Ravi Karthik

CEO

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India18 yrs 9 mos experience

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Key Highlights

Tripled revenue and subscribers at ACT Fibernet.
Led cross-functional teams to enhance customer experience.
Expert in AI-led product innovation and growth strategies.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a Telecom and FMCG growth strategist with expertise in AI-driven transformations.

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Skills

Core Skills

Growth StrategiesC-level LeadershipAi StrategyCustomer ExperienceDigital TransformationP&l ManagementHealthcareEducationAnalyticsMarket AnalysisInnovation Management

Other Skills

Strategic MarketingDigital MarketingAI-led product innovationDigital platformsExperience-led differentiationCustomer Experience ManagementChange ManagementCross-functional CollaborationsGrowthMarketingData analysisProgram outcomesConsumer InsightMarket entry strategyCross-regional team management

About

Business builder with 19+ years across FMCG, e-commerce, and telecom/tech. I have incubated, built, and led growth, profitability, and enterprise transformations in competitive B2C and B2B environments. Currently Chief Growth Officer at ACT Fibernet, leading the end-to-end growth agenda across Consumer and Enterprise segments. My mandate spans Marketing, Sales, Product, Digital, and Transformation — with a focus on sustainable top-line and bottom-line growth. At ACT, I’ve helped triple revenue and subscribers and expand from 11 cities to a growing national operator in a competitive environment — powered by experience-led differentiation, digital scale-up, and AI-led product innovation, including ACT Smart WiFi. Angel investor in the consumer and technology space, I also serve on the board of Apprecomm.ai, contributing to product, growth, and AI-led strategy.

Experience

18 yrs 9 mos

Total Experience

6 yrs 3 mos

Average Tenure

9 yrs 8 mos

Current Experience

Act fibernet

Chief Growth Officer (Current) | Former Chief Marketing & Customer Experience Officer

Sep 2016 – Present · 9 yrs 8 mos · Bengaluru · On-site

Lead the integrated, profitable growth agenda across Consumer and Enterprise businesses, driving revenue through Product, Sales, and Marketing. Align customer value proposition, pricing, digital platforms, and sales execution into a unified growth engine.
Growth & Strategy Architecture: Co-shaped ACT’s multi-year growth roadmap with leadership and the board, translating strategy into value proposition design, pricing, digital platform build-out, and commercial go-to market transformation.
Experience-Led Differentiation: Led the shift from product-led to experience-led positioning (“Feel the Advantage”), incubating and scaling ACT Smart WiFi and AI-powered innovation to strengthen in-home and in-office connectivity.
Enterprise CX & Digital Transformation: Directed a cross-functional reinvention spanning 100+ teams across an 8,000+ organisation — simplifying customer journeys, absorbing operational complexity internally, and positioning ACT among India’s leading broadband brands on NPS and CSAT.
Operating Excellence: Drive disciplined monthly and quarterly operating cadence, embedding performance governance to deliver consistent, profitable growth.

C-Level LeadershipGrowth StrategiesStrategic MarketingDigital MarketingCustomer ExperienceAI strategy

Flipkart.com

Head, Small Appliances; Marketing Home & Furniture

Jul 2015 – Aug 2016 · 1 yr 1 mo · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India · On-site

Owned P&L and growth for the Small Appliances category, scaling it to top-2 market share with >50% YoY growth.
Led marketing for Home & Furniture — driving trial, repeat, and recall through digital, partnerships, and brand campaigns

GrowthGrowth StrategiesP&L ManagementMarketing

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Co-Founder

Jun 2014 – Jun 2015 · 1 yr · Bengaluru

Co-founded a social impact consulting firm focused on accelerating program outcomes for mission-driven organizations through data, strategy, and field insight.
Healthcare: Led a pan-India health sector study with a leading social impact fund — identifying scalable, affordable models to improve access across primary to tertiary care for low-income populations.
Education: Executed impact assessments for a large philanthropic trust — defining learning outcome baselines and actionable interventions to improve program effectiveness in underserved schools.

Procter & gamble

Consumer & Market Knowledge – India & Global Roles

Jun 2006 – Jun 2014 · 8 yrs · India, Singapore · On-site

Led innovation strategy and market entry for Safeguard across China, LATAM, and the Middle East — delivering $60M in incremental sales and managing cross-regional, multi-functional teams.
Set up Asia’s consumer analytics capability — building systems, processes, and teams to deliver data-enabled insights for both developed and emerging markets.
Led a geographically dispersed, multi-cultural team across global and local markets.
In India, shaped GTM and retail strategy across modern trade and rural markets — scaling reach, improving program efficiency, and embedding consumer insight into business decision-making.

AnalyticsMarket AnalysisConsumer Insight