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Karthik A Ramasamy

CEO

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India18 yrs 8 mos experience
Highly Stable

Key Highlights

  • 23+ years of leadership experience in real estate and luxury automobile.
  • Successfully launched over 100 luxury products in the market.
  • Mentored by top executives, driving strategic business initiatives.
Stackforce AI infers this person is a seasoned leader in Real Estate and Luxury Automotive sectors.

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APQPAdvanced Product Quality Planning (APQP)AutomobileAutomotiveAutomotive EngineeringBusiness DevelopmentBusiness StrategyCompetitive AnalysisConnected DevicesContinuous ImprovementHomologationManagementManufacturingMarketing StrategyMicrosoft Excel

About

Business Head with 23Y+ experience across Real Estate & Luxury Automobile 1. Mentored by Presidents, CEOs & CFOs - influencing business & Game changer tactics. 2. Steering real-estate markets in Bangalore, Mumbai & Chennai 3. Steered National luxury car sales through 20 network dealers (value of INR 15,000 Cr) Score card 1. Leadership roles in Sales & Marketing, Design & Product Management, Business strategy & development, Construction &development, Budget planning & Forecasting, CRM & collections, Distribution / Network management, revenue generation & costing, legal, compliance and customer management. 2. Sales head, steering crore business through target setting, sales funnel management, enquiry generation, sales tactics, customer pitch, channel development & steering, sale closure and collections including new business opportunities for future projects. 3. National responsibility to secure national sales target through dealer target steering, profitability, stock flow, sales funnel management, incentive / booster package, experimental marketing, closed group tactics. 4. Sub-continent (asia) level responsibility on Budget Targets through Forecasting (sales & stock flow), regional sales analysis, model wise sales analysis, competitor sales, sector growth and opportunities, special tactical packages. 5. Global level responsibility on Long Range volume targets through Product placement, Product launch, Competitor mapping, industry fore-cast. Profitability targets through Price planning, price index, margin calculations, mystery shopping. [Special Traits] • Special drive in LUXURY Platform with connect to 5000+ HNI clients across India. • Strategic planning with more than 1000+ business cases on target achievement. • Launched more than 100+ products in Luxury, Premium and Mass market. • Revolutionized PoS (Point of sale) by continuously improving process & automation.

Experience

Xanadu

3 roles

President

Promoted

Apr 2025Oct 2025 · 6 mos

Executive Vice President

Promoted

Apr 2024Mar 2025 · 11 mos

Sr Vice President and Head of Sales

Sep 2022Nov 2024 · 2 yrs 2 mos

  • Bengaluru sales

Puravankara limited

3 roles

Sr. GM & Sales Head, Residential - World Home Collection Mumbai

Mar 2021Apr 2021 · 1 mo

  • New project launch in Mumbai
  • 10hrs ~ 100Cr business
  • Puravankara re-entry into Mumbai market after 20 years in chembur with the most luxurious World Home Collection label
  • World Home Collection are the most luxurious offerings of Puravankara with curated Experiences across the world

Sr. GM & Sales Head, Residential - World home Collection Chennai

Aug 2020Nov 2020 · 3 mos

  • World Home Collection is the most luxurious offerings of Puravankara
  • curated experience of the finest connoisseur
  • new entry to reach the U-HNI clients
  • Experience selling
  • Revamp - World Home Collections, Chennai
  • Reactivate sales in World-Home-Collections chennai (Ticket size 2.5 - 4.0 Cr) and strengthen CP community.

Sr GM & Sales Head, Residential - Central, South &West Bengaluru

Jul 2020Aug 2021 · 1 yr 1 mo

  • Awarded the best Sales Head (month-on-month)
  • Awarded the best Turn-around projects
  • Launch the most luxurious 8Cr ticket
  • Sell-out multiple projects in South, West, Central bangalore
  • 1. Central Bangalore :
  • a. Re-strategise luxury project in JP Nagar (Ticket size 2 - 3.5 Cr) & SELL-OUT
  • b. Closed group launch of Ultra-luxury luxury project in JP Nagar (Ticket size 8 Cr) focusing on the upper-crest clientele
  • c. Close co-ordination with Land owners & synergise efforts (including locality development through BBMP / Local Corporators)
  • d. SELL-OUT High-rise Premium property in CV Raman nagar (Ticket size 2.0 Cr), SELL-OUT Premium property in Magadi road (Ticket size 1.0 Cr)
  • 2. South Bangalore
  • a. Accelerate and re-launch luxury villa property in Bannergatta road (Ticket size 2.5 - 5.5 Cr) & SELL-OUT.
  • b. Planning premise for launch of luxury villa project in Bannergatta road.
  • c. Launch of Premium property in Hosur-road (Ticket size 1 - 1.5 Cr) & almost SELL-OUT, SELL-OUT Premium property in Sarjapur road (Ticket size 1.5 Cr), reactivate sales in Premium property in Harlur road (Ticket size 1 Cr)
  • 3. Network steering
  • a. Annual business plan steering for closed group CPs
  • b. Strategize CPs based on strengths and micro-market penetration to maximize sales
  • c. Multiple events, meetings, training & town-hall meets with CPs and their sales & marketing team (bangalore, chennai)
  • 4. Project mapping
  • a. Feasibility study on project proposals
  • b. Micro-market mystery shopping, best practices, networking

