Sadeesh Raghavan
MANAGING DIRECTOR (RETIRED) , ACCENTURE
Mr. Raghavan has over 27 years deep experience in the consulting industry working with Accenture, one of the world’s best consulting, technology and outsourcing firms. He has consulted with the top organisations operating in Asia Pacific. His area of specialisation is in helping his clients deal with the peculiarities and challenges of emerging economies to grow their businesses in these markets. These organizations are the top national clients who are aspiring to become regional or top global clients looking to establish successful operations in this part of the world. Over his career with Accenture Mr. Raghavan has worked in all the major industry sectors ranging from Communications, High Technology, Financial Services, Capital Markets, Manufacturing,Distribution, Government, Energy and Utilities. He has also worked across the key economies of
Asia Pacific from North Asia - Japan, China, Taiwan and Korea; South East Asia – Thailand,Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia and Philippines; India; Australia and New Zealand. He has also worked outside Asia Pacific in countries such as the USA and Germany.
Mr. Raghavan’s key clients have ranged from the top global players such as Toyota, GM, Siemens, Nissan, Daimler Chrysler, Fiat, Samsung, Caterpillar, Singapore Airlines, APL, United Airlines, Unilever, Johnson and Johnson, Danone, Novartis, Carrefour, Best Buy, Walmart, Tesco, BOC group, Diegeo, Whirlpool, Starbucks, Goodyear, Mattel, etc. to major national players such as China Tobacco, Shanghai Automotive and Hutchison Whampoa in China; Samsung, Hyundai Motors, Hyundai Heavy Industries and GM Daewoo in South Korea; Tata Motors , Tata Steel, Reliance, ICICI Bank, Ranbaxy, United Spirits Group, Dabur , Kingfisher Airlines and Air India in India; Neptune Orient Lines/APL and Singapore Airlines in Singapore; Coles Myer and Qantas/Jetstar in Australia; Fonterra in New Zealand; Astra International in Indonesia; Proton , Petronas, EON, Malaysia Airlines and Sime Darby in Malaysia; and Siam Cement and Thai Airways in Thailand.
In his most recent role Mr. Raghavan was the Managing Director of Accenture India, Domestic Businesses responsible for all Industry sectors in India. Prior to this he was responsible for our North Asia and South Asia Products (Manufacturing and Distribution) Industry Practice. The key countries he was responsible for included Korea, Mainland China, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Australia, New Zealand, Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand, Philippines, and India. He was also practice leader for our Transportation and Travel Services Industry for all of Asia Pacific which also included Japan.
Mr. Raghavan has also worked closely with government agencies and the local manufacturing industry associations. He is a frequent speaker at industry conferences on Asia Pacific such as the Asian Automotive Program conference in Detroit, USA and Aviation Industry conferences in Asia Pacific. In India he is a frequent speaker at MBA programs such as that at SP Jain Institute of Management & Research and the Sailesh J. Mehta School of Management at IIT Bombay. He is active in Private Equity/Venture Capital and sits on the boards of several companies. He also sits on the Global Advisory Board of Acumen Fund (a global, not for profit, private equity fund out of the USA).
Mr Raghavan has a MBA in Finance and MIS from one of the top business schools in the world - University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA) and a bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering from one of the best global engineering educational institutions – the Indian Institute of Technology, Madras, India. He is a full member of the Singapore Institute of Directors (SID).
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