Dec 2017 – May 2020 · 2 yrs 5 mos · Bangalore

• As the Group CEO, I have had P&L accountability for the entire chain of hospitals across India and Nepal. We had a large hospital in Alexandria, Egypt as well. Responsible for spearheading the group's expansion strategy across the Indian subcontinent, Africa, SAARC and Middle East. We wish to have 20,000 beds under the BR Life banner across the world over the next few years. This would have a balanced mix of greenfield, brownfield and PPP projects, both in multisuperspecialty and single specialty format, bringing in qualitative healthcare delivery across the entire continuum of care.
• BR Life is promoted by Dr BR Shetty, a healthcare pioneer who founded NMC Healthcare, a well diversified and FTSE 100 company which has 200+ healthcare facilities in 20 different countries.
• BR Life plans to be a dominant player over the next few years in India and other countries and replicate the differentiated healthcare delivery model of NMC Healthcare in the rest of the world.

Apr 2017 – Dec 2017 · 8 mos · Chandigarh Area, India

• P&L accountability of the entire chain of seven fully operational hospitals.
• Plan for envisaged expansion of the group and bring in best in class patient care to the domestic & international patients in Cardiology & Cardio thoracic surgery; Oncology; Bone & Joint surgery ; Neurology & Neurosurgery ; Gastroenterology & Hepatology ; Nephrology & Urology; Women & Child care ; Plastic/Reconstructive & Cosmetic surgery, IVF and other top end superspecialties.
• Have a de novo look at the entire organisation structure, business strategy, marketing & branding paradigm and exploring new growth opportunities in international and domestic markets.
• Prepare the group for an IPO and forge strategic business partnerships. Ensure substantial fundraising for future growth opportunities.
• Ivy Group of hospitals is one of the largest multisuperspecialty tertiary care healthcare delivery networks operating in North India. Presently, it has 7 operational Multi Super Specialty hospitals at Mohali, Khanna, Nawanshahr, Hoshiarpur, Amritsar, Bhatinda and Panchkula.
• The total bed capacity across all the facilities of the group currently is more than 1100+ beds.

Feb 2016 – Dec 2016 · 10 mos · Chennai Area, India

• As a Regional COO, had the Profit & Loss responsibility of a world class 500 bed Quaternary care Health City, a 60 bedded hospital, 5 Medical Centres, 11 Occupational Health Clinics, a number of Outreach Clinics and a full fledged city centre clinic. Strategise and provide differentiated leadership for robust growth.
• Drive envisaged upgradation of infrastructure, capacity building and overall growth strategy. Evolve new business models and drive strategy to complement new growth initiatives. Efficiently manage outreach clinics & programmes.
• Undertake cost reduction & revenue growth initiatives and maintain competitive advantage.
• Facilitate new acquisitions and partnerships. Build operational, clinical and functional synergies with Parkway Pantai/ IHH Berhad Group and other strategic partners.
• Drive medical tourism emanating from Africa, Middle East, CIS Countries and the APAC Region. Substantially expand business to new regions and accounts.
• Design and deliver innovative healthcare products and new lines of business/ treatment.
• Recruit top clinical and non-clinical talent in line with ambitious expansion plans.
• Create an environment conducive to productivity, clinical/ operational excellence and professional growth. Drive employee retention and strategic HRM initiatives.

