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HenkelChairman & Managing Director (Henkel Consumer Business), President Henkel Nigeria
Mar. 2018Lagos, Lagos State, NigeriaHighlights:
✅ Market Leadership: Elevated Laundry Care market share in Nigeria from #5 to #2, boosting profitability and sustainability.
✅ Award-Winning Strategy: Implemented a P2P Go-to-Market model, driving higher margins—Winner, IMEA Impact Award.
✅ P&L Optimization: Eliminated inefficiencies, enhancing profitability—Winner, GAIN Projects.
✅ Thought Leadership: Key Speaker, Nigeria-German Commerce Forum, sharing market insights.
✅ Executive Recognition: Named among top CEOs by Guardian Newspaper for leadership excellence. Job Profile
Drive strategic vision, P&L growth, and operational excellence, ensuring sustainable profitability and long-term business resilience. I lead corporate governance, risk management, and stakeholder alignment, shaping policies that enhance transparency, compliance, and shareholder value. Spearheading market expansion, M&A, and local manufacturing growth across Sub-Saharan Africa, I have successfully unlocked new revenue streams and strengthened regional competitiveness. A strong advocate for innovation and operational efficiency, I lead R&D-driven product development, optimize supply chain efficiencies, and enhance manufacturing capabilities to drive cost-effectiveness and scalability. I actively engage with governments, regulators, and industry leaders, navigating complex market dynamics, mitigating risks, and reinforcing brand positioning in volatile environments. Committed to leadership excellence and talent development, I foster a high-performance, growth-oriented culture, driving succession planning, cross-functional collaboration, and employee empowerment. By integrating digital transformation, AI-driven analytics, and data-led decision-making, I ensure organizational agility and sustainable competitive advantage in evolving global markets.
HenkelSr. Manager - New Business Development (M&A) & Regional Steering (Asia Pacific)
Feb. 2014 - Mar. 2018Düsseldorf, North Rhine-Westphalia, GermanyHighlights:
✅ M&A Leadership: Led Henkel’s acquisition of the Laundry business in Australia & New Zealand (May 2015).
✅ Revenue Growth: Exceeded Asia Pacific’s FY 2015 budget by 10%, surpassing 2016 targets.
✅ E-Commerce Expansion: Secured Henkel’s entry into China’s E-Commerce market via a strategic partnership with Alibaba (Sept 2017).
✅ Strategic Initiatives: Led Project Uphill II, securing preliminary board approval for a license and buy-back model.
✅ Key Partnerships: Established first-time collaborations with Walmart, Costco, and Amazon, unlocking US growth.
✅ Market Expansion: Launched the Henkel-DKSH joint venture in Myanmar, driving market penetration as GM. Job Profile:
Drive revenue growth, EBIT expansion, and market leadership through high-impact GTM strategies, leveraging exports, licensing, buy-backs, and M&A. Lead cross-functional teams across Legal, Supply Chain, R&D, Digital, Marketing, and Sales to ensure flawless execution of business initiatives. Optimize financial structures, manage risks, and implement digital transformation strategies, integrating AI-driven analytics and omnichannel engagement to unlock new revenue streams. Passionate about leadership excellence, I build high-performing teams and foster a culture of innovation, accountability, and continuous learning.
HenkelGlobal Marketing Manager - International Marketing Unit
Oct. 2011 - Feb. 2014Düsseldorf, North Rhine-Westphalia, GermanyHighlights"
✅ Strategic Market Expansion: Developed and implemented a MENA-wide strategy, strengthening regional competitiveness.
✅ Growth & Market Penetration: Expanded market share by 1%, reinforcing brand positioning in key territories.
✅ Operational Integration: Unified clusters and architectures, enhancing consistency, efficiency, and scalability. Job Profile
Led the digital transformation strategy across the MENA region, integrating AI, e-commerce, and automation to enhance market positioning, customer engagement, and operational efficiency. By leveraging cutting-edge digital tools, I have strengthened omnichannel presence, optimized customer journeys, and driven data-backed decision-making, ensuring sustainable growth in an increasingly competitive landscape. In my role, I have successfully executed expansion and growth initiatives, resulting in a 1% market share increase by implementing competitive positioning strategies, portfolio optimization, and customer-centric approaches. I have played a key role in aligning regional brand strategies with global clusters and architectures, ensuring scalability, synergy, and consistency while adapting to unique market dynamics. My expertise in revenue optimization and financial performance has enabled the implementation of growth frameworks and strategic pricing models, driving EBITDA improvement, sustainable profitability, and enhanced margin expansion. Through metrics-driven planning, I have harnessed market insights and predictive analytics to refine business strategies, optimize operations, and elevate profitability. A firm advocate for human capital development, I have built and nurtured high-impact teams, fostering a culture of excellence, innovation, and continuous capability enhancement. By investing in talent growth, cross-functional collaboration, and leadership training, I have strengthened organizational agility, ensuring the business remains future-ready and resilient in evolving market conditions.
