Manasi Chavan

Manasi Chavan is a customer-focused leader with strong communication skills and an entrepreneurial drive. She excels in business, talent and matrix team management, with significant experience in Global R&D, Marketing, Formulations, and Technical Sales in the Personal Care industry.

Her expertise lies in building Innovation platforms, B2B and B2C Marketing, Cross-Functional Collaboration, Team Building, and Transformation. Additionally, she has skills in Advanced and Disruptive Product Development, Indie-brand and Third-Party manufacturer collaborations, Market/Industry Research, Consumer and Trend Analysis, Media PR, Education Events, Revenue, and Profit Expansion.

Manasi has an MBA in Business Administration and Management from Harriman Business School at Stony Brook University, NY, and a Ph.D. in Biochemistry from Tata Cancer Research Memorial Institute.

She has held key positions at renowned organizations, including Head Long Term Innovation at Croda Consumer Care, Global Innovation Director at Vantage Specialty Chemicals, Marketing Manager at BASF Corporation, Manager Technical Service Team for Personal Care at BASF, and Manager of Research and Development for Personal Care Bioactives at BASF. She also served as an Assistant Professor at SUNY Stony Brook, NY.