Deepak Pareek

Profile Synopsis

Summary: Creative forward-looking executive capable of translating vision into actions & quantifiable results, armed with formal education in Engineering {Electronics}, Business {Strategy}, Information Technology and always looking for areas of improvement. An enterprising professional with in-depth industry knowledge, exhaustive global exposure, exceptional organisational understanding and extensive expertise in Business Planning & Development, Marketing & Sales, Investments & Venture Capital, P&L Management, Strategy & Analysis, Technology & Business Models, Intl Business & Trade, Advisory & Consulting Services.
A business manager par excellence very well networked globally in private as well as public sector with a deep understanding of diverse cultural and business practices along with more than a decade of multidimensional, multifunctional, and multisectoral experience in multiple regions including Asia Pacific & SAARC, USA & Latin America, Western Europe & CIS, Middle East and Africa having spent significant time in these geographies.
A senior executive well versed with nuances of ICT industry with proficiency in wide spectrum of activities including but not limited to – Managing Business Units, Start-ups, M&As, Subsidiaries, JVs - Developing effective Business, Product & Marketing Strategies - New Business, Product, Account & Market Development - Market Research, Identification & Access - Key Accounts, Partners & Team Management - Projections, Forecasts & Trends - Pricing, Policy & Regulations – Investment, Valuation & Revenue models - Consultative Selling, Requirement Analysis, Solution Planning, RFPs & Proposal Generation.
A well published author of seven popular books and numerous concept reports, articles and papers for various Reputed Publishers (incl. top 2), Consultants (incl. big 5), Journals, Magazines and Websites (Consulting Base, WiMAX Trend, Development Gateway, OpenWimax, CIO, WSJ, BankerME, Analyst, The Manager, Strategist, The Banker) on various subjects including but not limited to Leadership, Innovation, Management, Strategy, Business, Intl Trade and Technology.
A successful consultant, having comprehensive hands-on experience in managing various private sector and development projects, empanelled with World Bank Group (WBG), Asian Development Bank (ADB), African Development Bank (AfDB), International Telecommunication Union (ITU), United Nations Org (UNO), Commonwealth Telecommunication Org (CTO), World Trade Org (WTO), and European Union (EU). Widely respected management advisor affiliated to The Intl Inst. of Management Consultants, The Society of Industry Leaders, The Council, IEEE, and Intl Computing Society.
An innovative technology strategist and a frequent international conference speaker well recognized globally, delivered key notes, workshops, and tutorials at top events like IT Comdex, TelecomAsia, Mobile Malaysia, Outsourcing in Telecom Summit, CommunicAsia, WiMAX Forum, and CTIA. Spoke on topics related to Technology and Policy in Banking & Finance, Telecom & Wireless and Enterprise domains at various reputed platforms like IBC, IIR, ITU and WTO as invited delegate.
A deal maker skilled in executing multimillion-dollar transactions involved in investment matters as member of Investment, Valuation, Screening Committees for global firms with sharp investment prowess and extensive relationships within high-tech industry as well as the venture capital/investment community.
A winner with never say die attitude and desire to contribute in improving the world around us..

What do I have to offer (Haves): Delivers authoritative coverage of the global networked economy. Provided strategy & management advisory, research & information services to various organisations. Always exceeded expectations by providing distinctive combination of creativity along with.

What do I seek (Wants):  Opportunities in Business Planning & Development, Market Intelligence & Strategic Management, Marketing & Brand Management, Program & Project Management, Technology Application & Product Management, Financial Analysis & Planning, Information & Knowledge.

Deepak Pareek's Profile Overview

Current Company CEO at EziVentures Limited
Industry : Media/Entertainment
Department: Top Management, from Dec 2009 till now

Job Description : Responsible for long term and medium term business strategy, while overseeing activities including design, implementation, monitoring and review of the business KPIs for different groups i.e. marketing, sales and customer support. Act as starting point for strategy development process, financial budget, business plan and revenue targets. Work closely with top management of Group companies and Advice MD, Chairman and Board of Directors on key strategic issues. Handle media relations, internal and external communications, strategic partners, key clients, investor relations and CSR activities.
Received appreciation from a large section of corporate, individuals, institutions, and government for concept and execution, including a letter of admiration from Honourable Chief Minister of Gujarat..

