Independent Director
Nayantara Bali serves as an Independent Director on publicly listed Boards including Starhub: a leading Telecommunications company in Singapore, Torrent Pharma, a leading Indian Pharmaceutical company, and Inchcape Plc (UK) the leading independent global Automotive Distributor. She is also Director/ Co-owner of ANV Consulting Pte: a boutique Management Consultancy that specializes in PE advisory, data analytics, and business/marketing strategy.
She has had a stellar career as a business leader with over 28 years of FMCG experience at the international marketing powerhouse Procter & Gamble driving strong business and category growth across Asia Pacific. Her roles included BU head of the Asia-Pacific Beauty Care, Global Skin Care business, Gillette Asia business, and Baby/Feminine Care. Geographic scope over the years has included, India, Indonesia, Thailand, Vietnam, Singapore, Malaysia, Australasia, Japan, Korea, and China.
Nayantara has a strong track record of successfully launching new brands, categories, and business models to explosive growth. Notable examples include Whisper India, Ariel India, Pampers India, Whisper Choice, Pantene 3-minute Miracle in Asean which has since been expanded globally, H&S Indonesia and Gillette Guard.
Nayantara was among the early Indian members of P&G’s Global Business Leadership Council. She was the Asia sponsor on P&G’s Global Diversity & Inclusion Council, and also served as a Director on the Boards of P&G Gillette India (2011-13) and P&G Health & Hygiene India (2003-05).
Nayantara has a PGDM from the Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad, and a B.A in Economics from Stella Maris, Chennai.