Sumit Nair

About Sumit Nair

Sumit Nair is a growth-oriented leader at Symega, a leading food ingredients manufacturer and distributor in India and abroad. He has over 22 years of rich experience in various successful multinational food companies, including Coca Cola, TUV, Diversey, Brenntag Ingredients, Doehler, Newly Weds Foods and IFFCO. He has handled both start up and turn around businesses during his diversified experience. During his IFFCO stint he was responsible for turning around an acquired culinary business and implemented a 360 deg culture change, brought high performing team together to achieve common organisational goals. He joined Newly Weds Foods, a global leader in food coatings and seasonings, in 2014 as the Commercial Head for India, and was promoted to the Country Manager role in 2017. He was responsible for setting up a world-class manufacturing plant, an R&D center, and a culinary center in India, and growing the market share and revenue of the company significantly. He also led and mentored a team of over 100 employees, fostering a culture of collaboration, innovation, and excellence. He is skilled in P&L management, strategic planning, market and competition mapping, and leadership. He is passionate about delivering high-quality products and services to customers and creating value for stakeholders.Products managed: Whip topping, cooking cream, soft serve mixes, breading system, seasonings, bread crumbs, fruit juice conc, flavours, syrups, emulsifiers, hydrocolloids, starches, fiber, nutraceuticals ingredients, Services managed: Food testing, Auditing, training and certification

Experience

1. Vice President Commercial

   Symega Food Ingredients Ltd.

   Apr 2025 — Present · Bengaluru, IN

Education

• Indira Ideal Sr. Sc School

  Till 12th Standard

  1993 — 1999

• INSEAD

  Transition to General Management, Management

  2019 — 2019

• Bhaskaracharya College of Applied Sciences

  BSC (Hons), Food Technology

  2000 — 2003

• Symbiosis Institute of Management Studies

  PGDBM, Marketing and sales

  2005 — 2010

Skills

• Key Account Management
• Account Management
• Team Management
• Business Development
• Communications
• Training
• Food Safety
• Food Processing
• Food Industry
• Business Management
• Management
• Fmcg
• Product Development
• Fast-Moving Consumer Goods (Fmcg)
• Haccp
• Food