Atul Sharma

CORPORATE experience

• Investor & Board Advisor, Singapore (March 2024 – Present)

  - Advised the buyout of the equity stake of a passive investor for an educational institution in Singapore and is currently evaluating a private debt and equity investment opportunity in an NBFC in the Philippines.

• CEO, Alchemy Investment Management, Singapore (July 2015 - Feb 2024)

  - Responsible for investing USD 250 m in listed equities. Nominated for industry awards in 3 of 8 years for best performing Indian fund by HFM Asia.

• CEO, FDI Capital, Singapore (Nov 2009 - Jun 2015)

  - Setup a private investment advisory business to enable strategic investors to identify, validate and kickstart business ventures.
  - Worked on several long duration initiatives and due diligence across industries and saved over USD 50m for clients.

• Co-Founder, Real Estate Private Equity Fund (Jan 2008 - Oct 2009)

  - Co-founder, with Prozone, of a real estate fund with a mandate to invest in mixed used developments in tier two towns in India.
  - Obtained a commitment of USD300m from a Sovereign Wealth Fund. The fund was mothballed due to the 2008 global financial crisis.

• CFO, Prozone Realty (Jan 2006 - Dec 2007)

  - As the CFO during the startup phase, was responsible for developing the business/growth plan, valuation of several SPV / assets across India, capital raising from private equity and finding a JV / strategic partners.

• Managing Director, Cedar Consulting, Singapore (Sep 2004 - Dec 2005)

  - Specialist advisory firm with origins linked to Renaissance Worldwide, founded by Kaplan & Norton, the creators of the Balanced Scorecard concept. Advised Walt Disney, Bharati Airtel, and United Nations on various business initiatives.

• Vice President, Stern Stewart & Co, S.E Asia (Aug 2000 - Sep 2004)

  - Stern Stewart is the creator of the corporate finance concept of EVA (Economic Value Added) and the associated corporate finance and strategy applications.
  - Advised Singapore Government Ministries, Temasek Holdings, and Temasek group companies on issues related to strategy, performance improvement, valuations, M&A, performance measures, restructuring, etc.

• Manager, Strategy Practice, Accenture, Singapore (Jan 1998 - Aug 20000)

  - Advised clients like Unilever, Telekom Malaysia, Singapore Government, Shenyang/China Government, Hewlett Packard Computers, etc. on issues related to product pricing, distribution, portfolio growth, new business ventures, economic development, post-merger synergies & integration, etc.

• Consultant, Coopers & Lybrand East Asia, Singapore (Aug 1995 - Dec 1997)

  - Advised clients like Boehringer, Pfizer, Digital Computer, and Philips on issues related to TAM, demand sizing, market entry, competitor analysis, distribution channels, and sales service and developed the electronics industry cluster development & FDI masterplan for the Government of Philippines.

• Analyst, Andersen Consulting, Stockholm, Sweden (May 1992 - Jul 1993)

  - Design, programming & testing of a large-scale custom-built enterprise technology platform for ICA Partihandel.

• Analyst, Arthur Andersen, Mumbai, India (Jan 1990 - Apr 1992)

  - Advised Vedanta Resources, distressed textile mills, Reliance Industries, and Unilever to reduce headcount, reduce costs, improve processes, turnaround plant operations, improve working capital, technology deployment, etc.