Vikash Agarwal

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DISC Type : DC

Assistant General Manager - Risk & Assurance at Pernod Ricard India

Gurugram, Haryana, India

Overview

Vikash is a strategic finance leader with over 19 years of experience at reputable organizations like Pernod Ricard India. A Chartered Accountant with executive education from IIM Bangalore, he specializes in business finance, greenfield setups, and PNL management. Colleagues describe him as innovative, meticulous, and adept at data analytics.

Outside of his professional duties, Vikash is passionate about mentoring the next generation of finance professionals, often speaking at university events. He demonstrates a unique ability to draw leadership and management insights from unconventional sources, such as cooking competition shows, applying these lessons to the business world.

He once derived key takeaways on setting achievable team challenges from an episode of MasterChef India.

Personality Overview

Thorough Evaluator

Precise But Practical

Fast But Analytical

They are not always relationship oriented.  More than the product, they care about the impact of the product. They respond better to strong and respectful interactions.

Topics They Care About

Strategic Finance
His entire career is focused on strategic and commercial finance, emphasizing PNL management and driving business results through innovative financial strategies.
Finance Transformation
He highlights experience in greenfield setups, brownfield acquisitions, and business process re-engineering, showing a focus on transformative financial projects.
Risk & Governance
Held senior risk and assurance roles focusing on Enterprise Risk Management, Business Continuity, and anti-corruption compliance.

Media Appearances

Vikash has no verified media appearances

Work History

1-2024
Assistant General Manager - Risk & Assurance at Pernod Ricard India
12-2022 - 1-2024
Senior Manager - Risk & Assurance at Pernod Ricard India
9-2018 - 11-2022
Zonal Manufacturing Finance Manager - Eastern India at Pernod Ricard India
10-2016 - 9-2018
Credit Controller at Pernod Ricard India
1-2015 - 9-2016
Zonal Commercial Finance Head - Eastern India at Pernod Ricard India

Education

2001 - 2005
Chartered Accountant from The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India
2016 - 2016
Executive Education Program from Indian Institute of Management Bangalore

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Insights For Selling To Vikash

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Use phrases like ‘it’s your decision’, ‘strategic impact’ etc.
  • Objectively showcase the impact that your product creates
  • Make sure that you circle back fast on any action items, it wins their trust

DONT's

  • Do not hesitate from asking counter questions, just avoid challenging their authority
  • Don’t focus on process and rules, give the impression of being a ‘gets it done’ person
  • Don’t be in a rush to invite them for a social meet and greet

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Vikash is

  • Conviction around the impact matters the most to them, followed by a sense of achievement and ROI.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Vikash

  • If they decide not to use your product, they will say no clearly.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Vikash move?

  • They can reach decisions fairly quickly if they are convinced.
  • Can Vikash take some risk or not?

  • They don’t mind risks but can be quite binary about them.

You And Vikash

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