Deepali Naair — CEO
Deepali is the Group CMO for CKA Birla Group since March 2023. Just before this she was the Director Digital Sales, Bengaluru Digital Sales Centre for IBM. She is also the Digital Sales Centre Growth Leader for JAPAC at IBM. In the past she has served as CMO for IBM in India & South Asia. She is also a podcast host to a successful series called "Being CEO with Deepali Naair". (link: https://www.aawaz.com/en/listen/being-ceo-with-deepali-naair/ ) Before IBM, she led Marketing and Digital at IIFL Wealth group of Companies. She was also a non-executive member of the Board at IIFL Wealth Finance. In financial services, she has held leadership positions with L&T Insurance & HSBC. She has also worked with Tata Motors, BPL Mobile, Draft FCB-Ulka; was the Marketing Manager for Saffola and Mediker at Marico. She headed Products and Marketing at HSBC Global Asset Management and at L&T insurance she was Head – Marketing, Digital Sales and Customer Service. She led Marketing, Digital, Analytics, Inventory Sales at Mahindra Holidays as Chief Marketing Officer. Both Digital & Inventory Sales saw tremendous growth under her leadership. She gets invited to speak at technology & digital forums across the country and abroad. She has been a jury member numerous times for AdClub’s EMVIES, EFFIES, ABBYs; IAMAI Digital awards & ECHO awards. Selected Awards & Recognition: 2021, Team of the year award by The Economic Times Most promising Tech Marketers 2020, CMO of the year award by The Economic Times Most promising Tech Marketers 2020, Pitch CMO Award - The CMO Transformation Award 2019, Recognised as Super 30 CMOs in India by jury convened by IAMAI 2020, 2019, 2018 (3 years) IMPACT's list of 50 Most Influential Indian Women 2015, ‘Content Marketer of the Year’ award by DMAi 2014, SocialSamosa listed Deepali one of the top 8 futuristic brand heads in India. 2012, PaulWriter top 50 CMOs for the Marketing & IT Recognition (M.IT.R) program for using technology to enhance marketing. Based in Mumbai, Deepali enjoys teaching and has mentored MBA students at top management institutes. In the past she has been on the marketing advisory council of SPJIMR, BITSoM, IIM Udaipur and Nirma University. She also mentors women led start-ups. She is a sought-after speaker on subjects of Leadership, Marketing, Culture Transformation and Digital Transformation. She can be reached on Twitter @deepalinaair
Stackforce AI infers this person is a Marketing Executive with expertise in Digital Transformation and Brand Strategy across Financial Services and Hospitality sectors.
Location: Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Experience: 32 yrs 10 mos
Skills
- Sales & Marketing
- Leadership
- Marketing Communications Planning
- Product Marketing
- Digital Transformation
- Brand Strategy
- Logo Design
- Lead Generation
- Strategic Planning
- Marketing Operations
- Research
- B2c Marketing
Career Highlights
- Led digital transformation initiatives across multiple organizations.
- Recognized as a top CMO in India for three consecutive years.
- Mentored numerous women-led startups and MBA students.
Work Experience
Biocon Biologics
Global Head – Brand & Corp Communications (8 mos)
CKA Birla Group
Group Chief Marketing Officer (2 yrs 4 mos)
IBM
Director, Bengaluru Digital Sales Centre & Digital Sales Centre Growth (JAPAC) (1 yr 1 mo)
Director - Marketing, India & South Asia (CMO) (4 yrs 6 mos)
IIFL Wealth Finance Ltd
Non Executive Board Member (1 yr 5 mos)
Chief Marketing & Digital Officer (1 yr 11 mos)
Mahindra Holidays & Resorts India Limited
Chief Marketing Officer (2 yrs 2 mos)
L&T General Insurance Company Limited
Country Head - Brand, Customer Service & E-commerce (3 yrs 9 mos)
HSBC Global Asset Management
Vice President & Head of Marketing (1 yr)
HSBC Asset Management India Private Limited
Vice President & Head of Marketing (3 yrs 8 mos)
EMM Group
Consultant (1 yr)
Marico
Marketing Manager (2 yrs 6 mos)
S.P. Jain Institute of Management & Research
Visiting Faculty (17 yrs 5 mos)
FCB Ulka Advertising
Group Head Account Planning (4 yrs)
BPL Mobile Communications Ltd
Manager Marketing (3 yrs)
Tata Motors
Senior Officer (2 yrs 3 mos)
Education
MMS at University of Mumbai
MMS at Sydenham Institute of Mgmt & Research, University of Mumbai