Ramakrishna Kukkila

English Teacher with Flying Teachers, Zürich, teaching Business English to corporate and individual clients.

Led and managed the company’s African initiative to identify project opportunities, survey and evaluate projects in Botswana, Kenya, Ethiopia, Nigeria, Senegal and Ghana. Prepared and presented long-range country strategy, business plans, resource plans, implementation plans and budgets, delivered completed projects within deadlines and liaised with government officials and industry leaders to grow the international project portfolio.

K Raheja Corp is one of the leading Real estate/Property developers in India, with well-known brands like Shopper's Stop, InOrbit Mall, Hyper City, Mindspace IT Parks, etc. I was responsible for development of Mindspace IT parks and InOrbit Mall in Hyderabad.

Directed trade and investment promotion efforts, represented Singapore government in industry associations and seminars, interacted with government officials and industry leaders to enhance business relations, prepared and presented business strategy, media and communications plans to grow the business in Manufacturing, Engineering and Construction sectors. Prepared industry sector study reports and country economic indicator reports.

Directed trade and investment promotion efforts, represented Australian government in industry associations and seminars, interacted with government officials and industry leaders to enhance business relations, prepared and presented Food & Beverages, Health-care, Entertainment and Technology & Communications sector business strategy plans and industry sector evaluation reports to guide Australian companies to develop their export markets.

Spearhead international business development of processed foods from construction of the factory to development of an export oriented (mainly exporting to Western Europe, Eastern Europe, Russia, Ukraine, Middle East, South East Asia and the Far East Asia) egg product business to an annual turnover of US$ 15 million. Responsibilities included supply chain management, contract farm management, commercial and business development activities.

Led and managed distribution of edible oils in Tetrapaks, trading in bulk oils and oil seeds, established supply chain infrastructure and management procedures, prepared and presented trading plans and budgets. Launched edible oil in tetra packs under the brand name “DHARA” in South India. DHARA today is a powerful brand valued at over US$ 350 million. Set up distribution network in South India.

Marketed marketed sophisticated medical diagnostic equipment such as Magnetic Resonance Imagers (MRI), CT Scanners, Ultrasound Scanners, X-Ray machines etc. manufactured by Toshiba Corporation of Japan. I was trained at Toshiba's Medical Services Center in Japan.

Marketing, Finance, HR & Administration

Electronics and Telecommunications