Ajai Puri

Dr Puri brings more than three decades of global experience in international business. His expertise spans innovation, science and technology and marketing. Dr Puri holds a PhD in Food Science from the University of Maryland and an MBA from the Crummer Business School, Rollins College.

From 1981 to 2003, Dr Puri worked for The Coca-Cola Company in a variety of roles in research and development, innovation, consumer marketing and general management, rising to Senior Vice President of Technical (Science and Technology) for Coca-Cola’s non-carbonated juice business in North America. From 2003 to 2007, he was Executive Board Member and President – Research, Development and Product Integrity at Amsterdam-based Royal Numico N.V. Previous non-executive roles include Nutreco N.V. (2009-2015) and Barry Callebaut AG (2011-2014). Dr Puri is presently a non-executive director of three publicly traded companies; Olam International (Singapore), Tate & Lyle PLC (UK) and Britannia Industries Ltd (India). He is also a non-executive director of Firmenich S.A., a private group and the Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition (G.A.I.N.).