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Amway India Appoints Sundip Shah as Chief Marketing Officer
MUMBAI: Amway India Enterprises Pvt Ltd, India’s largest selling FMCG Company and a wholly owned subsidiary of Amway Corporation, USA, has appointed Sundip Shah as Chief Marketing officer, Amway India. Mr. Shah takes over the responsibility from Naveen Anand who has been promoted to a new global role at Amway Corporations, headquarters, Michigan. In his new role, Mr. Shah will be responsible for managing the overall marketing operations. He will be based in Amway India’s corporate headquarters in Gurgaon (NCR).
Mr. Shah brings with him a rich experience of over 23 years in diverse fields including sales, marketing, advertising and new product development. Mr. Shah is well respected for his extensive skills and knowledge across various management functions. Prior to joining Amway, he worked with Heinz India Private Limited where he was heading marketing and played an instrumental role in driving business growth.
Congratulating Mr. Shah on his appointment, Mr. William S. Pinckney, Managing Director & CEO, Amway India said, “The success of a company often rests on a solid reputation and it is the marketing function that helps build this reputation. Sundip Shah is an accomplished manager, communicator and marketing specialist with a proven track record of enhancing the company’s performance. He has worked on a number of strategies that have helped drive growth. It is his desire to excel and his commitment towards work that has helped him achieve professional accomplishments.”
Mr. Shah is an Engineering Graduate from Indian Institute of Technology, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi and a Post Graduate from Indian Institute of Management, Ahmadabad. His other interests include movies, bridge, table tennis and swimming.
Brands
Rohini Laya Venkateswaran named executive director at Gillette India
P&G veteran with two decades of experience steps into leadership role
NEW DELHI: Rohini Laya Venkateswaran has been appointed executive director at Gillette India Pvt. Ltd., bringing with her more than two decades of experience across sales, strategy and brand leadership within the consumer goods sector. In her new role, she will help steer the company’s strategic direction and growth while strengthening its footprint in the grooming and personal care category.
Venkateswaran joins the board after a long career at Procter & Gamble, where she spent nearly 21 years shaping sales strategy, building brands and driving market expansion across India and international markets.
Most recently, she served as chief sales officer for India at P&G. Prior to that, she was vice president and country manager for east gulf markets, overseeing operations in Kuwait, Oman, Bahrain and Qatar while also guiding sales strategy across the Gulf region, including the UAE.
Earlier in her career, she led sales strategy and planning for India while serving as marketing leader for brands such as Olay and Old Spice. During this stint, she focused on reshaping go-to-market channels and building awareness through digital, social and influencer-led campaigns to drive growth.
Her journey at P&G also included roles such as director sales strategy and planning leader India, associate director modern retail and ecommerce, regional manager for Delhi and Rajasthan, and several key account and trade marketing roles across the country. She also spent time in the United States working on the P&G Walmart international team, collaborating on global retail initiatives.
Venkateswaran holds an MBA in marketing from SP Jain Institute of Management and Research and a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering from RV College of Engineering.
With her mix of sales acumen, brand-building experience and global exposure, Venkateswaran’s appointment signals a sharpened focus on growth and market leadership for Gillette India.
