I’ve joined LinkedIn to assist the community with advice, guidance and contacts in the areas of Venture & Business Management, Corporate Strategy & Planning (Long-term Growth, Mergers & Acquisitions); Marketing and Sales (Top-line growth, Sales & Distributor Effectiveness,); Supply Chain Management (Value Stream Benchmarking, Product Portfolio Rationalization, Lean Manufacturing); Research & Development (R&D Strategy, and portfolio). Projects we can discuss: executing multiple initiatives, improving quality, new product development, transforming organizations, creating positive change, enhancing efficiencies and bolstering profitability. Please feel free to reach out to me directly via LinkedIn mail or send me an email at Rashi.Akki@comcast.net

Business Development Leader - Butamax @ From December 2014 to Present (1 year 1 month) Sales & Marketing Excellence Leader for Industrial Biosciences @ From November 2012 to December 2014 (2 years 2 months) Corporate Account Manager - Wholesale Channel, DuPont Nonwovens Business @ From March 2009 to December 2012 (3 years 10 months) Supply Chain Leader in DuPont Nonwovens @ From September 2004 to March 2009 (4 years 7 months) Top-Line Growth Leader, DuPont TiO2 White Pigments Business @ From January 2001 to January 2004 (3 years 1 month) Research & Development Manager @ From May 1995 to January 2001 (5 years 9 months)

PhD, Chemical Engg @ Georgia Institute of Technology From 1990 to 1995 MS, Chemical Engg @ University of Connecticut From 1988 to 1990 B. Tech, Chemical engg @ Osmania University From 1984 to 1988 Rashi Akki is skilled in: Channel Optimization, Key Account Management, Continuous Improvement, New Business Development, Supply Chain Management, Portfolio Management, R&D planning, Product Development, Strategy, Management, Six Sigma, Product Management, Polymers, Supply Chain, Leadership, Business Planning, Business Strategy, Lean Manufacturing, Business Development