Siddharth Kumar Bhardwaj

Experience

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  The Press Trust of India

  May 2008 - Oct 2010

  Research Analyst cum Market Correspondent

  Was tracking Dalal Street (Equity Market) from the Parliament Street (PTI HQ, New Delhi)

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  Tehelka

  Nov 2010 - Jan 2011

  Market Correspondent, FW

  Expanded my market beat with addition of commodity; As Market Correspondent was covering equity, debt as well as commodity market for Tekelka.com and its planned to be launched (which did not happen) pink paper FinancialWorld.

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  Adfactors PR

  Feb 2011 - May 2015

  Was responsible for Media Relations and Investors Relations for a set of companies. Also handled a State government department mandate in the tourism sector Moved to Mumbai from New Delhi to start my PR career with the #1 financial PR Agency of the time; Investor Relations and Media Relations were dual advantage skills that helped me to become an integrated communicator

  • Account Director

    Apr 2014 - May 2015

  • Senior Account Manager

    Apr 2012 - Mar 2014

  • Assistant Account Manager

    Feb 2011 - Mar 2012
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  RoomsTonite

  Jun 2015 - Sept 2015

  Head Of Corporate Communications

  Headed PR and Communications role at the last-minute hotel booking startup. As a part of the leadership team, was responsible for popularising the app and raising category awareness.

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  Adfactors PR

  Dec 2015 - now

  Adept at corporate and field-level communication, with a strong understanding of public policy and stakeholder engagement. Fosters an inclusive environment, manages teams, and provides constructive feedback for the career development of team members As a team and client lead, my responsibilities include overseeing communication strategy, account planning, media relations and supervision of the client's communication programme execution. Led the corporate reputation management programme for some of the largest manufacturing companies in the country.Navigated the pandemic by having continuous client and team engagement. Led the Investor Relations and Financial Communication mandate for several mid-sized companies, startups and FinTech. Expanded the portfolio through customer acquisitions. Moved to Corporate Reputation Management Practice in 2018 to lead and drive the corporate communication mandate of Tata Steel and Tata Power.

  • Senior Group Head

    Apr 2023 - now

  • Group Head

    Apr 2021 - Aug 2023

  • Senior Account Director

    Apr 2019 - Mar 2021

  • Account Director

    Dec 2015 - Mar 2019