Jan 2009 – Apr 2012 · 3 yrs 3 mos

• Saregama, part of the RPG group, is into music (owns over 300,000 songs), movies (is getting into commercial movie production) and also tv production amongst other businesses

Dec 2006 – Dec 2008 · 2 yrs · Bangalore, India

• Was marketing director for India for SAB-Miller, looking after classical brand marketing, marketing services and also some sales functions like Key Accounts, Modern Trade, Presence and Activations, Sales and Distribution development along with Sales training.

May 2005 – May 2006 · 1 yr

• Joined the team in Holland in the thick of a price war amongst retailers. With no sales director after a while, was helping the GM in this aspect as well. Also helped combat a decline in one of the key brands...

May 2003 – May 2005 · 2 yrs

• Headed Innovations for RB's flagship category, working closely with R&D and key markets to ensure a ten year pipeline existed for new products. Worked on high investment, totally new projects, including the now launched Quantum platform

Aug 2000 – May 2003 · 2 yrs 9 mos

• Headed this $150mn category for RB for three years, shortly after the merger between Reckitt & Colman and Benckiser. Put together a series of innovative launches and worked closely with key markets & R&D to share a common vision for the category

Aug 1999 – Aug 2000 · 1 yr

• Led Pall Mall globally, after a successful stint launching it in Russia. Was also responsible at this time for helping integrate the Rothman's brand of the same name, post the merger

Aug 1997 – Aug 1999 · 2 yrs

• Launched Pall Mall in Russia and led it to a very high market share within a few months of launch, in the face of stiff competition from a well entrenched Phillip Morris. Later, for a while, managed the local brand, Yava (a huge, well recognized brand)

Jan 1993 – Jan 1996 · 3 yrs