Anantha Nayak

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Chief Business Officer; South East Asia @ lenskart.com
Singapore
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About Anantha Nayak

25+ years of proven business leadership, with consistent and sustainable P&L growth in diverse online & offline consumer, healthcare, and retail businesses across Asia Pacific. Proven track record of building strong Brands (e.g. Pantene, Head & Shoulders, Olay, Cofsils, Lenskart) & high-performance teams to generate disproportionate results across challenging roles, ranging from launching a successful start-up to spearheading Billion Dollar multi-country multi-Brand portfolio in intensely competitive consumer categories. Demonstrated experience in leading in various ownership structures like MNCs, start-ups and Private Equity (PE) Investor involved businesses • Established Lenskart as the No.2 Optical Brand and the biggest Online Retail player in Singapore within 2.5 years, despite the challenges posed by the pandemic.• Built start-up Cipla Health Ltd in India from scratch (including ideation, developing proof-of-concept, launching consumer Brands, raising funds from PE investors, recruiting multi-functional teams, developing pan-India distribution) to create the fastest growing and one of the biggest consumer healthcare Brands in India.• Spearheaded $1.1Billion multi-Brand & multi-country Haircare portfolio at Procter & Gamble. Consistently exceeded revenue & profit target to be recognized in the “Top Talent” (with highest rating) list in P&G.• Advised leading Private Equity firms on investment deals and Portfolio companies in Consumer Beauty & Health care space in India and Southeast Asia. Worked with Start-up Founders to build the sustainable-growth business model and raise funds from VC/ PE investors.• In-depth experience in APAC markets: South-East Asia, India, Japan, Australia, and China• Multiple consumer categories: Retail, Eyecare, Healthcare, Haircare, Skincare, Feminine Care and Professional Salons• Hands on experience in Marketing, Sales & Distribution and Supply-chain, including working in manufacturing plants, sourcing and customer service.• Passionate about identifying, coaching & helping talents to realise their potential . An active athlete having run several marathons

