Raju Venkataraman Email Address

Corporate Leadership Trainer and Executive Coach and Career Coach and Former Chief Financial Officer, Head of Strategy, Walt Disney-South East Asia

The Walt Disney Company, commonly known as Disney, is an American multinational mass media and entertainment conglomerate, headquartered at the Walt Disney Studios in Burbank, California.

★ Am an accomplished Senior Management Professional with an impressive record of business-partnering & delivering successful strategies to drive sustainable profitability & growth, with experience across Asia-Pacific; Strong knowledge of & passion for the rapidly changing Media+Entertainment Sector. Good working exposure to Consumer & Tech. sectors too. ★ A polished communicator with natural authority, am an insightful Professional benefiting from excellent leadership & management skills. I work well with cross-cultural teams ★ I thrive in a dynamic, ethical & global culture, possess the gravitas & confidence to engage stakeholders in an impactful way. As an ace negotiator, I build respectful & trusting client relationships. Overall, I use well-developed skills to ensure the realization of objectives. These are some of my key skills & achievements ► Executive Leadership - Inspiring, collaborative leadership & motivation of multi-cultural teams ► Financial Management - Focused on core values of financial management, planning & reporting ► Commercial Negotiation - Wins in distribution agreements, IP licensing, divestment, procurement ✰ Developed & implemented Go-to-market strategy for traditional retail in Indonesia for Disney SEA ✰ Successfully negotiated exit of Master Licencee to take the Consumer Products business in-house & increase profit margin at Disney ✰ Built finance & strategy teams from scratch for 4 Disney divisions, in 5 countries, & provided top notch corporate governance, tax compliance & smart commercial support ✰ Successfully led Pay TV channel distribution across APAC & maintained best in class relationship with affiliates. ♦ Strategic Financial Planning ♦ Budgeting & Forecasting ♦ Sales & Distribution Management ♦ Business Strategy formulation & Implementation ♦ Commercial Analysis ♦ Coaching Talent ♦ Risk Management / Governance ♦ Business Development ♦ Mergers & Integrations Please contact me at: ⌨ rajuvenka1@gmail.com