Pooja Sahgal

CEO

Mumbai, Maharashtra, India26 yrs 8 mos experience
Highly StableAI Enabled

Key Highlights

  • Proven success in brand-led business acceleration.
  • Expertise in digital-first marketing strategies.
  • Strong leadership in cross-functional team building.
Stackforce AI infers this person is a strategic marketing leader in the FMCG and beauty sectors.

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Skills

Core Skills

Ecommerce & MarketplacesDigital & Performance MarketingBrand Strategy & Category CreationIntegrated Marketing & Media Strategy

Other Skills

Account ManagementAdvertisingBrand ArchitectureBrand DevelopmentBrand EquityBrand ManagementBrandingBusiness DevelopmentBusiness PlanningBusiness StrategyCompetitive AnalysisConsumer BehaviourConsumer ProductsCross-functional Team LeadershipCustomer Insight

About

I drive brand-led business acceleration through distinctive strategy, commercial innovation, and high-impact execution. A builder of modern, consumer-loved brands, I unlock brand equity to deliver measurable business results and sustained momentum. I'm a strategic, globally experienced CMO with deep expertise across FMCG, beauty, wellness, food, and certification. Trusted to lead brand and business transformation in PE-backed, listed, and multinational environments — from legacy repositioning to category creation and IPO-stage marketing. Digital-first, investor-aligned, and outcome-driven. Marketing & Business Growth Capabilities 1. Brand Strategy & Category Creation Built and scaled consumer-loved brands across diverse industries, unlocking white space through sharp positioning and new category development. 2. Product Innovation & Portfolio Leadership Led end-to-end innovation pipelines, balancing consumer insight, speed-to-market, and commercial viability across complex product portfolios. 3.Integrated Marketing & Media Strategy Delivered full-spectrum campaigns across digital, TV, print, and in-store — rooted in strong media fundamentals and consistent brand storytelling. 4.Digital & Performance Marketing Designed and executed full-funnel strategies including SEO, SEM, influencer marketing, and paid media, driving measurable outcomes and ROI. 5. Commercial & Revenue Management Owned brand P&Ls; led pricing and margin strategies to unlock profitable growth and improve marketing efficiency. 6.Purpose-Led, Insight-Driven Storytelling Believer in meaningful, values-based marketing that connects brand purpose to consumer behavior through actionable insights. 7. Ecommerce & Marketplaces Scaled ecommerce initiatives and built strong marketplace partnerships to drive digital shelf presence, conversion, and loyalty. 8. Business Transformation & Growth Acceleration Proven success leading marketing and brand evolution across PE-backed, listed, and multinational businesses — from legacy reinvention to category expansion. 9.Team Leadership & Culture Building Built and led high-performing, cross-functional teams. Champion of agile ways of working, ownership mindset, and marketing excellence.

Experience

26 yrs 8 mos
Total Experience
3 yrs 2 mos
Average Tenure
1 yr 7 mos
Current Experience

Igi - international gemological institute india

Global Chief Marketing Officer

Nov 2024Present · 1 yr 7 mos · Mumbai Metropolitan Region

Godrej consumer products limited

CMO/VP Category

May 2021Nov 2024 · 3 yrs 6 mos · Mumbai Metropolitan Region · On-site

Kaya limited

CMO and Ecommerce Head

Feb 2019Apr 2021 · 2 yrs 2 mos · Mumbai Area, India

Talent DeveloperEcommerce & MarketplacesDigital & Performance Marketing

L'oréal

General Manager

Nov 2014Dec 2018 · 4 yrs 1 mo · Mumbai Area, India

  • General Manager Maybelline New York (India Market)
Social InfluenceTalent DeveloperBrand Strategy & Category CreationIntegrated Marketing & Media Strategy

Kellogg uk

3 roles

Marketing Manager Kids Taste, Master brand program, Adult Health

Feb 2013Oct 2014 · 1 yr 8 mos

Brand Manager All-Bran

Oct 2011Feb 2013 · 1 yr 4 mos

Marketing Manager Kids (Chocos, Rs 10 portfolio, Honey Loops)

Feb 2008Oct 2011 · 3 yrs 8 mos

Marico limited

Sr Brand Manager

May 2004Jan 2008 · 3 yrs 8 mos · India

Unilever

Brand Manager (Secondment)

May 2002Mar 2003 · 10 mos · Mumbai Area, India

  • Brand Manager -Innovation in the Detergents sections. .

Jwt

Account Director-Planning

Jan 2002Jan 2004 · 2 yrs · India

  • Played lead role in development of communication on the Sunsilk brand

Lowe and partners worldwide

Brand services manager

Jan 1999Jan 2002 · 3 yrs · India

Education

Catherdal &John Connon School

ICSE — ICSE

H.R. College of Commerce and Economics

Bachelor of Commerce - BCom

Sydenham Institute

Master of Business Administration - MBA — Marketing

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