Sudhir_Panicker_Profile
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Sudhir Thomas Panicker is a corporate communications professional with over 20 years of experience in marketing, campaigns, conferences, and workshops across many industries. He has expertise in strategic planning, project execution, and relationship building with industry leaders and government officials. Panicker has held roles managing international trade organizations and promoting business between countries. Throughout his career, he has developed strategies to advance organizations and facilitate business partnerships globally.
Sudhir_Panicker_Profile
- 1. Sudhir Thomas Panicker PROFESSIONAL VALUE OFFERED • A High Energy Astute Corporate Communications Professional, with over 20 years of rich experience, in spearheading intricate roles across, Marketing, campaigns, seminars, national and international conferences and workshops catering to facilitation of trade and commerce across a broad spectrum of industries on cross border transactions internationally. • Expertise in high end planning, monitoring, executing, controlling and reporting programs and projects and proficiency in devising and implementing strategic plans to achieve organizational vision and strategic direction. • Associated with building and sustaining relationships with captains of industry, senior government officials and other key decision and policy influencers. This included facilitating effective interactions with senior dignitaries in industry organizations/trade bodies, across different geographies. • A communication expert with good social skills and business etiquette, adept at advertising, event management and high impact presentations achieving benchmarks in challenging situations and delivering consistent excellence and enhancement in improving trade relations. • Possesses a high degree of business integrity, discipline, ethical and value driven, strong leadership, decision making and mentoring skills while maintaining high standards of personal performance and professionalism with ability to relate to people at any level of business and management. CAREER PROGRESSION VISVESVARAYA TRADE PROMOTION CENTRE (VTPC) Jan 2014 – Mar 2015 International Desk Liaison Officer Liaison with Ministries of Commerce and Trade, trade bodies and councils of the respective countries to promote trade and investments into the State including participation in the trade fairs / exhibition • Identification of potential sectors for promotion of trade and networking with companies to promote trade. Delegation of members of trade bodies/exporters to respective countries • Signing of MOU with trade bodies/councils for mutual co-ordination in promotion of trade, technology transfer and JVs; Organizing Buyer – Seller meet as well as organizing reverse Buyer – Seller meet FEDERATION OF KARNATAKA CHAMBERS OF COMMERCE & INDUSTRY, Bangalore Jan 2013 – Dec 2013 Deputy Secretary • Planning, organizing and managing events and programmes - Formulating the policies and directives for the functioning of various managing committees for trade bodies and associations • Reviewing industrial policies and directives by the government for collective bargaining in the interests of the industries. Negotiating with various agencies for effective consideration of suggestions GULF PETROCHEMICALS & CHEMICALS ASSOCIATION (GPCA), Dubai UAE Sep 2006 – Nov 2012 Committees and Global Affairs Manager • Developed and implemented business development and growth strategy, annual business plans and quarterly business objectives for the Gulf Council of Countries, reporting to Secretary General • Managed the industry association since start-up and delivered a year-on-year growth of 25% • Maintained relationship with industry captains, senior government officials and ministers in Gulf and globally by coordinating with delegations visiting Gulf and improved relations CONFEDERATION OF INDIAN INDUSTRY (CII), Bangalore, India Jan 2006 – Aug 2006 Deputy Director, Karnataka Region • Developed and implemented holistic strategies to promote the interests of CII members in KA. • Developed robust partnerships with a cross-section of major organizations in Govt., NGO and International sectors. Liaised with overseas offices to disseminate updated information of Indian economy and opportunities for joint ventures CONTRACT ADVERTISING INDIA LTD Jan 2004 – Dec 2005 Group Account Manager, iContract Direct Marketing Division • Contributed to the winning of several prestigious awards – Cannes Gold Lions Direct for ICICI Bonds; Gold Effie, Grand Effie and People’s Choice awards for ICICI Bonds campaign and DMA award for Madura Garments. • Successfully organized several large events for clients like IBM, Visa International, HP, HLL, Sony, Wipro, Ford, Pidilite, Raymond, Saatchi and Saatchi, Reliance Industries, Samsung Electronics, Sony Entertainment Television and Siemens. CLASSE EVENTS & NETWORK PRODUCTIONS, Client Servicing Manager Jul 2003 – Dec 2003 GEORGE P JOHNSON, India Event Manager IBM Account Oct 2001 – Jun 2003 WIZCRAFT INTERNATIONAL, India Senior Executive Events Sep 1998 – Sep 2001 ENCORE EVENTS INTERNATIONAL, India Events Executive Jun 1995 – Aug 1998 AREAS OF EXPERTISE Integrated Marketing Communication Promotional Marketing Market Research Media Management Competition Analysis Brand Management Corporate Networking People Management Event Management Liaissoning & PR Key Account Management Corporate Affairs & Communications PROFESSIONAL & ACADEMIC CREDENTIALS PhD - Business ManagementPursuing MA in Public Administration, Jun 2012 MA in International Relations, Jun 2011 MA in Industrial Relations and Personnel Management, Jun 2010 M. Phil in Mass Communication, Jul 2009 MA in Advertising and Mass Communication, Jun 2008 PG Diploma in Business Administration - Marketing, Jun 1995 BE Mechanical Engineering, Karnataka University, India, Apr 1992 MEMBERSHIP & ASSOCIATION Member, International Council of Chemical Associations (ICCA), Dec 2006 LANGUAGES KNOWN: English, Hindi, Kannada, Tamil and Malayalam PERSONAL INFORMATION: Address: 303, Lake Florence Bldg, A- Wing, Phase 1, Lake View Apartments, Chandivili, Powai Mumbai 400076 T: +91 9004399642 E: panickerrulz@yahoo.com Marital Status: Married Nationality: Indian