Sudhir Syal

Current

• Sr.Asst.Producer at ET NOW

Past

• Manager - Alliances at Sulekha.com
• Personal Banker NR at ABN AMRO Bank
• Asst. Unit Manager at ICICI Prudential

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Education

• Anna University

Recommended

5 people have recommended Sudhir

Connections

358 connections

Industry

Media Production

Websites

• My Blog
• My Company

Sudhir Syal’s Summary

Economic Times - TV - Sr.Assist.Producer
Oct.2008 - Present
Mumbai - India

Sulekha.com New Media Pvt. Ltd: Manager – Alliances & Product Development,
Mar2007 - Present
Head strategic alliances and partnership for Sulekha.com across India

– Executed and managed 21 business, marketing and content partnerships for Sulekha.com with a selection of Internet, Mobile and Print partners

– Headed the mobile product development team and created the company’s first WAP and SMS Mobile platform

– Headed a usability team which was responsible for re-launching the web and mobile platform of the site in Nov.2007

ABN AMRO Bank: Associate Sales Manager – Non Resident Team, Feb 2006 – Feb 2007

Formed a part of a 3 member Non-Resident Banking team which catered to the requirements of Non Resident Indians from across the World.

ICICI Prudential: Assistant Unit Manager-June 2005 – Feb 2006

Managed a team of insurance advisors and assisted them in providing insurance solutions to customers.

FREELANCE WORK EXPERIENCE

The Economic Times & The Hindu: Freelance Journalist - July 2005 – Present

Write primarily on Business and Technology. Cover entrepreneurship, technology and mobile trends.

India Interacts.com: Business Bytes – Podcast Show Host – April 2007 – Present

Have interviewed over 50 entrepreneurs and Business leaders from a selection of companies and start-ups from various sectors including Retail, Advertising, Mobile and Web 2.0.


Proto.in: Media & Marketing Head – - Core Committee Member

Operational manager and Master of Ceremonies at Proto.in - India's premier start-up event.

AWARDS AND RECOGNITION

Was awarded the 'Outstanding employee of the Quarter' award at Sulekha.com within the first 5 months of the job.

Article 'Art of the Start' for the Hindu was selected by IIT Madras as one of the 3 Business articles of the year.

Sudhir Syal’s Experience

• Sr.Asst.Producer

  ET NOW

  (Media Production industry)

  November 2008 — Present (9 months)

• Manager - Alliances

  Sulekha.com

  (Privately Held; Internet industry)

  March 2007 — November 2008 (1 year 9 months)

• Personal Banker NR

  ABN AMRO Bank

  (Public Company; Internet industry)

  2006 — 2007 (1 year)

• Asst. Unit Manager

  ICICI Prudential

  (Privately Held; 10,001 or more employees; Insurance industry)

  June 2005 — February 2006 (9 months)

  Recruited and managed a team of over 20 financial advisor's. Led the team and generated revenue for the company by providing insurance and investment solutions to clients.

Sudhir Syal’s Education

• Anna University

  2001 — 2005

Additional Information

Sudhir Syal’s Websites:

• My Blog
• My Company

Sudhir Syal’s Interests:

Stock markets, writing, World Economics, Web 2.0, Mobile Technology.

Sudhir Syal’s Groups:

The Knowledge Foundation

•    Startup Specialists
•    Proto.in : The Community
•    Caferati
•    Socially Networked Professionals of India

Sudhir Syal’s Contact Settings

Interested In:

• career opportunities
• consulting offers
• new ventures
• job inquiries
• expertise requests
• business deals
• reference requests
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