Mr. Gurpreet Kalra
P&L Leader and an MBA from Bradford, UK, with 16 years’ experience in corporate strategy, key account management, sales, marketing, e-commerce, product management, retail, new business initiatives, business excellence, and consulting, across sectors of telecom, e-commerce, consumer durables, gaming, IT, and FMCG.
Key Skills:
- Category Management
- Start-up Operations
- Trading & Distribution
- E-commerce
- P&L Management
- Sourcing & QA
- Business Development
- Account Management
- Brand Management
- Marketing Communications
- Modern Retail
- Retail Chain Management
- Corporate Strategy
- Business Analytics
- Channel Sales
- Advanced MS Office
Key Achievements:
- Created the business launch pad for Reliance Lyf Smart Phones and connectivity solutions.
- Successfully created the business launch pad of Panasonic Smart Phones in India while reporting to the Managing Director.
- Successfully launched HCL-ME Gaming devices in India.
- Credited as No. 1 Sales Head for Corporate Sales channel in Panasonic.
Education
- 2007 Bradford University School Of Management (UK)
MBA (Full-time)
- 2002 Deakin University (Australia)
Professional Certificate in E-Commerce
- 2000 Management Education & Research Institute (India)
PGDBM (Marketing & Finance; Two years Full-time; MBA-equivalent)
- 1997 Institute Of Company Secretaries of India India
Company Secretary – Inter (Financial Management and Corporate Governance)
- 1997 Delhi University India
Bachelor’s Degree in Commerce
Certifications
- 2015 Indian Institute of Management (Iim B) | Strategy Consulting (India)
- 2013 Indian Institute of Management (Iim B) | Directors’ Program On Corporate Governance (India)
- 2012 Harvard Business School Publishing | Mastering Finance Fundamentals Online (USA)
- 2012 Aptech Computer Education | Advanced Ms Excel, Power Point & Word 2013 (India)
- 2009 Confederation Of Indian Industries | Facilitator, Efqm Business Excellence (India)
- 2007 Toulouse Business School | Financial Risk Management (France)
- 2007 Bradford University School of Management | Corporate Marketing (UK)
- 2007 Office of Government Commerce | Prince2 Project Management (UK)
Training
Digital Marketing, Indus Entrepreneurs | Mobile Marketing, Afaqs | Emerging Technologies, MIT | HCL iLead Leadership Development Program | Leadership Development Course, Bradford University | Brand Licensing, Franchisee India Holdings | Consumer Trends, Nokia | China Sourcing, CII I MBTI, Bradford University | Crucial Conversations, Vital Smarts | Seven Habits of Highly Effective People, Stephen Covey
Reliance Jio Infocomm Limited | 2014 – 2015 | Mumbai
Jio is a 4G telecom venture of Reliance Industries Limited – a Fortune 500 Company
- AVP – Modern Retail Key Accounts (Mobile Phones & Connectivity)
Panasonic India | 2012 – 2014 | Gurgaon
Fortune 500 MNC into smart phones, consumer electronics and home appliances
- Business Head (Smart Phones & Tablets) | 2012 – 2013
- Sales Head (Corporate Sales) I 2013 – 2014
Videocon Industries Limited | 2011 – 2011 | Mumbai
- General Manager (Sales & Marketing)
Hcl Infosystems Limited | 2004 – 2011 | Noida
- Key Account Head (Tablet PCs)
- Product Head (Gaming Devices)
- Head (New Business Strategy)
- Head (Marketing) I Nokia, HCL, Apple, Kodak, SanDisk and Kingston
- Marketing Assistant Manager (Nokia Multimedia Mobiles, Pan India)
- Asst. Trade Marketing Manager (Nokia Mobiles, North)
Diageo | Business Development Manager | 2001 – 2003 I Delhi & Amritsar
Apollo Tyres Limited | Sales Executive (Retail Chain) | 2000 – 2001 | Bhilwara