Apr 2015 – Sep 2015 · 5 mos · Nigeria

• Nestloil led Obijackson Group of Companies is foraying into healthcare business and I am proud to have been entrusted with the task of spearheading their overall healthcare business strategy. We have a mega healthcare business project on the anvil that I need to nurture and bring to fruition with International collaboration involving a number of national and International healthcare entities. I shall also be managing the smooth operationalisation and efficient functioning of soon to be launched, International standard, Obijackson Children's Hospital.
• o Full P&L, strategic, operational and financial accountability for the Group’s new line of Healthcare Business. New business tie ups with national and international partners.
• o Design and construction of new hospitals, staffing and negotiations & procurement of suitable medical & non-medical equipment and devices. Fund raising and investments. Leading business operations, strategy, finance, marketing & BD, HR, analytics and HMS functions.
• o Ensure the highest standards of patient focused healthcare delivery and represent hospital at the Board level.
• o Strategic and operational responsibility for all hospital’s support operations and functions. Effective collaboration between clinical departments, divisions, medical staff leadership, faculty and other affiliated services. Help reduce costs, enhance revenues, achieve effective utilization and quality goals and objectives, analyze and utilize information to develop and support management decisions.
• o Ensure medical care focused on prudent systems, programme development, quality, fiscal management, compliance and clinical management measures, physician relationships and outreach strategies.
• o Establish human capital optimisation plans that support employee productivity, operational performance, staff retention and satisfaction. Design & undertake philanthropic healthcare programmes to serve community needs under the overall umbrella of The Obijackson Foundation.

Apr 2014 – Mar 2015 · 11 mos · Noida Area, India

• Substantial P&L accountability for North India.
• As part of the top management, define strategy for future growth and undertake steps to accomplish the same. Optimize functioning of a number of Comprehensive Cancer Centres and Outreach Clinics with client hospitals spread over North India.
• Manage strategic partnerships with Fortis Group and other global/local players in the healthcare industry.
• Budgeting, business planning, operations, strategic marketing, policy advocacy, outreach programmes, capacity building and strategic HR Management.
• Growth opportunities, M&A and business tie ups.
• Manage national and international patients from Africa, SAARC, Middle East and CIS countries and promote medical tourism there.
• Procure and ensure operationalisation of expensive medical equipment such as Linear Accelerators, PET CT and other critical medical/surgical & radiotherapy equipment in conjunction with Varian Medical Systems USA & Elekta Medical Systems and other companies dealing in medical devices.
• Ensure negotiations, procurement and optimise supply chain management of medicines with global & Indian pharma companies such as Roche, Johnson & Johnson, Sanofi-Aventis, Pfizer, Novartis, AstraZeneca, Merck, Sun Pharma, Bristol-Myers Squibb, GSK, Glenmark, DRL, Cipla, Ranbaxy and the others.
• Carry out major training events, CMEs, health screening camps, RTMs, health talks and other promotional activities.
• Liaise with Government/ corporates, PSUs and TPAs.
• Select, recruit, manage and carry out performance appraisal of a large team of super specialists, consultants, surgeons, physicians, technologists, nursing staff, Patient Care Coordinators and paramedical & administrative staff.

Mar 2013 – Mar 2014 · 1 yr · New Delhi Area, India

• An experienced hospital management expert with direct responsibility of about 1500 beds in a pan India client network with core responsibility of turnaround, business optimization and growth.
• Contributed to breaking even of the business within less than two years’ time of its launch.
• Responsible for providing workable solutions to hospitals in strengthening their systems, processes, technology, infrastructure, manpower planning & training, financial management, administration and marketing - expertise that ultimately leads to improved profitability and growth.
• Strategise and roll out new business mandates & practices.
• Advisor to the COO & MD on all strategic initiatives including M&A opportunities - led a number of successful business tie ups.
• Inculcate best practices on the existing hospital clinical & management processes.
• Pursued, negotiated and successfully concluded hospital management contracts with a number of hospitals, as also key healthcare consulting assignments.
• Designed the human capital realignment, BD, outreach, capacity building and the marketing strategy of six hospitals pan India.
• Responsible for talent screening and acquisition for the company and the client hospitals.
• Streamlined the functioning of the startup and steered its overall business strategy.
• Healthcare Analytics.
• Managing the entire gamut of hospital management functions such as:
• o Enhancing hospital processes, people, quality, technology, recruitment, marketing & management of client relations.
• o Improvements in IT & infrastructural requirements.
• o Improvements in existing specialties & addition of new specialties.
• o BD, Operations, HR, Marketing & Sales.

