CS Aditya Singal

CS Aditya Singal

Education Dec 2008

to Nov 2009

Global Masters in Business Administration Major: Finance - Investment Banking S. P. Jain Center of Management Action Learning Program - ADCB Excellency Wealth Management, Wealth management arm of the Abu Dhabi Commercial bank To study available structured products in UAE region and subsequently develop a marketing strategy.

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Applied Research Project - UOB Kay Hian Pte. Ltd., Investment Banking arm of United Overseas Bank Study on recent literature and application of Corporate Default Prediction Models; adjudged as one of the top 5 research reports of the batch of Dec 2008-2009

Singapore

2007 – 2008 2003 – 2006

Post Graduate Diploma in Investment Banking (PGDIB)Institute of Chartered Financial Analyst of India Limited Associate member of Institute of Company Secretaries of India (ICSI) Major: Company Secretaryship

India

India

2002 – 2005 Bachelor of commerce Kirori Mal College, Delhi University

India

Work Experience (38 months) Jan 2007

to Nov 2008

Sep 2006 - Jan 2007

Sep 2005 - Aug 2006

SMC Capitals Limited (formerly NEXGEN Capitals Limited)SMC group is leading financial service provider having 1350+ offices in India and Dubai Investment Banking (Equity Capital Market - Associate)

India

India

India

• Full Transaction Cycle: Deal Origination, valuation, structuring and closure of the deal. • Analysed and gave expert advice on equity dilution strategy. • Undertook due dilligence activity and drafting of the Red herring prospectus. • Prepared financial models, financial reports, information memorandum, investor

presentations for QIB, Private Equity investors, Private Treaty investors. • Coordinated with regulatory authorities such as Securities Exchange Board of India

(SEBI), Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE), National Stock Exchange( NSE), IPO grading Agencies (CARE, ICRA), and legal advisors, advertising agencies.

• Managed Pre-Issue marketing (Road Shows), Opening of IPO, Post IPO Activity. • Coordinated with fund managers and discussed investment strategy. Projects Undertaken • Public Issues: IPO of the Companies operating in the following sectors Auto Ancillary ($19 Mn.), Textile ($26 Mn.), Retail ($20 Mn.), Health Care ($6 Mn.) • Private Equity and Joint Venture Financial Service ($50 Mn.), FMCG ($19 Mn.), Retail ($2.5Mn.) • Private Treaty: Retail Sector, financial service sector, textile • Demutulisation of the Delhi Stock Exchange, India • Open Offer of FMCG company and Delisting of ITES company • Debt Syndication: Power and Energy sector ($249 Mn.) • Corporate Valuations of companies seeking FIPB approval, ESOP, Takeover M/s A.K. Singh and Associate, Practising company secretaries, New Delhi, as an apprenticeship trainee.

M/s Radhika Fibres (India) Limited as an executive officer – Finance and Legal,

Interests / Additional Information

• Cleared Derivative core module and AMFI mutual fund advisory module from National stock exchange, India

• Enhanced leadership and networking skills as Industry Interface Committee Member and Leadership club member (SPJCM)

• Participation in business plan contest organised by IIMPact and Bail out pitching contest at SPJCM

CA. Akhil Doiphode

Education Dec 2008

to Nov 2009

Global Masters in Business Administration Major: Investment Banking S. P. Jain Center of Management Action Learning Program - NASDAQ Dubai • Developed a strategic plan in order to position NASDAQ Dubai as the most attractive

destination for Middle Eastern IPOs • Worked along with the Business Development team to understand the GCC market

and the market participants involved in the listing process

Applied Research Project • Private Equity – Post-Exit (via IPO) Performance Analysis

Achievements • Semi Finalist – Dell Social Innovation (World Wide Business Plan) Competition • Research Paper on Pvt. Equity published on Social Science Research Network. • Founder member of the organizing committee for SPectra (SP Jain Inter-college Fest)

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Singapore

2007 - 2008 2002 - 2005

Master of Commerce (with Audit & Tax) • Sydenham College of Commerce & Economics, University of Mumbai Chartered Accountant, The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India

