Rajiv is a trainer with over 25 years working experience. He has achieved international recognition having conducted workshops for global participants in countries including Australia, Singapore, Dubai, South Africa, USA, Kuwait and Malaysia. His expertise lies in designing and delivering programs for all levels of management and staff covering topics in Communication Skills, Sales Management and Coaching.
Before moving into Consulting at Bizvantage, Rajiv worked for more than 20 years in industry in various capacities. A brief recap of his industrial background discloses a wealth of experience he has garnered over the period:
Honeywell International – A US Fortune 100 company as Head of Learning & Development in India. In this role, he was responsible for the design and delivery of soft skills programs in the Asia Pacific region. He was also part of the team that worked on launching a Talent Management system in the Asia Pacific region.
Pharmacia – A US multinational Pharmaceutical Company. As Head of Training in India, he set up the training department, was closely involved in Corporate Strategic Planning that included interacting with different functions and was responsible for integrating Performance Management Systems with learning and sales force automation.
Dabur Pharma – As a member of the Corporate HRD team, Rajiv set up the Training function, was responsible for designing and delivering modules on various soft skills for various divisions of Dabur and launching a new division at Dabur Pharma.
Merind – A Tata pharmaceutical company. Rajiv started his career as a front line salesperson and moved up the Sales Management hierarchy before leaving in 1994 as Regional Manager.
Rajiv has delivered to over 15,000 people through sales/training seminars at multinational companies from 1993. He has managed sales and marketing and has trained over 4,000 technical sales specialists.