Rajesh Poddar

Top-performing and outcome-driven leader with strategic remit having 25+ years of varied experience driving long term value creation by making effective decisions and choices between short-term performance and long-term priorities : accomplishing and exceeding Business goals through Trusted Business Partnering with stakeholders & in-depth Business understanding ; an adapt influencer with strong communication skills; Demonstrating high level of emotional maturity & experience in “People issues” including Employee wellbeing , Diversity & Inclusion ; Building and leading a highly motivated winning Finance team; Driving Regulatory Compliance and Stakeholder Engagement with trust, integrity & transparency. Demonstrated expertise in translating corporate vision into strategy and granularizing actionable plans to deliver long term value creation with focus on - People, Process, Technology and Results. - Building a highly performing team driving agility & empowered accountability. - Collaborative engagement, cooperation, and trust with external and Internal Stakeholders - Cost and Productivity Management - Performance & Operational Risk Management. Signature Accomplishments ● Successful Divestiture of FMCG Business of Raymond Ltd exceeding stakeholder’s expectation. ● Steered a new spirit of innovation & profitable growth in J&J India +20 % CAGR in 7 years via: • Strengthening the core Product and Distribution Portfolio. • Product extensions & Brand launches – Johnsons, Neutrogena, Clean & Clear, Aveeno, Listerine. • New Territory & Distribution Channel (E-com, MT) extensions. ● Led the successful acquisition and integration of ORSL Business by J&J Consumer India in 2015; Accomplished and exceeded business and profitability targets in initial 5 years of launch; ahead of Business Case. ● Finance function Re-organization and Setting up/Leading the Finance Global Service Centre for J&J India. ● Leading significant Change Management initiatives; Free pricing for petroleum products, GST & VAT transition, ERP implementation, Finance Automation projects. ● Directed the implementation and transition to Goods & Service Tax for J&J Consumer India in 2017; Championed the customer invoicing on day 1 of transition, while ensuring GST compliance. ● Achieved multiple leadership awards for remarkable business contributions.