1980, Electrical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi; 1982, MBA, Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad. 1989, joined Nestlé India; assumed increasing responsibilities in marketing; 1990, Head, Confectionery Business Unit, Nestlé Indonesia; 1999, Marketing Adviser, Chocolate, Confectionery & Biscuits SBU, Nestlé HQ; 2000, Marketing and Sales Director, Nestlé Indonesia; 2005, CEO, Nestlé Philippines; 2009, Global Business Head, Infant Nutrition; 2003, CEO, Nestlé Indonesia; 2010, Deputy Executive Vice-President, Head, Nestlé Nutrition; since October 2011, Executive Vice-President, Asia, Oceania, Africa.