With over 25 years of experience, Mr. Narayanan has a strong track record of leading revenue and profitability growth across multiple industries including pharmaceuticals. He joins from Sanofi India Limited, where he was the Managing Director and Country Chair for India. At Sanofi, he led the strategic reorientation of its India business operations, resulting in accelerated growth in key therapies and significant transformation of Sanofi’s market operations. Before this, he was Chief Marketing Officer at Airtel, India’s leading telecommunications company. Mr. Narayanan started his career at Hindustan Unilever Ltd., where he held various leadership roles in India and other Asian markets for over 18 years, building and managing many iconic consumer brands.
Mr. Narayanan holds a Degree of BE (Hons)-Electrical & Electronics from Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani, and MBA from Indian Institute of Foreign Trade, New Delhi. He has completed the Advanced Management Program from Harvard Business School, USA.