Anantha Nayak's Current Company Details
lenskart.com

Lenskart.Com

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Chief Business Officer; South East Asia
Singapore
Website:
lenskart.com
Employees:
12946
Anantha Nayak Work Experience Details
  • Lenskart.Com
    Chief Business Officer; South East Asia
    Lenskart.Com
    Singapore
  • Lenskart.Com
    Chief Business Officer & Director; South East Asia
    Lenskart.Com Jan 2020 - Present
    Gurgaon, In
    CEO, Entrepreneur, Start-up Leader
  • Cipla Health Ltd
    Ceo
    Cipla Health Ltd Mar 2016 - Dec 2018
    Mumbai, Maharashtra, In
    Built the Start-up from scratch to create India’s fastest growing Consumer Healthcare company. Started by developing a strategic blue print of “Where to Play” and “How to Win” choices (including organic and inorganic growth plans), developed the ‘proof of concept’ via test market launches to meet success criteria, incorporated an independent company and led external fund raise with a strategic PE partner (Eight Roads).Recruited multi-functional leadership team and built organizational capabilities & review processes to drive the business and innovation pipeline. Developed and executed go-to-market Distribution strategy to reach more than 150,000 Chemist stores pan-India. In Phase 2, expanded into Modern Trade reaching more than 350 stores. Launched new Brands with Digital marketing as the core business model, with capabilities to win in e-Commerce.Post two years of operations, raised second round of investor funding with a significant valuation growth.
  • Cipla Health Ltd
    Ceo
    Cipla Health Ltd Mar 2016 - Dec 2018
    Mumbai, Maharashtra, In
  • Cipla
    Head- Consumer Health Care
    Cipla Nov 2013 - Feb 2016
    Mumbai, Maharashtra, In
  • Procter & Gamble
    Asia Pacific Business Leader & Associate Director, Haircare, P&G
    Procter & Gamble Mar 2012 - Nov 2013
    Cincinnati, Ohio, Us
    Led $1Billion Haircare Business for 7 Developing markets in Asia, responsible for profitable share growth with a clear long term vision, commercial & marketing strategy, and innovation pipeline for a portfolio of Brands i.e. Pantene, Head & Shoulders, Rejoice and Herbal Essences.
  • Procter & Gamble
    Regional Business Unit Leader And Associate Marketing Director, Asia
    Procter & Gamble Jun 2010 - Mar 2012
    Cincinnati, Ohio, Us
    Succesfully led the turn-around of $250M Asia Pacific (six countries including Japan, China and Australia) Salon business after 7 years of decline. Salon Professionals is the first B2B business for Procter & Gamble and hence to enable this turn-around, developed a new business model and organisational design.
  • Procter & Gamble
    Regional Brand Manager (Asia, Ex-China) Pantene
    Procter & Gamble Jul 2008 - Jun 2010
    Cincinnati, Ohio, Us
    Led the most succesful brand re-launch for Pantene in Asia (9 countries excluding China & Japan) resulting in step-jump in shares and sales (+22%, +US$150M) across markets. Led the upstream re-design of the brand proposition (i.e. product, packaging, pricing, design elements) to step-change the imagery of the brand. Created a new marketing campaign (18 TV commercials, trade channel strategy, in-store re-invention and first-ever Digital marketing campaign) and their activation in 9 markets to overcome consumer barriers for the brand.
  • Procter & Gamble
    Country Marketng Manager, Beautycare, India
    Procter & Gamble Aug 2005 - Jun 2008
    Cincinnati, Ohio, Us
    As the Category Commercial leader for $125M business, grew the Haircare & Feminine care Portfolio (Pantene, Head & Shoulders and Whisper) by 27% CAGR for 3 years to hit record sales. Led the successful white-space launch of Olay in India, gaining 5% share within first 6 months of launch. Conceptualized and implemented the non-traditional house-to-house trial plans for Haircare brands reaching more than 4 million households in India. This has since become a competitive advantage for all the P&G brands in India.
  • Procter & Gamble
    Assistant Brand Manager, Olay (Asean)
    Procter & Gamble Dec 2002 - Jul 2005
    Cincinnati, Ohio, Us
    Succesfully led the turn-around of Olay business in Malaysia & Singapore. Led Olay to market leadership in Thailand for the first time (+$25M & share +12%) by winning in Whitening segment, while simultaneously defending our Anti-Aging business against intense competition.Re-invented in-store fundamentals with first-ever permanent display units & beauty consultants for Olay in Asia.
  • Procter & Gamble
    Country Demand Forecasting And Cusomer Service Leader
    Procter & Gamble Apr 2000 - Nov 2002
    Cincinnati, Ohio, Us
    Improved the demand forecasting accuracy, step-changed customer service & reduced customer inventory by 33%, making Thailand the regional best-in-class market. To enable this, developed & rolled out new S&OP and Initiatives Management process for Thailand. Integrated P&G processes with those of customers (Tesco, 7-11 etc.) and jointly developed best-in-class analytics for forecasting seasonality and effectiveness of promotions. Led and implemented SAP4.5 systems for Bangkok Plant and Distribution center, including the roll-out to >650 plant employees in record 9 months. This was the first ever flawless execution of SAP4.5 globally for P&G
  • Procter & Gamble
    Purchasing & Logistics Manager, Healthcare & Feminine Care Category
    Procter & Gamble Jul 1997 - Mar 2000
    Cincinnati, Ohio, Us
    Led Purchasing & Logistics function for Vicks and Whisper manufacturing, including managing 4 Contract manufacturers over 3 locations in India. Significantly reduced costs and plant inventory by optimizing supplier base. Reduced supply chain lead time by 35%, by re-designing the supply-chain network to increase speed to market. Out-sourced packaging for sanitary napkins for the first time globally for P&G, helping the launch of mid-tier prodcucts in India.
  • Indian Organic Chemicals Ltd, Epic Enzymes
    Project Manager
    Indian Organic Chemicals Ltd, Epic Enzymes Apr 1992 - Jun 1995

Anantha Nayak Skills

P&l Management Brand Management Supply Chain Management Organizational Design Recruitment And Training Fmcg Purchasing Strategy Marketing Communications Customer Service Acquisition Integration Launch Of New Products Business Turnaround Cross Functional Team Leadership Strategic Leadership Asia Pacific Advertising Management Category Management Logistics Management Brand Equity Forecasting Management Marketing Strategy Product Launch Purchasing Shopper Marketing Strategy Supply Chain

Anantha Nayak Education Details

  • Indian Institute Of Management, Calcutta
    Indian Institute Of Management, Calcutta
    Mba
  • Institute Of Chemical Technology
    Institute Of Chemical Technology
    Chemical Engineering
  • National Institute Of Technology Karnataka
    National Institute Of Technology Karnataka
    Chemical Engineering

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Anantha Nayak works for Lenskart.com

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Anantha Nayak's current role is Chief Business Officer; South East Asia.

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Anantha Nayak's email address is nayak.ap@pg.com

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Anantha Nayak attended Indian Institute Of Management, Calcutta, Institute Of Chemical Technology, National Institute Of Technology Karnataka.

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Anantha Nayak has skills like P&l Management, Brand Management, Supply Chain Management, Organizational Design, Recruitment And Training, Fmcg, Purchasing Strategy, Marketing Communications, Customer Service, Acquisition Integration, Launch Of New Products, Business Turnaround.

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