SANGEETA TALWAR

Career

Ms. Sangeeta Talwar is an Independent Director on the board of Castrol India Limited. In a career spanning 30+ years, Ms. Talwar has worked for several large corporations in Europe, America and Asia. She brings with her multi-disciplinary experience across Marketing, Sales, Human Resources and General Management.

During her early years with Nestle India, she helped craft, create, launch and establish Maggi Noodles. She went on to hold several senior roles at Nestle including Regional Sales Head, Vice President Human Resources and Marketing Director. She also worked at Nestle’s global headquarters in Switzerland as a Strategic Advisor. 

After Nestle, she joined Mattel India as the CEO & Managing Director. Subsequently, she moved to Tata Tea as an Executive Director and was appointed as President South Asia for the consolidated Tata Global Beverages (TGB). During her tenure, Tata Tea became the largest tea brand in India as also won international acclaim for its ‘Jaago Re’ campaign. 

Ms. Talwar also worked in the social sector as the Managing Director of NDDB Dairy Services and spearheaded the design and establishment of an innovative business model for creating sustainable livelihood for dairy farmers in rural India. 

She is the recipient of several distinctions including, ‘Business Today 30 Most Powerful Women in Indian Business’. She served as an Independent Director on the boards of several large companies in sectors such as FMCG, Fashion, Energy, Education and Automobiles. She is a qualified Leadership Coach and is a passionate speaker on Diversity.

She holds a Graduate degree in Economics and an MBA from IIM, Kolkata. She has also completed an Executive Program from the Wharton School, USA. She has authored a book on her business stories, “The 2 Minute Revolution, the art of growing business” and has recently trained as a Leadership Coach.