LEADERS SPEAK SERIES BY POND'S VETERANS n ce a r g F ra ss
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THE SCIENCE AND ART OF MARKETING A PRACTITIONER’S PERSPECTIVE WISH I KNEW THEN WHAT I KNOW NOW
6:00 PM
Welcome Address Gp Capt R Vijayakumar (Retd), VSM
Mr Amrit Thomas
Executive Director Madras Management Association
Marketing and Digital Transformation Consultant
Opening Remarks Mr V Balaraman Past President, MMA & Former MD, Pond’s India Ltd
Mr V Balaraman
Mr Neeraj Chandra
Past President, MMA &
Business Advisor
Address by the Speaker Mr Amrit Thomas Marketing and Digital Transformation
Former MD, Pond’s India Ltd
Consultant
Discussion and Q&A with Special Invitee
SATURDAY OCT 30, 2021 | 6.00 PM
Mr Neeraj Chandra Business Advisor
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Closing Remarks Mr V Balaraman
7:15 PM
Vote of Thanks
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MADRAS MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATION
SPEAKER
profile
AMRIT THOMAS Amrit is a seasoned FMCG executive with 30+ years of experience. He is a business, marketing,
and
sales
leader
experienced
in
driving
transformation
across
categories (personal products, skin care, beverages, sports), countries (emerging – developed) and cultures (multinational – entrepreneur led).
Amrit
spent
13
years
with
Diageo
and
16
years
with
Hindustan
Unilever.
Most
recently Amrit drove Marketing and Digital transformation as the Chief Marketing Officer of Diageo Europe and prior to that as the Chief Marketing Officer for Diageo India. At Hindustan Unilever, he led Beverages Business as Category Head, and Direct to Consumer Start-Up Ventures, as General Manager, setting up and scaling phone-commerce home delivery service.
Amrit has been involved with the Sports Franchise Industry for a decade, initially as the CMO for Royal Challengers Sports Pvt. Ltd. (a leading sports franchise in India) and subsequently as the Chairman.
Amrit’s last role was a CEO of Tech Start Up.
Amrit is an alumnus of Harvard Business School, Indian Institute of Management Bangalore
and
Indian
Institute
of
Technology
Madras.
Amrit
also
has
a
Post
Graduate Certification in Artificial Intelligence from the University of Bath.
SPECIAL
INVITEES
NEERAJ CHANDRA An IIM Ahmedabad and IIT Kanpur alumnus, Mr Neeraj Chandra brings over 30 years of experience in sales, marketing and business roles, with exposure to 25+ countries across Asia and Middle East. He has held a variety of leadership roles, including the CEO of the Consumer Care Division at Emami, VP & COO at Britannia and Regional Brand Director for Asia at Unilever. He has a passion for
building
brands
and
businesses.
And
has
enjoyed
powering
up
iconic
brands like Pond’s, Lux and Britannia, while leading creation of new categories in Food and Personal Care. Neeraj now helps build disruptive new businesses, and transform established companies
by
shaping
their
strategy,
brands
and
organisation.
He
is
associated as an Advisor and Board Member with business promoters and select funds in healthcare, New services and consumer facing sectors.
V BALARAMAN MBA from IIM Ahmedabad
Former MD of Ponds’
Former export Director of Hindustan Lever
Was independent director on Nokia, Mahindra World city; Polaris; Mother Dairy New Delhi; Intellect Design Arena Ltd
Chairman of CAMS; Chairman of Footwear Design and Development Institute.
Currently on Delphi TVS and India Nippon Electricals Ltd Past President of MMA.