Amit Mehta

Bio

A passionate marketing & sales professional with six years of international experience; with proven record in project management & developing business strategies in multiple industries.

Brief profile
- Over six years of sales & marketing experience in UK, France & India.
- Fantastic exposure to marketing, communications, branding & business development roles in multiple industries including Manufacturing, automotive, power generation, PR agency, retail & distribution and digital marketing.
- Experience in new business development across Europe (UK, Italy, Spain & Eastern Europe)
- Online and offline content development.
- Excellent communication and PR skills, creating communications materials and other documents.
- Self starter with an ability to innovate and be proactive.
- Excellent cross-industry transferrable skills including communications, interpersonal and relationship & stakeholder management skills.
- Important experience in managing multiple relationships at different seniority levels.
- MBA from a top 25 university (globally)- giving a solid cross functional view of management including brand management, strategy and consulting.

Currently

Works at:: Evolving Agency
Location in:: London, United Kingdom

Amit has worked/studied in

France
India
United Kingdom

Amit speaks

English
French
German
Hindi
Tamil

Amit has experience in

Automotive
Communications/Media
Consulting
Consumer Goods
Energy
Engineering
IT
Manufacturing
Sales/Marketing
Technology
Telecoms

Work

2011 – 2012 (Oct – Mar)	Business Development Manager Evolving Agency , United Kingdom Evolving is a digital marketing agency focused on creating online/ digital strategies for clients including social media campaigns, web designs, mobile applications etc. for clients across industries. Develop strategies to increase revenues and client base. Network & build relationships in industry events to develop business opportunities Strategize & deliver creative pitches to prospective clients encompassing multiple digital channels. Gain a strong understanding of digital trends, social media campaigns and analytics tools. Target companies in IT, Finance, and Retail etc. to attain business growth.
2011 (Jul – Sep)	Business Development Manager Cummins Power Generation , United Kingdom Cummins is a global power leader in providing diesel engines and related technology around the world. G-Drive is a provider of Cummins diesel engines for industrial usage. Managed G-Drive business and maximise sales in UK, Spain, Italy and Eastern Europe. Strategized new market entry into countries like Russia, Serbia and Romania. Built relationships with customers and key stakeholders to develop business opportunities & promote products. Negotiated contracts & pricing policies with OEMs to attain higher revenues and growth. Managed multiple projects for supply of engines for the UN, telecom sector etc. with customised technical specifications. Achievements Achieved over € 8M worth of sales in a short span of time, exceeding targets. Successfully strategized entry into the Serbian market with an estimated market of € 400,000. Lead senior level meetings with key customers’ accounts to discuss long term and short term development strategies helping increase business by 10%.
2008 – 2009 (May – Sep)	Marketing Manager Mehta Agencies , India Mehta Agencies is a distributor & retailer of baby care products in Chennai. The company is focused on expanding its distribution network in the Indian market. Managed the project of developing a go-to-market strategy to grow in a stagnating industry. Developed marketing & branding campaigns; executed digital/ online and print awareness about the products, reaching out to a wider customer base in the B2B and B2C segments. Achievements Analysed the local market and expanded the product portfolio leading to a stronger distribution network (8 retail stores to 13 stores) and an increase in turnover by 20%. Strategized the expansion of Mehta Agencies into 3 key regional markets, identified important areas of cost reduction and regions with a scope for growth.
2006 – 2008	Marketing Communications Manager Delphi , France Delphi is a global manufacturer of vehicle electronics and automotive components. Marketing & Communications department is engaged in formulating communication plans for the European region. Successfully handled clients like Renault & Fiat- building client relationships, preparing growth strategies and forecasting trends. Built & maintained relationships with the sales teams. Collaboratively developed business plans clearly helping identify the scope of future business and revenue generation with the clients. Achievements Conceptualised and prepared European Marketing Communications plan, which effectively helped review and improve the KPI’s of our team spread across Europe. Planned internal promotional programmes, which improved brand perception among employees in times of company crisis.

Education

2009 – 2010	Lancaster University Management School Specialisation: Marketing, Project Management, Strategy, Brand Management, Finance (MBA)
2001 – 2004	Loyola College; University of Madras Business Management (Bachelors)