Past Company Business Head at Infinium (India) Limited
Department: Top Management, from from Sep 2008 till Dec 2009

Job Description : Lead all new initiatives of the organisation in diverse areas including Education, Media and Communication Technology. Created from scratch, Business Group EziVentures, and subsequent spinoff EVPL. Developed new product and service concepts, building a successful portfolio of products EziBox, EziEducation and services EziNet and EziCast. Handled diverse functions including Business Planning, Strategy, Promotion, Advertising, Partnerships & Alliances, Business Development & Marketing and Public Relations. Deftly increased company recognition and created reputed brand – EZI.
Developed innovative solution and business model by understanding market dynamics, evaluating company’s strengths, identifying niche segment and creating value proposition for customers. Tapped new verticals, market segments, and acquired new clients. Forged strategic partnerships with Content Providers, Application Developers, Technology Vendors, at the same time created Distribution Network.
Raised US$10M for this initiative thru private equity/project financing based on strength of Business Plan. and excellent knowledge of financial sector.
Acting as Chief Executive for the company's new Independent Business Unit, with responsibility of developing strategies for company's Retail, Government and Institutional Business successfully created a fully operational profit centre from scratch within span of six months, generating profits with in the first quarter of the initiative. Instrumental in getting business worth US$50M from Govt of Gujarat.. Chief Consultant at Resource4Business
Industry : IT Software
Department: Top Management, from from Oct 2005 till Sep 2008

Job Description : Responsible for leading the company’s professional consulting and knowledge services division worldwide. Providing knowledge and information focused on the special needs of “Technology in Business” and “Business of Technology”.
Started international business (non-US) division from scratch, achieving robust three-digit growth every quarter (Q-to-Q) for two year. Generated substantial business by developing new markets and creating new accounts, resulting in tremendous increase in share of international business to 40 percent of total business in terms of revenue and 64 percent in terms of projects from nil within span of eight quarters.
Developed and nurtured new relationships effectively, strengthening them to partnerships. Created more than hundred new partners spread across twenty-six countries. Worked proficiently with partners across the globe, both in developed and developing markets. Managed associates as diverse as individual consultants to multilateral agencies with global footprint by understanding their requirements and putting them in the correct perspective.
Conceived and introduced new practice of providing advisory to clients on business and technology subject related to ICT segment with aim to provide clients the knowledge, experience, and objectivity that are the keys to continued success. The practice serves top client organisations’ C-Level executives by proactively keeping them updated about opportunities in high technology segment by analysis of new concepts and business solutions hence new opportunities while assists them in managing business goals for long term as well as short term by providing future directions and outlook.
Lead various projects that ranged from producing a single tailor-made report on a specific industry to designing and implementing a full-scale strategic evaluation of a business opportunity or new business development plan. Undertook assignments for Govt. related to policy development, helped investors undertake due diligence on business opportunities and worked on business strategies for vendors & service providers. Deftly handled various key assignments that included - conducting market analysis, product reviews, niche market assessment, best prospect and market identification for a global telecom service provider - monitoring mergers, spin offs, joint ventures & acquisitions across the segment and industry for a leading silicon vendor - delivering client, partner and supplier verification & due diligence to a giant Chinese telecom equipment supplier - creating market entry, market share, branding and product strategies for a mobile financial service start up- providing executive summaries, market intelligence insights, competitor intelligence & benchmarking, forecasts, trends, outlook and management alerts to a top consulting organisation.
Commissioned by top organisations like Vodafone, Standard & Poor’s, PWC, E&Y, ITU, World Bank, Cisco, JP Morgan, Sprint, Nextel, DIRECTV, Intel, Alcatel, McKinsey, Cross, IDC, Hutch, Orange, BSNL, Qualcomm and Bank AM for developing market research reports and strategy papers catering to international telecom, wireless and IT landscape.
Authored many bestselling research reports, market projections, concept papers and guidance on 3G, Digital Lifestyle, IP Technology, NGN, WiMax, Open Source, Business Intelligence & Data warehousing, and Enterprise Integration.
. AVP at Midas Communication Technologies Private Limited
Industry : Telecommunication/Mobile
Department: Top Management, from from Jan 2004 till Sep 2005

