Experienced agri-business professional with over twenty-five years experience in the agribusiness domain in India, Africa and Europe.
He is a Dairy Technologist from National Dairy Research Institute (NDRI) and PG Diploma in Business Management (Special Package in Agriculture) from Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Ahmedabad.
Worked in marketing and sales at Bayer Cropscience for 4 years at different locations all over India
Worked as Head - Marketing & Corporate Sales at P.I. Industries Ltd for 6 years. During this time he set up many supply chain models for agrochemical sales to many corporates in their bid to enter and corporatize the agri-supply chain. These included initiatives like Mahindra Shubh Labh, ITC e-Choupal, Tata Kisan Sansar, DCM Shriram’s Haryali Kisan Bazar and Triveni Group's Khushali Kisan Bazar.
Set up one of India's largest integrated (from grass to glass) dairy project.
His expertize lies in developing backward linkages with farmers and provision of agri-inputs and extension services. His other areas of work include providing crop specific insights, strategic planning and execution of projects across the complete agri supply chain (from farm to fork), distribution and relationship management in this domain.