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title: "Hemanth Tummala - Asst. Vice President - Strategy & Business Performance in Mumbai | Tal"
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# Hemanth Tummala on Tal

## Headline

AVP \- Business Performance & Strategy at ENIL \| Ex\-Viacom18 \| ISB \| IIT Guwahati

## About

Strategy leader with 13 years of experience in management consulting, business analytics, and sales strategy roles\. Advised C\-level executives of top global companies in Media, Textiles, Fitness, and Real Estate Services on how to grow their businesses, optimize processes, and transform operations with data\-driven solutions\. I hold an MBA from the Indian School of Business \(ISB\), where I graduated in the top 1\.5% of the class and made the Dean's list, and a B\.Tech\. from the Indian Institute of Technology \(IIT\) Guwahati\. Also a marathon runner and Super Randonneur\.

## Location

Mumbai

## AI stack

claude code

inception

meta

minimax

## Work experience

Asst\. Vice President \- Strategy & Business Performance at Gaana, Sep 2024 \- Present · 1 yr 10 mos, Mumbai, \- Leading business transformation, revenue acceleration, and margin expansion iniatives for Gaana \(audio streaming\) and Mirchi \(Radio, events & solutions\)\. \- Responsible for shaping long\-term strategy, execution through cross\-functional collaboration, and direct support to C\-suite on critical initiatives\.

Asst\. Vice President \- Strategy & Business Performance at Mirchi, Sep 2024 \- Present · 1 yr 10 mos, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

Senior Director \- Strategy and Consulting at Viacom18 Media Private Limited, Apr 2024 \- Sep 2024 · 6 mos, Mumbai, \- Worked as thought partner to CXO suite \- Led strategic planning, investor relations, and internal consulting projects\. \- Part of the core team that developed the Viacom18 \+ Star joint business plan

Director Corporate Strategy at Viacom18 Media Private Limited, Apr 2021 \- Mar 2024 · 3 yrs, Mumbai, \- Anchored JioCinema's FY24 entertainment operating plan \(AOP\), shaped content strategy and P&L models for India’s \#1 OTT platform\. \- Part of the core team that created a unified TV \+ Digital org structure for the entertainment business \- Took on additional responsibility as the interim head of the Data Sciences function for a year \(delivered ₹20\+ Cr in incremental revenue\)

Senior Manager Corporate Strategy at Viacom18 Media Private Limited, Jul 2019 \- Mar 2021 · 1 yr 9 mos, Mumbai, Unlocked tens of crores in recurring annual margins for Colors by recommending key distribution partnerships with cable operators\.

Manager \- Business Consulting Practice at Merilytics Inc\., Apr 2016 \- Apr 2018 · 2 yrs 1 mo, Hyderabad, \- Acted as a thought\-partner to CXOs of top global Real Estate Services, Fitness, Private Equity and Textile companies \- Advised CXOs on growth strategy, sales strategy, inventory optimization, pricing, white space identification and digital transformation \- Led teams of business analysts, associates and data scientists to deliver actionable insights through analytical solutions

Independent Director at RAASI REFRACTORIES LTD\., Aug 2015 \- Oct 2017 · 2 yrs 3 mos, Hyderabad Area, India, Served on the board of Raasi Refractories, a BSE listed public company

## Education

Master of Business Administration \- MBA, Finance and Marketing, Indian School of Business

MBA Exchange, Strategic Management and Entrepreneurship, Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus University

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