Leadership

Mr. Surender Sharma

Surender has over 25 years of experience, having served in a variety of strategic leadership and executive roles, with increasing responsibility across multiple organizations.

Currently is the CEO of Patanjali Food and Herbal Park and also oversees manufacturing operations and E-commerce operations directly.

Before Patanjali, Surender has served as the General Manager of Molson Coors India and Vice president in PepsiCo and managed the End to End Supply chain .His earlier Careers from 1994 to 2008 were with P & G, Asian Paints and Philips in Various Functions.

He holds a Master Degree in Business administration with specialization in Finance and a B Tech in Mechanical Engineering apart from being a Six Sigma Black Belt.

Mr. Deepak Jolly

Deepak Jolly is a leading Public Affairs & Communications, Sales & Marketing professional with a career spanning over 37 years across top Multinational Companies.

Recognized as an industry leader in Policy Advocacy, Crisis Management, Reputation Management, Stakeholder Engagement, Sustainability and Marketing Programs. He has conducted training programs for senior management of corporates, co-operatuves and various government officials.

In April 2017, he along with his co-founder created Consocia Advisory, a consulting firm which specializes in Reputation Management, Public Advocacy, Government Affairs, Crisis Management, CSR and Business Development. Consocia Advisory is consulting several companies across various sectors such as Venture Capitalists, Technology (FinTech, FoodTech, SportsTech, DefenceTech, e-commerce), Electronics & IT, Food & Beverages, Pharma & Medical Devices, Services, Retail, Packaging, Hotels, Restaurants and Liquor.

With an Advanced Management Program (Batch 69) from Wharton, University of Pennsylvania, Deepak led a group in Wharton for win-win solutions for the issue of rice husk burning in Indian state of Punjab. In his last corporate role, Deepak was responsible for Venturing and Emerging Brands (VEB) in India and South West Asia for Coca-Cola India. In January 2016, he was awarded Best Communicator of the Decade by Public Relations Council of India (PRCI).

Deepak has served on the Boards and Management Committees of four companies in India, starting with PepsiCo (1995-2001), Godfrey Phillips (2002), Bharti Airtel (2003-2005) Coca-Cola India & SouthWest Asia (2005-2017). Also, Deepak is on the Global board of Public Relations Council of India.

He is a Hotel Management Graduate who started his career in the hotel industry as a management trainee and took independent positions for hotel operations early in his career. His strong foundations were made in Hindustan Unilever (1988-1995) where he was Manager for Government Affairs, Corporate Communications and Sales. Deepak has two sons who are working in the US and Bangkok respectively and his wife is a Food Blogger.

Under his leadership Consocia Advisory has been recognized on multiple platforms such as Emerging Agency of the Year – ET Brand Equity Kaleido Awards 2020, Rising PR Consultancy of the year- IPRCCA 2020, Best Crisis Management Campaign- IPRCCA 2020, PR agency of the year Award by Silver Feather Awards 2020, and Recognition from Business Connect for Company in Focus 2020.

Mr. Vinit Singh

Vinit Singh is founder Director and CEO of Brij Honey Pvt Ltd, India’s leading exporter and packer of Honey. Brij Honey Pvt Ltd was established in the year 2006. With his extensive experience in Beekeeping, world wide travel to all major honey producing regions of the world and interaction with experts of honey trade makes him preferred choice to become a founder member on board of Indian Honey alliance.

His close knit association with beekeepers in India and association with NGO’s like Lupin Foundation has resulted in development of Beekeepers in the region. Business strategies evolved for Beekeepers augmented growth in number of beekeepers and their income. His contribution to Indian Honey industry has been duly recognised by various platforms by different trade bodies , media houses and state governments.

Ms. Namrata Khanna

A seasoned professional, Namrata Khanna has worn many hats in her 30 years of varied experience. Currently she is the Director – India Honey Alliance, a consortium of stakeholders across the value chain of the Indian honey industry, ranging from top brands, exporters, foundations, scientific experts and bee keepers. Her core strength lies in building multi-level relationships with key stakeholders across government and the private sector. She has expertise in creating a robust ecosystem for advancement through partnerships across industries and a network of communication channels. A strong communicator, she is adept at managing stakeholders across multilevel projects, and aligning them for a common purpose.

Her earlier career spanned companies like British Airways, Arvato Bertelsmann, and has undertaken consultancy projects for UNICEF & Sight And Life, on engagement and training program.

She recently led the much applauded program Eat Right School Program, under Food Safety & Standards Authority of India under MoHFW, where over 35000 schools enrolled in the program. Namrata has also edited & compiled ‘The Yellow Book’, along with managing various programs across platforms, through Stakeholder Management & Outreach. She was also the Jury Member for CII-Face scholarship program for students interested in food technology & nutrition.She has a Masters’ degree in English Literature, alongwith certifications in Marketing & PR followed by a Masters in Business Management from Oxford Brookes University, UK. She is also a qualified International Baccalaureate teacher and educator, having taught children with learning disabilities as well as other students.

She has a Masters’ degree in English Literature, alongwith certifications in Marketing & PR followed by a Masters in Business Management from Oxford Brookes University, UK. She is also a qualified International Baccalaureate teacher and educator, having taught children with learning disabilities as well as other students.

Meet The Team

Narayanan Renganathan

Mr. Surender Sharma

Mr. Mansoor Ali

Mr. Pranav Sharma

Mr. Deepak Jolly

Mr. Vinit Singh

Ms. Namrata Khanna

Mr. Surender Sharma

Mr. Deepak Jolly

Mr. Vinit Singh

Ms. Namrata Khanna