 | Wesfarmers, Australia |
Pankaj Chandra | |
Head - Strategy & Business Development | |
confidential Sydney, New South Wales, Australia | |
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Seeking challenging assignment in global economy, I shifted to Australia, and am currently heading strategy and business development of two businesses of leading diversified Australian group. In India, I was heading a SBU of a fast moving consumer goods company in Building Material Industry since 1998. I have total Industry experience of more than 24 years, in Sales, Operations, Business Development and Strategy in reputed Indian Companies.
I am a Mechanical Engineer from IIT Kanpur (1977-82), and have done Post Graduation in Management from IIM Ahmedabad (1982-84).
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Current Experience:
Head/VP/GM-Corporate Planning/Strategy, Wesfarmers, Australia
Previous: SBU/Profit Center Head, JK Cement Limited
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Indian Institute Of Management (IIM), Ahmedabad
Indian Institute Of Technology (IIT), Kanpur
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24.0 Years
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Operations, Sales, Business Development, Strategy, Logistics
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Contribution score:(97 points)
- Contacts: 5 connections, 6 following, 6 followers
| Current : |
Head/VP/GM-Corporate Planning/Strategy, Wesfarmers, Australia |
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| Retail Chain/Logistics | ||
| Australia, Sydney, New South Wales | ||
Working from 2008 | ||
Brief summary :
WESFARMERS is a $ 9.66 billion turnover, 30,000 employees, diversified group with interests in home improvement products and building & office supplies, coal mining, gas production and distribution, industrial and safety product distribution, chemicals and fertilizer manufacture and insurance. It operates large retail chains like Coles, Bunnings, OfficeWorks, Target, and Kmart.I am responsible for the National Strategy and Business Development of the Home Improvement (Bunnings Warehouses, 155 stores and 65 small format stores, leading retailer of home & garden improvement products) & Office Supplies Division (Officeworks, 107 stores throughout Australia, largest retailer of Office products). | ||
| Previous : |
SBU/Profit Center Head, JK Cement Limited |
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| Cement | ||
| India, New Delhi / NCR | ||
Worked from 1989 to 2008 | ||
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Brief summary :
As Head of White Cement SBU, I had the P&L responsibilities of approximately Rs.300 Crore annual revenues. The division manufactures and sells White Cement, Wall Putty and Waterproofing Compound, selling nationally and exporting to Nepal, Bangladesh, Gulf and African Countries. Have been the youngest Business Head in the Indian Building Material Industry (2003-2008), have been the youngest National Sales & Marketing Head (1998-2003), have been President - White Cement Manufacturers Association, representing the Industry at various fora, and have travelled widely in India, Europe and Australia. | ||
Indian Institute Of Management (IIM), Ahmedabad |
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| MBA/PGDM | |
| India | |
| From 1982 to 1984 | |
Indian Institute Of Technology (IIT), Kanpur |
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| B.Tech/B.E. | |
| India | |
| From 1977 to 1982 | |
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9891 members, 382 jobs, 858 articles, 277 questions, 913 debates, 317 idea contests.
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2958 members, 97 jobs, 297 articles, 109 questions, 221 debates, 110 idea contests.
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