India

India

2001 - 2004

Articleship with M/s. N.N. Jambusaria & Co. & M/s. Jain & Jain, CA (Aug 02 – Oct 05)• Worked on assignments in several specialised fields such as taxation, accounting,

statutory audits, tax audits and internal audits for banks & Pvt. Ltd. companies Bachelor of Commerce • Sydenham College of Commerce & Economics, University of Mumbai

India

Work Experience (33 months) Feb 2008

to Nov 2008

Jun 2007 to

Feb 2008

Feb 2006 to

Apr 2007

Lodha Group of Companies, Mumbai Sr. Associate – Finance • Raised Debt & Equity capital for the projects undertaken by the group • Built financial models for raising debt & equity • Dealt with bankers for project finance • Created standard templates for building financial models & Information Memorandum • MIS reporting to Management - Monthly Cash flow analysis for the whole group M/S. S.M.Kanade & Co. Consultant – Audit & Tax • Responsible to conduct audit of co-operative & credit societies, co-operative banks • Prepared Accounts & Income Tax Returns for individual clients • Assisted in Scrutiny cases, Tax Planning and Follow-up matters CRISIL Ltd. – Standard & Poor’s Group Company Equity Research Analyst • Created an equity valuation model for a Japanese real estate company. Valuation

was done – using NAV & DCF valuation method • Mentored & led a team of 3 research analyst (iQ linking project – Financial Modelling,

Linking, Standardization & Quality control of an investment bank’s “American region” Financial models – linked over 250 models)

• Worked with Research Analysts across the globe and across sectors for standardization of their financial models to meet client’s requirements

• Created database for more than 100 US banking companies • Modelled assignments for ad-hoc clients involving updating & forecasting • Searched & Aggregation of Data for building financial models • Designed and implemented Quality-Control tests for Equity Research data

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India

India


• Core Team Member of the Finance Club & Academic Committee (2008-2009) at S.P.Jain Centre of Management

• Participated in Inter-school and inter-college Chess & Basket Ball Tournaments • Four years Navy Cadet Training from Sea Cadet Corps • Hobbies include playing basketball, table-tennis, cricket and listening to Music

Ankush Chhabra

Education Dec 2008

to Nov 2009

Global Masters in Business Administration Major: Investment Banking S. P. Jain Center of Management

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Action Learning Program - Royal Dutch Shell To study and develop Employer Branding & Marketing Strategies for setting up operations in a new market – Kazakhstan. Applied Research Project - • Private Equity – Post-exit (via IPO) performance analysis. Achievements • Semi-finalist – Dell Social Innovation (World Wide Business Plan) Competition. • Research Paper on Pvt. Equity published on Social Science Research Network. • Second Runners-Up for “Regional Project – Singapore Rediscovered”.

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Singapore

2003 – 2006 Masters in Computer Applications (MCA)Sinhgad Institute of Management, Pune – University of Pune

India

Final Year Project: Simulation of Collections Module for Cards domain with HSBC – GLT. Achievements • University Gold Medalist.

2000 – 2003 Bachelors of Commerce (B.Com)Symbiosis College of Commerce, Pune

India

Achievements • First Rank in Symbiosis College of Commerce at the University Exams

Work Experience (30 months)

Jun 2006 to

Nov 2008

HSBC Global Technologies, PuneDesignation: Software Engineer BFSI Domain – (Credit Cards)

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• Provided Technical/Functional Consultancy Services to HSBC Indonesia Business. • Explored new business opportunities for HSBC GLT in the Asia-Pacific region. • Analyzed and provided solutions for production issues faced by HSBC Mexico &

HSBC Canada in the cards domain. • Carried out Performance tuning, optimization of the batch flow and various interface

programs to ensure cost efficiency for HSBC Canada. • Analyzed client requests & proposing eazytrieves for meeting client requests. • Involved in issue resolution for System Integration Tests (HSBC Europe). Achievements • Associated as a consultant with HSBC Indonesia at Jakarta for 7 months and

enabled the organization to bag a prestigious flagship production support project from the Asia Pacific region as part of the business development activities.

