Imprints july 2017

IMP INTS

SIMSR Alumni Monthly Newsletter

July Edition 2017

ALCOM Speaks

#MasterYourFutureAtSIMSR

The Alumni Committee proudly presents Imprints – July Edition.

“Knowledge has to be improved, challenged and increased constantly or it vanishes!” - Peter Drucker

This edition highlights the changes taking place in the Indian economy with the onset of GST and our Alums putting forth their opinion on the same. The edition also includes an exclusive interview with Mr. Sanjay Shah, MD, Morgan Stanley.

We also thank our Alums for eagerly participating in the inauguration and induction process for the incoming batch.

At SIMSR, we believe in blending technology with tradition that leads to the holistic development of students to transform into well balanced and mature professionals and human beings. The focus on sports, experiential learning opportunities, socially relevant projects add to the sharpening of knowledge and skills apart from case studies, live projects, field visits and classroom teaching.

The theme for this year #MasterYourFutureAtSIMSR signifies our commitment to providing value-added education and a regularly updated and contemporary curriculum that reflects the changes and expectations of the business world. It also reinforces our commitment to re-skilling industry professionals with the latest in the field of management thoughts and practices.

Let’s together build brand SIMSR #MasterYourFutureAtSIMSR. - Dr Monica Khanna, Director, SIMSR

Inauguration of Batch 2017-19 

The inaugural ceremony of the batch of PGDM 2017-19 was held on 16th June, 2017 and it was addressed by Mr. Reuben Pandian, Chief Omni Channel Officer, Tata Unistore, batch 1993-95 and Mr. Prashant Issar, Co-founder, Mirchi and Mime

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We heartily welcome the new batch to the SIMSR family

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Kindly click here to view the entire speech.

Induction of Batch 2017-19 The following Alums participated in the induction process for the incoming batch and interacted with the eager and enthusiastic students on June 17th and June 24th, 2017 Mr. Mangesh Kukalkar, Marketing Manager, Pfizer, batch 1985-87  Mr. Ramkumar Iyer, Senior Product Solutions Consultant, Oracle India, batch 1993-95  Mr. Kunal Ghosh, Director and Head of Engagement & Executive Search Professional, Accord India, batch 1994-96  Mr. Amit Chand, Head-Digital, Audi India, batch 1996-98  Mr. Arun Rao, VP, National Bulk Handling Corp, batch 1998-2000

Orientation to Entrepreneurship for Batch of 2017-19 During the OE session, the following Alum entrepreneurs addressed the new batch on the challenges surrounding entrepreneurship Mr. Shreerang Athalye, Director & COO at Aurum Renewable Energy, batch 1986-88  Mr. Ramaswamy Subramanian, Co-founder & CEO at FinanZmart, batch 1993-95  Mr. Apurva Mankad, Founder & CEO at WebXpress, batch 1995-97  Mr. Ankush Agarwal, Co-founder & Head Global Sales at Sumantra Tech Solutions, batch 1997-99  Mr. Vinit Lohiya, Director at Samrat wires and founder of ICCU Multi Car Workshop, batch 2002-04

AlumSpeaks

with Sanjay Shah SIMSR Alum Batch 1990-92 | Managing Director - Morgan Stanley

Mr. Sanjay Shah, SIMSR Alum of Batch 1990–92, the Managing Director at Morgan Stanley for last 11 years. A dynamic professional and marketing/management veteran.

He has been named twice by Asia Money as “The Best India Salesperson” Favourite Movie

Favourite Holiday Destination

One Word/ Line you say the most

3 Idiots

Koh Samui—Thailand

“It Is What It Is”

If Not an MBA, What Would You Have Done

Something in literature- maybe writing scripts for movies Role Model

Favourite Book

Javed Akhtar

Tuesdays with Morrie Favourite gadget

Nothing specific-maybe iPhones and iPads Q. You have been named twice by Asia Money as the Best India Salesperson in India, can you tell us if there is a specific approach you take towards any sales initiative?