HenkelCategory Marketing Manager
Sep. 2009 - Oct. 2011Chennai, Tamil Nadu, IndiaJob Profile:
Spearheaded revenue growth, profitability optimization, and brand transformation, driving 65% of the company’s total sales. Through a multi-faceted approach, I orchestrated market-winning strategies, leveraging portfolio optimization, precision pricing models, and an ROI-driven marketing mix to maximize gross margins and net sales, ensuring sustained top-line and bottom-line growth. In a fiercely competitive landscape, I implemented resilience-focused market strategies, countering price war pressures with high-impact consumer engagement initiatives, effectively preserving market share and brand equity without eroding pricing power. Additionally, I designed and executed a 3-year innovation roadmap, integrating global marketing frameworks with localized consumer insights, ensuring sustained relevance across price segments and consumer cohorts. A key milestone was the premium repositioning of ‘Henko’, successfully adapting global brand platforms to Indian market nuances. This value-led transformation drove significant revenue and margin expansion, reinforcing Henko’s leadership in the premium detergent segment. I further unlocked additional marketing investments by reengineering product formulations and cost structures, fuelling high-impact ATL/BTL campaigns that elevated brand visibility, consumer recall, and market penetration. My strategic interventions earned industry-wide recognition, securing accolades for the ‘Most Innovative Promotion’ and ‘Most Creative Campaign’, solidifying Henkel’s leadership and competitive differentiation. Furthermore, I championed talent development, instituting a structured training framework that sharpened strategic acumen, executional rigor, and time management capabilities among brand managers, fostering a high-performance marketing organization poised for future growth.
Dabur India LimitedGroup Product Manager
Oct. 2006 - Aug. 2009New Delhi Area, IndiaSteered brand growth, innovation, and premiumization in the Hair Care category by leveraging deep consumer insights to craft high-impact product innovations. Spearheaded the launch of Dabur Total Protect Health Shampoo, addressing emerging consumer needs, and introduced Vatika Conditioners, establishing a strong premium foothold in the market. Successfully repositioned Vatika Dandruff Control as a specialist brand, driving trust and category leadership, while launching a premium range tailored for India’s evolving hair care landscape. These initiatives fuelled 19% franchise growth, outpacing the category’s 9% growth (ACN), and earned Dabur’s prestigious Platinum Award for Best Creative Execution. Adept at building innovation pipelines, I crafted long-term brand strategies that ensured sustainable growth, market differentiation, and enhanced consumer engagement, reinforcing Dabur’s leadership in the hair care industry.
Colgate-PalmoliveSr. Product Manager
Jan. 2004 - Sep. 2006Mumbai Area, IndiaSpearheaded the strategic realignment of Colgate-Palmolive’s Personal Care portfolio, optimizing fund allocation and resource deployment to integrate Indian and global product lines while ensuring sustained sales momentum for legacy brands like Charmis, Halo, and Palmolive Shave Cream. Pioneered the launch of the Vitality Shower Gel and Handwash range in India, leveraging deep consumer insights to expand category reach, enhance brand engagement, and capture new market segments. Successfully localized production for high-demand imported variants, reducing supply chain dependencies, accelerating time-to-market, and improving cost efficiencies post-test market validation. Collaborated with APAC marketing and global R&D teams to introduce the Palmolive International range, executing a high-impact, multi-touchpoint 360° experiential sampling campaign that significantly boosted brand awareness, trial rates, and consumer loyalty. Drove market leadership and innovation, balancing global brand consistency with local consumer preferences, ensuring portfolio relevance and long-term sustainable growth. Earned the Colgate Top Employee Award in recognition of exceptional contributions to brand strategy, market expansion, and execution excellence.
Wipro Consumer Care and LightingArea Sales Manager
Mar. 2001 - Dec. 2003Jaipur Area, IndiaOptimized Rajasthan’s distribution network, expanding reach by 8,000+ outlets and driving an 8% increase in sales through strategic territory planning, distributor onboarding, and route-to-market enhancements. Streamlined branch operations, overseeing claims processing, budgeting, and vendor management, ensuring cost efficiency and seamless execution. Implemented inventory management best practices, reducing holding periods by seven days, improving cash flow and supply chain agility. Strengthened financial discipline by eliminating cheque bouncing issues (from 9% to zero), reinforcing credit control mechanisms and partner compliance, significantly enhancing financial efficiency and operational stability.
Jenson & Nicholson (I) LtdArea Sales Manager
Jun. 2000 - Feb. 2001New Delhi Area, India
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