Bibhu Prasad
COO/Managing Director - India - iCEO #93121

Experience

Experienced CXO, Enterprise eco-system builder, setting up country operations & developing growth stories across diverse Sub-Saharan Africa and the Indian Subcontinent markets for blue chip MNCs and regional conglomerates for consumer facing & impact businesses.

Major Achievements

I have a keen interest & demonstrated record in enterprise & organization building, stakeholder management across shareholders, government policy makers, value chain partners, DFIs and industry bodies and developing growth stories around sizeable existing businesses, startups, new forays in CPG , food, Agri and non-food sectors . I have been engaged in the food value chain space (dairy, edible oils and foods, food adjacencies& commodities, downstream integrated up to upstream), managing businesses in the range of $200 mn with large and complex multifunctional teams. Turing around a series 3 startup during COVID has been fulfilling as well as growing a semi startup to a $100 mn business in 5 years can be attributed to a sound teamwork.

Industry Sector Competencies

Consumer Goods

Packaging

FMCG/CPG

Agri, Consumer Goods & Relief

Chemical

Professional Objectives

Function: CEO, COO, Chief Commercial Officer

Sector: Food & Beverages, FMCG, CPG, Telecom, Agri

Interim Manager: Yes

Permanent Position: Yes

Operational: Yes

Availability: Full time

Prefered Locations: Asia, Africa, Middle East

Additional Professional Interests

Operational coaching on demand

Non executive director assignments

Countries Covered

Bangladesh

Ethiopia

India

Mozambique

Nigeria

Operational Competencies

DEI strategy (Professional)

ESG & sustainability strategy (Professional)

Technologies to market (Expert)

Business development (Expert)

Acquisition and shadow management (Professional)

New product or service launch (Professional)

Geographical expansion (Expert)

Company rescue or turnaround (Professional)