Karthik Raghavan
About Karthik Raghavan
Karthik Raghavan is a Regional Sales Manager with extensive experience in FMCG, currently holding multiple roles at PepsiCo, General Mills, and GSK Consumer Healthcare India.
Title and Current Positions
Karthik Raghavan currently holds multiple roles in the sales industry. He is working as an Associate Director of Sales and Unit Manager at PepsiCo in Bengaluru Area, India. Additionally, he holds the role of Regional Sales Manager at General Mills in Mumbai, Maharashtra, India. Within GSK Consumer Healthcare India, he is serving as the Branch Sales Manager in Chennai Area, India. These positions highlight Raghavan's significant involvement and influence in regional sales management across various organizations.
Education and Expertise
Karthik Raghavan holds a Post Graduate Diploma in Management with a focus on Marketing, Strategy, and Finance from the Indian Institute of Management, Lucknow, completed between 2005 and 2007. He also studied at Sri Sivasubramaniya Nadar College Of Engineering. Raghavan has extensive experience in the Fast-Moving Consumer Goods (FMCG) sector focusing on go-to-market (GTM) modeling, business strategy, process automation, and sales capability development. His academic background and industry-specific expertise underpin his professional success in sales leadership roles.
Professional Background at General Mills
Karthik Raghavan has served in various positions at General Mills, primarily based in Mumbai, Maharashtra, India. He started as the Head of Trade Marketing for seven months in 2019 and later transitioned to Head of Modern Trade, E-commerce, and Trade Marketing for two months. He currently occupies the role of Regional Sales Manager at the company. This variety of roles showcases his adaptability and extensive experience in different facets of sales and marketing.
Professional Background at GSK Consumer Healthcare India
At GSK Consumer Healthcare India, Karthik Raghavan has held several influential roles. From 2011 to 2014, he worked as the Regional Sales Development Manager in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India, focusing on sales development over a span of three years. He currently serves as Branch Sales Manager in Chennai Area, highlighting his long-term commitment and notable contributions to the organization's sales strategies in different capacities.
Prior Roles at Procter & Gamble and Citibank
Karthik Raghavan's earlier professional experience includes serving as a Key Account Manager at Procter & Gamble from 2007 to 2010. He was responsible for managing key client accounts over three years. Additionally, he worked briefly at Citibank in 2007 as an Assistant Product Manager for the Cards Portfolio. These roles provided him a foundation in account management and product management early in his career.