Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
An experienced Sales professional with 20+ years of work-ex post his MBA, with diverse experience across various sectors like Financial Services & Retail Sales and entrepreneurial experience as well. Currently, Abhishek is taking care of Micro & Small LAP business for West India for SMFG India Credit Company Ltd (earlier known as Fullerton) Prior to this, he was in-charge of MSME business for North, West & Central India for RBL Finserve Limited (100% subsidiary of RBL Bank). Prior to that, Abhishek was taking care of SME-LAP business for Anand Rathi Global Finance ltd. (ARGFL) and was based out of New Delhi. Prior to ARGFL, Abhishek was instrumental in setting up Mortgage shop from scratch for RBL Bank in Rajasthan and was handling Sales-Retail Assets (LAP) for RBL Bank Ltd. (Rajasthan and MP Region) Prior to RBL, Abhishek founded 2 customer-centric ventures viz. Zodang.com & IndiPetShop.com and was an entrepreneur for almost 3.5 years of his career. Before the entrepreneurial stint, he's had over 8 years of experience in Financial Services (CitiGroup, Fullerton & Reliance), Retail (Future Group) and Customer Engagement (Loylty Rewardz) business, post his MBA. Books & movies aficionado, He also follows actively follows F1 and the latest developments in the Auto Sector. Specialities: Channel Management, Financial Services, Business Development, Partnerships and Alliances, Strategic Planning and Execution, Setting up/Scaling up Projects from scratch, People Management, Communication/Negotiation and Analytical skills
Handled MSME-LAP Business for North & West India for RBL Finserve Ltd. (100% subsidiary of RBL Bank).
Responsible for Rajasthan & MP for Retail Secured Assets (LAP) from business side. Instrumental in setting up the Rajasthan market from scratch. Took Rajasthan to being amongst Top-3 markets Pan-India Level.
Set-up and grew 2 ventures during my entrepreneurship years viz. Zodang.com & IndiPetShop.com Zodang.com: • A “Driver provision platform” for all ad-hoc driver needs of retail clients o Largest service provider in Delhi/NCR o Over 6500 jobs discharged • Corporate tie-ups with companies like Orix, Revv, Renault, BMW etc. for their ad-hoc requirements • Biggest service provider on platforms like Urbanclap, Localoye, Timesaverz etc. • A battery of drivers employed: Full-timers & Part-timers IndiPetShop.com: IndiPetShop.com was established with the aim of setting up a reliable name, focusing on the needs of pet parents across the country, for pet supplies. • All verticals/aspects viz. sourcing, logistics, marketing, accounts et al. established and improved continuously. • Within a period of 4 months, all the necessary tasks for taking the site “Live” were completed. • All statutory rules adhered and necessary approvals (CST, VAT etc.) taken prior to start of operations. • Tie-ups with Logistics partners and suppliers/vendors established before commencement of operations. • Customer acquisition model refined, to drive in organic and inorganic traffic, by using different tools like Google Adwords, SEO, Email Marketing, Offline marketing etc.