Kasturi Ghatak

I have unconditional work rights to live and work in Australia for 5 years by virtue of my 491 Visa. I have a positive skill assessment from Vetaassess

Results-driven research professional with extensive experience in leading and managing complex research projects. Recognized for strong team collaboration and achieving results under tight deadlines. Highly adaptable and dependable, with expertise in data analysis and strategic planning. Track record of fostering collaborative environments and achieving project milestones efficiently. I have15 years of work experience. I have worked in sectors like FMCG Health Care, Education, Media, Microfinance, Telecom, Retail, E-commerce, Insurance, Textile, Foods, Tobacco, Alcohol and government research spanning across the globe for top tier clients. Strong stakeholder management skills. Adept at understanding the client business problems, therefore designing potential solutions by conducting right kind of market research and assisting clients in business/strategy/policy development.

• Guest lecturer at Thunderbird school of global management (Arizona State University)
• Guest Lecturer at Praxis Business School, Kolkata
• Executive Committee Member of CII-Women’s network Kolkata Co-chairing the Mentor-Mentee taskforce – 2024-2025
• Executive Committee member of CII (Confederation of Indian industries)- Women’s chapter for New Delhi and was a part of the digital literacy & Art & culture vertical leadership. - 2023-2024
• Built and established the consumer health research team of IQVIA - South Asia
• Led the PRIDE Chapter for Nielsen India
• Led the Godrej alliance for parents.
• Provided complete/turnkey solution to Department of micro, small and medium enterprise and Textile, Government of West Bengal for revamping organizations like Biswa Bangla, Manjusha and Tantuja
• Worked on several alcohol related projects for Pernod Ricard and aware of the details of how the Alcohol industry works and therefore adept at uncovering ways for Alcohol free/healthier life.
• Business development in the eastern market for qualitative research division of Nielsen India. Started from scratch and exceeded the yearly target (67K USD) for 2019 and brought in revenue of more than 200K USD within the first 3 quarters of the year.
• Responsible for successfully pitching and signing a one-year contract with Women's World Bank for conducting their India based market research projects.
• Developed a proposal along with the quantitative team of Nielsen UAE (United Arab Emirates) to successfully commissioned a multi country (7 countries) project from the Foundation for a Smoke Free World.
• Recipient of the 'How' Award for new possibility thinking through market analysis, for effective re-launching of the Godrej No. 1 Honey Glycerin soap, which became a huge success while working for Godrej Consumer Products ltd.
• Awarded for exemplary performance for conducting training for the new brand managers at Godrej on Market research techniques.
• Nominated (few people within the organization were selected for future leadership roles) and successfully completed 'Stepping into Leadership program' conducted by Godrej