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Prakash Puram

Minneapolis, MN | Edina, MN

Also known as: prakash

General Management Leader for the Consumer Packaged Goods, Durables, Hi Tech Components and Systems, and Software sectors. Bachelor's in Natural Sciences with an MBA in Marketing, MIS, Advertising Management, and an MPA in International Trade, Macroeconomics, and Competitive Strategy. Speak Japanese and some Russian. Private pilot. Interested in helping large corporations seek out and enter developing markets and high growth Chinese and Indian Markets, and consolidate Japan market strategy into A/P business plan. Broad exposure gained as a member of President Bush's Export Council serving alongside 30 of the world's most experienced global name CEO's ( Exxon, Cargill, Deloitte, Smucker, Eli Lilly, Merck, GM, Eastman Chemicals, Medtronic, Boeing, etc.) and all key Secretaries of President Bush's Cabinet. Prepared and presented the India Trade and Investment Recommendation letter on behalf of the PEC and in April 2008 delivered a letter to the President on Skills-based Immigration Reforms recommendations for Non-immigrant visas. Member of a fact-finding mission to the FSU -- Russia and Ukraine with the PEC led by Sec. Carlos Gutierrez on behalf of the White House. Also serving a three-year term ending Oct 2010 -- Appointed to the advisory council on small business and labor by President Gary Stern of the Minneapolis Federal Reserve Bank (Ninth District) to help provide input to the Bank's Board of Governors and offer input for the Fed's Beige Book compilation. Specialties Govt Liaison, M&A, Brand / Product Mgmt, gap analysis, New Bus. Dev, Raising Capital, Structuring ownership, IP Dev, Advertising, Pricing, vendor negotiation, New Market strategy formulation, mfg.off-shoring, step-change in technology backbone, customer/vendor partnerships, BOD recruitment, competitive strategy, people selection, risk mgmt, productivity and efficiency improvement, public policy recommendations, global strategic road map, bootstrapping operations and surviving recessions.

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