Vinita Bali

Global Business Leader | Former MD of Britannia Industries Ltd

About

Having worked with prominent multinationals like The Coca-Cola Company, Cadbury, Schweppes PLC and Britannia Industries Ltd, Vinita Bali is a global business leader who has led huge corporations in both India and abroad.

She is one of the 27 Global Leaders appointed by the United Nations to improve maternal and child health through the 'Scaling Up Nutrition' (SUN) program.

Vinita Bali is Managing Director and CEO of Britannia Industries Limited, Chairman of the Britannia Nutrition Foundation, Director of Piramal Glass Limited, and director of Bombay Dyeing and Manufacturing Company Limited. As well as a non-executive director of Titan Industries Co. Ltd.

Before joining Britannia Industries Ltd Vinita Bali had spent over 16 years overseas in various marketing, management and sales positions with eminent multinationals, companies like Voltas, Cadbury India, Coca-Cola and Zyman Group.

Awards and Accomplishments

Transformational leader Vinita Bali has won multiple awards for her business insights and leadership skills. In 2009, she was named the ‘Business Woman of the year’ by the Economic Times and ranked 18th among the top 50 ‘Business Women’ by the Financial Times.

ET awarded Bali the ‘Business Woman of the Year’ Award in 2009. She founded the ‘Britannia Nutrition Foundation’, which helps fight malnutrition in children by distributing fortified biscuits to children through schools. She won the ‘Corporate Responsibility Award’ for her noble work.

She made it to the Forbes list of ‘Asia’s 50 Power Businesswomen’. She is also on the ‘Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition’ (GIAN) board of Directors.

Why Vinita Bali ?

The secret of Vinita Bali’s success lies in a strong belief in creating sustainable models of corporate responsibility and in trying and testing without any fear to refocus the company’s energy. Undoubtedly she is a person whose passions are not limited to meeting deadlines or taking on boardroom battles.

A speaker at several industries and academic forums in India and overseas, Vinita has spoken at global events like Chocovision and Agrovision in Europe; at several UN events in the US and Europe and at industry events in India, and Singapore, Europe and the USA.

She discusses the role of empathy in leadership, how putting the needs of the customer first will help you create a successful company, and much more.