Rahul Bhatnagar

About Rahul Bhatnagar

I am a seasoned Business Leader with a distinguished career driving multiple billion dollar revenue growth and operational excellence across a Complex Global Organisation. I expertise in large scale change management, optimising and growing diverse portfolios and fostering an environment of continuous innovation.I am recognised for astute strategic foresight and agility, decisive Execution with Scale and building resilient business models. Mastery in identifying untapped potential and forging robust partnerships for competitive advantage has been my forte.Counted as a Strategic Turnaround specialist with a proven record of revitalizing complex sub scale businesses to profit and being able to instil and embed sustainable growth practises towards enterprise formation is part of my professional journey towards leadership.I thrive in unkown environments demonstrating entrepreneurial abilities and organisational stewardship which allows me to execute with precision with equitable growth outcomes time and again.I am able to leverage teams regularly towards innovation thus creating pipeline of leaders who have done well in all spheres of life both within and outside the organisation.My fast tracked career progression is highlighted with orchestrating large scale change management, optimising diverse non profitable portfolios successfully. I consistently exceed goals, cultivate high performing teams thus making a tangible and lasting impact. My Business Partners see me as an anchor of their growth and prosperity along with being fair and accessible.

Experience

1. President - Asian Paints Ltd & Chairman Board - Ap-ppg Member Board - Ppg - Ap

   Asian Paints

   Mar 2022 — Present · IN

   Member Board Risk management Committee - Asian Paints Ltd.This role was specifically created to spearhead the institutional (B2B & B2G) sales culture within Asian Paints Ltd, a company traditionally dominant in the B2C segment. Our mission is to deliver unparalleled value and sustainable growth in India\'s fastest-growing institutional coatings market, poised to reach USD 10 billion in the next half-decade. I am tasked with driving market leadership, fostering combined business innovations, and creating a unified \"One Customer\" cultural interface across the three major business entities: AP-PPG (Core Industrial), PPG-AP (Core OEM Focused), and Asian Paints Project Sales (Large Decorative and Waterproofing/Construction Chemical Markets).The Institutional Business has emerged as the best-performing segment within Asian Paints, now exceeding the billion-dollar mark with strong double-digit growth and CAGR. We\'ve achieved gains in core Industrial and Builder/Institutional dense pockets across India.We\'ve successfully delivered a large number of marquee projects, aligning with the pride of \"Make in India.\"Significant strides have been made in Research & Technology, witnessing the fastest turnaround in new product development with cycle times reduced by a third. We\'ve established Centers of Excellence in Resin, Additive, and Pigment Technology, leading to collaborations with premier Indian institutions like IITs, and fostering outreach to professional Structural Consultants and large Execution Firms.Supply Chain for Asian Paints is the most revered systems in the world - Brought in Rigour & Objective Led Outcomes by focussing on cost and productivity excellence. JVC & RFT were the initiatives that I spearheaded and evolved that have revolutionised GTM powerfully through State of Art Predictive validation protocols and Creating the highest form of Transparency and Trust amongst all in the Value chain ( Both - Internal & External Customers ).

Education

• Symbiosis Institute of Business Management, Pune

  Master of Business Administration - MBA, Sales, Distribution, and Marketing Operations, General

  1993 — 1995

• Savitribai Phule Pune University

  MBA&BE, Sales & Marketing / Computer Engineering

  1988 — 1995

Skills

• Sales Operations
• Account Management
• Business Intelligence
• Marketing
• Product Development
• Fmcg
• Supply Chain Management
• Management
• Team Management
• Retail
• Competitive Analysis
• Distributed Team Management
• Brand Management
• Key Account Management
• Leadership
• Product Management
• Business Planning
• Supply Chain
• Trade Marketing
• Market Research
• Vendor Management
• Marketing Management
• Sales
• Business Development