Punit Gupta

Punit joined Tata Consumer Products in April 2021 and leads the Strategy and M&A function. He is responsible for driving the overall strategy for a sustainable and profitable growth mandate, as well as delivery of new businesses and acquisitions.Punit has over 16 years of experience across operational and consulting roles including leading and delivering large-scale, complex transformation engagements across India, APAC, Europe and North America. Prior to Tata Consumer, Punit headed business strategy for Samsung Electronics for South-West Asia driving strategic initiatives for the smartphone and the consumer durables businesses. Punit started his career in operational roles with Asian Paints and Hindustan Unilever Ltd., where he managed large sales teams across India, spanning more than 40 FMCG product categories like decorative paints, home and personal care, and foods & beverages. During his strategy consulting assignments with Accenture and A.T. Kearney, Punit led 30+ CXO level engagements with cross-functional teams across the globe.Punit is a Mechanical Engineer from Delhi College of Engineering and holds an MBA from XLRI, Jamshedpur.Punit lives in Mumbai. His interest areas include leadership, building businesses, digital and technology. In his free time, he enjoys reading, writing, and listening to music.