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Looking for a commercial leader who can own the number?

Shantanu works with founders, CEOs, boards and executive search firms on senior revenue, growth and commercial transformation mandates — 25+ years of operating experience across India, the Middle East and international markets.

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For CEOs, boards, founders and executive search partners.

Mandate types

  • Chief Growth Officer
  • Chief Commercial Officer
  • Chief Revenue Officer
  • VP Growth
  • VP Sales
  • Commercial Director
  • Revenue / GTM Leadership
  • Country & Regional Growth Leadership

25+ years. Multiple markets. Real commercial responsibility.

₹303Cr
Company-reported

TBI Corn Limited reported ₹303Cr revenue from operations in FY 2025–26, the period during which Shantanu led commercial growth as VP & Head of Growth.

FY 2025–26

₹100Cr
Personally led

₹100Cr export business led across a 16-market international footprint.

TBI Corn Limited, current mandate

₹90Cr
Account originated

₹90Cr annualised recognised revenue contribution from the DFM Foods enterprise account — personally originated and developed.

Annualised run-rate at account maturity

97%
Personally led

97% forecast accuracy, achieved by installing commercial discipline across qualification, pipeline and operating cadence.

FY 2024–25 onward, TBI Corn Limited

What Shantanu can be hired to own

Revenue growth

  • Revenue strategy
  • Pipeline
  • Conversion
  • Forecasting
  • Sales performance

GTM

  • ICP definition
  • Market segmentation
  • Positioning
  • GTM architecture
  • Channel strategy

Market expansion

  • International markets
  • New geographies
  • Enterprise accounts
  • Partnerships

Commercial transformation

  • Reducing founder dependency
  • Sales systems
  • Revenue operations
  • Commercial cadence
  • Performance management

Strategic growth

  • New revenue streams
  • Enterprise growth
  • Expansion
  • Strategic accounts

The mandate usually starts when one of these becomes true.

  • Growth has stalled despite a strong product.
  • The founder is still carrying too much of the sales function.
  • Revenue is growing, but predictability is weak.
  • The company is entering new markets.
  • Sales needs professionalisation.
  • The board needs stronger commercial visibility.
  • Founder-led growth no longer works at current scale.
  • A new GTM strategy requires executive ownership.

Who I work best with

  • Founder-led companies entering their next stage
  • PE and VC-backed businesses requiring commercial acceleration
  • Established businesses undergoing commercial transformation
  • Companies entering new geographies
  • Businesses professionalising revenue leadership
  • Organisations that need a senior GTM and revenue operator

If the mandate is real, the conversation is worth having.

Send the role brief, or start with a direct conversation about scope, scale and fit.

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