Mr. Suresh Narayanan
Chairman and Managing Director – Nestlé India LimitedMr. Suresh Narayanan joined the Board of Directors of Nestlé India Limited as Managing Director from 1st August, 2015. Mr. Narayanan has been designated as the Chairman and Managing Director of the Company with effect from 29th October, 2015. He is also member of Corporate Social Responsibility Committee of the Board of Directors of the Company.
Mr. Suresh Narayanan holds a Master’s Degree in Economics from the Delhi School of Economics. He has a Diploma from the IMD Program for Executive Development and has participated in the Nestlé Leadership Program of the London Business School. He has over 30 years of rich and exhaustive experience in the FMCG Industry and has held senior management and top leadership roles in leading global companies.
Mr. Narayanan was Chairman and CEO of Nestlé Philippines prior to joining Nestlé India
as Managing Director.
Mr. Narayanan joined Nestlé in 1999 as Executive Vice President for Sales in India, where
he spearheaded major structural and strategic changes in Sales and Customer
Management and set up the chilled dairy business. He moved to Nestlé Indochina in
2003, as Executive Director for Sales, Marketing and Food-Services, covering the
countries of Thailand, Cambodia, Myanmar, Laos and Vietnam. Two years later in 2005,
he returned to India as Head of Sales for India, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh and Nepal
In 2008, Mr. Narayanan was appointed as Managing Director of Nestlé Singapore Pte. Ltd., and remained there until 2010. During his time the overall business in Singapore witnessed sustained growth amidst the economic downturn. He was awarded the Medal of Commendation by the Government of Singapore in 2010, for excellence in employee relations during this challenging period. He moved to Nestlé Egypt as Chairman and CEO and Head of NEAR, where his initiatives resulted in significant business growth and investments despite the turbulence and volatility faced by the region at this time.
Mr. Narayanan began his career as a management trainee with Hindustan Unilever, where he held numerous positions of increasing responsibility in Sales, Marketing and General Management. He has also worked with Colgate Palmolive in India.