• Recipient of the Star Award by Capgemini for excellent analysis and documentation of solutions for issues provided by the HSBC Canada business. My proposed analysis documents are now being used as templates for solutions delivered to the HSBC Canada business.


• NCFM certification in Capital Markets and Derivatives Core Module • NIIT’s certification in Web Centric Curriculum. • 2 certification courses in German, at Max Mueller Bhavan, Pune. • Maharashtra State Lawn-Tennis Champion. • Member of the State Lawn Tennis Team (U-19) for the National School Games. • Participated in various National Tennis Tournaments as well as couple of International

Tennis Tournaments. • Was adjudged Mr. Personality of the College at the Spectrum Meet 2004. • Master of ceremony for various cultural events held in college.

Aravind M S

Education Dec 2008

to Nov 2009


Singapore Dubai

Action Learning Project on “Commercial Insurance in GCC” at International General Insurance Holdings, Dubai Applied Research Project on “Assets under Management for funds” at UOB Kay Hian, Singapore • Focussed on the effect of global financial crisis of 2008 on the fund management

industry and broad asset allocations) • Research Paper published on SSRN (Social Science Research Network)

Dubai

Singapore

2001 – 2005 Bachelor of Engineering Major: Electronics and Communication

India

PES Institute of Technology, Bangalore • Internship on Pervasive Computing at SERC (Super Computing Education Research

Centre), Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bangalore.

Work Experience (36 months) Dun & Bradstreet Role: Intern, Research & Advisory Services

Oct 2009 to

Dec 2009 • Member of strategy consulting team and performed economic analysis, researched and analyzed key sectors and sub-sectors

• Performed need gap analysis and identified investment opportunities for a Government Enterprise

• Constructed value chain mapping and profiling of sectors and sub-sectors

UAE

Feb 2008 to

Aug 2008

Futures First Info Services Role: Derivatives Trader • Traded E-mini S&P 500, E mini Dow, Eurostoxx 50 futures contract on CME using the

Stellar Trading Systems platform. (Statistical Arbitrage & Plain Outright) • Prepared research reports and back-tested trading strategies. • Received training from Chicago Mercantile Authorities. • Completed a certification course on Technical Analysis in the company.

India

Nov 2007 to

Feb 2008

SAP Labs India Ltd Role: Software Engineer • Worked on SAP for IS-Retail solving techno-functional issues in IMS ( support ) team • Trained on basics of SAP, ABAP and SAP for retail.

India

Sep 2005 to

Nov 2007

Infosys Technologies Ltd Role: Software Engineer/Business Analyst • Worked with Finacle-Treasury team with Credit Suisse as the client. • Involved in application development (PL/SQL, C++) in the area of financial

instruments. • Worked on VaR (Value at Risk), Interest Rate Swaps and certain structured products • Completed certifications in Derivatives, Equities and Securities from Dun & Bradstreet • Executed a project which won the Quarterly “Finacle GEM Award”

India


• NTSE Scholar (1999). • Cleared National mathematics Olympiad. • Avid reader of books pertaining to financial markets. • Numismatics

CA. Deepak Sharma

Education Jan 2008

to Dec 2008


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Applied Learning Program: Philips Lighting M.E. • Developed a new business model based on innovative ideas for service delivery Applied Research Project: Integration strategies in mergers and acquisitions • Researched on integration issues faced and strategies applied to address them Finance Club: Organized a corporate discussion on “Need For a Reserve Currency“ as a part of “SPectra”, the first inter B-school competition

2002 – 2005 Chartered Accountant, Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI) India

• Cleared all levels of Chartered Accountancy exam in first attempt

• Completed Articleship (36 months) with Rakesh Soni & Co., Chartered Accountants

• Involved personal tax planning, audit and maintenance of financial accounts • Completed General Management and Communication Skills (GMCS) course

2001 – 2004 Bachelor of Commerce • Narsee Monjee College of Commerce and Economics, University of Mumbai • Major subjects: Financial accounting, auditing and taxation

