Hybrid Discussion on the theme of the Book THURSDAY, 25 NOVEMBER 2021 6:00 PM - 7:15 PM MMA MANAGEMENT CENTER
DIRECTOR SRI RAMACHANDRA FACULTY OF MANAGEMENT
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BIJI K KURIEN FORMER CEO & MD, BERGER PAINTS
PROGRAMME 5:15 PM
Registration & High Tea MMA Management Center
6:00 PM
Welcome Address
Mr George Rajkumar Member, MMA Managing Committee & Country President, Grundfos Pumps India Pvt Ltd
Book Launch & Address by the Author
Mr Biji K Kurien Former CEO & MD, Berger Paints
Dr K C John Director, Sri Ramachandra Faculty of Management
In conversation with Mr Biji K Kurien Author
Mr S Sandilya Chairman, Eicher Group & Chairman of Mastek Ltd
Ms Charulata Ravi Kumar
Q&A 7:15 PM
Vote of Thanks
Managing Director - Accenture Columnist, Educationist & Always Curious
Gp Capt R Vijayakumar (Retd), VSM Executive Director, Madras Management Association
PROFILE
Biji K. Kurien a Gold Medalist in the Post Graduate Program in Business Administration from IIM Ahmedabad, is a veritable storehouse of experience in industry, business and management. His interests include Public Speaking and Management Teaching. He has worked with the Mysore State Electricity Board, Esso Standard Eastern Inc., Asian Paints Limited, Berger Paints India Limited, CPSColor India Private Limited in an executive capacity for over 30 years. He has also worked as a Business and Strategy Consultant for over 20 years, in a wide variety of industries; such as Education, Agriculture and Floriculture, Tobacco, Machinery and Chemical Processing, Retail, and Franchising as well as a number of Paint companies in India and abroad. Over the past eight years, Biji undertook consulting assignment involving turned around an old yet wellknown brand of consumer semi-durable in the retail space; mentored technology start-ups and often sits on the advisory board of start-ups across continent. In 2013/14 he worked with the National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC) on behalf of the Indian Paint
Biji K Kurien
Association (IPA) to set up the Paint & Coatings Skill Council. Once clearance from the NSDC was secured, along
with
the
funding,
Biji
K
Kurien
selected
a
CEO
approved
by
both
NSDC
&
IPA
to
take
the
implementation of the project forward; and continues in an advisory role. Biji K. Kurien’s wealth of experience, gained over 50 years, in sales, marketing and business strategy has been utilized, to set up companies in India and abroad as well as to support and advise shareholders in the acquisition of companies. In addition to running companies in India, he supervised companies in Asia, the Middle East, Russia and Africa and has also built up and maintains a wide network of contacts. He has negotiated and finalised a number of technology transfer agreements for companies in South Asia, the Middle East and Africa. Biji has been an active member of various trade bodies and associations; was the President of the Indian Paint Association (IPA) and remains a member of their Governing Body. In January 2011 he was honoured by the Indian Paint Association, with a Lifetime Achievement Award for his service to the Paint Industry, over a period of 40 years. He was the President of the Bengal Chamber of Commerce and Industry, the oldest Chamber of Commerce, East of the Suez.
Adept
at
simultaneously
entrepreneurship
and
balancing
sustainable
several
successful
development,
for
careers
over
30+
in
the
years,
spheres
John
of
technology,
navigates
actively
innovation,
as
educator,
coach/mentor and entrepreneur and often sits on the board of pre- and post-IPO companies as an independent director. Successfully offered courses on Design Thinking, Building Innovative and Sustainable Business and Entrepreneurship to MBA and Executive-MBA programs at the Great Lakes Institute of Management, Chennai. Designed and implemented customized executive development programs for technology companies. Currently, John is engaged in institution building processes that would lead to a world-class Business School at Sri Ramachandra Institute of Higher Education & Research, (deemed to be university), Chennai. Raised funding, nurtured and scaled start-up technology ventures in mobile computing, the Internet and digital communications, and Healthcare Technology, over the past two-decades. Successfully exited three of his start-
Dr K C John
ups, which were acquired in high multiple trade sales by strategic investors. Led post-merger integration of acquisitions. Scaled digital communication leader QUALCOMM operations in India. Worked with global visionaries and thought leaders to conceptualize the Sustainable Development Program at the Ford
Foundation
development
of
and
the
World
programs
Bank.
involving
Instrumental governments,
in
nucleating
education
and
and
scaling
human-centered
research
institutions,
design
and
non-government
organizations, and for-profit companies in South and South-East Asia. The
unifying
theme
of
a
career
spanning
30+
years,
in
a
diverse
range
of
sectors,
is
innovation
and
entrepreneurship. John focuses on applying leading-edge technologies and globally relevant research to locallevel problems. He enhances growth mindset and strategic thinking among start-up founders, policy-makers and managers. Over the years, John has honed his skills in incubating and scaling new ideas into viable business by linking
institutions
and
creating
a
strong
cadre
of
entrepreneurial
management from Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad.
leadership.
John
earned
his
doctorate
in
Mr Sandilya is a Commerce Graduate from Madras University and an MBA from the Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad. He started his career in 1969 with DCM group of companies at their Group Headquarters in the Finance function followed by Union Carbide where he worked for five years in three locations namely Delhi, Kolkata and Chennai in Systems as well as Finance and Accounts. Mr Sandilya joined Eicher in 1975 when it was a very small company manufacturing Agricultural tractors in its factory at Faridabad. He has been a part of the growth journey of the Group and held various positions in different business units. He was the Managing Director of Eicher Motors Limited, the Commercial Vehicles Manufacturing business unit of the Group till 1998 before moving to the Group Office to take responsibility for Group
S Sandilya
Finance and Strategic Planning in addition to being the MD of Eicher Motors. He took over as Group Chairman and CEO in April 2000. He is the Non-Executive Chairman from 2006 after superannuation. He is Non-Executive Chairman and Independent Director of Mastek Limited, an IT Services company and
in
addition
a
member
on
the
Board
of
Directors
of
a
few
reputed
companies
in
the
auto
components, engineering and infrastructure sectors.
National
: Past President of the Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers (SIAM) Has been a member of National Council of the Confederation of Indian Industries (CII).
International: Past Member of the Board of Lean Global Network, USA. Past President, International Motorcycle Manufacturers Association, Geneva.
Her
transformational
journey
across
over
20
countries
has
been
with
leading
Organizations
in
Business and Brand Strategies, Brand, Customer Experience & Digital Marketing Transformation and enabling Scaled World Class Operations. At Accenture, she has partnered leading global clients to drive their growth, transformation and innovation vision across markets. In her 28+ years of experience in Global MNC’s, she has held leadership roles at Sapient-Razorfish and WPP Group on global assignments across Asia, Middle East & Europe. She is passionate about education and is associated with the premier technology and management institutes
across
India
helping
them
set
up
their
Digital
Marketing
and
Innovation
application
framework. As Director for Digital Marketing at SP Jain Global she set up the Digital Marketing framework to bridge the gap between industry and academia.
Charulata Ravi Kumar
As columnist you can find her deep insights in Huffington Post, Indian Express, Economic Times & Hindu amongst others. Recognized as Top 10 Marketing Professionals by AdAge Asia and recipient of the “Women Leadership Award, “Pillar of Hindustani Society Award”, “Indira Award”, “Best Storytellers Award” amongst several others. Speaker at the Wharton India Economic Forum and several global forums. She is recognised by Linkedin as Power Profile for three consecutive years. Passionate languages.
about
:
Writing,
Reading,
Animal
Rescue,
Travelling,
Cooking
and
learning
new
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