Prakash Nedungadi
Leadership, Strategy, Marketing, Customer Centricity, Brands, Innovation, Design Thinking, Coaching
- Role
- Bain External Advisor at Bain & Company
- Location
- Bengaluru, KA, IN
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Prakash Nedungadi
Fortunate to have had over 38 years of amazing leadership experience in global best companies like Unilever, P&G and Aditya Birla Group- Grateful to have held really wonderful, powerful positions like President/ CEO of Madura Garments, Group Head for Customer Insights & Brand Development for all the businesses of Aditya Birla Group, Regional Business Director Middle East & Africa for Gillette, Marketing Director at P&G, VP Marketing Gillette India - Have deep experience in B2C & B2B, in Products & Services- Enjoyed working also as a Director in an Education start-up (The Teacher Foundation) and even in politics (Treasurer, Aam Aadmi Party Karnataka)- Adventurous assignments in many parts of the world- India, S Asia, Germany/ Europe, Middle-East and Africa- Passionate about creating VALUE for customers/ consumers as the best way to create value and growth for business- And developing/ embedding systems, processes and CULTURE that makes Customer Centricity central to the value creation- Led launch and management of leading brands and driving innovation (Lipton Taaza, Sanella (Germany),GIllette Mach 3, Wall\'s Ice Cream, Liva)- Started developin Design Thinking skills at Stanford and set up an Design Thinking Lab at Aditya Birla Group. Led DT based innovation initiative across the Group. Still learning- Advised amazing start-ups on accelerating growth through understanding customers better and designing better value-adding solutions for them- Uniquely understand and am deeply curious about value creation right through the Value Chain (how to develop partnerships to increase overall value and value for the company)- Ingredient brand specialist-led creation of Liva, a viscose fibre based consumer brand- Love empowering people through coaching; was a certified Business Coach (acquired PCC certification by the International Coaching Federation)- Runner, love reading, baking and Western Classical music
Experience
Bain External Advisor
Jun 2025 — Present · Bengaluru, IN
Support Bain & Company to help its clients find and execute new ways to deliver extraordinary value to their customers, develop their Customer & Marketing strategies and thereby build their brand strength and value
Education
St. Stephen's College, Delhi
BA Honours , Economics
Stanford University Graduate School of Business
Stanford Executive Programme , Business, Strategy, Innovation, Design Thinking
Indian Institute of Management, Calcutta
Post Graduate Diploma in Management, Marketing/Marketing Management, General
1980 — 1982
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