HFL was established in 1988 as a result of Dempo Group’s foray into the FMCG segment through a joint venture with Glaxo India Limited, with the objective of manufacturing nutritional food products.
In 2013, Vanity Case Group bought a controlling stake in Hindustan Foods Limited from Dempo Group of Goa and since then the company has diversified across various FMCG categories with manufacturing competencies in food and non-food, extending to Personal Care, Home Care, Food & Beverages, Leather Shoes and Accessories.
It intends to continue leveraging the India’s consumption story through organic and inorganic expansion.
Chairman, Independent Director
Chairman, Independent Director
Shashi K. Kalathil has essayed leadership and CEO roles at PepsiCo, Tata’s and Future Group, having started his now over 4-decade career in sales and marketing at HUL. He is an MBA from IIM-Bangalore and an engineer from DCE.
Non-Executive Director
Non-Executive Director
Shrinivas Dempo is the third-generation entrepreneur and chairman of Goa’s leading business House, Dempo. He is a postgraduate in Industrial Administration from Carnegie Mellon University, USA.
Managing Director
Managing Director
Sameer Kothari is the promoter of the Vanity Case Group. He is a Chartered Accountant and holds an MBA from Cornell University [USA], with 21 years of work experience.
Executive Director
Executive Director
Ganesh Argekar heads the Supply Chain of the Vanity Case Group and HFL. He is a BSc [Chemistry] and has a diploma in Materials Management from IIMM, with 23 years of work experience.
Non-Executive Director
Non-Executive Director
Nikhil Vora is the founder and CEO of Sixth Sense Ventures; India’s first domestic consumer-centric venture fund. He was earlier the Managing Director and Head of Research at IDFC Securities.
Independent Director
Independent Director
Honey Vazirani is a director at Leap Digiprint. She was VP of Labels & International Business at Huhtamaki PPL Limited. She is an MBA in Marketing, with 28 years of working experience.
Independent Director
Independent Director
Neeraj Chandra was the CEO of Emami Limited Consumer Care Division, and also worked with Britannia and HUL. He is an alumnus of IIM Ahmedabad and IIT Kanpur, with 30 years of work experience.
Non-Executive Director
Non-Executive Director
Harsha Raghavan is the Managing Partner of Convergent Finance. He was the founding MD of Fairbridge Capital [a Fairfax Company]. He is an MBA and MSc in Industrial Engineering both from Stanford University.
Non-Executive Director
Non-Executive Director
Sarvjit Singh Bedi is a partner at Convergent Finance. He is an MBA from Cornell University and also a Chartered Accountant, with 16 years of experience in audit and financial diligence, consulting, investment banking, corporate mergers and acquisitions and private equity.
Independent Director
Independent Director
Sandeep Mehta is a partner at J. Sagar Associates. He is a solicitor with 25 years of expertise in foreign investments, M&A, PE, JVs, collaborations, technology transfers, inbound and outbound investments, corporate restructuring and infrastructure projects.
Group CFO
Group CFO
A Chartered Accountant with expertise in the areas of Finance, Accounts, Audit, Legal and Compliance. Been with Future Group and Ashok Piramal Group in his earlier assignments.
President, Healthcare & Wellness
President, Healthcare & Wellness
A B-Tech Graduate in Chemical Engineering from IIT Delhi, with 41 years in diverse industries - HUL, Sandoz & Hindalco Industries, with global experience in APAC countries and Brazil.
President, Manufacturing Excellence
President, Manufacturing Excellence
A Chemical Engineer, with 33 years in manufacturing operations in plant and corporate roles. Worked with Asian Paints, PPG Asian Paints, ICI, Rallis and Atul Ltd.
GM, Operations [North]
GM, Operations [North]
An Operations and Manufacturing professional with expertise in developing new set-ups and restructuring operations for the last 27 years. Previously worked with ITC Limited and Moser Baer.
GM, Operations [South]
GM, Operations [South]
A Mechanical Engineer with 37 years of experience in Operations, Projects and Strategic Planning. Been with PepsiCo, Parle Agro, Dukes and the Indian Navy in his earlier assignments.
GM, Operations [South]
GM, Operations [South]
An engineer [BTech in Dairy Technology], with 30 years in manufacturing and production of FMCG, Dairy & Health Care in organizations like EID Parry, Lactalis India, CavinKare, GlaxoSmithKline Consumer Health Care.
President, Leather Business
President, Leather Business
A Footwear Specialist with 36 years in Operations, Buying, Product Development & Sales. Worked with Bata, Tata Exports & AU Thomas, and has undergone 3 years offshore assignment with Yanko/Pielsa in Spain.
GM, Operations [West]
GM, Operations [West]
A Mechanical Engineer and an MBA in Finance, with 32 years’ experience in Pharmaceuticals & API Utilities Projects, Maintenance, Automation, Statutory Compliance, EHS & Energy. Worked with Sun Pharma, Cipla & Lupin.
GM, Human Resources
GM, Human Resources
Masters in Labour Studies, with 18 years in HR Management & Employee Relations across FMCG, Pharmaceuticals, Specialty Chemicals & Insurance. Earlier with Glenmark, Croda Chemicals, HDFC & Coca Cola
GM, Projects
GM, Projects
A Chemical Engineer with 25 years in Manufacturing Operations, Maintenance, Business strategy, Project Execution, Erection, Commissioning Safety, Quality and WCM/TPM. Earlier worked with Hindustan Unilever.
AGM, QMS and R&D
AGM, QMS and R&D
A B.Tech in food technology with 27 years in Project Management, Supply Chain, R&D, QA and 3P Management across F&B domain in India and abroad. Earlier associated with HUL.
GM, Business Development & Customer Service
GM, Business Development & Customer Service
A Commerce graduate with 27 years of experience in New Product and Packaging Development, Business Development in Contract Manufacturing and Private Labels.
GM, Private Labels
GM, Private Labels
A Graduate in Political Science with over 20 years in the Personal Care space. Nalini has worked in the Cosmetics industry in New York for 5 years. Nalini currently heads the private labels business across categories.
Head, Emerging Businesses & Corporate Communications
Head, Emerging Businesses & Corporate Communications
A Management graduate with 30 years in launching and managing FMCG brands in India, Middle East and North America. Worked with Shoppers Stop and Reliance Retail in India.