<a href="https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMibWh0dHBzOi8vbmV3cy5oYXJ2YXJkLmVkdS9nYXpldHRlL3N0b3J5L25ld3NwbHVzL3J1cGFsLWdhZGhpYS10by1oZWFkLW1iYS1hZG1pc3Npb25zLWFuZC1maW5hbmNpYWwtYWlkLWF0LWhicy_SAQA?oc=5" target="_blank">Rupal Gadhia to head MBA Admissions and Financial Aid at HBS</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;<font color="#6f6f6f">Harvard Gazette</font>

Rupal Gadhia to head MBA Admissions and Financial Aid at HBS - Harvard Gazette

Harvard Business School

Kettering University

Vice President, Branding and Communications at GENPACT

Brookline, Massachusetts, United States

Genpact

Vice President, Branding and Communications

- Co- led a new global practice for Interbrand focused on creating greater effectiveness and efficiencies in client marketing functions through organization design, change management, development of capabilities, and integration of processes and tools• Led the relationship for two of Interbrand’s largest clients by developing insights and recommendations to drive business growth and results• Managed large cross-functional teams (consisting of brand strategists, program managers, brand operations specialists, creative staff, and verbal strategists) in developing business, brand, verbal, and creative strategies and executions

Interbrand

Senior Director, Brand Strategy

- Managed the North American Strategy and Research team in developing insights and strategies across consumer brand clients (e.g., The Coca-Cola Company, Unilever, Kraft) as well as, corporate brand clients (e.g., Bank of America, Gannett, BlackRock).• Led all North American strategic client relationships and developed recommendations for clients on brand positioning, architecture, portfolio, messaging, naming, experience, go to market, packaging, innovation, and employee engagement strategies• Designed custom qualitative and quantitative research to develop strategic insights that influenced client brand and business strategies• Co-created and led the Brand Union Worldwide Strategy Council to share and standardize best practices in order to create consistency and excellence across the network

The Brand Union

Executive Director, Strategy & Research

Merger Integration Management – Consumer Products Companies	• Led three merger integrations including: developing targets and baselines for companies, leading client teams to identify synergy opportunities and best practices, and communicating progress to leadership • Achieved synergy targets ranging from $50-$120MM, created integration strategies, and developed internal and external communications plans for each merger Cost and Organization Restructuring – Media and Non-Profit Organizations	• Led client teams in restructuring human resources for approximately $50MM in savings at a media company.• Developed an organization redesign plan for a media company to increase efficiencies and communication across business units• Analyzed and developed recommendations to cut over $11MM in costs for a New York City museumSales, Marketing, and Growth Strategy – Consumer Products and Software Solutions Companies• Developed a capability prioritization and optimization strategy for a consumer products client to increase competitive advantage• Created a growth strategy and geographic expansion plan for a consumer products company • Modeled an analytical value-calculator for client sales teams’ use to calculate software solution benefits for potential customers

Booz & Company

Lead Associate

Advised a mid-sized IT company on strategic planning, branding, and organization design		• Developed and implemented a branding and marketing plan including: defining the brand, creating the messaging strategy, optimizing media investments, creating a promotions plan, developing a customer retention and acquisition strategy, and creating a global sales strategy	• Led a globally distributed team to develop a strategic business plan for six divisions to increase brand awareness, optimize product/service mix, and determine opportunities for growth• Created and implemented an organizational development plan including a MBO process and employee engagement program

Netlink Software Pvt Ltd.

Consultant

- Led licensed product, promotion, and nutrition initiatives for Kids’ Soups and SpaghettiOs• Directed the strategy redesign for the SpaghettiOs $100MM business to stem the decline of the brand to meet profit and volume goals• Led cross-functional teams, consisting of research and development, operations, creative, purchasing, and finance, and executed marketing strategy for the launch of three new licensed products, estimated at $21MM in yearly sales• Managed and collaborated with agencies to successfully create advertising, media, and online strategies for the kids portfolio

Campbell Soup Company

Senior Associate Brand Manager

- Managed the Classics Bread Line, $133MM business, representing almost half of Sara Lee Bread sales• Developed and executed the marketing plan for a bread launch that became one of Business Week’s Top Products of 2005  and led to #1 white bread ranking.  Determined the optimal product mix based on market research and led the launch implementation • Led cross-functional teams and agencies for consumer and trade plan development for Sara Lee’s $83MM white bread business• Successfully implemented competitive strategies to increase market share for the entire Sara Lee Bakery Portfolio

Sara Lee

Associate Brand Manager / Senior Associate Brand Manager

- Advised senior leadership on new business opportunities for fuel cells through customer needs, market trends and competitive analyses• Increased throttle body productivity by 33% while supervising an assembly line of 23 employees• Increased efficiency and reduced cost of product assembly through the implementation of lean manufacturing processes