Job Description : Function as an extension of CEO, assisting CEO, Chairman and Board of Directors in decision-making while enhancing their functional reach and complimenting their strategic initiatives. Responsible for developing strategies for company's Telecom Equipment Business, working consistently towards new business creation, expansion, growth, and development. Contributed extensively in growth of company, from an organisation with less than 50 employees to 800 member strong corporation in span of two years. Participated as a core group member in takeover of Banyan Networks and creation of two spin-offs. Involved in identification of global market trends, building strategies, creating business plans, designing revenue models & budgets and managing business goals. Worked effectively in securing venture funding of USD 15 Million for the company. Assisted clients in raising project/term finance, syndicated loans, private equity as well as planned innovative financing options (Multilateral, Development and Donor Funding) for customers.
Worked as a business manager for identification and assessment of new opportunities, planed proactively for future by reviewing, assessing, evaluating and managing new ventures & business initiatives. Lead multi-group research and product development team covering the cutting edge technology terrain (WiMAX, NGN, WCDMA etc), managing a variety of technical & management issues. Explored many emerging fields like technology use in IPTV, Video on Demand, Mobile, Kiosk Banking, STP, Smart Cards, Micro Payment, and Rural Internet to name a few.
Assisted in development and introduction of new products and launching products to new markets by understanding market dynamics, market mapping, client needs identification, articulating client's business needs, defining value proposition and providing a complete customised business solution to clients in Telecom and Broadband segments. Identified, created and managed various business accounts worth US$10M each.
Created and managed consulting & services business as an independent business operation. Successfully planned strategies and identified opportunities for services business for enhancing consulting and expert services share of total business due to excellent understanding of processes and operations in Telcos.
Managed company's business development initiative to build the ecosystem for the Company's technologies by conducting viability analysis, technical assessments, and estimation studies to derive ROI, TM, TCO and Business Indicators to support identified solution before proposing solution. Involved in designing and repackaging all collaterals, marketing communications, including advertising, public relations and promotional programs and materials. Skilfully structured integrated theme for global implementation. Created multidimensional marketing concept to grow revenues.
Assisted comprehensively in enhancing international business by developing export business on one hand and building an import representation business on other. Involved in setting up of Singapore office and growing import representation business to USD 10 Million within 5 quarters while generating new business in eight countries.
Also responsible for corporate planning & relationship management, interacted with Directors of the company, Key Accounts, Partners, Investors, External Advisors and Top brass of subsidiaries on regular basis. Coordinated with all functional heads for analytical needs and provided support on strategic issues. Collected information from multiple functions like finance, marketing, sales and presented it as knowledge to relevant people while monitoring implementation of corporate strategy. Represented the company at meetings with the government, chambers of commerce and industry, the media, national and international financial institutions, diplomatic and multilateral agencies. Managed participation in international and domestic events. Lead team in various contests and awards including CISR Diamond Jubilee Award and Government of India's ICT Award. Managed relationships with authorities, regulators and industry groups like TRAI, WTO, WBG, TEMA, FICCI, ITU etc. to name a few as well as making recommendations to policy-makers about economic, industrial and trade policies while keeping management well informed about regulatory and compliance environment. Made successful representations to overseas regulators on policy issues twice for getting modifications in policy.

. Sr. Manager (Head - Line of Business) at TATA Honeywell
Industry : IT Hardware/Networking
Department: Top Management, from from Jan 2001 till Jan 2004

Job Description : Head the Enterprise Technology team as separate profit centre. Achieved high profit realisation by initiating steps to drive business growth, process improvement, enterprise efficiency and minimising development & deployment costs, also managed steady growth in customer satisfaction by partnering with clients across the lifecycle, suggesting strategies, architectures, and solutions, assisting them in leveraging technology investments to the max.
Key responsibilities included identification of new opportunities, conduct viability analysis of prospects, oversees market research, undertake estimation studies before allocating resources, decide among available technologies and vendors on basis of comparative analysis or technical compatibility studies and develop business plans while provide strategic inputs to management. Managed project across the life cycle: Initial Analysis, Scoping, Process Review, Design & Architecture, Vendor Selection, Implementation, Delivery and finally Periodic Monitoring. Forged strategic partnerships in order to extract synergy by identifying, spotting, negotiating and collaborating with various domestic and overseas bodies in order to procure deficient resources. Strengthened partnerships by monitoring, nurturing and facilitating vendors.
Directly involved in business development and marketing of Systems and IT solutions to BFSI (Banking, Financial Services and Insurance), Retail, Telecom and Enterprise segments. Developed innovative plans for rolling out new market initiatives, which included setting up the business and formulating entry & growth strategy for new regions. Achieved robust revenue generation and consistent deal pipe flow by tapping into high potential Institutional Business.
Propagated central strategic theme of providing a complete customised user centric value solution based on sound understanding of prospect's industry, business, and processes. Made concept presentations to key decision makers, effectively selling the concept, architecture, capabilities, credentials and not only the product or service. Emphasized on the concept of enhancing appeal of the proposed solution by presenting ROI, TM, TCO and Business Indicators to support identified solution. Achieved steady three digit growth in institutional business esp. BFSI and Telecom Sector.
Successfully ventured into niche but fast developing Telecom & Infrastructure segment. Scanned, identified and researched emerging economies for Multilateral, Bilateral financed or assisted developmental projects in field of Telecom & Infrastructure. Aggregated and managed information on Financing Options, Policy Guidelines and Assistance available for Telecom & Infrastructure Projects. Made proposals and Mediated with Government agencies, Financial Institutions, Donors, IFIs for low cost financing options for development related projects. Generated exceptional business for the company from previously un-chartered areas directly as well as in association with partners as part of consortium.

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Educational Information MBA/PGDM at Regis University
from Jul 1996 till Jan 1998

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Interest:Business Planning & Development, Market Intelligence & Strategic Management, Marketing & Brand Management, Program & Project Management, Technology Application & Product Management, Team Building & Conflict Management, Process & Change Management, Financi