Bhupesh Kumar Top-Executive
A results-drive leader with 20+ years of experience spanning infrastructure investing, strategic leadership and value creation across Energy, Renewables, Transport & Logistics, and Digital Infra in Asia-Pac/ME, US, EU.
Proven track record in sourcing proprietary opportunities, executing complex M&A, leading business turnarounds and corporate restructuring, incubating and scaling up greenfield businesses, and actively managing portfolio companies to unlock shareholder value
Combines an “owner-operator” mindset with deep experience in investment, strategy, and operational execution, and recognized for hands-on value creation leadership and active engagement with Boards to deliver long term returns
Headquarters:
Singapore, Singapore
Followers:
2147
Title:
Director - Portfolio Development Group
Company:
Temasek
Company Website:
https://temasek.com.sg
Company Linkedin:
https://www.linkedin.com/company/temasek-holdings/
Company Founded In:
1974
Company Size:
501-1000
Current Job Duration:
2 yrs 6 mos
Country:
Singapore
Work Experience:
Title: Director - Portfolio Development Group
Company: Temasek
Company URL: https://www.linkedin.com/company/temasek-holdings/
Industry: Financial Services
Company Size: 501-1000
Location: On-site
Country: None
Employment Type: Full-time
Start At: 01-2024
Ends At: Present
Description: • Leading the coverage of Temasek's portfolio companies in the Energy and Infra sectors.
• Leveraging owner-operator mindset and active hands-on approach to drive value creation, strategic transformations, M&A, and operational improvements to unlock shareholder value
• Identify value creation levers across P&L / capital structure and develop turnaround plan for businesses
• Provide shareholder perspectives and lead key stakeholders' engagement across Board and Senior Management
Title: Director - Infrastructure Investments
Company: Temasek
Company URL: https://www.linkedin.com/company/temasek-holdings/
Industry: Financial Services
Company Size: 501-1000
Location: Singapore
Country: None
Employment Type: None
Start At: 06-2018
Ends At: Present
Description: • Led Temasek's direct investing in control/co-control themed opportunities in Asia, in partnership with EQT Infra, a global PE fund.
• Focus sectors across Energy Transition, Digital Infrastructure, Transport & Logistics, Social Infrastructure
• Developed Asia-Pac Focused investment strategy and capital deployment plan to optimize IRR / MOIC
• Originated proprietary deals and greenfield platform opportunities by leveraging local networks & founder relationships
• Built a network of advisors across industry, government, operational experts for due-diligence support and Board roles
Title: Director - Investments (Enterprise Development Group)
Company: Temasek
Company URL: https://www.linkedin.com/company/temasek-holdings/
Industry: Financial Services
Company Size: 501-1000
Location: On-site
Country: None
Employment Type: Full-time
Start At: 07-2016
Ends At: 05-2018
Description: • Incubate and scale up new platforms/businesses working alongside the management teams, with an aim to build regional or global champions for Temasek
• Developing initial investment thesis, execution roadmap, hiring key management personnel and Board, and the capital deployment plan for platform scale up.
• Developed the investment thesis and platform setup to pivot Ascendas-Singbridge, an industrial real estate developer, into a $2b regional hyperscale/wholesale Datacenter platform - later acquired by CapitaLand as part of S$11b acquisition
Title: Director, Portfolio Management
Company: Temasek
Company URL: https://www.linkedin.com/company/temasek-holdings/
Industry: Financial Services
Company Size: 501-1000
Location: Singapore
Country: None
Employment Type: None
Start At: 04-2014
Ends At: 06-2016
Description: None
Title: Associate Director, Portfolio Management
Company: Temasek
Company URL: https://www.linkedin.com/company/temasek-holdings/
Industry: Financial Services
Company Size: 501-1000
Location: Singapore
Country: None
Employment Type: None
Start At: 10-2011
Ends At: 03-2014
Description: None
Title: Board Member and Investment Committee Member
Company: O2 Power
Company URL: https://www.linkedin.com/company/30932402/
Industry: None
Company Size: None
Location: Singapore
Country: None
Employment Type: None
Start At: 11-2019
Ends At: 04-2025
Description: • Established a greenfield renewables platform in India from ground up, jointly funded by Temasek and EQT Infra with an initial commitment of US$500m
• Operationalized the platform from inception including setting up the corporate structure, hiring CXO team and incepting internal processes and governance protocols. Acted as CIO/CFO/COO during the early start-up phase
