Himanshu will lead the group’s overall brand strategy, drive marketing transformation across businesses, and accelerate consumer-centric, digital-first growth across its diverse portfolio.
Before this role, Himanshu served as Chief Marketing Officer at Raymond Limited, where he led the transformation of the $1B Lifestyle business. He restructured the marketing function to make it more consumer-focused and digital-first, created a dedicated performance marketing unit, centralized media buying to deliver cost efficiencies, and spearheaded the company’s largest retail expansion with around 300 new stores. He also managed brands including Suiting, Shirting, Park Avenue, ColorPlus, Parx, Raymond Home and Ethnix by Raymond.
Earlier, as Business Head (FMCG) at RP-Sanjiv Goenka Group, Himanshu held P&L responsibility for a $90M portfolio. He led turnaround and expansion initiatives, significantly scaled Too Yumm!, oversaw the strategic M&A integration of Apricot Foods, and worked on long-term business planning with Boston Consulting Group.
His career includes senior leadership roles at Beam Suntory, where he managed a $150M+ P&L across India and South Asia, as well as positions at GSK Nutrition, Wrigley, PepsiCo, Cadbury India Ltd and Nestle India. Across these organisations, he led innovation programs, repositioned leading brands, delivered strong P&L performance and built market leadership across FMCG and lifestyle categories.
Himanshu holds an MBA from Faculty of Management Studies University of Delhi.
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