Nikhil Vaz
Regional Trade Head - Emerging Markets at Sanofi- Claim this Profile
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Sanjay Kapadia
Nikhil was part of my team at RSM & Co. Nikhil is a complete professional with attributes of commercial acumen. Always found Nikhil wanting to take responsibilities, which he discharged very successfully. More importantly, Nikhil is a great human being and that makes him a great team player.
Dr Shailesh Ayyangar
Nikhil brings a very calm and pleasant demeanour to his leadership style while excelling in leading the teams with positivity, encouragement and clear direction. He has evolved in to a global leader with highly successful stint in Sanofi headquarters in Mumbai & Paris. He displays refreshing adaptability in different cultural and country settings. He is a clear and brilliant communicator and has a very strong bias for action. He has the capabilities to lead operations by building a strong vision and aligning the teams to a common roadmap to achieve the same. I have great pleasure in endorsing Nikhil.
Sanjay Kapadia
Nikhil was part of my team at RSM & Co. Nikhil is a complete professional with attributes of commercial acumen. Always found Nikhil wanting to take responsibilities, which he discharged very successfully. More importantly, Nikhil is a great human being and that makes him a great team player.
Dr Shailesh Ayyangar
Nikhil brings a very calm and pleasant demeanour to his leadership style while excelling in leading the teams with positivity, encouragement and clear direction. He has evolved in to a global leader with highly successful stint in Sanofi headquarters in Mumbai & Paris. He displays refreshing adaptability in different cultural and country settings. He is a clear and brilliant communicator and has a very strong bias for action. He has the capabilities to lead operations by building a strong vision and aligning the teams to a common roadmap to achieve the same. I have great pleasure in endorsing Nikhil.
Sanjay Kapadia
Nikhil was part of my team at RSM & Co. Nikhil is a complete professional with attributes of commercial acumen. Always found Nikhil wanting to take responsibilities, which he discharged very successfully. More importantly, Nikhil is a great human being and that makes him a great team player.
Dr Shailesh Ayyangar
Nikhil brings a very calm and pleasant demeanour to his leadership style while excelling in leading the teams with positivity, encouragement and clear direction. He has evolved in to a global leader with highly successful stint in Sanofi headquarters in Mumbai & Paris. He displays refreshing adaptability in different cultural and country settings. He is a clear and brilliant communicator and has a very strong bias for action. He has the capabilities to lead operations by building a strong vision and aligning the teams to a common roadmap to achieve the same. I have great pleasure in endorsing Nikhil.
Sanjay Kapadia
Nikhil was part of my team at RSM & Co. Nikhil is a complete professional with attributes of commercial acumen. Always found Nikhil wanting to take responsibilities, which he discharged very successfully. More importantly, Nikhil is a great human being and that makes him a great team player.
Dr Shailesh Ayyangar
Nikhil brings a very calm and pleasant demeanour to his leadership style while excelling in leading the teams with positivity, encouragement and clear direction. He has evolved in to a global leader with highly successful stint in Sanofi headquarters in Mumbai & Paris. He displays refreshing adaptability in different cultural and country settings. He is a clear and brilliant communicator and has a very strong bias for action. He has the capabilities to lead operations by building a strong vision and aligning the teams to a common roadmap to achieve the same. I have great pleasure in endorsing Nikhil.
Experience
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Sanofi
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France
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Pharmaceutical Manufacturing
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700 & Above Employee
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Regional Trade Head - Emerging Markets
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Apr 2020 - Present
Driving and influencing a high-performance culture across the Trade Community towards leading cross-GBU and cross-channel focused initiatives resulting in cost optimization or profit maximization.
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Regional Trade Head - Eurasia, Middle East & Africa
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Jan 2018 - Mar 2020
Developing a long-term strategic vision for Trade Management in the identified countries while professionalizing our approach and capabilities within the region
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Regional Trade Lead - Africa & Middle East
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Jul 2016 - Dec 2017
Institutionalizing the role of Trade across countries within the Region
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Business Unit Head
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Feb 2013 - Jun 2016
Successfully integrating and doubling the productivity of a newly acquired business with an employee strength of 400+ generating a business of 20MEUR and in the process building a long-term strategic & sustainable vision.
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Director - Business Excellence & Strategy
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Nov 2011 - Jan 2013
Leading operational efficiency and capability building for the Consumer Healthcare Business in India through a combination of Sales Force Effectiveness, Training, Marketing Excellence, Market Research and New Product Planning
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Associate Director - Strategic Initiatives
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Apr 2008 - Oct 2011
Driving key strategic and operational initiatives aligned to the strategic plans of the affiliate across several group engagements in India (ie Pharma, Vaccines, CHC, Industrial affairs, R&D, etc)
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Head - Transfer Pricing
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May 2006 - Mar 2008
Successfully institutionalizing and synchronizing the Group Transfer Pricing Policy within the Indian context and successfully defending the Transfer Pricing strategy before the Tax authorities.
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EY
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United Kingdom
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IT Services and IT Consulting
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700 & Above Employee
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Senior Consultant - International Tax and Transfer Pricing
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May 2004 - Apr 2006
Designing tax-effective transfer pricing strategies for key Indian and multinational clients Building robust documentation to support key transfer pricing policy decisions Representing clients before the revenue authorities to defend the transfer pricing strategy Designing tax-effective transfer pricing strategies for key Indian and multinational clients Building robust documentation to support key transfer pricing policy decisions Representing clients before the revenue authorities to defend the transfer pricing strategy
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RSM (now PwC)
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Mumbai
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Consultant - Transfer Pricing
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Apr 2002 - Apr 2004
Assisted several leading Indian and multinational companies in complying with the Indian transfer pricing regulations which included preparation of a detailed study and representation before the revenue authorities. Assisted several leading Indian and multinational companies in complying with the Indian transfer pricing regulations which included preparation of a detailed study and representation before the revenue authorities.
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Education
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The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India
Chartered Accountancy -
Narsee Monjee College of Commerce & Economics
Bachelor of Commerce (BCom), Commerce