A. Many of these awards are a reflection of the organization you work for. In an organization like Morgan Stanley, we have various resources at our disposal. Also, an important aspect is longevity. I have worked in Morgan Stanley for 20 years now and clients appreciate longevity especially in the financial sector as there is a tremendous amount of employee turn-over happening, which at times distracts the clients and disillusions them. It's a very creative industry where you have to maintain a balance between the soft skills and the analytical skills to give the best advice to clients.

Q. What do you think is more important for survival in the business, upgrading technical skills or getting more sales experience in the early years?

A. Upgrading technical skills is the most vital thing. With so much transition happening in the world at a lightening speed, it is extremely important to keep oneself updated on the technical aspects– like product knowledge, technological changes, technical acumen etc. Sales, even though very important, are a part of soft skills and does not change as rapidly as the former.

Failure is a part and parcel of Life now, no longer a stigma as considered earlier. Have a balance in life.

Don’t make ‘work’ your everything!!!

Q. First the IPO of HUDCO, then that of DMART and now the IPO of CDSL, these companies are showing a trend of more demand than what is on offer, what is the force behind the reason that drives such trends?

A. It would be unfair to look at just 2-3 companies and extrapolate a trend out of that as we would then be ignoring the broader market. There will be good and bad IPOs. The type of IPOs happening recently are also a reflection of the current market and investors are quite discerning at the early stage of the bull market. However, these are quality IPOs, but small in size compared to global standards. What we need is an expansion in breadth of the markets with more listings and sponsor activities. India has a unique opportunity in the EM space, of leveraging capital markets to raise resources and significantly enhance economic activity

Q. From your past professional career, If you were given Q. In this era of rapid digitalization in the finance a chance to do one thing differently-what would that be? industry, how do companies upgrade their skills to give A. One should seize opportunities to work in different the right advice on customer portfolios? geographies. It can be a culturally rewarding experience, besides A. Organisations need to keep on evolving and investing to providing deeper perspectives. At the very least, invest time and provide better solutions. Any organization today, has to efforts in travelling and exploring and trying new things. I was constantly innovate on the technological front to give the best always interested in finance and capital markets had a certain solutions to clients. Though this also causes a bit of frictional gravitational pull for me. My engineering background helped me gain an analytical insight. Had it not been for banking, I would unemployment as some activities become redundant but we have have perhaps pursued something in the literary field. witnessed from technological revolutions in the past (steam engine, railway locomotives, computers) that such developments Q. What are the significant learning you had in your two also create unprecedented opportunities in the long run as years in the campus? productivity improves exponentially A. I met different people from different streams, backgrounds Q. In today's stressful world, what would your advice be and different eco-systems and we learnt to work together in teams and developed a strong camaraderie. That was a valuable on dealing with failure? learning. We are still in touch and just had a Goa trip together.

A. Failure is a part and parcel of life. It’s no longer considered a social stigma. In fact, it should be seen as something you Q. What would your advice be for young alumni starting embrace in the sense that you can learn so much from a failure their career? and become stronger because of that experience. But also, I believe we should all have a balance in life. Don't make 'work' A. The world is changing. The business life-cycle is shortening your everything. Indulge in recreational activities like arts, day by day and more opportunities are coming up each day- so sports etc to maintain a balance. Spend more time with family as think differently and do not follow a conventional path. Be open our family is like our eco-system, which we sometimes tend to to different ideas and trends. If you worry more about security forget and under-appreciate. now and don't take risks, you will be more insecure later.

SIMSR signs MOU with Aston University 

We are very pleased to inform you that SIMSR has signed an MOU with Aston Business School, Birmingham, UK

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Aston Business School is triple crowned and has AACSB, EQUIS and AMBA accreditations and are in the top 1% business schools worldwide

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We eagerly look forward to more such collaborations

SIMSR Achievements SIMSR at Enactus Nationals 

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SIMSR Enactus - Somaiya Social Cell was at the Enactus National Competition held at Taj Land's End on 17th June, 2017 where top 24 teams from institutes across the country were selected to showcase their projects in the area of social entrepreneurship Our team made an impressive presentation and Project Utsaah won the Blue Dart Empowerment grant worth Rs.50,000/Faculty advisor - Prof Asha Bhatia also won the Faculty Advisors Mahindra Rise Leadership grant.

