Farah Abbas Bookwala
Communications Head at GSK II Ex-Pfizer || Ex-CNBC TV18
- Role
- Senior Manager - Corporate Communications at GSK
- Location
- Mumbai, MH, IN
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Farah Abbas Bookwala
With over 15 years of experience in business journalism and corporate communications, I am a mid-career communications specialist with a passion for storytelling, creative and strategic business communications and driving high-value engagement for organizations. Focused and driven, I strive for high-quality output underpinned by a strong commitment to ethics & integrity.
Experience
Senior Manager - Corporate Communications
Nov 2024 — Present
Leading the internal and external communications strategy for GSK India including internal engagement initiatives, media engagement and management and PR initiatives 2. Managing investor communications for quarterly earnings and leading the Annual Report for GSK in India3. 24X7 crisis and reputation management through online social media monitoring and pharmacovigilance reporting 2025 Highlights:1. Received a silver award for the exceptional ownership and creativity in the development of GSK Annual Report for FY20•••52. Leading the most impactful edition of the Shingles Action Week (SAW 2025) with significant volume and value driven by earned media efforts 3. Lead an Indian Media contingent to GSK\'s largest vaccines manufacturing unit in Wavre, Belgium, for an educative initiative to raise awareness on the importance of adult vaccination with a focus on Shingles prevention. The event culminated in strong editorial stories from Indian journalists highlighting the need for urgent focus on preventive healthcare and GSK’s future vaccines roadmap.4. Recognised for the successful media launch of GSK\'s foray into Oncology in India with precision therapies for endometrial and ovarian cancers.
Education
HR College of Commerce and Economics, Mumbai, India
B.Com, Accountancy, Business, Advertising, Economics, Taxation, Computers, Mathematics
2006 — 2009
Cardiff University / Prifysgol Caerdydd
MA International Journalism, Print Journalism
2009 — 2010
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