Virendra R Tripathi
Innovation Leader I Head of R&D @ Wipro Consumer Care I Ex - The Himalaya Drug Company I L’Oreal I ITC I Modicare I P& G I JaiHind College
- Role
- Head - Research & Development at Wipro Consumer Care and Lighting
- Location
- Bengaluru, KA, IN
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Virendra R Tripathi
Innovation leader in the consumer product industry with more than 33 years of experience in R&D. Almost throughout career, worked in entrepreneurial setup, having been part of the inception teams in the startup culture at Proctor & Gamble, Merind, Modicare, ITC and L’Oreal.Hands on experience in setting up R&D infrastructure, Technical centers for companies.Key strengths include strategy, innovation & renovation, new product development, building system capability, setting up new manufacturing unit and people development.Broad spectrum R&D/ innovation experience: Capturing consumer insights & converting them into technologies, product design from concept to launch, hands on experience in developing products for consumers in developed market, developing market and range of discerning consumer segments. Experience across various business units such as Personal Care, Beauty Care, Baby Care, Feminine Care, Home Care and Corporate R&D.Dexterity in driving organizational building initiatives in terms of building and developing “Best in Class” R&D practices and capabilities, driving R&D productivity, strengthing R&D capabilities, infrastructure, talent acquisition, development and retention.R&D–Innovation Leadership: Creating sustainable differentiation for the company and consumers through Product Design, Product Development, Technology Development, Raw material development – qualification, supply assurance, proactive raw material development for cost savings, unique functionalities, addressing and leveraging emerging environmental and regulatory criterias across the globe, delivering competitive edge.Resourceful in Intellectual Property Management- proprietary positioning, effectuating IP strategies, competitive monitoring and maintaining advantage with continuous product improvement.
Experience
Head - Research & Development
Wipro Consumer Care and Lighting
Oct 2017 — Present · Bangalore, IN
Spearheading R&D and Innovation for Personal care, Fabric & Laundry Care, Nutrition & Wellness and Home Care businesses.
Education
XLRI Jamshedpur
EDP - Leadership and Change Management
2017 — 2018
JAI HIND COLLEGE, MUMBAI
Master of Science (M.Sc.), Organic Chemistry
1988 — 1990
Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad
Senior Leadership Programme , Business Administration and Management, General
National Law School of India University
Attended "Post Graduate Diploma in Intellectual Property Right Law", IPR
2008 — 2009
Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan's
Post Graduate Executive Management Program, Business Administration and Management, General
2010 — 2011
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