Nimish Shah
Global Sustainable Business & Innovations Leader @Unilever | Previously Managing Director at IAPMO India & Toilet Board Coalition India
- Role
- General Manager Regulatory Affairs South Asia at Unilever
- Location
- Bengaluru, KA, IN
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Nimish Shah
PROFILEAccomplished global health & sustainable innovations, business leader.3 decades of multi-domain innovation and technical experience, including leading India business of 2 international not-for-profit organizations Thought leader, institutions & partnerships builder, and influencerPreviously as MD, IAPMO, India, led business transformation, talent refresh and boosted financial viability of the organization. As MD, Toilet Board Coalition, India shaped a vibrant innovation led hygiene & sanitation economy in the country, through entrepreneurship and private sector engagement. Lead Skills & Domains-Building innovation and R&D Programs & technology scale-up-Science-led regulations, standards and policies-Sustainability, open Innovation and leveraging partnerships for impact-People: Inspiration & motivation and team builder-Life Sciences, Safety Sciences & Environmental impact assessments- Water Sanitation & Hygiene and Food safetyMajor Accomplishments-Shaped the framework & helped set up Global Sanitation Centre of Excellence (Funding ~US 8 Million) at IIT-Palakkad, India-Instituted the India organization of a global non-profit (Toilet Board Coalition, India)-Commercialized new products and led mainstreaming of sustainable innovations-Established partnerships, shaped industry consortia and steered them towards common goals-Mentored start-ups and helped them build scale-Authored 15 patents & 3 times winner of Unilever Global CEO Compass Awards (Sustainability)Personality Traits-Influential & big picture thinker -Champion of digital tech-Open & collaborative-Output & impact oriented-Proactive, agile & adaptive-High energy & fit
Experience
General Manager Regulatory Affairs South Asia
May 2023 — Present · Bengaluru, IN
Education
Directorate of Technical Education, Maharashtra
PG Diploma - Pharma Business Mgmt, Business Management
1987 — 1988
University of Surrey, UK
WHO Advanced Course in Food Microbiology, Microbiology
1998 — 1998
University of Mumbai
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Life Sciences (Microbiology)
1983 — 1995
University of Mumbai
Master's degree, Microbiology
1986 — 1988
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