Rohit Agarwal

CEO

Gurugram, Haryana, India13 yrs 2 mos experience
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Key Highlights

  • Led AI transformation across a diversified conglomerate.
  • Authored a comprehensive 5-7 year strategic roadmap.
  • Advised Group Chairman on portfolio direction and growth priorities.
Stackforce AI infers this person is a Corporate Strategy and Investment professional with a strong focus on AI transformation.

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Skills

Core Skills

Corporate StrategyAi TransformationGrowth StrategyCorporate BankingInvestment Advisory

Other Skills

Capital Allocation and Portfolio ManagementMergers & Acquisitions (M&A)Artificial Intelligence (AI)Business StrategyFinancial ModelingMarket AnalysisChange ManagementCommercial Due DiligenceInvestment StrategySupply Chain FinanceRisk ManagementData AnalysisReal Estate InvestmentDeal StructuringFundraising Strategy

About

Strategy and investments professional with 12+ years of experience helping large, complex organisations grow — through sharper strategy, better investment decisions, and technology-led transformation. Currently leading Corporate Development & Strategy at The Manipal Group - one of India's large diversified conglomerates — where I serve as a strategic advisor to the Group Chairman. I partner with business leaders to diagnose where growth will come from - mapping market opportunities, identifying adjacencies, and translating strategic choices into execution-ready roadmaps. I've led growth strategies across portfolio businesses and authored the Group's 5–7 year strategic roadmap. I evaluate businesses — understanding their market position, competitive moat, unit economics, and growth potential. I have assessed investment and acquisition opportunities across sectors, advising Group leadership on where and how to deploy capital. Earlier at PwC India, I led commercial due diligence mandates for leading PE funds and corporate acquirers. I lead the Group's first enterprise-wide AI Centre of Excellence — driving adoption from the boardroom to business units. My work spans AI use-case identification, platform selection, vendor ecosystem building, and change management — moving AI from aspiration to measurable execution. I also support businesses through their annual strategic planning cycles — bringing rigour, objectivity, and an outside-in perspective to target-setting and resource allocation. I thrive at the intersection of strategic thinking and hands-on execution — having built the strategy function and the AI transformation agenda from the ground up at The Manipal Group.

Experience

13 yrs 2 mos
Total Experience
1 yr 7 mos
Average Tenure
3 yrs 4 mos
Current Experience

The manipal group

Group Strategy & Corporate Development Lead

Jan 2023Present · 3 yrs 4 mos

  • Leading group-level strategy, investment evaluation, and AI transformation at one of India's large diversified conglomerates — with direct advisory accountability to the Group Chairman.
  • Growth Strategy & CEO Advisory
  • Serve as the primary strategy advisor to the Group Chairman on portfolio direction, growth priorities, and strategic pivots
  • Co-designed growth strategies with CEOs of portfolio businesses
  • Authored the Group's 5–7 year strategic roadmap, mapping growth vectors and adjacency plays
  • Lead annual strategic planning cycles across portfolio companies, bringing structure, rigour, and external perspective to the process
  • Investment Evaluation & Capital Advisory
  • Evaluated investment and acquisition opportunities across sectors — assessing strategic fit, market attractiveness, competitive positioning, and value creation potential
  • Executed a strategic divestiture in the packaging business, driving capital redeployment toward higher-growth priorities
  • Architected the Group's Capital Allocation Framework, introducing portfolio prioritisation criteria and governance cadence adopted across all business units
  • AI Transformation
  • Leading the Group's AI Centre of Excellence — the first enterprise-wide AI initiative across the conglomerate
  • Identified and prioritised high-impact AI use cases spanning operations, customer experience, and strategic decision support
  • Built an AI Community of Practice to institutionalise a culture of knowledge-sharing across business units
Corporate StrategyCapital Allocation and Portfolio ManagementMergers & Acquisitions (M&A)Artificial Intelligence (AI)Business StrategyFinancial Modeling+1

Pwc india

Deals Strategy

Dec 2021Jan 2023 · 1 yr 1 mo · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

  • Advised leading PE funds and corporate acquirers on growth strategy, market entry, and investment decisions.
  • Led end-to-end commercial due diligence across sectors — covering market sizing, competitive dynamics, unit economics, and risk assessment
  • Evaluated a B2B e-commerce platform, a mid-size bank loan book, and an impact-focused water enterprise for PE clients
  • Supported a PE client on fundraising strategy and capital deployment planning
  • Built and stress-tested financial models to assess revenue, profitability, and downside scenarios
Commercial Due DiligenceFinancial ModelingMarket AnalysisInvestment StrategyGrowth Strategy