India


May 2007 to

Nov 2008

PricewaterhouseCoopers Private Limited, MumbaiAssociate, Financial Advisory Services (Transaction Services)

India

Responsibilities • Conducted financial due diligence on target companies for mergers & acquisitions and

private equity investments, involving domestic and cross-border deals • Analyzed and interpreted the key business drivers and trends in the businesses

including sales, costs and profits using financial models • Identified key risks and potential deal breakers affecting the transaction • Co-ordinated with various teams like valuation, direct tax, indirect tax, environmental

diligence for synchronizing their major observations • Prepared comprehensive report of the observations including appropriate solutions for

resolving such risks and deal breakers Achievements • Worked on deals involving strategic and financial investments in various sectors like

manufacturing, hospitality, healthcare, financial services, real estate, and infrastructure • Researched, contributed to the “PricewaterhouseCoopers Global Private Equity

Report 2008” and received appreciation for the same • Successfully completed course on “Global Independence Policy Overview”

Mar 2006 to

May 2007

Aug 2005 to

Mar 2006

Deloitte Haskins and Sells, Mumbai Associate, Transfer Pricing

India

India

Responsibilities • Analyzed the business structure and international transactions of clients • Evaluated comparable companies and appropriate method for comparison • Prepared Transfer Pricing report for clients in manufacturing, media, financial services

financial process outsourcing, consulting, software, luxury goods manufacturing space

Kores (India) Limited, Mumbai Trainee, Internal Audit Responsibilities • Studied and evaluated internal control system of the organization • Audited internal controls systems at branches and manufacturing units and provided

suggestions to management for improvement of the internal control process


• Won 1st prize at Bhavitva Excogitation – International Business Plan Competition organized by S P Jain Institute of Management Research, Mumbai

• Won 2nd prize at Parivrtan09 - M&A Strategy Competition organized by DMS-IIT Delhi • Interests: Cooking, gardening, photography

Ganesh Raghavan Padmanabhan

Education Dec 2008

to Nov 2009


Singapore Dubai

Action Learning Program - NASDAQ Dubai “Comparative analysis of UAE and European Debt market” • Identified the intricacies involved in emergence of regional debt market and issues

related to listing of Government/Corporate debt from market participants perspective Applied Research Project – “Deciphering the Motives behind De-mergers” • Identified key drivers behind 450 de-merger transactions (Spin-offs and Equity

Carveouts) between 1995 and 2007 • The project concluded that firms with high growth potential, high market share and need

of external capital had higher propensity to demerge from parent organization. Achievements: Research Project was adjudged as the Top 3 Best Project of Dec’08 Awarded Certificate of Achievement by NASDAQ Dubai

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Singapore

2001 – 2005 Bachelor of Engineering Major: Mechanical Engineering

India

Sri Venkateswara College of Engineering, Sriperumbudur, Chennai – Anna University • Project: Automated Design of Cams and its Application using CATIA v 5.0 • Undergone In-Plant Training from TVS-Wheels India Limited Achievements • Graduated with First Class (Distinction) and secured 81 % • Received Best Project Award for the final year project from Mechanical Department

Work Experience (39 months) D&B- Dun & Bradstreet, South Asia Middle East Research & Advisory Services - Intern

Oct 2009 to

Dec 2009 • Member of strategy consulting team and performed economics analysis, internet research and constructed value chain mapping and profiling of key sectors

• Performed need gap analysis and identified investment opportunities for a Government Enterprise

UAE

Tata Consultancy Services Limited, Chennai/New York/Seattle Assistant System Engineer Domain: Financial Service (Capital Markets) ; Insurance Services ( P&C)

Sep 2005 to

Nov 2008 Client: Depository Trust Clearing Corporation, New York, U.S.A • Core team member for implementing Corporate Action and Underwriting systems • Worked in diverse roles including design and development of critical product modules

as part of Network Custody System (NCS) architecture and functional team • Involved in database designing and performance tuning of application • Improved the performance of application by 14% within 5 days and achieved PAT

with a success rate of 92%. Involved in POC, Design, Development, Implementation and enhancement of application including customer data application

