Sunil, former Executive Chairman of Modenik Lifestyle, is a seasoned leader with over three decades of diverse experience in the FMCG sector across Indian and Asian markets. He currently serves as a Director at Modenik Lifestyle Pvt. Ltd., Bikaji Foods International Ltd., and KhanaKreations Pvt. Ltd. With expertise in Sales, Marketing, Strategy, and General Management across an international market portfolio, Sunil started his career with Wipro Consumer and has held leadership roles in blue-chip multinationals, including Diageo, and Colgate Palmolive, Mondelez (erstwhile Cadbury), Kellogg and Fonterra.
A Commerce graduate from Delhi University with a master's in
Management Studies from Mumbai University, Sunil is also a certified
Executive Coach. Sunil is an External Advisor with Bain Consulting and also
serves as an Advisor to the New Zealand Trade & Enterprise (NZTE) BeachHeads
Network. He also has been on the Board of Indian CEO Forum in Sri Lanka, a
member of the Board of Governors of AMCHAM (American Chambers) Malaysia, and
was the Chairman of the AMCHAM FMCG Committee Malaysia for 4 years.
Shweta is Managing Partner and India Head for Advent International. She has
over 21 years of experience in Private Equity. She joined Advent in 2009.
Prior to that, she worked for almost a decade at ICICI Venture. Shweta has
experience in sourcing and negotiating transactions, and advising on the
management and successful exiting of investments through both sale to
strategic buyers and listing of companies. She has experience of working
across a wide range of sectors including consumer, healthcare, FIG and
IT/BPO. Before joining ICICI Venture, she was working for a year at Ernst &
Young in their corporate finance division.
Shweta has worked on a number of investments at Advent including Encora,
Crompton Greaves Consumer Electricals Limited, Quest Technologies, ASK
Investment Managers Pvt. Ltd., Manjushree Packaging, Aditya Birla Capital
Limited, Bharat Serums and Vaccines amongst others. Investments in
ICICIVenture included companies like ACE Refractories, Tata Infomedia and VA
Tech Wabag.
Girish is an Operating Partner with Advent International and is on Advent’s
Advisory Board while serving on the boards of two Advent-invested companies.
He is an Independent Director on the boards of CRISIL Ltd. (a subsidiary of
S&P Global) and Axis Bank. Girish is also a Partner at Exfinity Venture
Partners, a venture fund that invests in tech start-ups.
Girish served as the Co-CEO of Wipro's IT Business from 2008-2011 and was a
member of the Board of Directors of Wipro Ltd. He led Wipro's $5.8 Billion
IT business that had over 100,000 employees, spread over 54 countries. He
was the Managing Director for Bloom Energy International, a Silicon
Valley-based alternative energy company. Girish is a Commerce graduate and a
member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India and the Institute
of Cost and Works Accountants of India.
Sahil is Managing Director at Advent International and has led investment
efforts in the retail, consumer, technology, and technology-enabled sectors.
Sahil spent three years with Bear Stearns, NY as an analyst in its
Investment Banking Division and worked with JLL Partners before joining
Advent in 2009.
He holds a Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration from The Ross School
of Business, University of Michigan, and an MBA from The Wharton School,
University of Pennsylvania. With extensive finance experience, Sahil has
worked on Advent's investments in ASK Investment Managers Private Limited,
CAMS, Crompton Greaves Consumer Electricals Limited, DFM Food, Eureka
Forbes, NielsenIQ, QuEST Global, and Modenik Lifestyle Pvt Ltd.
Shantanu is currently the Director and Non-Executive Vice Chairman of Crompton Greaves Consumer Electricals Ltd. He joined Crompton Greaves in July 2015 and brings a rich
experience in managing consumer businesses across markets, product
categories, functions, geographies, and cultures.
Before Crompton, Shantanu served as the MD & CEO of Procter & Gamble India
and was responsible for making the revenue grow 15-fold in 13 years, making
P&G one of the fastest growing consumer companies in India. Shantanu has a
B. Tech. in Mechanical Engineering from the Indian Institute of
Technology Bombay (Batch of 1981) and a Masters in Business Administration
from IIM Calcutta (Batch of 1983).
Shekhar Tewari, the Executive Director and Chief Executive Officer at Modenik Lifestyle Pvt. Ltd., comes with over 25 years of brand building and business development experience in the apparel industry. Having been in the industry for over two decades, Shekhar has an in-depth understanding of the entire value chain, from operations and supply chain to distribution trade. His business acumen and expertise in sales, marketing, and product make him a stalwart in the apparel industry. Over the years, he has been part of and led teams that have conceptualized, incubated, and transformed businesses from scratch to remarkable growth stages.
A master’s in management studies, an engineer, and an all-rounder. Before his current role, he has been in leadership positions in prominent apparel brands like Jockey, Hanes, and US Polo.
Manish Daga, the Executive Director and Chief Financial Officer at Modenik Lifestyle, comes with over 25 years of experience in the finance domain. He has a strong finance background gained from leadership positions in global corporations. Manish has been expanding his remit to overall business excellence with expertise in implementing strategies. He has worked extensively in the B2C and B2B space, driving various leadership-level financial planning, business finance, tax, and treasury functions.
Before joining Modenik Lifestyle, Manish was Chief Financial Officer for Wipro Consumer Care and Lighting India. In addition to his Finance responsibilities, he was also responsible for the IT function.
He is a member of The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India and The Institute of Company Secretaries of India. He has also earned his Graduation in Commerce and holds CMA and CFA degrees.
Manish is a future-focused, high energy and results-oriented business leader.
L.V. Vaidyanathan (LV) is the Executive Chairman at Modenik Lifestyle, bringing 28 years of distinguished experience in the FMCG sector with Procter & Gamble (P&G). A graduate of the National Institute of Technology, Nagpur, with a Bachelor of Engineering (Mechanical), and the Indian Institute of Management (IIM), Ahmedabad, with an MBA, LV began his career at P&G India in 1996.
During his P&G stint, LV’s career highlights include pivotal roles such as Sales Director in Vietnam and Head of Sales for Southeast Asia. His leadership in Indonesia as CEO saw remarkable turnaround results, transforming the market position of P&G Indonesia and achieving significant profitability growth.
In July 2022, LV took on the role of Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director for P&G India & South Asia, driving impressive growth in market capitalization for the listed entities under his guidance. A passionate advocate for Equality and Inclusion, he led P&G Indonesia to achieve 50% women representation in its leadership team.