Business consulting for consumer goods companies in the Middle East, Africa and select international markets. If you have a route to market challenge or a business problem to solve and are a FMCG company or a distribution or a trading company, then talk to me. I have over 30+ years of experience working within very large FMCG companies like P&G, Reckits & MDLZ. I have also additionally spend time in smaller entrepreneurial companies (10 years) such as Clikon, Power Horse and Waycool foods. The… Show more Business consulting for consumer goods companies in the Middle East, Africa and select international markets. If you have a route to market challenge or a business problem to solve and are a FMCG company or a distribution or a trading company, then talk to me. I have over 30+ years of experience working within very large FMCG companies like P&G, Reckits & MDLZ. I have also additionally spend time in smaller entrepreneurial companies (10 years) such as Clikon, Power Horse and Waycool foods. The combination of working in large and small organisations have given me a unique blend of experience that I leverage to solve problems and build future possibilities for companies in the region and beyond! Happy to connect to tell you more about my services. Show less

Responsible for building a world class Fresh and dry branded business outside of India.

Responsible for the business across Middle East and North Africa.

Facilitating profitable market entry for potential consumer brands into UAE, Bahrain, Qatar, Oman and Saudi. I lead a group of senior FMCG professionals that will assess the opportunity, provide options and choices for entry and then lead the execution of the plan entry.

Responsibility to grow the business of Clikonworld and Life N Rich Brands outside the UAE. Primary goals are to establish and grow own distribution network in Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Qatar, Kuwait and Oman. There is some presence on the ground in Saudi Arabia, Qatar and Oman, but we need to strengthen the operations and build strong capability, while expanding to other GCC countries. It is also my intent to enter new markets especially Africa in the near future. I lead a Team of Experts across… Show more Responsibility to grow the business of Clikonworld and Life N Rich Brands outside the UAE. Primary goals are to establish and grow own distribution network in Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Qatar, Kuwait and Oman. There is some presence on the ground in Saudi Arabia, Qatar and Oman, but we need to strengthen the operations and build strong capability, while expanding to other GCC countries. It is also my intent to enter new markets especially Africa in the near future. I lead a Team of Experts across all areas of the business like Marketing, Sales Strategy, Logistics, Finance and HR to provide the capability framework from the Center, while training the Business Units to implement and sustain these capabilities in all markets that we choose to enter. Show less

I have worked in the Capacity of Sales Strategy and Development Director in the region for 1 year and remainder of the time worked as Right Store and Capability Director. In My SS&D Role I was leading the Sales Strategy for Coffee Category and also involved in building the Perfect Store Play Book for Russia, South Africa, GCC, Turkey and Ukraine being my focused markets. In the Right Store Capacity I have led the RTM Capability work for Saudi Arabia, South Africa, Nigeria, Egypt and Russia.

Responsible for the RB business in Thailand and Indochina (Vietnam, Lao, Myanmar and Cambodia). I have over 79 people in sales reporting through to me.

Set up the team that created the Modern trade script for ReckittBenckiser. I was personally leading the negotiation of trading terms with the emerging Modern retailers in the country. Set up terms of trade with international retailers like Makro, WalMart and Tesco as they ventured into India.

I was responsible for delivering the Net Revenue and Margin Targets for Pick n Pay and Clicks, 2 leading South African retailers by leading the execution of Category Development Plans across the Reckitt Benckiser portfolio of brands.

I was responsible for leading the Channel Strategy and development plans for Pampers and Always (P&G Brands) across the Arabian Peninsula. My Performance was measured both on financials and the key category sales KPI's.