Abhaya Shankar
Independent Director, Advisor to Startups and Corporates, Management Consultant & Leadership Coach
- Role
- Independent Director at Kellton
- Location
- Hyderabad, TG, IN
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Abhaya Shankar
Start-up Advisor & MentorIndependent & Non Independent Director on BoardsManagement Consultant & Executive Coach for Promoters/CXO’sQualifications: B.Tech-IIT Kanpur and MBA-IIM KolkataCertified Executive Leadership Coach (Marshal Goldsmith) Registered Independent DirectorExperience : 40 Years of experience, 22 as CEO/MD, successful track record Served several Boards of Directors, in India and JapanServed as CEO/Managing Director/Country Head for last 22 yearsRecent : CEO of and Aerospace, Defence, Nuclear Power Plants Earlier in Mumbai: Group Advisory (Strategy, Governance, Mentoring Start Ups and New Businesses) in an education management, ed-tech and school supplies business group Previously : Headed companies as CEO/Managing Director for over 18 years,( a US based Automotive Component Fortune 500 Co. and a CK Birla Group), in Industries such as Automotive Components and Green Building Materials, Advanced Polymers ( Pipes & Fittings).Highly successful track record. Coached Top Leaders and provides Management Consulting in Strategy and Execution, Business Transformation/Professionalisation, Performance Improvement, Marketing & Sales, Branding, Supply Chain, HR/OD, Cost Compression.Expertise in leading multi-location manufacturing, multi-product, complex pan-India organisations, As Managing Director at HIL Ltd, a listed company with revenues in range of USD 200mn; in six and a half years, more than doubled revenues, quadrupled profits. Grew Market Share, set up new plants, became Industry Leader.Previously, Managing Director/CEO (10 years) with Tenneco Automotive, a Fortune 500 USA based automotive component firm, delivered aggressive growth, acquired significant Market share, acquired a company through BIFR, and set up new plants. Handled business development with automotive giants, both Indian as well as global. Believe in excellence in leadership, contributing to society through growing businesses; creating employment through profitable growth, while adding significant value for all stakeholders. Passionate about Management as a subject.
Experience
Independent Director
Feb 2025 — Present
Education
Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur
Bachelor of Technology - BTech, Mechanical Engineering
Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur
Bachelor of Technology - BTech, Mechanical Engineering
1974 — 1979
Indian Institute of Management, Calcutta
MBA, Marketing,Finance,Operations
1979 — 1981
Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur
B.Tech, Mechanical Engineering
1974 — 1979
Skills
- Management
- Engineering
- Kaizen
- Manufacturing
- Sales Management
- Lean Manufacturing
- Toyota Production System
- Executive Management
- Business Development
- Business Planning
- Operations Management
- Erp
- Mergers & Acquisitions
- Business Strategy
- Continuous Improvement
- Performance Management
- Supply Chain Management
- Automotive
- Leadership
- Sourcing
- Ts16949
- Change Management
- Strategy
- Product Development
- Management Consulting
- New Business Development
- Market Research
- Team Management
- Cross-Functional Team Leadership
- Marketing Strategy
- Six Sigma
- Strategic Planning
- Mergers
- Competitive Analysis
- Negotiation
- Sales
- Project Management
- Product Management
- Key Account Management
- Organizational Development
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