• Member of the onsite implementation team and received performance appraisal rating of 5.0 / 5.0

India U.S

Client: National Depository Centre, Moscow, Russia • Team Leader for implementing OTC Clearing and Settlement module of eClearSettle • Involved in design & development activities of the Delivery versus Payment module

Client: Safeco Insurance, Seattle, U.S.A • Onsite Lead - Quality Assurance for Personal Property Systems – Auto, Home & Fire • Single-handedly managed an offshore team of 12 and interfaced directly with clients • Improved the resource utilization from 91% to 100% within 2 months and increased

the resource capacity to meet the multifold increase in project demand and improved the CSI from 78% to 93% and maintained zero schedule and delivery slippage

• Liaised with BDMs for setting up Testing center of excellence, Automation of testing process, client liaising, involved in project estimation and planning and received Performance appraisal of 4.4 / 5.0

Interests/Additional Information

• IBM Certified - Database Associate – an entry level DBA certification for DB2 • Received Merit Certificate and National level scholarships for outstanding performance

in secondary school exam and also participated in national level Math Olympiad • Computer skills: JAVA-J2EE, ibatis, C++, Mainframe technologies - COBOL, DB2,

CICS, IMS, VB, VBA, CATIA, Pro/E, ANSYS

CA. Hardik Patel

Education Dec 2008

to Nov 2009


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Action Learning Program - International General Insurance Holdings • Analyzed the opportunities in commercial insurance and re-insurance business within

the GCC region • Identified the key growth drivers for the commercial insurance and made a thorough

analysis of the sector growth rates, competition, product portfolios and penetration rates of commercial insurance in GCC

• Prepared a detailed report elaborating the key findings and recommendations Applied Research Project - Scope of Investments for Sovereign Wealth Funds amidst the Financial Crisis • Looked at Sovereign Wealth funds as emerging investment vehicles and their global

implications • Addressed the issue of Printing more dollars vs. Accepting bailouts from SWFs in US

parlance

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Singapore

2002 – 2006 Chartered Accountant India

• Undergone 3 years articleship training with Balkrishna T. Thakkar & Co. • Audited the books of various organisations as a trainee which included companies,

firms, trusts, NGO and educational institutions keeping in mind the company laws, income tax laws and accounting standards

• Prepared detailed audit reports addressing the clients about their internal control procedures and accounting accuracy

2001 – 2004 Bachelor of Commerce Major: Advanced Accounts and Auditing

India


May 2007 to

Nov 2008

Somec Sharaf ME LLC, DubaiSenior Accountant

UAE

• Managed working capital of the company viz-a-viz bank relationship management • Extensively dealt with the bankers on trade finance matters; especially bank guarantees

and letters of credit • Prepared the annual business plans/budgets for the company and compared the actual

results to the budgets to facilitate management analysis and corrective action • Prepared weekly cash budgets from time to time to ensure smooth cash flow situations • Administered the bank facilities • Supervised the team of 3 junior accountants on routine accounting and finance functions Achievements: • Brought a refund of excess commission charged by the bank on the Letters of Credit

and bank guarantees • Streamlined the very distorted inventory records and developed internal controls

Nov 2006 to

April 2007

Meghmani Organics Limited (An ISO 9001-2000 company), Ahmedabad Executive-Finance & Accounts

India

• Actively participated in preparing the Techno-Economic Feasibility Report for company’s upcoming turnkey project with a capital outlay of INR 5500 million(US $ 110 million) which attracted investment from IFC (an investment arm of the World Bank)

• Exposed to a working knowledge of SAP ERP system-Finance Module

Interests / Additional Information • Stood first in an inter-college competition for ‘Senate Event’ which involved representing

the board of Ford Motors and negotiating a bailout package with a panel of jury • Associated with the Swadhyay cult in India which aims to create youth awareness about

the Indian culture through street plays • Reading newspapers, magazines • Enjoy watching football, travelling, playing chess, listening to music and sketching • Investing in the stock markets

