Samit Khanna

Co-Founder

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India18 yrs 4 mos experience
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Key Highlights

  • Led growth and transformation at multiple companies.
  • Built sustainable subscription and e-commerce strategies.
  • Expert in business development and operational excellence.
Stackforce AI infers this person is a seasoned leader in Retail and Media, specializing in Business Development and Operational Excellence.

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Skills

Core Skills

Business TransformationE-commerce StrategyBusiness DevelopmentGrowth StrategyOperational ExcellenceFinancial ManagementManagement ConsultingBusiness Strategy

Other Skills

AIAI Powered Service PlansAnalysisAnalyticsBusiness AnalysisBusiness IntelligenceBusiness PlanningBusiness Process ImprovementBusiness Process Re-engineeringChannel StrategyCompetitive AnalysisConcept DevelopmentConsultingCorporate VerticalCross-functional Team Leadership

About

Business leader with experience across consumer brands, Private Equity operations, and Consulting. Driven Growth, new businesses, and operational excellence across Indian Subcontinent, North America, and Europe. Led service business, drove growth via international markets and new initiatives at Heathify. Previously have driven sub growth and P&L at Hotstar (part of The Walt Disney Company), and growth and transformation agenda at a True North (formerly India Value Fund Advisors) portfolio company. Before that, was part of the India leadership team at Yum! India (~$ 350Mn), heading Strategy & Planning, New Initiatives (New Concept Design and Revenue Projects), and Business Development. Currently building a consumer retail startup and Signal Ventures.

Experience

Vita nova (vxn)

Co-Founder

May 2024Present · 1 yr 10 mos

  • Building a consumer-first, omnichannel retail business.

Signal ventures

Co-Founder and Partner

Jan 2024Present · 2 yrs 2 mos · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Healthifyme

Business Head & VP

Feb 2022Mar 2024 · 2 yrs 1 mo · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

  • Led the service delivery (1000 member coaching team) of Healthify's paid metabolic health & wellness business. This included new SKU launches, corporate vertical, driving efficacy via better org design, training, and audit structures. To enhance retention and NPS, piloted AI powered service plans, co-pilots to enhance coach protocol and auto-tracking of nutrition intake via SNAP.
  • In addition, led the overall international business and delivered 70+ NPS and target achievement consistently over 12 months by restructuring the sales and service teams.
  • To drive company profitability, built the entire E-commerce product and channel strategy which was executed to plan in 1 quarter.
Service DeliveryNew SKU LaunchesCorporate VerticalAI Powered Service PlansE-commerce Product StrategyBusiness Transformation+1

Inflection point ventures

Advisor and Investor

Jan 2020Mar 2024 · 4 yrs 2 mos

Hotstar

Vice President

Sep 2018Jan 2022 · 3 yrs 4 mos · Mumbai

  • Built a sustainable subscription business by driving D2C growth and launching & scaling new channels. Lead Strategy, Operations, Analytics, & Partnerships as part of the Hotstar International expansion
  • Driving revenue growth through in-market partnerships with big-box retailers (Costco, Walmart etc), connected TVs/ media players (Roku, Samsung etc), telcos, and diaspora aggregators amongst others.
  • Driving long-range partnerships with Digital OTT platforms & linear TV players
  • Built the analytics function and churn prediction capability
  • Support in content strategy and commercial execution
  • Developed Go-To-Market strategies for soon-to-launched countries
Subscription BusinessD2C GrowthAnalyticsPartnershipsBusiness DevelopmentGrowth Strategy

True north co

Vice President - True North

Jan 2017Aug 2018 · 1 yr 7 mos · Mumbai Area, India

  • COO at one of the investments. Led Revenue Growth, New Businesses, and Operational Excellence across multi-functions (Finance, Supply Chain, HR, Technology) driving the business turnaround at a portfolio company with P&L responsibility. (True North is one of the largest Indian private equity firms with a corpus of US$ 3Bn+)
  • Strategic Planning & direction through the development of new business models, & capital investment planning
  • Revenue growth from new growth channels, and partnerships
  • P&L Management with a special focus on Technology transformation and material planning for growth & scale
  • Employer Value Proposition creation & roll-out
Revenue GrowthNew Business ModelsP&L ManagementBusiness TransformationOperational Excellence

Yum! brands

3 roles

Chief Financial Officer and New Concept Head - Pizza Hut (Yum! Brands) India sub continent

Promoted

Oct 2015Jan 2017 · 1 yr 3 mos

  • Drove Profitable Growth at scale for the 400+ Pizza Hut stores across the Indian Subcontinent (Sri Lanka/ Bangladesh/ Nepal)
  • Led Business Planning, Pricing Strategy, and Investment decisions
  • Created and launched “Casual Diner Pizza Hut Concept” for India subcontinent and supported in alternate store format concepts
  • Drove Profitability for the brand and stores
  • Defined and executed Alliances & Partnerships Strategy for Yum! India
  • Led Financial planning including brand/store AOPs and monthly monitoring
  • Led new site modeling and penetration strategy
  • Led Franchisee relations to co create and launch domestic and PHI initiatives
Business PlanningPricing StrategyInvestment DecisionsFinancial ManagementBusiness Development

Head - Business Planning (Pizza Hut & Taco Bell India)

Promoted

Feb 2014Oct 2015 · 1 yr 8 mos

Senior Manager - Business Planning

Feb 2013Jan 2014 · 11 mos

Accenture

3 roles

Manager

Promoted

Apr 2012Jan 2013 · 9 mos

  • Engagement Manager with Accenture Management Consulting. Worked with CXOs/teams across Automobiles, Communication & Technology, Government & Industrial Equipment; focusing on Growth Strategy, M&A, and Sales transformation.
  • Created a business blueprint to set up a greenfield enterprise business in the Telecom sector for one of India’s biggest conglomerates
  • Defined growth strategy for a global communications firm in the financial services domain
  • Led Shareholder Value Analysis to support Accenture business development globally
  • Led valuation and due diligence for a top 10 Indian business house planning to acquire a US$1 Bn US OEM supplier
  • Defined Go-to-Market strategy for a Japanese MNC entering India
  • Led business transformation at one of the biggest government departments in the world
  • Led sales effectiveness programme for two of India’s major automobile manufacturers
Growth StrategyM&ASales TransformationManagement ConsultingBusiness Strategy

Consultant

Promoted

Sep 2009Mar 2012 · 2 yrs 6 mos

Analyst

Jun 2007Aug 2009 · 2 yrs 2 mos

Education

Kellogg Executive Education

Digital Marketing Strategies

Jan 2019Jan 2020

Faculty of Management Studies - University of Delhi

MBA — Finance and Marketing

INSEAD

Jan 2011Jan 2011

Punjab Engineering College

B Tech — Electrical

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