Deepak Rao
EVP, Cluster Business Head, Leadership, P&L, Team Building, Coach, FMCG, Sales and Marketing Ex Pepsi, Ex Cargill Food
- Role
- Evp- Cluster Business Head Ap & Telangana at Vodafone Idea Limited
- Location
- Chandigarh, CH, IN
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Deepak Rao
A career with more than 25 years of experience in P&L Management, Sales & Distribution, Marketing Management, Revenue Management, Channel Management, Business Development and Innovation across multiple geographies with rich experience in handling large team and scaling up business. An Empathetic leader, with expertise in driving growth, setting up new business, distribution channels, driving automation and driving operational efficiency. Coaching, Mentoring and Building teams are the people skill set acquired over a period of my long career. I have worked in FMCG (International Bestfoods, Cargill Foods, Pepsico), Durables and Telecom (Idea Cellular & Vodafone Idea Ltd) and credited with many Industry First innovations. I have received many awards for his contribution to the business, most notable being “Aditya Birla Group Awards for Functional Excellence”
Experience
Evp- Cluster Business Head Ap & Telangana
Mar 2025 — Present
Education
NIT Raipur
B.E, Mechanical Engineering (with Hons)
1986 — 1991
XLRI Jamshedpur
Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.), Marketing & Finance
1993 — 1995
Skills
- Customer Relationship Management (Crm)
- Strategy
- Vas
- Budgets
- Fmcg
- Sales Operations
- Marketing
- Project Planning
- Sales
- Strategic Planning
- Marketing Management
- Market Penetration
- Brand Management
- Channel Partners
- Distributed Team Management
- Account Management
- Advertising
- Key Account Management
- Channel Sales
- Trade Marketing
- Vendor Management
- Market Planning
- Business Development
- Market Research
- Rural Marketing
- Product Marketing
- Product Management
- Leadership
- Retail
- Crm
- Team Management
- Competitive Analysis
- Management
- Supply Chain Management
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