Vibha Paul Rishi

Ms. Rishi started her career with Tata Administrative Service and was part of the core start-up team of Titan Watches. Thereafter, she was associated with PepsiCo for 17 years attaining leadership roles in the areas of marketing and innovation in India, United States and United Kingdom. She was also one of the founding team members of PepsiCo when it began operations in India. Later, she moved to PepsiCo’s headquarters in the US to be a part of its international marketing team, followed by an innovation leadership role in London. Her last role in an executive capacity was as an Executive Director, and Brand & Human Capital of Max India, prior to which she was the Director, marketing and customer strategy at the Future Group.

Ms. Rishi is an accomplished marketing specialist with international experience in spearheading global marketing campaigns for high-visibility consumer products. She has worked at senior positions in branding, strategy, innovation and human capital around the world. Her core competency includes product rebranding, new product development and launch, alignment of global marketing teams of start-ups, entering new international markets, best practices and organisational structure. Given her many years of experience as a Board and Committee member in many leading companies, she has gained specialised knowledge and practical experience in the Agricultural and Rural Economy, Economics, Finance, Information Technology, Human Resources Management, Risk Management, Business Management, Consumer Insight & Marketing and Strategy.

She has been serving on the Boards of several reputed companies and Board-level Committees including the Audit Committee, Risk Management Committee, Nomination and Remuneration Committee, Stakeholders’ Relationship Committee and Corporate Social Responsibility Committee. She is also associated with Pratham, an Indian NGO works to provide education to the under-privileged children in India.