Mr. Koushik Rudra is a Bachelor in Commerce, Chartered Financial Analyst, Cost and Works Accountant and a Company Secretary. A multi-faceted finance professional, Koushik started his career in 1991 by promoting an export business, and followed it up with a stint in the Transport Corporation of India as Manager, Accounts and Finance. Koushik has also worked with Bata India Ltd. as Manager - Costing, and in a US-based software company at Hyderabad as a Product Manager developing finance products in Capital Markets and Financial Services. Koushik has also worked with the Institute of Chartered Financial Analysts of India (ICFAI) as a Professor of Finance, and as Academic Head – MBA Finance in Magnus School of Business (a chain of business schools promoted by ICFAI), and has also supervised the Consulting Division of Magnus School of Business. He is also a Domain Consultant and Professional Trainer in the Finance domain for some leading companies in Hyderabad such as Satyam, Ness and Franklin Templeton; and a Visiting Professor at the Institute of Chartered Financial Analysts teaching Investment Banking and Financial Services. Koushik has also authored books in the areas of Financial Accounting, Investment Banking and Merger and Acquisitions. Koushik is the founder and CEO of ECOFIN Global Consulting, a management-consulting firm since 2006. Koushik’s adaptability to different business situations, his motivational and problem solving skill sets make him the nucleus of the ECOFIN team. His expertise in the Finance and Strategy domains is the guiding inspiration to the team. Koushik is primarily responsible for business development, defining processes, project planning and quality management. Besides, Koushik plays an active role in understanding client requirements & communicating the same to the team.

Sector of Activity:

Construction, Education, Energy Oil/Gas, FMCG & Retail, Healthcare, Hospitality, Infrastructure, Pharma, Public Private Partnerships, Tourism, Agriculture, Mining, Media, Real Estate

Business Advisory Consulting Experience:

Banking-Finance - High Experience (15 years)
Construction - High Experience (12 years)
Energy - High Experience (12 years)
FMCG & Retail - Very High Experience (15 years)
Government - High Experience (1 years)
Healthcare - High Experience (10 years)
Hospitality - Very High Experience (15 years)
Industrial - Some Experience (5 years)
Infrastructure - High Experience (9 years)
Pharma - High Experience (8 years)
Real Estate - High Experience (7 years)
Telecom - High Experience (15 years)
Tourism - Very High Experience (15 years)

Project Director:

Banking-Finance, Education, Energy Oil/Gas, EPC, FMCG & Retail, Fashion, Government, Healthcare, Hospitality, Luxury Goods, Medical Devices, Renewal Energy, Technology, Telecom
High Expertise (15 years)
I am nucleus of the ECOFIN team due to my adaptability to different business situations, my motivational and problem solving skills. My expertise in the Finance and Strategy domains is the guiding inspiration to the team. For all research and consulting projects of ECOFIN, I am primarily responsible for business development, defining processes, project planning and quality management. Besides, I also play an active role in understanding client requirements & communicating the same to the team.

Industrial Experience:

Banking-Finance - High Experience (15 years)
From 2006, my firm ECOFIN has worked as research partner and consultant to various banks and investment banking companies such as Al Rajhi Bank, Samba Bank, TeamOne, Jadwa Financial Services in Saudi Arabia, Bank Dhofar in Oman, Emaar Financial Services in UAE, Andhra Bank in India, etc. We prepared credit appraisal models, customer evaluation models, suggested NPA management strategies, as well as advice on the institution’s investment strategies and decisions supported by appropriate research.
Construction - High Experience (12 years)
My firm ECOFIN is working in the construction sector for more than a decade and have worked with companies such as Yamamah Cement, Bin Sammar Group and Sadeem Al Khair in Saudi Arabia, some real estate and construction companies in India such as SM Group, CPR Constructions, PVR Developers, Bheema Cements, etc. where we prepared market studies, techno feasibility studies, valuation reports as well as marketing strategies.
Energy - High Experience (12 years)
My firm ECOFIN is working in the research and advisory domain in Saudi Arabia since 2006. On behalf of Al Rajhi Bank, Samba Bank and Riyad Bank we have prepared research reports including valuation reports of SABIC, Sipchem, Nama Chemcials etc.
FMCG & Retail - High Experience (15 years)
This is an industry where my firm has worked for companies from various regions such as Al Hokair Group, Hamil Al Musk, Jarir Marketing, Almarai, etc. in Saudi Arabia, Dixy Group in Russia, Café Coffee Day in India to name a few.
Government - Mid Experience (13 years)
My firm ECOFIN has worked with Tourism Ministry of Saudi Arabia in the capacity of Strategic Advisors. WE have also worked with some state governments of India as advisors on tourism sector. Currently we are doing a PPP airport project in Indonesia.
Healthcare - High Experience (10 years)
We have been working in this sector for a decade or more preparing feasibility studies and market studies for many prestigous healthcare groups and feasibility studies for many healthcare projects in various regions such as Middle East and Asia etc. Clientele includes Jeddah National Hospital, Mashafi Healthcare Group in Asia, Mission Hospital, KPC Medical College & Hospital and Smilon in India etc.
Hospitality - High Experience (12 years)
Tourism and Hospitality is one of our strong domains where we have worked and working with various resorts, luxury hotels and business hotels as well as theme parks in Saudi Arabia, Oman, Kuwait, India, Nepal, Indonesia etc. Some of our prestigious clientele include Saudi Hotels and Resorts Company, Vivanta (India), Leela Group (India), Shangrila (Singapore), Svatma (India) etc. For hospitality projects, we offer from project conceptualization, designing, capital structuring to implementation.
Industrial - Mid Experience (5 years)
My team in ECOFIN has reasonable exposure in the Industrial segment and has worked for a few industrial projects in Saudi Arabia as well as India.
Infrastructure - High Experience (9 years)
We have worked in research and advisory at the capacity of a consultant to some road projects, port projects as well as infrastructure companies in Saudi Arabia and India, and currently working on an airport project in Indonesia.
Pharma - High Experience (12 years)
My team in ECOFIN has worked research and advsiory for pharma sector in various countries such as Saudi Arabia, Sweden and India. Some of our prestigous clientele include Oasmia Pharmaceuticals (Sweden), Divis Lab (India) etc.
Real Estate - High Experience (7 years)
My team in ECOFIN has worked in the Real Estate Sector in Middle East and India with companies such as Emaar Group in UAE, Patel Engineering in India etc.
Telecom - High Experience (15 years)
We are working in this sector for one a half decades. Companies we worked for includes Saudi Telecom Company, AL Watan Cables in Saudi Arabia, RPG Cables in India to name a few. Currently one of our ongoing project is a submarine cable project connecting Asia and Africa.
Tourism - High Experience (15 years)
Tourism is one of our strongest domains where we have been consultants to Saudi tourism ministry as well as tourism ministries to some of Indian states, assisting them in policy designing. We are also incubating some big ticket tourism projects in Nepal as well as Middle East.
Others - High Experience (10 years)
Agriculture is another sector in which our team has worked in various regions such as MENA and ASEAN. Our most prestigous clientele in this segment is the Singapore headquartered the global agri major Wilmar.