Kapil V Bhatia

Education Jan 2008 to Dec 2008


Singapore Dubai

Special Group Project on the “Role of Corporate Finance in the Higher Education Sector in India” • A detailed study on the Education Sector in India and the rise of recent investment

activities in the sector primarily from private equity funds. The study also goes into the benefits of de-regulating the Education sector, both from the industry and investor point of view

Applied Learning Project with International General Insurance Holding National Ltd • A detailed study of the GCC General Insurance competitive landscape with an

objective of recommending a target market for IGIH’s future business initiatives

2000 – 2005 Temple University Fox School of Business U.S.A

• Bachelors in Business Administration

Major: Risk Management and Insurance

Work Experience (37 Months) Oct 2006

to Dec 2008

Keynote Corporate Services - Associate • Worked on a number of “Mergers & Acquisition” and “Capital Raising” transactions • Worked on Keynote’s first Venture Capital transaction • Created detailed Information Memorandum for a number of companies • Helped identify potential acquirers/sellers for our clients • Assisted our clients through the Due-Diligence process • Marketed various domestic and international fund-raising instruments to potential

customers • Worked on the corporate pitch book for Keynote

Mumbai India

Zurich North America - Business Analyst Apr 2006 to

Jul 2006 • Supported global corporate major initiatives, Value Proposition and RCT

implementation • Helped manage Strategic Relationship Customer list • Assisted with data management and Line of Business information • Preformed intensive research on SRC industries, competitors and ad-hoc

individual companies

New York USA

Jun 2004 to Dec 2004

Aetna – Underwriting Intern • Underwriting support for new business quotes • Produced timely and accurate quotes as specified by the management

Utilized rating and financial tools, reference materials, and source systems for premium, membership and claim information

• Measured the risk of adding new members through the application of underwriting guidelines

• Analyzed inputs and outputs for reasonability (e.g. manual rates and benefit revisions)

PhiladelphiaUSA

May 2001 to May 2005

Office of International Services, Temple University Student Worker • Responsible for the communication between the office and current and

prospective international students.

PhiladelphiaUSA


• Prior Cricket Club (Captain), April 2001 – August 2006. This involved leading my team while playing competitive semi-professional cricket in the Washington Cricket League and the Philadelphia Cricket League

• Temple Cricket Club (Founder and Vice President), January 2001 - August 2001 • Gamma Iota Sigma: Professional Risk Management, Insurance, and Actuarial

Science Fraternity, Fall 2003 – Spring 2005 • Membership Development Committee (G.I.S.), Fall 2003 – Spring 2005

Kushagra Poddar

Education Dec 2008

to Nov 2009

Global Masters in Business Administration Major: Investment Banking S. P. Jain Center of Management Action Learning Program – NASDAQ Dubai

• Developed a strategic plan in order to position NASDAQ Dubai as the most attractive destination for Middle Eastern IPO

• Worked along with the Business Development team to understand the GCC market and the market participants involved in the listing process

Applied Research Project - UOB KayHian • Identified demand and supply dynamics of energy commodities (oil and coal) to

segregate speculative effect on its prices

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2004 – 2007 Chartered Financial Analyst, Institute of Chartered Financial Analysts of India (ICFAI) India

2003 – 2006 Bachelor of Commerce (Accountancy Honours)DHSK Commerce College, Dibrugarh University

• Secured 6th position in the University

India

Additional Certifications 2007– 2008

NSE’ s Certification in Financial Markets

• Completed modules on Commodities Market, Capital Market, Derivatives Market, Securities Market and Financial Markets conducted by NSE

India

Work Experience (29 Months)

Jan 2007 to

Nov 2008

Jul 2006

to Dec 2006

Futures First Info Services Pvt. Ltd. Bangalore Derivatives Trader & Analyst

• Traded Eurodollar Interest Rate Futures & S&P Index Futures on CME • Traded US Treasury (10 yr & 2 yr) futures on CBOT • Traded extensively on inter-market and synthetic spreads • Analyzed the past economic data and their effect on the markets to generate trading

opportunities • Made a profit of 55,000 USD in the quarter of Oct 2008 – Dec 2008 • Conducted Training for new employees and also represented the company in

