Raakesh is a dynamic, result driven professional with 24+ years of diverse and enriching experience in Banking, Telecom and Hospitality. He has proven expertise in Business Planning, New Business Development, Sales Leadership, Credit Risk, Cross Selling, Retail Banking, Customer Relationship Management, Establishing Scalable Processes and Restructuring Systems, Loan administration, Liabilities Acquisition, Leading and Mentoring large cross functional team with an aim to drive organisational performance. He worked in Hotel industry for 4 years and then moved to upcoming Telecom Industry in 1999. Subsequently he plunged into banking , starting with HDFC Bank. Raakesh was one of the initial hires purely into CASA Acquisition as Area Sales Manager. After a 2 year stint with HDFC Bank, he joined Kotak Mahindra Bank and rose through ranks becoming Vice President within 4 years. He has Loan Distribution experience ranging from ticket size of Fifty thousand to Fifty Crore.