Arun Prasath

Business Development Manager

Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India18 yrs 10 mos experience

Most Likely To SwitchHighly Stable

Key Highlights

Expert in guiding industrial businesses through transformation.
Proven track record in delivering impactful consulting projects.
Strong relationships with Fortune 500 CXOs.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a strategic advisor in Industrial Consulting and Technology Transformation.

Contact

arun.prasath001@hotmail.com LinkedIn

Skills

Core Skills

Strategy ConsultingBusiness TransformationMarket ResearchStrategic ConsultingChannel ManagementSales ManagementCompetitive Intelligence

Other Skills

CommunicationManagementTeamworkQuantitative AnalyticsOpportunity IdentificationInterpersonal CommunicationRisk ManagementStrategyNew Business OpportunitiesStrategic PlanningForecastingOral CommunicationCreative Problem SolvingDecision SupportProposal Management

About

Industrial Strategy Advisor | Driving India’s Tech-Led Industrial Leap | Top Voice 2025 Candidate 🔔 Daily Strategy Drops → Now on WhatsApp 📲 Join my WhatsApp Channel for weekly insights on AI, Strategy & Industrial Tech: 👉 https://whatsapp.com/channel/0029VbBLmcWAO7RKE8NIi03c “I regularly share insights for startup founders and CXOs driving industrial tech, AI, and growth. Let’s connect if you’re building for scale.” I operate at the intersection of industry and innovation—guiding manufacturing and industrial businesses through some of the most disruptive shifts of our time. From boardrooms to shop floors, I collaborate with CXOs, business leaders, and entrepreneurs to decode complexity and shape what comes next. Whether it's digital disruption, AI-driven transformation, or the evolution of industrial automation, I help organizations not just adapt—but lead. My strength lies in turning market noise into strategic clarity. I connect macro trends to micro-actions, blending data-driven insights, competitive intelligence, and deep domain knowledge across advanced manufacturing, energy, and industrial tech. This isn’t just about strategy—it’s about momentum. I build growth roadmaps that move the needle, unlock new value, and prepare businesses for what’s next. In a world where transformation is constant, I don’t just consult—I help companies future-proof their legacy.

Experience

18 yrs 10 mos

Total Experience

4 yrs 9 mos

Average Tenure

12 yrs 1 mo

Current Experience

Frost & sullivan

Growth Catalyst / Industrial Consulting Leader

Apr 2014 – Present · 12 yrs 1 mo · Greater Chennai Area

Experienced consulting leader with a strong track record in thought leadership, business development, and team management.
🔹 Strategic Consulting Leader helping industrial businesses navigate transformation, unlock growth, and stay ahead of disruption.
🔹 Led high-stakes engagements for global process equipment OEMs and automation firms advising on sustainability, energy transition, digital transformation, and M&A strategies.
🔹 Recognized thought leader with a strong portfolio of industry research, whitepapers, and feature articles in leading publications.
🔹 Deep domain expertise across industrial process equipment, automation, and next-gen technologies translating complexity into clear, actionable strategies.
🔹 Trusted advisor to Fortune 500 CXOs, delivering impactful transformation programs and building long-standing client relationships across manufacturing, Energy and industrial sectors.
🔹 Core contributor to IIoT & Services 2.0 driving product-as-a-service models and enabling service-led growth strategies for future-ready businesses.
🔹 Business builder with a consulting edge equally focused on strategy execution, business development, and leading cross-functional teams for measurable outcomes.
🔹 Growth mindset meets execution excellence skilled at managing complex projects, aligning diverse teams, and delivering insights that drive real-world impact.

CommunicationManagementTeamworkQuantitative AnalyticsOpportunity IdentificationInterpersonal Communication+20

Feedback business consulting services pvt ltd

Consultant

Apr 2011 – Mar 2014 · 2 yrs 11 mos · Chennai

🔹 Strategic research consulting lead with a track record of delivering high-impact insights for top Indian and global clients.
🔹 Anchored 20+ consulting projects across 15+ product and service categories, driving market opportunity identification and business growth.
🔹 Specialized in end-to-end delivery of strategic engagements—covering market feasibility, competitive analysis, demand forecasting, and go-to-market strategy.
🔹 Enabled B2B companies to explore and evaluate new business opportunities in India and international markets.
🔹 Led client engagements across Southeast Asia, bringing localized market intelligence and on-ground business perspectives.
🔹 Skilled at turning complex data into actionable strategies, helping clients navigate disruption and make future-ready decisions.
🔹 Known for delivering clarity and strategic foresight, aligning research with business outcomes and long-term growth goals.

ManagementTeamworkQuantitative AnalyticsOpportunity IdentificationInterpersonal CommunicationRisk Management+21

Hil , wienerberger

Area Manager - Channel Management

Mar 2009 – Apr 2011 · 2 yrs 1 mo · Greater Chennai Area

BU Operations: Responsible for handling independent Business unit at Tamil Nadu; managing a business size of Rs. 5 Crores per annum.
Team Management: Managing direct and channel sales with a team size of 4 member’s viz. 3 Senior Officers and 1 Territory Manager.
Key Accounts management: Developing and Handling the Key account customers in the respective region
Channel Development & Management -Appointment of Distributors, Dealers, franchisee for channel expansion.
Project sales: Meeting with Corporate Houses, Builders, Architects, Contractors in the respective region and generate sales enquiries.
Marketing activities: Accountable for designing & implementing the product and sales promotional programs
Preparing MIS, reports for the region and act as a source of information about market trends, competition activities to HO to devise promotional activities and product pricing.

NegotiationTeamworkChannel ManagementSales Management

Dlf limited

Assistant Manager - Marketing

Jun 2007 – May 2009 · 1 yr 11 mos · Greater Chennai Area

Market Research: Involved in Market Research activities with the external agencies to identify the market opportunities and develop the targeted Value offerings for the potential customers.
Competitive Intelligence: Accountable for gathering marketing intelligence about the existing Real Estate Market trends in the city and giving inputs for pricing and Product design.
Corporate sales: Involved in Residential and Retail space marketing to the HNI and Corporate customers.
Marketing activities: Proactively involved in planning and executing marketing activities for generating sales enquiries.

TeamworkMarket ResearchCompetitive Intelligence