Rakesh Kher

Senior Executive with extensive experience in engineered systems with understanding of critical business drivers in multiple markets & industries. Customer focused & performance driven. Led & motivated worldwide team & managed P&L for International businesses. Extensive business background operating in a multi-cultural international environment. My 28 years of professional experience covers a broad range including Manufacturing, Purchasing, vendor development, operations, business development, strategy implementation, restructuring, sizing and reorganization. Highly skilled in building successful sales teams that consistently exceed plan while executing flawlessly on a solutions/consultative based sales strategy driven by strong sales coaching, mentoring and leadership. I joined Minda industries Limited in 2005 as corporate level Head of International business & strategy implementation. My international experience covers business development in North & South America, Europe, Japan, Africa & China. Wide range of industry experience from automotive, metals industry, industrial products/services & Turnkey projects business. My professional career started in a diversified Engineering Industry with hands on exposure to Manufacturing. Later on I shifted to project sales to execute large turnkey projects in metal Industry. Subsequently, I build & nurtured a large network of channel partners in India for a market leader in industrial consumables. Managed successfully several international projects for new automotive models worldwide. Currently also engaged in improving sales efficiency with a focus on Sales Enablement Specialties: P&L Responsibility| | Strategic Relationship Management | Global Account Management | | Consultative Sales I Sales Process Excellence I I Sales Coach/Mentor | Global Market research| Partnership & Alliances