e num'er of industry forums

and associations, "he has 'een a mem'er of the >ational /xecuti%e Committee of C(($

mem'er of the presti#ious o%ernin# Body of C"(= .Council of "cientific and

(ndustrial =esearch$ (ndia$ and co&chairperson of the (ndo&)" 'usiness committee of

A""*C-AM, "he is currently the Chairperson of F(CC( 6oun# Leaders forum and amem'er of >ational "teerin# Committee of F(CC(,

Miss Motwani holds an MBA from the presti#ious Carne#ie Mellon )ni%ersity$

Pennsyl%ania$ )"A and has pre%iously wor4ed with BA==A (nternational in their

office at Ber4eley$ California, "he is a fitness enthusiast and a marathon runner, -er

interests also include ad%enture sports such as s4iin#$ scu'a $ mountain 'i4in# and s4y

di%in#,

Profile Prana% ar#

Mr Prana% ar# is currently an Assistant Professor$ Corporate "trate#y < Policy Area

(n (ndian (nstitute of Mana#ement Ban#alore, -e holds a Ph! in Business

Administration from =oss "chool of Business$ )ni%ersity of Michi#an$ 202

-e is a proud alumnus of the Post raduate Pro#ramme of$ (ndian (nstitute of

Mana#ement Ban#alore$ 'atch of 2002,

Professor ar#’s research interests include human capital$ micro&foundations of firm

performance$ or#ani+ation desi#n$ and incenti%es, -e primarily uses econometric

analysis of data in his research, -is wor4 has 'een pu'lished in *r#ani+ation "cience$

a leadin# mana#ement journal and honored with the !istin#uished Paper Award .top

of all su'missions to the Business Policy and "trate#y !i%ision at the 203

Annual Meetin# of the Academy of Mana#ement,

At ((M Ban#alore$ he teaches the core course on competiti%e strate#y in the first year

of the post&#raduate pro#ram and on strate#y content in the doctoral pro#ram, -e hasalso tau#ht in executi%e education pro#rams for =o'ert Bosch (ndia and Pernod

=icard (ndia,

Prior to joinin# ((M Ban#alore$ he tau#ht at the =oss "chool of Business$ )ni%ersity

of Michi#an for a year, Professor ar# has also co&authored case studies on the



followin# companiesG Co#ni+ant :echnolo#y "olutions$ -industan )nile%er Limited$

and i&flex "olutions Limited,

Before pursuin# a doctoral de#ree$ he wor4ed for three years in the sales and

mar4etin# function at -industan )nile%er Limited,

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