First Name: Prasanna
Last Name: Vatkar
Email: vatkar@gmail.com
Country: Japan (日本): +81
Contact Number: 9043775008
Location (city): Tokyo
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/prasannavatkar/
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29 Jun 2024
Hello,
I am Prasanna Vatkar, past five years running my own executive search firm and freelance consulting, which
includes coaching and mentoring young talent in Japan as career and life coach.
In this regards, I am interested in role with you for –Business Coach – as a main reason to give back to Japanese society
which has given me so much in my career so far.
Attached is my detailed profile but key highlights are as below for your ready reference
• Indian national, total 29 years experience, married to Japanese national for 25 years, no children
• Japan Permanent Resident status (since 2006), based out of Japan past 26 years, fluent in Japanese,
English, Hindi and Marathi (last two are Indian languages)
• Last five years running my own consulting business as independent consultant
o Started own Executive search business, focusing mainly on pure play
strategy firms like AT Kearney, BCG, Alix Partners, KPMG, PwC, Deloitte, E&Y
o Help foreign companies to set up Japan legal entity, take their Rep Director role, open new office,
hire new team members and scale up the business with agreed upon KPIs
• Worked with Software solutions firm focused on Life Sciences sector to set up,
scaled the business to $2.2MM in one year
• Worked withRenewableEnergyfocusedsolutions firmfromUSA as Vice President & Head
of APAC region to set up and grow their regional business
• Presently working with Neilsoft Japan as head of APAC & Representative
Director of Japan entity
o Worked with Japanese SME firms to advise them for their
International business management/expansion
o Ongoing coaching and mentoring young talent in Japan for their careers and life
• Worked at KPMG Japan as Managing Director/Partner for three years – mandate was to expand Japanese
practice globally across Audit, Deal Advisory and Consulting Businesses
• Worked at GE Intelligent Platforms as General Manager for APAC region for nine
years –focused on Industrial sector, managed $75MM P&L with 160 people responsibility
• Prior to that worked in IT industry – three years each at Infosys and Cognizant in Japan – main focus
on Industrial sector
• Worked at Marubeni Corporation for five years – Automobile, Industrial Machinery &
Construction Machinery Business focus
• Worked at Tata Motors India – Automotive factory for three years as Engineer (chassis
assembly line, crankshaft maintenance line, paint shop, vendor development)
• Ability to attract and groom good talent
• Used to travel up to 70% of time – APAC regional and US HQ as required
• Seen as trusted executive by my teams, act as coach/mentor
• Worked across aisle, across geographies, across hierarchies – to take ownership of task
at hand and delivering consistently without any surprises
Hope the above gives you a flavor of my background. I believe my background would be a good match against your
requirements for this role of Business Coach.
You can reach me at vatkar@gmail.com or mobile telephone at +81-90-4377-5008. Look forward to hear from you.
Best regards
Prasanna Vatkar