Experience

Food Safety And Standards Authority Of India (Fssai)

• India
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Principal Lead

  • Jul 2021 - Present



Tata Trusts

• India
• Non-profit Organizations
• 400 - 500 Employee

• Senior Advisor

  • Sep 2016 - May 2021

  Advocacy and Policy Guidance on fortification standards at Food Safety Standards Authority of India – Government of India, Ministry of Health, Ministry of Women and Child Development and NITI Aayog with regards to Women and Child Health particularly nutrition. Collaborations and Partnerships with line ministries, state governments, development partners, institutions and industry to realize the goal of addressing micronutrient malnutrition using fortification of foods.Quality Assurance and Product Development of fortified foods with regards to lab methods used for detection, develop low cost products for children, pregnant and lactating women and adolescent girls.Training and Capacity Building of the industry to adopt food fortification, testing laboratories and food safety officers to enable the right fortification of foods.Monitoring and Evaluation of the projects to understand the efficacy and impact of the program and provide insights to the policy makers to take informed decisions accordinglyConsumer Awareness for demand generation of the fortified and nutritious products using mass media, social / digital media and direct engagement campaigns.



GC Rieber Compact AS

• Norway
• Food Production
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Chief Relations Officer ASIA

  • Sep 2015 - Sep 2016

  Partnerships Development: Sustained domestic and international partnerships that is consistent with the mission and vision of the organization for addressing the issue of malnutrition. Supply Chain Management: Facilitated supply chain of emergency foods required for nutrition programs with development partners – UNICEF, World Food Program, ICRC etc. Supported emergency requirements in Afghanistan and North Korea. Found innovative ways to deliver in Afghanistan when route from Pakistan was blocked and sending supplies by small boats from China in to North Korea were some of the memorable experiences.New Product Development: Understand the local needs of people, conduct gap analysis and develop new products to address the issue of malnutrition including hidden hunger. Network Expansion: Identified potential organizations to expand existing product lines or bring new product lines to address key issues. Worked on the gap analysis for pregnant and lactating women to develop a product – snack which can be provided twice a day with tea to address her gap for vitamins and minerals during the pregnancy and when the child is being breast fed.

• Country Head - (CEO)

  • Feb 2010 - Aug 2015

  Finance and Planning: Annual and 5 Year Planning and Budgeting for 20 M USD company and responsibility for liaison and statutory approval for the organization. Production and Supply Chain Management: Responsible for engaging with customers to meet their requirements by producing and shipping the required goods globally. Quality Assurance and Customer Complaints: Responsible for addressing customer complaints and Quality Assurance of the required products.Resource Management: To efficiently manage the organization and contribute towards the vision of the organization and address the issue of malnutrition in the developing countries.Corporate Social Responsibility: Execution of CSR (Corporate Social Responsibility) targets within the organization. Chair of the executive CSR committee for effective implementation.

• Factory Manager

  • Sep 2008 - Jan 2010

  Put up the green field project to produce Therapeutic and supplementary foods in India for GC Rieber Compact - formerly known as Compact Norway.



Nirula's Corner House Private Limited

• India
• Hospitality
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Production Manager

  • Apr 2001 - Sep 2008

  Liaison with Ministry of Food Processing, Government of India for reducing food waste and food loss. Develop SOPs and guidelines for perishable foods and provide advisory services to develop the infrastructure to reduce food loss and food waste.Production Planning and Resource Management for providing the meals 360 days in year without any major holidays. Future expansion planning and project execution.Partnership Development with institutions to provide nutritious and wholesome mealsProduct development to constantly improve upon the consumer taste keeping in mind not to compromise with the nutrition provided by the food.Quality Assurance and Vendor Development for quality sourcing of the products to match up to the required specification and standards. Develop guidelines for smooth operations and meeting ISO: 22000 standards to provide quality product to the consumers



DABON INTERNATIONAL PRIVATE LIMITED

• India

• Assistant Manager Production

  • Nov 2000 - Oct 2001

  Set up a green field facility for production of mozzarella cheese in India using the latest available technologies. Was recognized as one of the leading mozzarella cheese experts in the country at the time. Developed Quality Management Systems based on ISO: 22000: 2005 and HACCP to produce global quality Cheese products in India. Developed low fat cheese spread to contribute towards producing nutritious consumer products and contribute to better health.Production planning for green and processed cheese to meet the demands of consumers and develop SOPs for smooth operations.New product development as per requirements and demands by consumers and improved health of consumers in terms of reduced fat and salt intake.Customer Complaints and feedback management system for continuous improveme