MUMBAI: He loves reading and sharing his thoughts about leadership. Former Kimberly-Clarke sales director Srikanth Iyer has hopped over to Nivea India with the same title. With a career of more than 16 years spent in sales, Iyer has had tenures with various multinational and Indian companies.
The BE in computer science Mumbai university and IMT Ghaziabad PGDM in marketing joined Patni Computer System out of college, and then got into selling beer while at Sab Miller as area manager. He then spent a good six years at Pepsico looking after the Mumbai territory’s sales and customer marketing before developing a sweet tooth and joining Mondelez handling Eclairs, Halls, Bournvita and Tang for a year and some months before being given charge of the largest territory for the company.
Opportunity came his way from Himalayan Wellness Co to take over as business head for Bangladesh. He gladly took it up and led a team of 500 across functions and developed the market for Himalaya face care , body care, hair care, baby care and animal care products. A position he held for two years.
A short stint of less than a year followed at Metro Wholesale India which he joined as senior vice-president head of sales and marketing. He then joined Kimberly Clark India as sales director leading the company’s sales strategy and its execution.
“Srikanth has led route-to-market transformations, implemented alternate distribution models, and partnered on product innovation. Over his career, he has built high-performing teams that drove profitability and achieved significant market share gains across categories such as personal care, baby care, wellness, and retail, establishing himself as a results-driven FMCG leader,” said Nivea India in a post on linkedin. “ At Nivea India, Srikanth will lead our sales strategies, strengthen distribution networks, and enhance market presence, supporting our mission to provide trusted skincare solutions to consumers across the country.”