Dr. Prakash Rao

Dr. Prakash Rao, Ph.D., possesses extensive experience in supply chain management and operations, holding key leadership positions including Group Head of Supply Chain Projects & Home Operations and Group Head of Supply Chain Projects & Process Excellence at Landmark Group, and General Manager of Supply Chain at Marico Limited. Dr. Rao has also served as Materials Manager at Marico Limited, Product Availability Coordinator at PepsiCo, and Production Executive at Asian Paints, beginning a career as a Graduate Engineer Trainee at Larsen & Toubro Limited. Academically, Dr. Rao earned a Doctor of Philosophy in Business Strategy from Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani, and holds a CSCP certification from The Association for Operations Management.