Management Fests at Business Schools • Possess knowledge on Technical Analysis • Familiar with using Bloomberg & Reuters

India

India Fidelity Investments, Bangalore

Associate – Retirement Plan Compliance • Worked on the Return of Excess process – A process designated as critical in the

company • Handled process requests from the LPS Clients i.e. Large Plan Service • Was certified as a Defined Contribution Specialist and had prepared a training

module on it • Managed ‘Withdrawals’ and ‘Hardship’ requests for 401(k) plans

Interests / Additional Information • Won the 2ndprize at REFULGENCE-09, All India Social Business Plan Competition

organised by BITS Pilani • Member of Editorial team of ‘Spark’ – official college mouthpiece of S.P.Jain

Center of Management, Dubai/Singapore • Served as head of the Finance Club at S.P.Jain Center of Management • Cleared Level 1 A of French Language at Alliance Francaise • Was a part of Leo Club of Brahmaputra Valley (Youth Wings of Lions Club) & served

as the Regional Officer, President and Treasurer • Was part of the school & college quiz & extempore teams

CA. Manisha Rochiramani

Education Dec 2008

to Nov 2009

Global Masters in Business Administration Major: Investment Banking S. P. Jain Centre of Management Action Learning Project: • Developing a new business model based on innovative ideas for service delivery from

Philips Lighting M. E. Applied Research Project: • Private Equity – Post Exit (via IPO) Performance Analysis Achievements • Semi Finalist – Dell Social Innovation (World Wide Business Plan) Competition • Research Paper on Private Equity published on Social Science Research Network

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2002 - 2006

2000 - 2003

Chartered Accountant, Institute of Chartered Accounts of India • Articleship with M/s. Sanghavi Shah & Co.

o Worked on assignments in several specialised fields such as taxation, statutory audit, tax audits and internal audits of partnership firms and Pvt. Ltd. Companies.

o Prepared Statement of facts and Grounds of Appeals for handling tax compliance matters.

Bachelor of Commerce (Vocational Tax) H. R. College of Commerce & Economics, University of Mumbai

India

India

Work Experience (31 months) May 2006

to Nov 2008

KPMG, Mumbai Senior Executive – Tax • Advised foreign companies on 'Entry Strategy' in India, in terms of appropriate

investment vehicle, to best suit their business objectives; • Advised an Indian Mutual Fund Company on the tax implications of investing in various

other Asian jurisdictions; • Analysed various options available from an Indian regulatory and income-tax

perspective, to an Indian company to undertake the proposed business activities in India;

• Advised non-resident Indians on the applicable taxes and regulations in India prior to/at the time of setting up operations in India;

• Advised Non-Banking Financial Companies ('NBFCs'), asset management companies, and insurance companies on various aspects of income-tax including incidence of taxation in India, quantum of tax liability in India, etc.;

• Undertook a due diligence review of an Indian company from an income-tax perspective;

• Assisted in making submissions and attended to various matters arising from assessments, viz. application for rectifications, follow-up for orders and stay applications etc.;

• Preparation and filing of tax returns for corporates with the Indian tax authorities;

Achievements • Assisted in preparing the KPMG India Budget Publication for corporate circulation. • Published a column on taxation of Venture Capital Companies and Venture Capital

Funds in the seminar book on Shares and Securities organised by The Chamber of Tax Consultants in December 2007.

India


• Member of the Finance Committee at SP Jain • Hobbies: Listening to music, dancing, travelling and trekking.

Priya Arunachalam

Education Dec 2008

to Nov 2009


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Action Learning Program - RAKBANK, UAE • Study the penetration of Insurance Products in the Wealth Management customer

base. • Identify and benchmark key factors influencing the buying decisions of both existing

and new customers

Applied Research Project - “Deciphering the Motives behind Demergers: A Qualitative Study of Corporate Communication” • Highlighted objectives and reported motives, based on corporate communication,

behind each demerger. • Focused on the relationship between each of the identified motives behind demerger

decisions. Achievement • Awarded 2nd place for ARP implementation by S. P. Jain.