• Served as a Board Director & Investment Committee member with an active “hands-on” approach – provided strategic & financial oversight to CXO team on capital allocation & deployment
• Executed multiple asset M&A and divestments to accelerate platform scale up
• Within 5 years, O2 scaled up to become one of the fastest growing renewable IPPs in India with a total contracted portfolio of ~6GW across both Utility and C&I verticals
• Delivered a landmark exit with top tier investor returns - ranks as the single largest transaction in deal value in the Indian Renewables sector
Title: Director, Infrastructure Investments (Secondment)
Company: EQT Group
Company URL: https://www.linkedin.com/company/eqt-group/
Industry: Financial Services
Company Size: 1001-5000
Location: Singapore
Country: None
Employment Type: Full-time
Start At: 05-2019
Ends At: 04-2025
Description: None
Title: Board Observer
Company: Clifford Capital
Company URL: https://www.linkedin.com/company/clifford-capital/
Industry: Financial Services
Company Size: 51-200
Location: Singapore
Country: None
Employment Type: Part-time
Start At: 08-2016
Ends At: 07-2018
Description: • Clifford Capital, a specialist provider of project finance and structured finance solutions to Infra, Offshore & Marine, and Shipping sectors
• Incubated by Temasek and other financial partners with an initial commitment of US$350m
• Worked with the management team in scaling up the business and implementing new growth initiatives
• oversaw the transformation from a single product, passive “Originate and Hold” model to a multi-products, “Originate and Distribute” model
Title: Case Team Leader
Company: Bain & Company
Company URL: https://www.linkedin.com/company/bain-and-company/
Industry: Management Consulting
Company Size: 10001+
Location: Singapore, India
Country: None
Employment Type: None
Start At: 07-2010
Ends At: 10-2011
Description: • Private Equity Practice: commercial due-diligence, post-acquisition 100-day plans, and value creation opportunities for investee companies of Private Equity clients
• Corporate Strategy Practice: corporate strategy, strategic reviews, market entry, product expansions, corporate M&A, M&A integration, and organizational improvement
• >20 commercial DDs and >15 corporate strategy assignments across India, SE Asia, Africa
Title: Consultant
Company: Bain & Company
Company URL: https://www.linkedin.com/company/bain-and-company/
Industry: Management Consulting
Company Size: 10001+
Location: Singapore
Country: None
Employment Type: Full-time
Start At: 08-2008
Ends At: 06-2010
Description: None
Education:
School: INSEAD
Degree: MBA
Field: Business Management
Period:
School: Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi
Degree: B Tech
Field: Industrial and Mechanical Engineering
Period:
School: Mother's International School
Degree: Sciences
Field:
Period:
Headline:
Infrastructure Investments | Private Equity | Business Transformation & Value Creation |
Building & Scaling New Businesses |
Energy Transition and Renewables | Digital & Telecom Infra | Transport & Logistics I Aviation
Connections:
2049
Languages:
Bahasa Indonesia, English, Hindi
Skills:
Financial Modeling, Private Equity, Valuation, Management Consulting, Due Diligence, Strategy, Market Entry, Business Strategy, Emerging Markets, Corporate Finance, Mergers & Acquisitions, Corporate Development, Growth Strategies, M&A experience, Business Development, Business Analysis, Competitive Analysis
Experience:
Title: Director - Portfolio Development Group
Company: Temasek
Location: Singapore
Start: Jan 2024
End: Present
Title: Director - Infrastructure Investments
Company: Temasek
Location: Singapore
Start: Jun 2018
End: Present
Title: Director - Investments (Enterprise Development Group)
Company: Temasek
Location: Singapore
Start: Jul 2016
End: May 2018
Title: Director, Portfolio Management
Company: Temasek
Location: Singapore
Start: Apr 2014
End: Jun 2016
Title: Associate Director, Portfolio Management
Company: Temasek
Location: Singapore
Start: Oct 2011
End: Mar 2014
Title: Board Member and Investment Committee Member
Company: O2 Power
Location: Singapore
Start: Nov 2019
End: Apr 2025
Title: Director, Infrastructure Investments (Secondment)
Company: EQT Group
Location: Singapore
Start: May 2019
End: Apr 2025
Title: Board Observer
Company: Clifford Capital
Location: Singapore
Start: Aug 2016
End: Jul 2018
Title: Case Team Leader
Company: Bain & Company
Location: Singapore, India
Start: Jul 2010
End: Oct 2011
Title: Consultant
Company: Bain & Company
Location: Singapore
Start: Aug 2008
End: Jun 2010