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Arjun Purkayastha

Investor

Advisory Board at Sauce.vc

Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR

About

Advisory board member with expertise in global e-commerce and DTC brands and venture capital.

Experience

  1. ReckittSVP & Managing Director, Greater China & North Asia (总裁 - ε€§δΈ­εŽεŠεŒ—δΊšεŒΊ)current2022 β€” presentHong Kong SAR
  2. ReckittSenior Vice President – eRB: eCommerce, Digital & Ventures (incl. Greater China)2020 β€” 2023Greater London, England, United Kingdom
  3. ReckittGeneral Manager - Global eCommerce (Health & Nutrition)2018 β€” 2019London, United Kingdom
  4. ReckittGlobal Category Director - Surface Care2017Greater London, England, United Kingdom
  5. ReckittMarketing Director – Dettol & Lysol, Developing Markets2015 β€” 2017Gurugram, Haryana, India
  6. ReckitteCommerce & Marketing Director - Korea (전무)2012 β€” 2015Seoul, Korea
  7. Bombay Shaving CompanyBoard Director and Nomination & Remuneration Committee Membercurrent2021 β€” presentGurugram, Haryana, India
  8. Sauce.vcAdvisory Board Membercurrent2021 β€” presentIndia
  9. The Whole Truth FoodsBoard Advisorcurrent2023 β€” presentIndia
  10. PilgrimBoard Advisorcurrent2026 β€” present
  11. FoxtaleBoard Advisorcurrent2023 β€” presentIndia
  12. Wholsum Foods (Slurrp Farm and MillΓ©)Advisory Board Membercurrent2021 β€” presentIndia
  13. Teja VenturesGlobal Advisorcurrent2020 β€” presentSingapore, Jakarta & Shanghai
  14. 1979 VenturesEarly Stage Equity Seekercurrent2018 β€” present
  15. Access VCCo-Founder & Chairman2020 β€” 2024Greater London, England, United Kingdom
  16. Founders FactoryInvestment Committee Member - Hygiene & Home2020 β€” 2023Greater London, England, United Kingdom
  17. BETR RemediesBoard Observer2020 β€” 2022United States
  18. HealthilyMember of the Board of Directors & Chair of the Remuneration Committee2019 β€” 2022Norway
  19. PackableBoard Member and People & Culture Committee Member2019 β€” 2022United States
  20. UpSpringBoard Member2019 β€” 2022Austin, Texas, USA
  21. Procter & GambleAssociate Marketing Director - Asia-Pacific Hair Care & Global Brand Franchise2010 β€” 2012Singapore
  22. Procter & GambleBrand Manager - Gillette (ASEAN, Australasia, India, Japan & Korea)2008 β€” 2011Singapore
  23. Procter & GambleBrand Manager - Duracell (ASEAN, Australasia, India & Korea)2006 β€” 2008Singapore
  24. Procter & GambleAsst. Brand Manager - Pantene (ASEAN, Australasia & India)2004 β€” 2006Singapore
  25. Procter & GambleAsst. Country Marketing Manager - Ariel/Tide (India)2003 β€” 2004Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
  26. Procter & GambleAsst. Country Marketing Manager - Vicks (India)2002 β€” 2003Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
  27. Procter & GambleKey Account Manager, Customer Business Development (India)2001 β€” 2002India
  28. J. Walter Thompson WorldwideIntern - PepsiCo2000Gurgaon, Haryana, India

Skills & more

Organizational Leadership5P&L Management18Brand Equity21Brand Development7Marketing Strategy60Marketing Communications4Advertising3Innovation Management3New Business Development3Business Expansion2Brand Architecture46Category Management1
+12 moreTransition ManagementBusiness IntegrationBranding InitiativesPackagingDigital MarketingSales ManagementDistributionMedia PlanningPeople ManagementStrategyManagementRecruitment/Retention
  • Singularity Executive Program (Attended a 2008 - 2019 Cohort) β€” Singularity University
  • M&As and Corporate Strategy Programme β€” INSEAD Executive Education

From Arjun's professional profile.

