Prof Dr Ajit Patil Mumbai, India — Associate Partner
Prof Dr. Ajit Patil is an accomplished management professional, erudite Management Consultant & Coach, Consummate academician, prolific writer, a celebrated professor of Marketing & Retailing, and a meticulous researcher. He is a Production Engineer with an MBA in Marketing from Sydenham Institute of Management Studies, University of Mumbai. He is awarded a Ph.D. in Marketing Management (Retailing) by Pune University. He has been associated with the industry for over 28 years. He has worked at the senior management level in international and domestic Sales and Marketing after starting his career in manufacturing. He has been teaching Sales/Marketing & Retailing subjects to MBA students in India & overseas for the last 18 years. He is awarded "Top-75 influential Marketing Professors in the World” in 2020. He is actively involved in consultancy. As a Management Consultant, Adviser & Coach he provides advice on Business Strategy, Marketing Planning, and Sales Management to Small and Medium Scale companies (SMEs) and retailers. Currently, he is the Chief Marketing Advisor to the Lucknow-based industrial house, Dayal Group of Companies. He is a known writer and was awarded the 'Top Voice on LinkedIn” in 2017. Case Studies written by him have won national & international awards. He has presented them at international conferences in the USA & India. Few of his case studies are published in international journals. He has conducted Management Development Programmes & In-Company training Programmes for Companies like Indian Oil Ltd, Indian Postal Services, Steel Authority of India, Padmakshi Financials, Brenntag India Ltd, Polygel Industries, etc. He regularly conducts Sales Training Programmes for the field staff, sales managers and channel partners. He has taught in Faculty Development Programmes on Case Study teaching & writing. His books are published by Thakur Publications. These books are textbooks for MBA/MMS students at the University of Mumbai & Pune University. He has traveled extensively in the USA, UK, Germany, France, Netherlands, Belgium, China, Fiji, Samoa & Tonga for work, research & teaching. He has done extensive proprietary post-doctoral research of the global retailers in the USA, China, Europe & Hong Kong besides the study of the Indian retail sector as a part of his Ph D. He is a member of the American Marketing Association (AMA) & North American Case Research Association (NACRA) which are the associations of marketing professionals & management professors, respectively, based in America.
Stackforce AI infers this person is a Marketing and Management Consultant with extensive academic and practical experience.
Location: Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Experience: 27 yrs 5 mos
Skills
- Management Consulting
- Business Strategy
- Sales Management
- Teaching
- Marketing Management
- Marketing
- Marketing Strategy
- Retail Management
- Business Development
- B2b Marketing
- Product Management
Career Highlights
- Top-75 influential Marketing Professors in the World
- Top Voice on LinkedIn in 2017
- Prolific writer with award-winning case studies
Work Experience
SVKM's Narsee Monjee Institute of Management Studies (NMIMS)
Visiting Professor (6 yrs 5 mos)
Dayal Group
Strategic Advisor (8 yrs)
Sydenham Institute of Management Studies, Research and Entrepreneurship Education (SIMSREE)
Visiting Professor (8 yrs)
University of Mumbai
Visiting Professor (3 yrs 11 mos)
FBS Business School
Adjunct Professor (2 yrs)
Suniche Management Consultancy
Principal Consultant & Coach (14 yrs)
University of the South Pacific, Fiji
Visiting Professor (2 mos)
Polygel Industries
Vice President - Retail & Strategic Advisor (5 yrs 5 mos)
Texel Industries Ltd
Business Development Manager & Business Associate (7 yrs)
Piramal Group of companies
Product Manager & Regional Sales Manager (4 yrs 4 mos)
Bajaj Auto Ltd
Production Engineer (1 yr)
Education
Master of Management Studies (M.B.A.) at Sydenham Institute of Management Studies, Research and Entrepreneurship Education
Doctor of Philosophy - PhD at Savitribai Phule Pune University
Bachlor of Engineering (B.E.) at Walchand College of Engineering(A Govt. Aided Autonomous Institute),SANGLI-M.S