Technopak Profile - December 2020

A brief profile www.technopak.com December 2020

Our focus sectors § Retail, consumer products & e-tailing § Fashion – textile & apparel § Food, food services, & agriculture § Skilling § Sustainability § Marketing services

India’s leading management consulting firm with 28+ years of experience in working with organizations across consumer goods and services. Founded on the principle of “concept to commissioning”, we partner our clients to identify their maximum-value opportunities, provide solutions to their key challenges and help them create a robust and high growth business models. who are we We have the ability to be strategic advisors providing customized solutions during the ideation phase, implementation guides through start-up assistance, and be a trusted advisor overall. Drawing from the extensive experience of 65+ professionals, Technopak focuses on three major divisions, which are Consulting (Retail, Consumer Products & E-tailing; Fashion (Textile, Apparel); Food Services & Agriculture; Sustainability) Skilling and Marketing Partnerships 3

what we do Business Strategy: Assistance in developing value creating strategies based on consumer insights, competition mapping, international benchmarking and client capabilities. Start-up Assistance: Leveraging operations and industry expertise to ‘commission the concept’ on turnkey basis. Performance Enhancement: Operations, industry & management of change expertise to enhance the performance and value of client operations and businesses. Due Diligence: Working with PE firms and strategic investors for commercial due diligence for investments in our sectors. Customer Insights: Holistic customer & shopper understanding applied to offer implementable business solutions. 4

a snapshot of services across divisions

Retail & Consumer Business Strategy Start-up Assistance Products Assisting in developing value-creating strategies Leveraging operations and industry based on market and industry insights, expertise to ‘commission’ the ‘concept’ competition mapping, International on a turnkey basis benchmarking, and client capabilities • Project Management • Organic Growth Strategy • Sourcing and Buying Implementation • Growth through Partnerships, JVs, and Mergers & • Organization Design and Creation • Supply Chain and Logistics Acquisitions • Retail Operations Framework • Market Feasibility Study • Post Implementation Assistance • Brand Strategy and Portfolio Management • Franchisee Identification • Competitive Benchmarking and Strategy • Innovation and New Product Development • Distribution Framework Development • Marketing Strategy • Real Estate Planning Capital Advisory Performance Enhancement Supporting business strategy and Analyzing operations and management of execution with comprehensive capital change to enhance the performance and value advisory in our industries of focus of client businesses • Mergers & Acquisitions • Productivity Enhancement • Due Diligence – Commercial • Merchandising and Category Management • Sourcing and Supplier Management Consumer Insights • Category Management Applying holistic consumer • Multi-Channel Management understanding to offer implementable • Distribution Effectiveness business solutions • Pricing, Promotions, and Range Architecture • Private Label Programs • Shopper Insights • Transformation and Change • Trends Insights • Design and Innovation Insights • Marketing Communications • Advertising and Promotions Effectiveness 6

fashion Fashion & Textiles textile & apparel Strategy & Planning operations • Business Entry • India Entry and Partnerships • Growth and Diversification • Industry Studies – Benchmarking Trends etc. Mergers & Acquisitions/JVs • Partner Search • Due Diligence • Investment Evaluation • Partnership Structure Training • Skill Enhancement • Soft Skills • Managerial Development Apparel Operations Performance Improvement Leveraging techno-managerial expertise for overall performance enhancement of client’s manufacturing facility; focus on development and implementation of result-oriented strategy Start-up Assistance Starting up apparel manufacturing businesses and plants, leveraging operations and industry expertise to ‘commission’ the ‘concept’ on a turnkey basis Skill Development Leveraging technical expertise for setting up operator training centres based on scientific methodology 7

food services Business Strategy • Opportunity Assessment • Identify Profitable Growth Opportunities • Evaluate Competitive Market Position • Predict and Plan for Growth • Prepare Well-informed Business Plans • Operating Model Assistance Unit Economics Improvement • Identify Concept Strength and Weaknesses • Revitalize Concept Positioning • Evaluate Menu, Price, Format, and Location Strategy • Develop Plan to Reach Out to New Consumer Groups • Improve Inventory Management • Evaluate and Rework Restaurant Employee Practices • Conduct and Establish Restaurant Audit Process Concept Development • Conceptualize Ideas • Market and Consumer Feasibility Study • Define Consumer Profile • Develop Menu and Price Offering • Project Growth Plan • Develop Detailed Business Plan • Prepare well-informed Business Plans Implementation Assistance • Manage Project Schedule • Coordinate on key activities like branding, IT system, supply chain, organizational structure • Develop Operations and Training Modules Consumer Insights • Trend and Consumption Insights • Shopper Insights • Segmentation Studies 8 • Product Testing

food & agriculture Business Strategy Sector Opportunity Scan • Opportunity Assessment • Industry/Sector-specific Snapshot • India Entry Strategy/Market Entry • Define Processing Mix or Crop Mix • Marketing and Procurement Planning Strategy • Equipment, Machinery, and • Competitive Assessment • Business Plan Development Infrastructure Planning • Business Expansion Plan • Land Use Planning • Develop Detailed Business Plan Supply Chain Assessment Implementation Assistance • Supply Chain Strategy • Inventory, Warehouse, and Logistics • Project Management Consulting • Construction Management Support Management • Process Re-Engineering Partner Search Performance Audit • Business Strategy for the Local Market • Revitalize Business Positioning • Evaluate Product, Price, Market, and • Identify and Shortlist Prospective Partner Location Strategy • Address Opportunities for • Schedule Meetings • Signing of MoU and Partner Selection Improvements • Conduct and Establish Plant Audit Sector/Consumer Insights Process • Trends and Consumption Insights • Segmentation Studies Turnkey Solutions • Product Testing • Feasibility Studies and Business Planning • Technology/Machinery Selection • Product Selection and Development • Implementation Support 9