Colleagues at Sauce.vc

Anushka Sani
Founder and Creative Director Thought over Design at Sauce.vc
Arindam Paul
Chief Business Officer / Founding Team Atomberg at Sauce.vc
Chetan Ghodke
Senior Analyst at Sauce.vc
Karan Kathpalia
Vice President at Sauce.vc
Kunjan Ganatra
Senior Analyst at Sauce.vc
Manu Chandra
Founder at Sauce.vc
Mayur Maheshwari
Head - Finance & Operations at Sauce.vc
Namita Nayal
Executive - Admin & Operations at Sauce.vc

Frequently asked questions

Who is Arjun Purkayastha?
Advisory board member with expertise in global e-commerce and DTC brands and venture capital.
Where does Arjun Purkayastha work?
Arjun Purkayastha is Advisory Board at Sauce.vc.
Where did Arjun Purkayastha go to school?
Arjun Purkayastha studied at SPJIMR SP Jain Institute of Management & Research (PGDM/MBA, Marketing); Harvard Business School Online (Data Science Principles); Harvard Business School Online (Sustainable Business Strategy).

Same school

Also attended SPJIMR SP Jain Institute of Management & Research17

Ashish BhargavaInvestor at LightboxBhaskar RameshConsumer & Marketing Infrastructure Leader at SenseAI VenturesSunitha ViswanathanPartner at Kae CapitalBhumika KrishnaniAssociate at Arkam VenturesManmeet SinghExpert in Residence, Financial Modeling at Orbit StartupsPriya VoheraAssociate at 8i Ventures

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Also attended INSEAD805

Alexandre ProtCo-founder & CEO of QontoSteve AnaviCo-founder & President of QontoPatrick ClaessenPartner at Cottonwood Technology FundChris BischoffInvestment Team at General CatalystJan HammerInvestor at Index VenturesSandra SchwarzerInvestor at Index Ventures

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Also attended St. Stephen's College, Delhi31

Megha PrakashVenture Partner at Episode1Om MalikSan Francisco-based writer, photographer, and investorSunil RaoCOO, SVP Finance at Plum Alley InvestmentsSonia AbrahamSr. Associate at Fireside Ventures Advisory LlpDr. Sanjiv SobtiVenture Partner at Key1 CapitalNeelam DhawanTech Industry Trailblazer at SenseAI Ventures

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Also attended Delhi University112

Rama KannanGeneral Partner Advisor at Beyond Capital VenturesAmrit RajPartner & Chief Marketing Officer at Jungle VenturesShunyam GuptaAnalyst, Asia at RTP GlobalAtul DhawanAudit & Strategy Mentor at SenseAI VenturesUtpal SharmaVice President at Titan CapitalGeetansh PopliInvestment Analyst at Titan Capital

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Shared employers

Also worked at Wholsum Foods (Slurrp Farm and MillΓ©)1

Prayag MohantyPrincipal at Fireside Ventures Advisory Llp

Also worked at Founders Factory92

Alexander ZemlyakPrincipal at Geek VenturesAlan HudsonInvestor at Mercuri.vcAndreaIR at NAPAlex DaishVenture Design Lead at Founders FactoryLuca PessinaVenture Builder at Founders FactoryBianca FurtunaHead of Data Science at Founders Factory

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Also worked at Procter & Gamble245

Ken ChenaultInvestment Team at General CatalystDavid JohnsonManaging Director at Intel Capital, North AmericaKenneth Morand, Ph.D.Life Sciences Partner at CincyTechChad SummeBoard Member at CincyTechAlex TosoliniAdvisor at CincyTechDjoni de VosPrincipal at Keen Venture Partners

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Also worked at J. Walter Thompson Worldwide16

Musa TariqInvestor at FELIX CAPITALDavidInvestor at Hartmann CapitalAndrew PateyChief Financial Officer at Illuminate FinancialSilvia CavalcantiChief Marketing Officer at Endeavor CatalystChris HuberAdvisor / Independent Member of Investment Committee at Naples Technology VenturesAkram HashemDirector, Communications at Merak Capital

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