Pankaj Duhan

Pankaj Duhan, with around 20 years of experience in blue-chip multinational companies, is a seasoned professional adept at transforming large and intricate organizations to excel.

He boasts extensive commercial expertise, managing end-to-end profit and loss responsibilities in various global markets such as the US, Brazil, China, India, Thailand, and Indonesia. His experience spans across multiple operational channels including hypermarkets, pharmacies, wholesale, prestige counters, travel retail, and e-commerce. Pankaj has overseen substantial media and promotional budgets, conducted numerous joint business plans with major retailers like Alibaba, Walmart, Target, Watsons, and Carrefour.

In his career, Pankaj has significantly enhanced the market shares of several billion-dollar brands like Dettol, Durex, Pantene, Head & Shoulders, Olay, SK-II, through strategic planning, consumer insights, and award-winning campaigns that have gained global recognition.

He is celebrated for nurturing strong organizational cultures and capabilities, fostering talents across regions, leading large cross-functional teams, and implementing transformative business strategies. Notable achievements include establishing e-commerce divisions from the ground up, pioneering on-ground trial programs that reached millions of households, and revamping media buying operations for enhanced consumer engagement and targeting across multiple countries.

Pankaj Duhan's specialties encompass a wide array of expertise including brand building, marketing, advertising, strategic planning, new product development, brand architecture, category management, packaging, sales and promotion management, market operations, media planning, P&L management, recruitment, training, and customer relationship management.

His educational background includes an MBA from the prestigious Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad, and studies at Punjab Engineering College.

Throughout his career, Pankaj has held key roles in prominent organizations such as Vice President of Germ Protection at Reckitt, Global Category Director for Dettol at Reckitt, Chief Marketing Officer & Managing Director for Reckitt Health South Asia at Reckitt, Marketing Director for Haircare in North America & South America at Procter & Gamble, and various other senior positions in marketing and brand management at Procter & Gamble.