sustainability Sustainability Strategy • Stakeholder Engagement • Current Audit / Assessment • Strategy and Performance • Implementation of Sustainability Goals • Business Expansion Plan ESG Reporting • Materiality Analysis • Reporting Requirements & Regulations • Sustainability Report • Social Impact Report New Business Opportunities • Opportunity Identification • New Business & Product Strategy • Implementation Assistance Sustainable Finance & Green Bonds • Sustainability Strategy for Value Creation • ESG Ratings Prioritization & Strategy • Capital Policies & Allocation • Impact Assessment 10

skill Skill Development Division of Technopak Typical project Approach is working with an objective of providing development & gainful employment to the unskilled Pre-training Phase livelihood youths after making them employable • Market Scan initiatives through new or improved skill sets. • Training Needs Assessment • Curriculum & Module We work across Central and State government and with Public sector Development enterprises to provide world class Skills • Mobilization & Selection of across various sectors as: Candidates 1. Apparel Manufacturing • Establishing Training Infrastructure 1. SMO • Recruitment & Training of Trainers 2. Merchandisers 3. Fashion Designers Training Phase 4. Industrial Engineers • Technical Training • Soft Skills Training / Life skills / 2. Retail (Sales Associate) 3. Beauty and Wellness Digital and financial Literacy • Computer Training 1. Hair Stylist • On-the-job Training 2. Asst. Beautician 3. Pedicurist/ Manicurist Post-training Phase 4. Hospitality & Tourism • Placement of Candidates 1. Front office executive • Feedback on Training Processes 2. Multicuisine Cook 3. F&B service steward and Candidates from Industries 5. IT/ITES • Post-placement Tracking 1. Field Technician 2. Computer peripherals & Counselling of Candidates 3. Social media Executive 6. Construction 1. Electrician 2. Others.. 11

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marketing services

marketing Technopak partners with best-in-class products and services companies services from our sectors, for marketing and account management. WGSN is the world's Yellow Messenger is the Octorite transforms Digital leading trend forecasting world’s first cognitive IOT into INTELLIGENCE transformation and analysis service, engagement cloud, powering of Things & People services and equipping style-driven automation for 100+ clients (IOTp) by providing solutions through businesses around the globally sensory insight, and actionable insights world with future The proprietary technology collaboration of by an IoT platform. intelligence and creative enables seamless people, machine & EcoEnergy is a inspiration on what's new orchestration between bots, processes. Carrier group and what's next through applications, and humans; Technopak partners company, and digital subscription and enabling enterprise-ready Octorite for enabling works across bespoke research implementation for managing RFID technology Industries. services. WGSN is head HR, Sales and Marketing, based processes in Technopak has quartered in UK. Customer Support and ITSM Apparel & Retail recently partnered Technopak has been a Automation, across business. EcoEnergy for the partner to WGSN for 13 industries.. Indian market years, and manages 350+ Technopak has recently clients in Indian sub- partnered with YM for India continent. and global markets www.wgsn.com www.yellowmessenger.com www.octorite.com www.ecoenergyinsights.com 16

leadership team

our Arvind Singhal Amit Gugnani Sanjay Sethi leadership Chairman Senior Vice President Senior Vice President team & Head, Apparel & Textiles & Head, Food & Sustainability Arvind founded Technopak, one of the Amit has been in the organization for over Sanjay is the Senior Vice President of the leading management consulting firms in 15 years, with a total experience of more Food & Agriculture Products division of India, in the year 1992 and has led the than 24 years in apparel manufacturing. Technopak. Sanjay has earlier worked with company to be the thought leader in all He has managed various projects involving Technopak for 2 years, and has joined back sectors relevant to the organization. entry strategies, business planning, in September 2020. He has a total of 29 He has an MBA (Finance & Marketing) feasibility studies, apparel plant start-up, years of work experience across Agri from the University of California, Los business process re-engineering, etc. for business, supply chain & distribution, Angeles (UCLA), USA along with a Bachelor leading national and international clients. Strategy and Sustainability. of Engineering degree from IIT-Roorkee. Amit holds a PG Diploma in Garment Sanjay graduated from Institute of Rural Manufacturing from NIFT with a Bachelor Management, Anand India and CCS in Textile Engineering degree from T.I.T.S, Haryana Agricultural University, Hisar, Bhiwani. India. He completed Executive Leadership Course from Yale Business School, New Ankur Bisen Haven - USA, in partnership with World Senior Vice President & Head, Retail & Business Council for Sustainable Consumer Goods Development Ankur has been a part of the organization Saloni Nangia for over 9 years bringing a total cross President functional experience of over 20 years in strategy, marketing, and business Saloni is the President of Technopak. She development acquired while working in has spent more than 25 years with India, China, and Europe. Technopak and has worked on strategy He has an MBA from Judge Business and implementation in Retail and School, University of Cambridge, UK and Consumer Products with clients from India, has done his undergraduate studies in Asia, Europe, and North America. Hotel Management from National Council Saloni has a Master’s in International of Hotel Management, Pusa. Business from Indian Institute of Foreign Trade and is a Science Graduate from Lucknow University. 18

For further information, please contact: Arvind Singhal Chairman [email protected] Saloni Nangia President [email protected]