Perfetti Van Melle Appoints Nikhil Sharma As Md For India Business

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Perfetti Van Melle, a famous Italian confectionery firm, has named Nikhil Sharma as its new managing director for the Indian business. Sharma currently serves as Perfetti Van Melle Vietnam’s managing director.

Perfetti Van Melle appoints Sharma as MD for India business

In 1999, Sharma began his career as a management trainee at Perfetti Van Melle. He held a range of sales and marketing positions before leading the marketing unit in 2012. He made the move to general management in 2015 and started taking on overseas responsibilities, serving as the managing director of Perfetti Van Melle Vietnam and the head of Perfetti Van Melle Philippines initially.

Campaigns Nikhil Sharma oversaw

In February 2024, he will assume the role of Managing Director for Perfetti’s India office, using his vast global experience to support the business’s operations. During his previous time in India, PVM launched several successful ads, such as Lollipops – Lagey Raho, Chlormint Salman Khan’s Dobara Mat Poochna campaign, Big Babol advertisements, and Alpenliebe Kajol and the Crocodile.

Following the departure of outgoing MG Rajesh Ramakrishnan, who left the company after six years, Sharma is returning to India. Ramakrishnan held the positions of chief of marketing at Hindustan Times and head of global marketing at Apollo Tyres before joining PVM.

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