Personal Care Products Strategic Business Unit
K Venkat - Member
Dr Krishnan Venkat is the Chief Scientist for
ITC's Personal Care Strategic Business Unit. He
joined ITC in 2005 with 20 years experience in
academic research and industrial R&D. He received
his PhD in the USA in 1985 and has been engaged in
leading-edge chemical physics research at
University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada
and University of Zurich, Switzerland. He has also
served as a faculty at McGill University, Montreal
in Canada. He has over 15 patents and 50 research
publications in peer reviewed high impact
scientific journals such as the Journal of
American Chemical Society, Journal of Physical
Chemistry, Journal of Chemical Physics etc. He has
made invited scientific contributions at the
prestigious Royal Society of Chemistry UK, Faraday
Discussion meetings. He has championed many
initiatives from concept to products in the
Personal Care domain. He believes in the R&D
continuum of relevant science and product
development culminate in world-class products for
the consumer. He is member of several national and
international scientific committees and
professional bodies.
Nilanjan Mukherjee - Head, Marketing
Nilanjan Mukherjee is Head of Marketing, Personal
Care Products Business. He joined ITC in
September 2010 after spending over 19 years in the
Sales & Marketing functions of Hindustan Unilever
Limited and Reckitt Benckiser in India & Europe,
among others. He has been Global Marketing
Manager of Dettol and Marketing Director, Hungary
during his stint at Reckitt Benckiser. An
Electronics & Communication Engineer from NIT
Surathkal, Nilanjan did his MBA from XLRI
Jamshedpur in 1991. Nilanjan's experience cuts
across several categories ranging from Beverages,
Soaps & Detergents to OTC Pharmaceuticals.
Atul Joshi - Invitee
Atul Joshi is National Sales Manager, ITC Personal
Care Products Business. A Post Graduate in
Economics, Atul joined ITC in the Marketing
function of the Tobacco Division in 1982. He has
handled a wide range of responsibilities in Sales
and Brand Management cutting across Tobacco, Foods
and Personal Care portfolios. He has been involved
in the development of training systems in Sales
and Distribution . He was also involved in the
development of the Foods Business. Atul has played
a key role in the incubation and development of
Personal Care business, including brands like
Essenza Di Wills, Fiama Di Wills, Vivel and
Superia.
