AYUSH AGNIHOTRI

Chicago, IL ***** • 312-***-**** • adi5ny@r.postjobfree.com

Impact-oriented people-leader with Strategy, M&A, General Management and Product Leadership experience with proven track record of driving results in diverse, fast paced and entrepreneurial environments. Strengths include turning strategy into action, building exceptional teams, influencing executives, P&L ownership, and making bold bets that allow organizations to drive real change EXPERIENCE

McKinsey & Company Chicago, London, Hong Kong, New Delhi Senior Engagement Manager and General Manager (Jul, 2014 – Present) M&A and Merger Management – Leader in McKinsey’s North America Consumer Packaged Goods M&A practice Led 10+ programs in the CPG/Food M&A (incl. 6 DDs and 4 Post Merger Integrations) space delivering 500M+ in value

• Led team of 100+ on the global integration management office for the largest merger globally ever in the consumer healthcare space

• Spearheaded the operational IMO and drove over $150M+ in synergy value capture for a $10B+ merger in packaged food space

• Led the strategic, financial and operations divestiture diligence for a portfolio of $5B brands for Top 3 global apparel player

• Championed 3 deals (diligence to close) worth over $700M in the alternative protein space for Top 5 consumer PE player globally

• Co-developed the near term deal pipeline and led 2 deals in the agriculture and food operations spaces for a middle market PE fund Corporate Strategy – Led 5 long range strategy development exercise across Fortune 500 organizations across 3 continents

• Developed the 3-year strategic plan for the largest global QSRs in concert with 1000+ operators across NA to deliver 3% revenue lift

• Crafted board level strategy for F500 medical products supplier, drove sales strategy and led effort to reduce customer churn by 15%

• Led the 5-year apparel strategy development exercise for the largest eCommerce players in SE Asia to deliver 30%+ revenue growth Product Leadership – North America vertical General Manager for Orpheus, McKinsey’s procurement spend intelligence product

• Handpicked by McKinsey’s global procurement leadership to lead a team of 20+ for the product’s North America vertical

• Launched product, doubled the team and drove commercialization in NA market driving an ARR of $12M in the first 8 months

• Spearheaded the development of ML based approach to categorization to capture over $100M+ in savings across 10 clients in NA

• Envisioned and implemented a novel approach to capability building across clients to reduce the annual churn by 25%+ in 1 year Chief of Staff to the CEO, Ferrara Candy Company (Secondment) – $3B+ revenue confectionary giant in the NA market

• Led the integration management office and synergy capture program for over $50M for the integration with Nestle confectionary

• Designed and implemented the first 5-year long term planning exercise, orchestrating the C-suite to deliver a growth by 10%+

• Managed the day-to-day operations (interim) for Canada and Mexico BU for the Ferrara-Ferrero JV with $80M+ in revenue

• Defined and orchestrated the board agenda including strategic planning exercises, M&A strategy discussions and talent reviews Operating model – Led response to COVID-19 crisis in the CPG op model space and authored McKinsey’s COVID response

• Simplified and flattened the organizational structure of major food player to improve its productivity, and employee engagement

• Developed a novel approach to organization design and implemented for R&D teams for 4 CPG players driving speed of innovation Supply chain

• Led McKinsey’s national food security response during COVID-19 to improve throughput of charitable food supply chain by 2x

• Partnered with Minister of Transport, Govt. of India to develop the National Multi-Modal Grid to identify infrastructure projects to support the “Make in India” initiative leading to reduction in export times by 5 days and identification of 5 mega port locations Deutsche Bank, Corporate Investment Banking Mumbai, India Investment Banking Associate (May, 2013 – Jul, 2013)

• Analyzed the impact of norms like Basel III on the Listed Derivatives Clearing Business to help reduce capital outlay by $10M EDUCATION

Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) New Delhi, India Bachelor of Technology in Electrical Engineering specializing in Machine learning and Neural Networks

• Recipient of 3 Director's Merit Award (top 5% of students) and “Inlaks Award” for all-round excellence (1 of 3 students nationally) ADDITIONAL

• Avid scuba-diver with 50+ dives across Mexico, Maldives and SE Asia, novice hiker and fund-raiser for anti-animal cruelty causes

• Passionate about driving agricultural sustainability by changing consumer behavior through technology in the alt protein space

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