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Alwani Anil Rajesh Chanderkant

Shah Alam

Summary

Hardworking, performance-oriented leader offering proven expertise in project development and management, project team supervision and campaign enhancement and ensuring vendors are motivated and customers get their project delivered on time. Prepared to bring 23+ years of progressive experience and take on challenging position with opportunity to make lasting impact on company and customer success.

Defining and implementing go to market strategies and project management for existing and new customers

Delivering revenue and profit growth by exploiting new markets and opportunities

Senior level negotiations with Board of Directors, CEO, CFO, CTO's from various Customers and Ministers of Governments

Drive regional revenue, profitability and market share from global solutions

Learning new skills, markets and technologies

Working with Pre Sales and R&D with Customer Requirements in mind

  • Provided valuable information to Management and respective departments within the company so that they will be up to speed and make certain alterations to their business approach for different markets and customers preferences
  • Implementing systematic plans for Tender exercises to tailor the products represented into the tender wherever possible
  • Managed projects from inception, planning, recruiting, finance, preparations from the start to its completion and assisting colleagues to achieve set goals
  • You may find testimonials at https://www.linkedin.com/in/richard-alwani2a986a4/
  • What I may lack in paper qualifications, I make up in spades for my market knowledge, technical understanding and business acumen that I have picked up over the years

Overview

22
22
years of professional experience
4
4
years of post-secondary education

Work History

Senior Business Development Satellite

Telstra International
Kuala Lumpur, Kuala Lumpur
10.2022 - Current
  • Established strong relationships with key industry stakeholders to boost brand reputation and facilitate strategic partnerships.
  • Fostered a culture of continuous learning among team members, sharing best practices, and encouraging professional development.
  • Championed process improvements initiatives that resulted in streamlined operations and increased overall productivity.
  • Expanded client base by identifying and capitalizing on new business development opportunities.
  • Led cross-functional teams in the successful execution of complex projects, ensuring timely delivery within budget constraints.
  • Collaborated with product teams to ensure seamless integration of customer feedback into future product iterations.
  • Conducted comprehensive market research to identify emerging trends and inform product development decisions.
  • Drove revenue growth by proactively pursuing untapped market segments and securing high-value clients.
  • Managed complex contract negotiations, balancing the interests of all parties involved while ensuring mutually beneficial outcomes.
  • Increased profitability by consistently meeting or exceeding sales targets through disciplined execution of business plans.
  • Implemented creative problem-solving strategies to address unforeseen challenges during project implementation.
  • Secured lucrative contracts through effective negotiation of pricing, terms, and conditions.
  • Enhanced customer satisfaction levels by delivering tailored solutions addressing specific client needs.
  • Improved sales performance by developing and implementing effective strategies for market penetration.
  • Optimized sales pipelines through rigorous analysis of relevant metrics, enabling data-driven decision making.
  • Delivered exceptional customer service by promptly addressing concerns and providing timely resolutions, resulting in increased client retention rates.
  • Streamlined internal processes for increased efficiency in managing client accounts.
  • Negotiated, prepared, and signed contracts with clients.
  • Maintained high level of integrity by keeping sensitive client data and corporate information confidential.
  • Worked with existing customers to increase purchases of products and services.
  • Collaborated with legal, accounting and other professional teams to review and maintain compliance with regulations.
  • Closed the largest Satellite deal for Telstra valued at US$65M

Senior Vice President Operations & Project Director

Smart Digital International Sdn Bhd
Kuala Lumpur, Kuala Lumpur
08.2021 - 09.2022
  • Areas of duty is to manage a team of 83 people in 4 vertical business solutions of SDI. They are the i) Satellite Broadcast engineering team for DTH & Satellite Backhaul ii) Over The Top (OTT) product development, equipment and application iii) Telecom Planning / Installation work for Ericsson
  • Migration planning of satellite and deployment
  • Established new teams and project management to handle all aspects of the departments requirement

Senior Sales Director

ND Satcom GmbH
Kuala Lumpur, Kuala Lumpur
09.2019 - 07.2021
  • Company Overview: Germany
  • Set up operations for South East Asia and recruitment
  • Established new businesses with the Defence Forces, Law and Civilian in Malaysia, Thailand, Vietnam and Indonesia
  • Germany

Chief Business Officer

Mutiara Smart Sdn Bhd
06.2016 - 02.2018
  • Company Overview: CyberJaya, Malaysia
  • Headed the Telecom Department for Mutiara Smart, a company owned by the Ministry of Finance and under the jurisdiction of Ministry of Communication and Multimedia.
  • Set up divisions compromising people from the Technical and Engineering for Telecoms, Finance & Accounting, Logistics, Network Operations Center and Business Development and Project Management
  • CyberJaya, Malaysia

Senior Sales Director

North Telecom
07.2015 - 01.2016
  • Company Overview: Dubai
  • Set up operations for South East Asia
  • Spearheaded the takeover of a company in Malaysia with a history working with the Oil & Gas companies for 20 years.
  • Established a large network in Philippines with a local telco provider
  • Forged partnership with various companies in SEA
  • Dubai

Founder Principal Consultant

Marinecom Consultancy Pte Ltd
02.2014 - 07.2015
  • Company Overview: Shah Alam, Malaysia
  • Provided consultancy services for the Maritime, Oil & Gas Industries for connectivity during my sabbatical period
  • Shah Alam, Malaysia

Sales Manager APAC

C2SAT
03.2010 - 04.2015
  • Company Overview: Singapore
  • Led the Sales and Presales team for SEA market
  • Increased our market share in Asia and established many 1st time buyers of our products and services
  • Exceed company goals year on year until company was bought out
  • Singapore

Sales Director

iDirect Technologies
10.2007 - 01.2010
  • Company Overview: Singapore
  • Brought in to increase growth in SEA and to increase brand awareness
  • Achieved and exceed sales target for each year and made the brand well known today in SEA. Laid the ground work for future sales, business development personnel to have easier entry to market in SEA
  • Closed single largest sale for entire company in year 3 with one client.
  • Increased market penetration from 7% to 35% in 1st year
  • Singapore

Regional Sales Director

SpeedCast Ltd
01.2003 - 01.2007
  • Company Overview: Hong Kong
  • Led the sales team in SEA
  • Established new businesses and new verticals such as Maritime and Oil & Gas
  • Hong Kong

Education

O Levels -

Assumption English School
Singapore
01.1984 - 11.1987

Skills

Business Development

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Timeline

Senior Business Development Satellite

Telstra International
10.2022 - Current

Senior Vice President Operations & Project Director

Smart Digital International Sdn Bhd
08.2021 - 09.2022

Senior Sales Director

ND Satcom GmbH
09.2019 - 07.2021

Chief Business Officer

Mutiara Smart Sdn Bhd
06.2016 - 02.2018

Senior Sales Director

North Telecom
07.2015 - 01.2016

Founder Principal Consultant

Marinecom Consultancy Pte Ltd
02.2014 - 07.2015

Sales Manager APAC

C2SAT
03.2010 - 04.2015

Sales Director

iDirect Technologies
10.2007 - 01.2010

Regional Sales Director

SpeedCast Ltd
01.2003 - 01.2007

O Levels -

Assumption English School
01.1984 - 11.1987
Alwani Anil Rajesh Chanderkant