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Nikhilesh Kalra to lead
Sanofi’s consumer
healthcare business
for India & South Asia
strengthen Sanofi’s
position in the
consumer health
space in India and
in South Asia.
Sanofi announced
the appointment of
Nikhilesh Kalra as the
General Manager of its
Consumer Healthcare
(CHC) business in
India and South Asia.
Commenting on the
appointment, Dr Shailesh
Ayyangar, Managing
Director, India and Vice
President, South Asia,
Sanofi, said, “Nikhilesh
joins us at a time when
we are building strong
presence in consumer
healthcare in India,
with the recent closure
of business swap with
Boeringher Ingelheim
and its incoming CHC
brands. We greatly value
Nikhilesh’s diverse and
rich experience of over
20 years across varied
consumer goods and OTC
healthcare categories, and
are confident that under
his strong leadership we
will accelerate the growth
of our CHC business in
India and South Asia”.
Mr Nikhilesh Kalra,
General Manager–
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Consumer Healthcare,
India & South Asia, Sanofi
said, “The consumer
health space has great
opportunity in South Asia,
and Sanofi is amongst the
top consumer healthcare
companies in the world.
In India, Sanofi has
a long history with
well-loved and trusted
brands like Combiflam®
and Avil®. In recent
years, the Company
has strengthened
their portfolio with
brands like Allegra®,
Enterogermina® and
the recently acquired
Dulcolfex®. I look
forward to growing these
brands further, and
Nikhilesh is an
MBA from IIM
Lucknow and
brings with him
over two decades of
varied experience
in Global and
Country roles.
Prior to joining
Sanofi, Nikhilesh
was working with
General Mills based
out of Singapore as
the Regional Marketing
Director, Asia & Middle
East Africa. He started
his career with Reckitt
Benckiser, and worked in
various roles in Sales &
Marketing across India,
Europe & Asia gaining
rich experience across
the Household, Personal
Hygiene and OTC
healthcare categories.
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appointed President
of Indian Society for
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The Indian Society for
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an association of clinical
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