Dubai Singapore

2006 till date Pursuing CFA (MS Finance) from ICFAI, Hyderabad India

• Cleared the alpha level

2001 – 2004 B.Com (Hons.) Major: Financial Management and Tax Planning Lady Shri Ram College for Women, Delhi University

India

Work Experience (42 months) Aug 2006

to Nov 2008

Ernst & Young Private LimitedRole: Tax Associate, Tax and Regulatory Services

India

Domain: Technology, Communications & Entertainment• Computed and executed regular tax compliance for the General Electric expatriates • Computed Fringe Benefit Tax on Stock Options Schemes for General Electric

Employees in India and abroad • Analyzed and evaluated Stock Option Schemes/Plans of Company (that included

drafting new schemes and employee communication documents, review of schemes to ensure Securities and Exchange Board of India’s (‘SEBI’) compliance, review of schemes of foreign companies in relation to Indian context)

• Reviewed existing salary structure and redesigned for tax efficiency for both employees and employers

• Coordinated and managed tax assessments of expatriates (that included representations at the Income Tax Office)

April 2005 to

Aug 2006

ICICI Bank Limited Role: Officer, Retail Branch Banking

India

• Managed cash/teller operations in the retail branch • Administered inter-branch fund/money transfers • Held responsibility for locker-management in the branch • Managed debit cards and cheque-books issuance • Responsible for customer interface

Achievements • Received the “Employee of the Week” award in 2006 (for selling maximum number

of insurance, deposits and gold in a week)


Scholastic Achievement • Selected semi-finalists in the Silicon Valley Boomer Business Plan Contest

Hobbies include • Photography • Listening to music

Srivats Chandrasekeran

Education Dec 2008

to Nov 2009


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Action learning Program – RAKBANK,UAE• To study the awareness, penetration and key factors influencing buying decisions of

Insurance products for HNI clients in UAE • The project involved a detailed study to determine the penetration and awareness of

insurance products and key factors influencing buying decisions

Applied Research Project (ARP): “Deciphering the motives behind Demergers: A qualitative study of corporate communications” • Successfully developed a framework to measure the effectiveness of demergers by

identifying and analyzing the reported motives behind past demergers from the publicly stated information of the demerged companies using qualitative analysis techniques.

Achievements • Applied Research project was adjudged as the Top Three Best Applied Research

Project • Winner of “Singapore Re-discovered” competition conducted at S. P. Jain Center of

Management, Singapore/Dubai

Dubai

Singapore

2008 – 2009 Pursuing CFA - Cleared Level 1 Examination

India

2000 – 2004 Bachelor of Engineering (Hons.)Major: Electronics and Instrumentation Engineering

India

Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani , Rajasthan

Work Experience (47 months) Jan 2005

to Dec 2008

Riskspan India Pvt Ltd, ChennaiSenior Associate

IndiaU.S.A

• Core member of the analytics team primarily responsible for developing and integrating credit models into Riskspan’s analytical framework for valuing fixed income securities.

• Core member for setting up the Data Team responsible for capturing and analysing US mortgage security information.

• Assigned the task to lead the 7 member data team and expand the scope of the team to create a US Subprime database.

• Assigned the additional responsibility to develop market for Riskpan business in America by being deputed to the US office for helping in the sales and marketing efforts.

Achievements • Initiated and developed the idea of Knowledge Management through the use of wiki

and Knowledge Sharing Sessions


• Proficiency in using on Fixed Income data and analytical tools like Intex, Bloomberg, and Loan Performance.

• Proficient in programming languages like C++, Java, VB Macro, Excel and analytical packages like MatLab

• Member PR Council, Academic Committee in S.P Jain • Active Quizzer, represented college in various quiz competitions around India • Leader, Creative Activities Club, BITS Pilani • Represented Chennai in Ultimate Frisbee Tournaments across India. • Travel aficionado

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