With 28 years of marketing, business development and channel sales experience; Dinesh has established himself as leader and marketer with a penchant for both quantitative and qualitative aspects of the profession. He has a strong understanding for what makes great brands tick the way they do and has an appreciation of campaigns that have branding at the forefront of the marketing strategy.
A University of Oregon graduate with majors in Finance and Marketing, his career has brought him through roles in film distribution, property leasing, brand and loyalty marketing, media and product development.
During his recent roles at National University of Singapore Society, he was responsible for $10,000,000 revenue and involved in sales and marketing membership programs that resulted in over $1,000,000 in new membership revenue. He currently is Vice President of Business Development APAC of global fintech company fundCount, where he is responsible for driving revenue in within the Private Equity, Fund Management, Fund Administration and Family Office. He has held various senior leadership positions at registered Institution of Public Character – The Foundation of Rotary Clubs where he was responsible to drive key fundraising campaigns that raised over $700,000 and was CEO for the Singapore Indian Chamber of Commerce where he was responsible for the organization for establishing national level events. Dinesh, has held sales and channel development roles MNCs in Samsung SDS’s Opentide, Fisher General Scientific and SuperBrands. In his roles across these organizations he has been instrumental in increase sales 30% to up to 10X.
Dinesh is a regular feature speaker in various marketing conferences and is a regular contributor to marketing journals. He has featured as a professional marketer in the Marketing Institute of Singapore’s magazine Marketer and contributed articles to their online magazine. He is a featured moderator and judge for startup pitch competitions.
He is a proud daddy of two and lives with his extended family, he loves sharing time and cooking for his loved ones. A self-confessed foodie, Dinesh enjoys spicy Asian delights, golf and reading business related books. As an active civic member of society, he served on management and working committees of, the Singapore Indian Education Trust, and is currently President of the Club Managers’ Association (Singapore) and Vice Chairman of Sikh Welfare Council. In his roles at these organizations, Dinesh taps on his marketing, advertising, and brand building backgrounds to further their causes.