Samir Deshmukh

Samir Deshmukh


Objective:
To use personal traits and strengths to contribute to organizational growth and to make a distinct impact in the immediate team

Roles Undertaken:

• Business Development and Client Servicing
• Event Conceptualization, Planning and Execution
• Managing key accounts and Intellectual Properties
• Media and publicity planning for events
• Handling regulatory compliances for events

Important projects handled:

Filmfare Awards 2007, 2008, 2009,2010 Filmfare awards South 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010,Femina Miss India 2006 and 2007, 2008, Habitat for Humanity (Jimmy Carter Work project 2006), Deutsche Bank Conferences, Airtel-I phone launch Mumbai, Walt Disney BTL activities, Executed Radio Mirchi Brand activations -Cultural, Social, Sports events, Smart Living Awards 2010, Vodafone Udaipur outbound, Radio Mirchi Kaan Awards 2012, Rowdy Rathore Trailer Launch 2012, Deutsche Bank Ahmadabad Branch launch, Vodafone Management conference 2013

Work Experience:

General Manager Strategic Accounts and Business Development with Epoch Brand Services
(Key responsibility - starting company operations of Mumbai) From April 2013 till date

• Revenue generation from existing clients
• Generating revenues from new clients
• Identifying vendors across services
• Executing Events as per timelines and concepts presented


Account Director Client Servicing and Business Development with Hansa Events and Activation (Hansa Events is a RK Swamy BBDO Group Company) April 2011 to April 2013

Job description-
• Revenue generation from existing and new clients
• Managing P&L
• Servicing key accounts
• Event Ideation and Conceptualization
• Supervising event execution in accordance to the Ideas and concepts presented




Alternate Brand Solutions (I) Ltd, (Times of India Group) Mumbai from July 2005 to April 2011
The following were responsibilities handled at Alternate Brand Solutions India Limited in various capacities in my six year term with the Times of India Group.
Group Manager Client Servicing Intellectual Property Rights Nov 2008 to 2011
Job description:

• Event conceptualization and budgeting
• Handling sponsor commitments and barter deals
• Media and communication planning for events
• Handling artist and vendor agreements
• Conceptualizing brand integration ideas for sponsors across media
• Advising on all regulatory compliances for events
• Supervising, Guiding and Motivating subordinates in achieving targets

Manager Client Servicing and Regulations dual profile from Oct 2006 to Nov 2008
Job description:

• Planning, budgeting and execution of events as per client specifications
• Event conceptualization
• Client retention
• Vendor Management
• Logistics planning and coordination
• Handling all regulatory compliances

Manager Regulations (liaison) from July 2005 to Sept 2006
Job description:

• Liaison with government authorities
• Identifying and obtaining the various licenses and permissions required for the smooth functioning of events
• Minimizing the charges payable as taxes and duties
• Negotiating with music copyright holders and agencies for public performance and broadcast of copyrighted music and sound recordings

Worked with Industrial Express Mumbai as Manager from 2000 to 2005
Job description:

• Managing key accounts
• Hiring of collection and delivery staff
• Branch operations and billing
• Appointing and negotiating with co loaders
Worked with Apollo Electric Service Mumbai as supervisor from1998 to 2000
Job description:

• Supervising a batch of contract workers for Mahindra British telecom.

Education:

• 2010 – Management Degree from Jamanalal Bajaj Institute of Management Studies, University of Mumbai.( Three Year Executive Management Programme in MHRDM)

• 2006 – Certification in Intellectual Property Rights from SVKM Institute of Intellectual Property Studies

• 1996 – Bachelor of Commerce from R.D National College Bandra, University of Mumbai

• 1991 – SSC from Air India Modern School


Interests:

Reading:
• Some Favorite books- Destination Work, Fish, Autobiography of Lee Iacocca, Magic of Thinking Big

Extra curricular activities:

• Head of JBIMS.EXE alumni committee 2008-2009
• Teaching event management to students at event management institutes and other colleges