Jun 2008 – Mar 2012 · 3 yrs 9 mos

• Supported healthcare management of over 1,60,000 patients over the states of Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Gujarat and Goa in India.
• Provided strategic direction to the Regional Heads in efficient operation management of the Healthcare Scheme, in conjunction with Joint Director Medical and the others respective Service Line Heads under me.
• Played a pivotal role in:-
• o Operations management of 38 hospitals and medical and non-medical equipment worth about Rs 200 Crores.
• o Strategic Planning, Projection, Allotment and Judicious Appropriation of budget of the Regional Centre amounting to about Rs. 150 Crores annually.
• o Handling a budget of Rs 600 Crores with utmost transparency and diligence.
• SCM of medicines and medical devices/equipment worth almost Rs. 100 Crores and managing medical bills to the tune of Rs 100 Crores annually.
• Responsible for talent identification, screening, selection, recruitment and performance appraisal of about 750 doctors, Para-Medical and Administrative Staff and empanelment of over 400 hospitals and diagnostic centres.
• Construction and operationalisation of 22 new hospitals involving an investment of close to Rs 150 Crores.
• Responsible for service delivery across the entire spectrum of services.
• Assisted Managing Director on setting up and operationalization of additional 199 hospitals.
• Responsible for security of strategic assets and manpower, management of fuel, oil & lubricants, food and multi-modal transportation.
• Procurement & supply chain management of equipment, furniture, stationery, rations, water, clothing and essential utilities. Maintenance and AMC of major equipment.
• Manage Projects, Procurement of Drugs and consumables, and Performance of 38 Medical facilities under jurisdiction.

Jun 2006 – Jun 2008 · 2 yrs

• Actively involved in managing training, operational readiness, administration including promotions, leave, pay & allowances, health, welfare, discipline and performance appraisal of personnel under command etc.
• Operations, Human Resource, SCM and Logistics management.
• Managed annual budget of about Rs 50 Crores annually and managed strategic assets worth $400 million.
• Leadership HR responsibilities included:-
• o Cultivating creative leaders - who can more nimbly, lead in complex, global environments.
• o Mobilizing for greater speed and flexibility - producing significantly greater capability to adjust underlying costs and faster ways to allocate talent.
• o Capitalizing on collective intelligence - through much more effective collaboration across increasingly global teams.
• o Creation of a strong organisation culture and professional orientation.
• Responsible for security of strategic assets and manpower, management of fuel, oil & lubricants, food and multi-modal transportation.
• Procurement & supply chain management of equipment, war-like stores, furniture, stationery, rations, water, clothing and essential utilities. Maintenance and AMC of major equipment, as also maintenance liaison with some of the foreign OEMs & vendors.
• Framed plans and implemented logistic nodes during active floods and provided logistic/disaster relief backup to the Civil Administration organizing rescue and rebuilding operations after devastating floods in West Bengal & Bihar States in Sep 2006 -07.

Aug 2004 – Jun 2006 · 1 yr 10 mos

• - Deputed to train and professionalise the army of a friendly neighbouring country.

Aug 1996 – Aug 2004 · 8 yrs

• Senior Manager with substantial PMO responsibilities.
• Responsible for security of strategic assets and manpower, management of fuel, oil & lubricants, food and multi-modal transportation. Employee, management and executive development as well as succession planning.
• Procurement & supply chain management of equipment, furniture, stationery, rations, water, clothing and essential utilities. Maintenance and AMC of major equipment.
• Cultural issues include organizational change, agility, social networking, ethics and values, innovation, customer focus, employee engagement, diversity and inclusiveness, and multiculturalism.
• Transitional operational experience – conceptualized, executed and nurtured the transition of an Indian Army’s Armoured Brigade from a scratch. Prepared and implemented a training program for 2000 officers for major equipment upgrade.
• Streamlined “Standard Operating Procedure” for the newly inducted equipment as per the new Indian Army Doctrine, earning army wide acceptance and acclaim.
• Relocation/logistics experience - as an Operations Manager, was instrumental in planning, preparation, coordination, induction of strategic assets for warlike situation against a hostile country (Operation PARAKRAM).

Dec 1988 – Aug 1996 · 7 yrs 8 mos

• - 700+ hours of Fixed & Rotor Wing Flying experience