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Alumni Achievements SIMSR Alum appointed as COO of Smart City Project 

We are proud to share that Mr. Gaurava Mishra, Alum of batch 2007-09 is now the Chief Operating Officer for Prime Minister Narendra Modi's brainchild - The Smart City Project

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Mr. Gaurava Mishra left his lucrative job in Singapore to seize the best opportunity to change the landscape of his own town- Raipur

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We congratulate him on the appointment and hope to see him achieve greater heights in the future.

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AlumStance “How will GST affect your organisation?” - Some of our alums stance on the topic of the month “GST will help the small and medium services business with a bigger exemption limit.

Execution and implementation excellence will eventually influence the success. From a revenue point of view through other legislation like RERA, benami property and GST codification one expects larger business participation in the revenue generation.

Expect a three fold jump in government revenue over next couple of years.”

“GST will streamline everything eventually. Commentators agree that it's not perfect, there are six different levels and tax slabs so it will be a little cumbersome, but it will capture the entire manufacturing and services industries under the tax network in a more efficient manner, so that the burden is shared by many.”

“Though GST will pose challenges in implementation initially for our organization just like other organizations, in the long run it will turn be beneficial for our organization.

Though cash flow will get impacted, from profitability perspective, it will benefit us. Also, one point tax will ease the business processes and operations.”

- Anuj Bhargava CEO, AB Associates Batch of 1985

- Sanjay Shah Managing Director, Morgan Stanley Batch of 1992

- Arvind Sharmaa, HR Director India, Black & Veatch Pvt. Ltd. Batch of 1996

Launch of Placement Brochures The placement season 2017-18 will be beginning soon. Please find below the placement brochures for the programs

PGDM/ MMS

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PGDM EXECUTIVE

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MCA

If you or your organization is interested in recruiting from SIMSR, kindly sign up on the following link-

SIMSR Recruitment Batch 2017-18 Sign Up Link

Job Opportunities

New Features on the Alumni Section of SIMSR Website

Total no. of recruiting companies

We are pleased to announce that new features have been added to the Alumni section of the SIMSR website. Relevant touch-points have been updated for the ease of our Alums. Some of the new features included are-

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Transcripts - Gives out the detailed process to apply for transcripts or marksheets from the college. To know more about it click here

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Top Recruiting Companies (in June)

Imprints - Is an archive of all the editions of Imprints published till date. To read our earlier editions click here

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AlumSpeaks - Is an exclusive section featuring interviews with our illustrious Alums up, close and personal. To read other interviews click here

Total no. of Vacancies

Evalueserve, Unilever, Delloite, Box 8, KDA Corporate Advisors LLP, Aditya Birla Management Corporation Pvt Ltd, Mckinsey Solutions, Kantar Group, Bajaj Finserv, Seclore Technologies, ICICI Prudential Life Insurance, L&T Financial Services

Important Dates for Alumni Events Alumnati

15th July, Saturday

Anveshan

11th August, Friday

Nostalgia

2nd September, Saturday

CXO Breakfast Meet

7th October, Saturday

To share a job opportunity at your organisation write to us at simsrjobs@googlegroups.com

Milaap (Batch of 2007)

28th October, Saturday

Alumni High Tea

18th November, Saturday

Connect with our Alum family by signing up here-

Milaap (Batch of 2002)

25th November, Saturday

Alumni Portal Sign-Up

Milaap (Batch of 1997)

9th December, Saturday

To be your batch/ city/ country representative, sign up here-

Milaap (Batch of 1992)

9th December, Saturday

SIMSR Alumni Representatives

Nostalgia 2017

Team Alumni Relations Advisor, Alumni Relations Dr. Radha Iyer Chairperson, Alumni Relations Dr. Bharati VW Manager, Alumni Relations Arvind Pandi Dorai

Team Imprints Chief Editor Arvind Pandi Dorai Editor Suryani Sinha Ray Contributors : Kushal Thakkar Tulika Singh Aditya Sankhe Sreya Mukherjee Divya Parekh Arvind Rungta (Convener, Alumni Committee) Kushal Thakkar (Co-Convener, Alumni Committee) Surabhi Singh (Co-Convener, Alumni Committee)

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