Rajnesh Prasad

Experience

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  The University of the South Pacific

  Feb 2003 - Nov 2003

  Tutor - Computing Science & Information Systems

  The role required to take tutorials for students including practical lab exercises. The students were doing programming and networking and my role was to teach and guide them on this. I was also responsible to marking their assignments and assessing them on their course work for the units.

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  Vodafone Fiji

  Dec 2003 - Jan 2014

  Responsible for Business Development, Data & Broadband, Retail shop operations, Dealer management, Value Added Services, Business Intelligence, Customer Value Management & Roadshow operations driving sales for revenue growth and new customer acquisition from the mass consumer market in Fiji. Responsible for driving business development and growth across all data products and services on mobile internet and broadband services being the largest product revenue portfolio for Vodafone and area for network investment and development. Setting product roadmap for next generation of data products and services on the data network to drive revenue and customer adoption. The role involved managing new business development initiatives in the company including exploring new business opportunities across business verticals, technological innovations, and leading digitalization at Vodafone. This role also included customer relationship management, customer value management, strategy formulation and execution based on data-specific business decision support system. Responsible for heading product development initiatives through R&D in the company, implementation of SMS and Value-Added Services as well as planning of new services and aligning marketing processes to promote current and new products. I also played an instrumental role in facilitating deliverables required for new products and services, strategic planning, technical development, and budget management. The role required to provide technical development services in SMS and value-added services. My responsibilities included providing all required reports in the value-added section and ensuring that all procedures adhere to ISO standards. I was also responsible for the daily maintenance and day to day management and operations of the VAS systems. This included daily routines, programming, and upgrades to the systems.

  • Head of Sales

    Sept 2013 - Jan 2014

  • Head of Data & Broadband Services

    Feb 2013 - Aug 2013

  • Head of Business Development

    Jan 2012 - Jan 2013

  • Technical Manager - Consumer Applications

    Jan 2006 - Dec 2011

  • Engineer - Data Services

    Dec 2003 - Dec 2005
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  Vodafone Fiji

  Feb 2019 - Jul 2019

  Chief Commercial Officer (CCO)

  Responsible for devising business strategies for revenue growth and customer retention with key focus on product development, new propositions, plans, promotions, strategic planning, and data intelligence for strategic business decisioning, driving efficiency and managing rollout of new products on ICT, Cloud services, digital and enterprise connectivity solutions.

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  Vodafone Fiji

  Aug 2020 - Feb 2021

  Chief Operating Officer (COO)

  Responsible for the whole frontline operations of Vodafone Fiji including sales & marketing, business & enterprise development, retail services, business verticals, ICT strategy and digital financial services with an expansion into ICT service offerings, cloud services and corporate connectivity solutions focusing on business growth and operational efficiency. Managing budgets, financial reports and leading product development and technological innovation across the business.

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  Vodafone Fiji

  Jul 2023 - now

  Regional Chief Marketing Officer (RCMO)

  Responsible for leading and driving business growth across at Vodafone Fiji and other Pacific entities (Samoa, Papua New Guinea, Vanuatu, Cook Islands, American Samoa) including business remodeling, innovative product development, strategic planning, commercials, sales & marketing, and digital transformation.