Amitabh Thakur

Partner / Gesellschafter, Partner, IndiaEdge Advisors
Frankfurt, Germany

Fähigkeiten und Kenntnisse

15 years of international
cross-functional experience Strategic planning
commercial and financial analyses
strategic marketing
market research
project management
team-building
market entry
emerging markets
India planning
performance audit
M&A
corporate development advice for European companie
MBA
a diploma in Management and a degree in Statistics

Werdegang

Berufserfahrung von Amitabh Thakur

  • Current 13 years, since Jul 2013

    Advisor

    RIAM Alternative Investments

    Due diligence advisor for India

  • Current 13 years and 3 months, since Apr 2013

    Visiting Lecturer - International Economics, International Trade

    FH Frankfurt University of Applied Sciences

  • Current 13 years and 9 months, since Oct 2012

    Co-founder

    Project Gamchha

    A venture to produce handmade silk

  • Current 14 years and 6 months, since Jan 2012

    Partner

    IndiaEdge Advisors

    Advisor to companies for corporate development in India

  • 3 years and 6 months, Apr 2008 - Sep 2011

    Senior Manager/ Country Specialist - India (High Growth Markets Practice)

    KPMG

    Advisor to clients on investment and growth opportunities in India and Germany

  • 11 months, May 2007 - Mar 2008

    Manager - Transaction Services

    KPMG

    Strategic and commercial due diligence for corporate development deals and private equity investments.

  • 4 months, Oct 2007 - Jan 2008

    Project Manager

    The World Economic Forum

    "out of the box" secondment from KPMG to manage a global project for assessing the automotive industry’s reputation (findings, including a short film, were presented to several automotive CEOs at the Forum’s annual meeting in January 2008 in Davos)

  • 8 months, Sep 2006 - Apr 2007

    Strategic planning, commercial and financial analyses, start-up

    Independent Consultant

    Advisor to small companies on their M&A and business development plan

  • 1 year and 6 months, Apr 2005 - Sep 2006

    Manager, Strategic Planning

    Gondrand AG

    Advisor and in-house consultant on strategic planning, strategic marketing and corporate development

  • 5 years and 8 months, Aug 1999 - Mar 2005

    Consultant

    Start-up and strategy consultant

    Advisor to start-up companies and projects in media, high technology and e-commerce. Services offered included business planning, launch of new business, funding, M&A advisory

  • 6 months, Jun 2003 - Nov 2003

    Analyst

    GXS

  • 8 months, Nov 1998 - Jun 1999

    Distribution Coordinator

    Discovery Communications

    Instrumental in the launch of Animal Planet channel in India -- liaised with the government agencies to obtain license to import the new channel to India

  • 3 months, Aug 1998 - Oct 1998

    Location Manager, Researcher

    BBC, National Geographic

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KcjRdRHMNEY

  • 9 months, Nov 1997 - Jul 1998

    Research Executive

    AC Nielsen

    Conducted consumer research for market-potential estimation, product positioning etc.

  • 1 year and 3 months, Jun 1996 - Aug 1997

    Management Trainee

    Apollo Tyres Limited

    Underwent cross-functional on-the-job training in manufacturing, sales, marketing, IT and finance

  • 3 months, May 1995 - Jul 1995

    Summer Intern

    Gramophone Company of India Limited (HMV)

Ausbildung von Amitabh Thakur

  • 1 year and 9 months, Sep 2002 - May 2004

    Strategy & Finance

    HEC Paris

  • 1 year and 8 months, Sep 1994 - Apr 1996

    Marketing

    Management Development Institute (MDI Gurgaon)

  • 4 years, Jun 1990 - May 1994

    Statistics

    University of Delhi

Sprachen

  • English

    C2 (Verhandlungssicher / Muttersprachlich)

  • French

    A1-A2 (Grundkenntnisse)

  • German

    B1-B2 (Gute Kenntnisse)

  • Hindi

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