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Ramchander Avanavadi

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Senior Managing Partner at Klarendon Partners
📍 Singapore, Singapore

Ramchander is the Senior Managing Partner at Klarendon Partners, with nearly four decades of global experience in strategic marketing and P&L management, including his tenure as Global CMO for Castrol. He specializes in driving revenue growth and crafting market expansion strategies. He holds a PGDM from the Indian Institute of Management Bangalore.

Described as a learner at heart with an insatiable curiosity, Ramchander has a passion for understanding different cultures. He enjoys teaching and gives lectures on brand management and personal branding at various business schools, including his alma maters. He is also intrigued by concepts like lateral thinking for problem-solving.

A life-altering illness during the COVID-19 pandemic caused him to reprioritize his life to focus on family, travel, and giving back to the community.

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Experience
23 Years
Current Role
Senior Managing Partner
Job Level
Leadership
Location
Singapore, Singapore
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Go-to-Market Strategy
A core focus of his career, he has developed and led numerous strategic initiatives for market entry and expansion for global brands like Castrol.
Promotional Profitability
His recent consulting work has identified the need for companies to improve how they evaluate the profitability of their promotional investments.
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Career

Work history

11-2023
Senior Managing Partner
Klarendon Partners
9-2022
CEO and Director
Mindspark Ventures
6-2017 - 9-2024
Board Advisor
Durham University Business School
6-2016 - 9-2024
Advisor
Durham University Business School
1-2016 - 3-2022
Advisor
Durham University Business School
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Education
1983 - 1985
PGDM
Indian Institute of Management Bangalore
1978 - 1983
Bachelor's degree
University College of Technology, Osmania University, Hyderabad
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