Gaurav Nayyar

CEO

Delhi, India21 yrs 9 mos experience

Highly Stable

Key Highlights

CEO of India's leading lifestyle tech brand.
Fastest promote to partner at Bain & Company.
Expert in M&A and business transformation.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a strategic leader in consumer electronics and management consulting.

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Skills

Core Skills

StrategyOperations ManagementMergers & Acquisitions (m&a)

Other Skills

Business TransformationOperational ExcellenceDigital StrategyConsumer ElectronicsSupply Chain ManagementCustomer InsightDigital TransformationIntegrationCost ReductionPeople ManagementE-CommerceBusiness and financial modellingValuationBusiness plan preparation / analysisPost merger integration / separation support

About

Gaurav Nayyar is the Chief Executive Officer at boAt. He is responsible for leading boAt’s journey from India’s most loved lifestyle tech brand to a global consumer electronics powerhouse. Previously he was a partner at Bain & Company, where he led Advanced Manufacturing & Services and Performance Improvement practices. He was a key member of M&A and Strategy practices as well. He was also Global Head for Bain's Corporate Finance / Capital Markets CoE Bain Gaurav is a qualified Chartered Accountant and also holds an MBA from the Indian School of Business, Hyderabad. He earned a Bachelor of Commerce (Honours) from Shri Ram College of Commerce at the University of Delhi.

Experience

21 yrs 9 mos

Total Experience

4 yrs 7 mos

Average Tenure

3 yrs 1 mo

Current Experience

Boat lifestyle

2 roles

Chief Executive Officer

Promoted

Oct 2025 – Present · 6 mos · Delhi, Mumbai

As CEO, Gaurav Nayyar leads with a vision to scale businesses through strategic clarity, operational excellence, and transformation-led growth. With over two decades of leadership across Strategy, Operations, M&A, Supply Chain, and Digital, he drives organization-wide impact by aligning business goals with innovation and execution.
A firm believer in building empowered, high-performing teams, Gaurav focuses on creating agile, consumer-centric enterprises that deliver sustainable growth, resilience, and long-term value in a rapidly evolving marketplace.

Business TransformationOperational ExcellenceDigital StrategyConsumer ElectronicsStrategyOperations Management

Chief Operating Officer

Oct 2022 – Oct 2025 · 3 yrs · Delhi, Mumbai

Scaling boAt and accelerating the operational performance of the Company.
Gaurav is the Group Chief Operating Officer at boAt. He leads multiple functions at boAt - Strategy & Operations, M&A, Business Transformation, Digital & Analytics, Investor Relations, Commercial, and Founder(s) Office. He is responsible for overall P&L and works with Founder(s) to oversee Supply Chain, Finance, HR, Product, Sales & Marketing, D2C

Business TransformationOperational ExcellenceSupply Chain ManagementMergers & Acquisitions (M&A)StrategyOperations Management

Hob ventures private limited

Board Member

Mar 2023 – Present · 3 yrs 1 mo

Kimirica

Board Member

Mar 2023 – Jan 2025 · 1 yr 10 mos

Bain & company

Partner

Aug 2014 – Oct 2022 · 8 yrs 2 mos · India

8 years with Bain. Fastest promote to partner. ET 40 Under Forty - India Inc's Top Young Leaders 2021.
Led Bain India's Advanced Manufacturing & Services and Performance Improvement practices. Key member of Bain's M&A and Strategy practices. He was also Global Head for Bain's Corporate Finance / Capital markets CoE
Overview of Gaurav's experience at Bain:
With more than 15 years of experience throughout India, Africa and the Middle East, Gaurav has led multiple consulting engagements in tandem with leadership teams across some of the largest businesses, driving growth and delivering results. He holds expertise in post- sustained cost transformation, Bain Zero-based Budgeting, digital transformations, Net Promoter System®, merger integrations and full potential strategy programs across a range of industries.
Gaurav has advised clients in sectors as diverse as industrial goods, construction & building products, real estate, auto, healthcare, e-commerce services and consumer goods.
Areas of Expertise: Advanced Manufacturing & Services, Performance Improvement, Zero-based Budgeting, Digital Transformations, Customer Experience Re-design, NPS, M&A and Divestitures, Strategy

Digital StrategyCustomer InsightDigital TransformationIntegrationMergers & Acquisitions (M&A)Strategy