Akshaya pvt ltd

Deputy GM & Vertical head, Residential - chennai

Jul 2017May 2018 · 10 mos · Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India

  • I. Chennai CBD
  • Steer sales of Ultra-Luxury in Nungambakkam (Ticket size : 4 - 10 Cr), property SOLD-OUT
  • In-city development including target steering, strategy planning, project bench-marking, project selections & feasibility study.
  • Channel sales steering, brokerage plans, CP networking
  • Formulate financial products for marketing and sale conversions
  • CRM and collections
  • Product delivery and media blogs
  • II. South Chennai
  • Reactivate and steer Ultra-Luxury sky villas in Kelambakkam (Ticket size : 4.5 - 9 Cr)

Bmw india

3 roles

Head of Speciality cars and Strategic sales

Jan 2017Jun 2017 · 5 mos

  • Sales focus on BMW specialty cars - M GmbH, BMW i electric, life-style cars
  • Steer National sales and CBU brand managers across each dealerships
  • Develop Regional core dealers for Specialty-car sales
  • Strategic sales steering
  • Dealer margin measurement and enhancement
  • Dealer efficiency measurements

Head of Sales Planning, Steering and Strategy

Mar 2014Dec 2016 · 2 yrs 9 mos

  • Central reporting on Target achievement and strategic changes
  • Plant production control and Forecasting
  • Dealer Target setting and steering
  • Budget fixing and steering
  • Retail tactics and promotion
  • Retail audits and Central audits

Head of Product Marketing & Strategy

Jan 2013Feb 2014 · 1 yr 1 mo

  • Product Planning and competitor matrix
  • Model pricing and margin measurement
  • Vehicle Launch planning, steering and life-cycle management impulse
  • Connected drive introduction to market
  • Long range planning and Market Prognosis

Mini cooper

Product Planning Management & Certification

Jul 2011Feb 2014 · 2 yrs 7 mos · Gurugram, Haryana, India

  • Introduction of MINI brand (Mini Cooper, Countryman) into India
  • Brand activation with REDBULL special series cars
  • Product profiling and Pricing
  • Road worthiness and legislative certification from Indian Gov

Renault nissan technology & business centre india

3 roles

Deputy Manager

Promoted

May 2011Jun 2011 · 1 mo

  • Certification & regulatory affairs for Renault / Nissan brands
  • Harmonization of Nissan and Renault practices
  • New model development (with Renault-Samsung, Ashok Leyland)

Expat role in Nissan Motor Corporation

Mar 2011Apr 2011 · 1 mo

  • Export model certification GCC market
  • Certification for Nissan India models
  • Future product development

Deputy Manager

Dec 2010Feb 2011 · 2 mos

  • Certification & regulatory affairs for Renault / Nissan brands
  • Harmonization of Nissan and Renault practices
  • New model development (with Renault-Samsung, Ashok Leyland)

Toyota kirloskar motor

3 roles

Assistant Manager Of Product Development

May 2007Dec 2010 · 3 yrs 7 mos

  • Product development - Proto building, design requirements, design interpretations, global repository
  • Product planning - Vehicle bench-marking, model development and life-cycle management
  • Vehicle Certification and Regulation - Testing, export certification
  • Automotive standards formulation, Gov. lobby, industry network
  • Development testing, fuel quality analysis, proto vehicle building
  • India Technical center dev, case-study and bench-marking

Expat role in Toyota Motor Corporation

Mar 2006Apr 2007 · 1 yr 1 mo

  • India specific development for India
  • Develop central repository for India (Global certification information system)
  • India regulatory handbook (Global regulatory information system)
  • Certification for Singapore, South Africa market

Engineer in Product Planning

Apr 2004Feb 2006 · 1 yr 10 mos

  • Product development - Proto building, design requirements, design interpretations, global repository
  • Product planning - Vehicle bench-marking, model development and life-cycle management
  • Vehicle Certification and Regulation - Testing, export certification
  • Automotive standards formulation, Gov. lobby, industry network
  • Development testing, fuel quality analysis, proto vehicle building
  • India Technical center dev, case-study and bench-marking

Honda motorcycle & scooter india pvt. ltd.

Executive in Quality Control

Sep 2002Mar 2004 · 1 yr 6 mos · Gurgaon, India

  • Quality control - End-line quality vehicle check, Parts quality and sampling checks
  • Vehicle development - Testing, vehicle tuning and endurance
  • Certification - Test lab commissioning & certification, production conformity and export homologation

Education

Coventry University

Master’s Degree — Automotive Engineering

Jan 2009Jan 2010

KCG College of Technology

BE — Mechanical

Jan 1998Jan 2002

BHEL Matriculation Hr. secondary school

HSC — Std 11 - 12

Jan 1996Jan 1998

RSK Hr. Sec. School

HSC — LKG - Std 10

Jan 1984Jan 1996

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