Yes bank

Vice President - Supply Chain Banking

Sep 2019Dec 2021 · 2 yrs 3 mos · Bengaluru Area, India

  • Led supply chain finance and corporate banking for large and mid-market corporates across sectors including e-commerce, healthcare, cement, and steel. Managed structured channel finance programs and corporate credit portfolios of ₹1,000+ crore. Built predictive risk models — an early, hands-on application of data-driven decision frameworks.
Supply Chain FinanceRisk ManagementData AnalysisCorporate Banking

Cushman & wakefield

Real Estate Investment Advisory

Oct 2018Sep 2019 · 11 mos · Bengaluru Area, India

  • Advised real estate developers on fundraising strategy and deal structuring across debt, equity, and mezzanine instruments. Managed end-to-end deal execution — from origination through due diligence to closure — in partnership with PE funds and institutional investors.
Real Estate InvestmentDeal StructuringFundraising StrategyInvestment Advisory

Indusind bank

Corporate Banking

Jun 2016Oct 2018 · 2 yrs 4 mos · Hyderabad

  • Develop new corporate banking relationships by initiating asset-based engagements for revenue generation
  •  Conducted competitor assessment and benchmarking of services and analyzed turn-around time of the services offered by the bank and suggested process optimization solutions to eliminate bottlenecks and improve client’s experience
  •  Identification of unique banking requirements for various market segments and mapping of the product portfolio to each of these segments thus enabling sale representatives and channel partners to efficiently target potential customers
  •  Structured deals by offering innovative products to create a win-win situation for both the client and the bank
  •  Conducted due-diligence and prepared detailed financial model for companies in pharmaceutical & clean-room domain
  •  Prepared industry report providing an outlook on pharmaceutical sector covering competitor analysis, financial and operational benchmarking, government policies, demand-supply dynamics, industry risks and regulatory environment
  •  Conducted research on real-estate sector and developed financial models for structuring lease rental discounting deals
Corporate BankingFinancial AnalysisMarket Research

Icici bank

Corporate Banking

May 2014Jun 2016 · 2 yrs 1 mo · Hyderabad Area, India

  • Implementation of growth strategy to maximize revenue generation from on-boarded asset-based relationships
  •  Conducted due-diligence for a diverse portfolio of industries including edible oil, infrastructure, textile and power
  •  Analyzed client’s business model, industry structure and macro-economic environment for effective risk management
  •  Assess business strategies of clients, analyze their capabilities, competitive positioning and their business life-cycle
  •  Extend credit facilities like working capital, term loan, trade finance, quasi-equity structures and derivatives. Prepared Credit Appraisal note, Financial models and presented proposals to senior management for loan sanctioning
  •  Managed credit book of Rs. 2750.0 million and identified high growth opportunities to maximize revenue generation
  •  Negotiate credit terms and conditions with client’s senior management and identify cross-selling opportunities
Corporate BankingRisk AssessmentCredit Analysis

Elara capital

Summer Intern - Equity Research

Apr 2013Apr 2013 · 0 mo · Mumbai Area, India

  •  Conducted primary and secondary research to forecast the evolution of 4G services
  •  Researched and analysed financial statements of Indian and global telecom operators
  •  Developed Valuation model using fundamental and comparable equity analysis
  •  Recommended buy/sell ratings on individual stocks and prepared equity research reports
  •  Participated in client interactions and made presentations on research findings
  •  Received letter of recommendation from the Managing Director of Elara Securities
Equity ResearchFinancial Analysis

Qualcomm

Programmer Analyst, Associate

Nov 2011Aug 2012 · 9 mos

  •  Commenced in-house development of Qlikview Applications from Qualcomm India office
  •  Developed Business Intelligence (BI) applications using Qlikview based on business requirements
  •  Configured the application to generate analysis reports, charts and dashboards based on business requirements
  •  Initiated configuration of an application which reduced manual effort by 10%
Business IntelligenceSoftware Development

Sp software

Software Engineer

Jun 2010Nov 2010 · 5 mos · Hyderabad

  • Consultant for development of analytical tools for the AST team(Qualcomm)
  • Understood business requirements and delivered Business Intelligence solutions
Business Intelligence

Education

Indian Institute of Management, Ranchi

Master of Business Administration (MBA) — Finance and Financial Management Services

Jan 2012Jan 2014

Dhirubhai Ambani University

B.tech(ICT) — Information and Communication Engineering

Jan 2006Jan 2010

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