Ganesha Upadhya — CEO
- Successful Business leader with deep expertise in Mobility, Digital Transformation(DT) and Analytics strategies, Navigation & Connected vehicle Solution sales with MapmyIndia, Zeliot & Azuga - Dealer management, Corporate/Fleet/govt sales with Toyota & Tata Motors and Channel management & key account management with TTK Prestige Ltd. - Built & managed own start-up in retail for 7 years with offline and online channels - 17 years P&L experience with 14 years team handling expertise - Onboarded multiple new Auto OEMs at MapmyIndia for navigation and connected mobility solutions generating over $50 Mn business - Successfully executed Go to Market strategy for Azuga & achieved 300% revenue growth with improved bottom line in 2 years by acquiring 50 new logos - Managed South zone dealers, corporate/fleet and govt sales for Toyota focusing on market share growth & dealership profitability. -Achieved revenues of Rs 400 crores with a volume of 4000 cars/annum - Handled new product launches, dealer evaluations, appointments and overseen dealer sales operations - Managed Bangalore region sales for Tata Motors handling Rs 250 crores business - As Area Sales Manager @ TTK Prestige managied Appliances business for Karnataka region driving multi channel strategy, brand store activations & Key accounts management - Managed team of 15 executives & over 30 Promoters in TTK Prestige - Expert in building new businesses from scratch and sustaining growth over time - P & L owner in each role - A result oriented & natural leader with deep knowledge of retail operations, automobile dealership management, process compliance, corporate sales, channel sales & key accounts management. - Launched www.paakashaalaa.com- one of a kind branded kitchen online retail, after successful offline venture
Stackforce AI infers this person is a SaaS and Automotive industry leader with expertise in digital transformation and sales strategies.
Location: Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
Experience: 22 yrs 8 mos
Skills
- Digital Transformation
- Business Development
- Sales Leadership
- Growth Strategies
- Retail Management
- Sales Management
- Corporate Sales
Career Highlights
- Generated over $50 million in business.
- Achieved 300% revenue growth in two years.
- Expert in building new businesses from scratch.
Work Experience
MapmyIndia
AVP- Automotive & mobility business and Alliances (4 yrs 10 mos)
Zeliot
Vice President- Sales & Marketing (6 mos)
Azuga, Inc.
Associate Director- Head India sales & operations (2 yrs 10 mos)
Tata Motors
Territory Sales Manager (6 mos)
TTK Prestige Ltd
Business Partner- Founder @ Prestige Exclusive brand stores (7 yrs 11 mos)
Toyota Kirloskar Motor
Zonal Manager (3 yrs 5 mos)
TTK PRESTIGE LTD
Area Sales Manager (3 yrs 1 mo)
Education
EEP at Indian Institute of Management Bangalore
Engineer's Degree at Manipal Institute of Technology
Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.) at SDM Institute for Management Development
Certification at Indian Institute of Management Bangalore