Abhinas Kar linkedin.com/in/abhinas-kar
Sofia Karaanguelova linkedin.com/in/sofia-karaanguelova-digital
■ Career history: Program Test Manager, Tata Consultancy Services, UK IT Transformation Manager, Tata Consultancy Services, UK
■ Career history: Client Director, Microsoft, UK
Customer Solutions Manager, Microsoft, UK Manager, Search Advertising, Mediacom, UK Senior Search Planner, Mediacom, UK
Test Manager, Tata Consultancy Services, India Test Analyst, Tata Consultancy Services, India
■ Education highlights: Executive MBA, Warwick Business School, UK B.Tech, IT, Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology, India
■ Education highlights: Executive MBA, Warwick Business School, UK BA (Hons), International Business with Spanish and Italian, Regent’s University, UK Exchange Programme, Faculty of Business Studies, Universidad de Barcelona, Spain Exchange Programme, Faculty of Economics, Universitá Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Italy
■ Nationality: Indian
■ Languages: Odia (native)
■ Nationality: Bulgarian British
English (fluent) Hindi (fluent)
■ Career achievements: Currently leading a transformation project that will make monthly payments worth £1.7 billion to about 400,000 annuity holders in the UK and abroad. The transformation will also lay base for future business with the next five years being projected to about £600,000. Achieved cost savings worth £190,000 through various innovation techniques such as automation. Awarded ‘star of the quarter’ for the contribution. Developed a strong understanding of annuity as a product and trained the team, therefore enabling Tata Consultancy Services to gain business worth £240,000 per year due to the capability built into the team.
■ Languages:
Bulgarian (native) English (fluent) Spanish (basic) Italian (basic)
■ Career achievements: Led account teams and internal partners to deliver actionable territory and joint business plans, build strong C-suite relationships, and maximise Microsoft Advertising share of wallet. Consistently exceeded quota target for assigned portfolio (circa US$45 million per annum). Travel industry lead for UK travel Microsoft Advertising corporate clients. Led projects to accelerate the recovery of the marketplace post-Covid, collaborating internally to build travel specific ad solutions, identify supply/demand gaps, and operationalise opportunities with sales. Consistently contributed to building a better culture at Microsoft by participating and leading D&I activities. Organised and held inclusive marketing sessions with senior business leaders and mentored internal and external people looking to improve their digital and soft skills.
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