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Richa Gupta joins WOW Skin Science as VP of innovation & strategic projects
Mumbai: WOW Skin Science/WOW Life Science, a D2C beauty and wellness brand, has appointed Richa Gupta as vice president of innovation and strategic projects for its India as well as international business.
Richa will be in charge of new product launches, new brand development, as well as other strategic projects across beauty, health, and other categories.
Richa was previously associated with Amazon India, where she led premium beauty, colour cosmetics, and content marketing verticals. Over the course of her 16-year career, she has worked with many consumers’ favourite brands such as Flipkart, Nykaa, Lifestyle, and Baccarose, leading a variety of charters across retail, category management, supply chain, and brand engagement.
Speaking of her appointment, Gupta stated, “I am thrilled to be a part of WOW Skin Science. The brand’s current position is the result of its deep insights into markets, trends, and consumers—factors that are important ingredients of success—followed by meticulous strategy execution. I am looking forward to working with this well-established team and using my knowledge and experience to further build WOW’s position as the go-to brand for beauty, personal care, and wellness.”
WOW Skin Science co-founder Manish Chowdhary said, “We are delighted to welcome Richa to the WOW family. Richa’s vast experience and strategic vision will prove instrumental in the next phase of WOW Skin Science’s growth story.”
“Richa joins us at a very exciting phase of our journey as we transform into a house of loved brands. Her extensive experience in beauty as well as her strong ability to think big and deliver results will be a critical asset for the organisation as she joins our leadership team,” added WOW Skin Science chief operating officer Mrunmay Mehta.
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Hardik Jhaveri named senior director marketing at Colgate-Palmolive Asean hub
Former Hill’s Pet Nutrition general manager returns to the company to steer marketing for South Asean from Kuala Lumpur
KUALA LUMPUR:Â Hardik Jhaveri has been appointed senior director marketing for the South Asean hub at Colgate-Palmolive, marking a return to the consumer goods major after a three year stint with Hill’s Pet Nutrition. He will be based in Kuala Lumpur and will lead marketing strategy for the region.
Jhaveri joins the role after serving as general manager at Hill’s Pet Nutrition in Taipei, where he led a cross functional team and oversaw the business with full profit and loss responsibility. The role placed him at the helm of operations in Taiwan, managing growth in what he described as a start-up style environment within a global multinational.
Before that, Jhaveri spent over a decade with Colgate-Palmolive across several marketing and innovation roles in Asia. As associate director innovation for Apac excluding China, based in Hong Kong, he led new product development and launches across multiple markets.
His portfolio ranged from developing specialised oral care products such as a diabetes focused toothpaste for the Indian market to launching premium oral care experiences under the Colgate Total brand in Australia. Alongside innovation, he also worked on launch planning, brand strategy and communications for the company’s oral care portfolio.
Earlier in his Colgate-Palmolive journey, Jhaveri held roles including marketing manager innovation, senior brand manager and brand manager. His work spanned urban and rural markets in Mumbai and customer development responsibilities in the Greater Kolkata Area.
Prior to his long association with Colgate-Palmolive, Jhaveri worked as brand officer home care at Unilever, where he helped drive marketing initiatives for the Rin detergent brand, including nationwide relaunch and on ground activation campaigns.
He began his career in advertising with Bates David Enterprise, working on brands such as IDBI Bank, The Leela Hotels and The Times of India.
Jhaveri holds a post graduate programme in management from the Indian School of Business and has also completed a level 4 diploma in wine from the Wine & Spirit Education Trust.
Announcing the move, Jhaveri said he is excited to begin his new chapter at Colgate-Palmolive’s South Asean hub and thanked colleagues and mentors who supported his journey at Hill’s Pet Nutrition.
