Mr Himava Nath is an alumnus of IIM Calcutta and has over 22 years of extensive experience in the FMCG & Healthcare industry in India & SE Asia. He was the President & Business Head – India & South Asia for Strides Consumer Pvt. Ltd. Managing brands like Nixit, JointFlex, PediaCare etc.
Previously he was the Chief Marketing Officer, Cipla Health, the new vertical of Cipla with the mandate of establishing the consumer healthcare business of Cipla and he established new brands like Nicotex, Cofsils etc. Before joining Cipla Health he was Marketing Head – Novartis Consumer Healthcare Business managing teams in India and SE Asia, building Otrivin into No. 1 brand in nasal decongestants, launching Voltaren World’s No. 1 pain expert and driving brands like Calcium Sandoz & Timinic.
He started his career with Gillette where he launched innovative brands like Mach3 Turbo, Vector Plus, Gillette Shave Gel etc. Then he joined YUM! Restaurants and was responsible for successfully launching the KFC brand in India before moving to Heinz as the category lead for Heinz brands & Complan Innovation for India & South Asia.
He has a proven track record in delivering profitable growth through strategy development, strong brand building & commercial execution. Agile at leading and managing change, he has helped nurture and grow businesses in diverse categories in HealthCare, CPG & Food Retail.
