Business Development Manager

Seeking a Business Development position in the Middle East

RELEVANT EXPERIENCE & ACCOMPLISHMENTS
Business development in the oil and gas sector.
Business staregies and plans for natural gas and LNG.
Team Leader of the India Marketing Team to study the markets for Iran LNG in India (western and northern states), Mediterranean region of Europe and the Asia Pacific region.
Team member of the Reliance Negotiations Team for Natural Gas/LNG supply in the Iran LNG Project.
Coordinated the Lucknow City Gas Distribution techno-economic feasibility study for BC Gas International, Vancouver, Canada
Established and headed the office of Coastal Petroleum Overseas N.V., a subsidiary of Coastal Corporation, Houston, USA in India.
Identified and evaluated several potential investment projects in Coastal Petroeum: LPG importation, storage and distribution project; lubricant blending, packaging and marketing; petroleum product terminalling project; LNG and electric power generation India and Bangladesh.
Successfully developed and commissioned two business opportunities as core team member for Coastal in a joint venture in India and Bangladesh.
Provided consulting services to BHP Petroleum, Australia for investment in the energy sector in India.
Coordinated gas distribution studies independently and with British Gas and Gaz de France.
Initiated several gas marketing efforts,like developing of strategies for increasing sales revenue and improving customer base in GAIL, and negotiated and closed several Gas Sale and Purchase Contracts.
EMPLOYMENT HISTORY
International Energy Group, Business Development Manager, Dubai
October 2006-to date
Reliance Industries Limited, LNG and Natural Gas Business Group, New Delhi
Vice President, Jan. 8, 2001 to Jan. 17, 2006
BC Gas International Inc. , Vancouver, Canada/India
April, 1999 to Jan., 2001.
Coastal Petroleum Overseas N.V., a subsidiary of The Coastal Corporation, USA
Director, Business Development in New Delhi Nov. 1994 to March, 1999
Worked independently with several Indian & international companies (BHP Petroleum and Marubeni Corporation) in the downstream sector of the oil
Energy Consultant, New Delhi, India and in Doha, Qatar 1991 to 1994
Gas Authority of India Limited, New Delhi.
D. Manager, Marketing & Planning 1986 to 1991
IBP Co. Ltd. India.
Senior Sales Officer 1975 to 1984

Bachelors Degree in Chemical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee, India.
Diploma in Business Management, Indira Gandhi National Open University, New Delhi, India.
Training programme leading to Diploma in Natural Gas Technology & Marketing, Consumers’ Gas Company, Toronto, Canada.

Registered Energy Consultant with Asian Development Bank, Manila...1992 to 1998.
Member of All India Management Association and Noida Management Association.
Editor, Chemical Engineering Students Society 1972-74.
Member of University Field Hockey and Squash Racquets Team

A business development and marketing background with over 25 years of experience in the oil and gas sector. Strengths include business development, marketing, conceptual plans and strategies with a global perspective. Strong net working skills including contacts in the oil and gas sector, both in the public sector and multinationals. A team player with a university degree in Chemical engineering.