Vikram Gupta

Leading the profitability team across brands and regions for the Stellantis Smart Car program.

Responsible for the future passenger vehicles segment for the Opel / Vauxhall brands.

- Created a tool to model manufacturing cost per car based on design times and plant structural parameters; adopted as a standard template by all Plant CFOs - Working with Plant CEOs to reduce complexity & optimize overheads

- Emissions: lead analyst on >$1B Euro 6D & EVAP business case impacting material cost, capex, engg. spend & variable profit - Cost reduction: analyzed & approved powertrain cost reduction proposals - Performed ad-hoc analyses & presentations for the GPS leadership

- M&A: lead analyst on ~$400M Russia restructuring project for capital repatriation and legal entity simplification - Pensions: created de-risking cases for Germany, Austria & Belgium plans - Forex: hedged Opel’s sterling exposure to provide ~$90M gain in CY 2016 - Funding: performed valuations and analyzed funding needs for European entities

- Evaluated investment opportunities in startups across Internet and Solar space - Managed a team of 10 coders to develop products for portfolio ventures - Headed online marketing efforts of portfolio ventures across Google & Facebook - Automated database related processes using Shell Script

- Researched mid cap equities across the US and India for a long-short hedge fund - Assisted deal flow for AskTheCircle (a private Swiss based UHNI network) - Headed marketing for ResearchGate (portfolio venture) in India - Evaluated and sourced startups for the Global Superangels Forum 2011

Corporate Finance & Strategy