Ramesh S Visvanathan
Verified Expert in Management Consulting
Management Consulting Expert
Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
Toptal member since July 12, 2022
Ramesh is a finance expert with global experience as a corporate leader and an entrepreneur. He has performed diverse consulting and P&L, transformation, and functional leadership roles, accomplishing annual revenues in excess of $60 million and leading teams of 300+ resources. Ramesh has spearheaded high-impact transformation efforts across multiple regions, providing optimization of over $10 million through the transformation process, and is willing to embrace new projects as a freelancer.
Career Highlights
Case Studies
Business Transition Across Generations
Business Scale Up Transition | Challenges and Opportunities
Organizational Transformation | Redefining Business Operating Model
Expertise
- Business Transformation
- Change Management
- Human Capital Strategy
- Leadership
- Organizational Design
- Organizational Development
- Roadmaps
- Strategy
Work Experience
Managing Partner and Principal Consultant
Inai Inc
- Started this boutique consulting practice (Inai), and in a short time frame, we began helping clients across North America, Europe, and Asia.
- Implemented organizational design projects in HR and procurement functions.
- Successfully led the North American market entry strategy for an Indian ERP solution provider and a European AI-based manufacturing optimization product.
Global HR and Organizational Transformation Director
Nemak SA
- Set up a formal global HR function for the organization with a worldwide presence across seventeen countries and thirty-six sites, employing more than 22,000 resources.
- Led the overall strategy definition and execution of an organizational transformation effort, including the business operating models and set up global business centers in Poland and Mexico.
- Created a formal high-capability engineering center of excellence with over one hundred resources based in Germany and Poland.
- Built a professional global procurement organization handling over USD3 billion in spending. Personally selected and hired the first-level leadership for this function.
Managing Director
Nemak Aluminum Castings India P Ltd
- Led the entire setup of the greenfield manufacturing facility from the ground up, worthing investments in excess of USD50 million over two tranches.
- Managed customer relationships in India with key global automotive manufacturers (OEM), managing annual sales of over USD50 million and a pipeline of USD100 million.
- Hired the entire leadership team and the first 75 operational team members and trained them to be of global organizational standards. The overall team size grew to over 300 employees.
- Achieved the operational break-even in eight months, the best in class manufacturing costs and quality in nine months, and the lowest employee attrition rate (<2%).
- Recorded accident-free operations for 18 months and was the fastest to be awarded the Q1 certification in just 15 months.
Founder and Managing Director
AquityConsulting
- Helped grow several clients in their geographical expansion plans into new markets in South East Asia and the Far East.
- Led international organizations from France, Germany, and Mexico with their forays into the Indian market, covering strategy, leadership, and building leadership teams.
- Supported clients in their generational transition and growth transformation journeys.
Education
Master's Degree in Business Administration (MBA)
PSG College of Technology - Coimbatore, India
Certifications
Working With and Through Others
London School of Business
Selling the Idea
Stanford Global School of Business
Selling the Idea
Harvard Business School
Corporate Level Strategy
Harvard Business School
Executive Education
Wharton School of Business
Setting the Goal and Defining the Plan
Chicago Booth
Negotiation Skills
London Business School
Skills
Finance
Financial Modeling
Other
Organizational Design, Human Capital Strategy, Human Resource Management Systems (HRMS), Time Management, Team Leadership, Business Transformation, Scaling, Roadmaps, Microsoft Office, Strategy, Change Management, Strategic Planning & Execution, Leadership, Cross-functional Team Leadership, Organizational Development, P&L Responsibility, Operating Models, Startups, International Expansion, Business Strategy, Leadership Strategy, Business Models, Sales Strategy, Market Entry, Negotiation, Finance, Storytelling, Transitions, Human Resources (HR), Coaching, Greenfield, Manufacturing, Lean Manufacturing, Costs, P&L Management, Business Services, Growth, M&A Strategy, Scalability
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