Harare, Zimbabwe
Currently working as Business Head Arise IIP Kenya, Ex Chief Operations Officer with Cangrow Trading. Ex Olam International (Packaged Foods Business) as Vice President and Business Head, Ex Dabur India. Results-driven leader with 17 years of cross-market experience across India and diverse geographies of Western and Southern Africa in multi-million-dollar profit centers. Demonstrated expertise in RTM design & execution, P&L ownership, operational leadership, driving high-margin category development and a proven track record of a turnaround specialist in transforming loss-making business units. Competent in setting up and scaling new & existing businesses in competitive markets. Targeting challenging assignments in leadership roles.
• Formulating & translating strategic goals into clear, actionable plans to ensure alignment, monitor progress, and achieve annual targets. • Leading cross-functional teams across Sales, Marketing & Operations, to develop a scalable business model optimized for a hyper inflationary, FX-restricted environment. • Driving new product development with a commercial focus, aligning innovation to market needs to unlock new revenue streams, enter high-margin categories. • Spearheading business scaling by transitioning from a commodity-driven approach to a branded FMCG portfolio, enhancing margins and building sustainable market resilience.
• Promoted to Business Head with full P&L responsibility and promoted to Vice president for leading business development and market expansion for Packaged Foods business in Côte d’Ivoire. • Built and executed a sustainable business model from scratch, drove consistent month-over-month growth and leading feasibility studies for new manufacturing and market entry strategies. • Delivered strong topline growth and consumer engagement through innovative products and GTM approaches, while overcoming market challenges to deliver on Gross margins. • Built high-performing & cross functional teams which helped in Business transformation and value creation
• Spearheaded sales strategies that generated over $50M in sustained revenue each for Snack Foods and culinary business. • Captured leadership position across all participating categories with over 45%+ market share in Ghana through optimized go-to-market strategies. • Expanded operations into multiple West African countries like Mali, Burkina, Togo and Benin. • Developed a market entry plan for Côte d’Ivoire, establishing it as a standalone profit center.
Sales and Marketing development
Responsible for Sales in Haryana as ASM
Worked on Vatika AD Shampoo