Esteemed Jury Members

Suresh Narayanan

Chairman and Managing Director Nestlé India Limited

Mr. Narayanan is the Chairman and Managing Director of Nestlé India with additional responsibilities for Nepal, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, and Maldives. He also serves as the Chairman of the CII National Committee on Food Processing Industries. He is a member of the Board of Governors of the Advertising Standards Council of India. He has held leadership positions in several international markets, including Thailand, Cambodia, Myanmar, Laos, Vietnam, Singapore, Egypt (North Africa Region), and the Philippines.

Mr. Narayanan is a quintessential ‘Peoples Leader’ who has had an unmatched record in steering the Nestlé ship towards calmer and progressive waters, repeatedly. The leader with a personal code and set of uncompromising values that have brough strength and purpose to his own life, and that of the organizations that he has led, with patent dignity, decency and commitments, that have defined his career. He has institutionalised the spirit of ‘People, Purpose and Partnership’ by celebrating diversity, inclusivity, and largeness-of-spirit within the organization by personifying the ideals of Nestlé, and upholding fidelity to its deep well of societal, environmental, moral, and corporate principles.

Mr. Narayanan’s achievements and exemplary leadership skills have brought him several prestigious awards. He was conferred as the People Centric CEO by The Economic Times. Business Today magazine recognized him as Best CEO – FMCG for three consecutive years, Business World magazine awarded him as the ‘Most Valuable CEO’. He was acknowledged as one of the top 101 Male Gender Equality Champions Globally. He was adjudged the ‘Best CEO- MNC Category’ by Forbes Magazine and ‘Best CEO’ by CNBC Awaaz. Most recently he was accorded the transformation leader award by Asian Centre for Corporate Governance and Sustainability.

Under his guidance, Nestlé India has received numerous accolades, including being hailed as the ‘MNC of the Year’ by AIMA, ‘Outstanding Company of the year’ by CNBC TV18, and ‘Best Governed Company’ by Asian Centre for Corporate Governance & Sustainability. These achievements are a testament to his unwavering commitment to excellence, and his exceptional contributions to the industry. Mr. Narayanan’s philosophy of leadership, peppered with the wisdom of Kabir, instills a sense of purpose, inspires action. He has delivered talks at prestigious forums such NASSCOM, NUS School of Business- Singapore, American University–Cairo, Columbia University, Army War College Mhow, Naval War College- Goa, IIMs and ISB.

Mr. Narayanan has a master’s degree from Delhi School of Economics and completed an executive program from IMD and London Business. He was conferred with honoris causa, Doctor of Philosophy in Management by Bennett University, India.

Mansi Tripathy

Chairman, Shell Group of companies in India & Vice President, Shell Lubricants Asia Pacific

A seasoned business leader with over 25+ years of experience across industries, business models and markets. In her current role, Mansi is responsible for managing portfolio of $2.5 billion, 9 Blending Plants, 1500+ organization in her role as Vice President for Shell Lubricants. She overseas Shell footprint in India with 13,000 employees and turnover of $3Billion. She also sits on the Board of Hankook Shell, South Korea; JOSLOC Saudi Arabia; MRPL Aviation. Being a strong supporter of equal opportunities for women and gender balance, Mansi sponsors and serves as a mentor to the Shell Women’s Network with 7,000+ professionals.

Mansi was recently awarded 2022 Executive of the Year at the Singapore Business Review Management Excellence Awards. She was amongst the 2017 Economic Times’ Women Ahead List India’s fastest rising women leaders and received the Women Economic Forum (WEF) Woman of the Decade award for Innovation and Enterprise in 2018. She has been on the jury of various international awards, a speaker and panelist for industry-wide events.

She is actively co creating pathways to decarbonize and has a track record of building brands, growing profitable market share, and nurturing talent. Her previous roles include Managing Director at Shell Lubricants India, Global Director for Gillette at Procter & Gamble, Asia-Pacific Head for Consumer and Market Knowledge P&G, and various roles in Sales, Marketing, Strategy, Insights and Operations. She has lived in India, Singapore, and Boston.

With a firm belief in making a positive impact on people and work, Mansi’s passions include fitness, with more than 50 half and full marathons under her belt, Indian classical dancing and mentoring students at SPJIMR Mumbai, Harvard, Babson College, Great Lakes etc.

Mansi has a B. Tech degree in Electronics and Communication Engineering from the National Institute of Technology Kurukshetra and an MBA in Marketing from the S.P. Jain Institute of Management and Research. She is married with two children.

Sathish Gopalaiah

President, Technology & Transformation Deloitte, South Asia

Sathish currently serves as President, Technology & Transformation and a member of the Executive Committee of Deloitte South Asia. He has over 25 years of experience, with over 21 years in management consulting, and has delivered consulting engagements in more than 40 countries. He brings a rich blend of experience in the business and technology domains.

Sathish has advised many conglomerates in India and internationally in several areas, including merger integration, corporate strategy, organization structuring, revenue enhancement, cost reduction, advanced analytics, and digital transformation.

In his previous role, he was the Markets Leader for Consulting and led the Technology, Media, and Telecoms (TMT) practice. Under his leadership, in addition to having an increased brand presence in the region, the South Asia Consulting business remained the fastest growing business in APAC and globally.

Sathish focuses on unearthing large scale growth opportunities and business value for clients through various cutting edge market programs that are curated to offer multidisciplinary services from across various practices and international Member Firms within Deloitte. As Engagement Partner, he has successfully led numerous transformational engagements in India and overseas. He has served as the Lead Client Service Partner for many iconic Deloitte clients.

Moderator

The discussion will be moderated by Meenakshi Priyam, Chair, Diversity & Inclusion Committee, Bombay Chamber of Commerce.

Meenakshi Priyam

Head Human Resources – Automotive Business, Mahindra Group
Chair, Diversity, Equity, Inclusion Committee, Bombay Chamber

Meenakshi Priyam is the Head of Human Resources, Automotive Sector, of the prestigious automobile manufacturer, Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd.

Meenakshi has over 22 years of corporate experience and over 12 years in leadership roles. She has held the position of GlaxoSmithKline’s CHRO India and Global HR Head for Classic and Established Products. As a global Human Resources leader, she has worked across multiple industries and geographies – India, Asia-Pacific and Europe in leadership roles, with diverse experience in managing large complex organizations and in scaling up start-ups.

She was featured as one of the best business leaders in India under 40, Business Today, March 2015. She was ranked one of the most influential woman business leader in India – Business World, March 2018.

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