Varsha Chainani has founded The Light Wellness Company, a platform aimed at helping leaders and professionals navigate personal and professional transitions through leadership coaching, life mentoring, and holistic healing practices.
She announced the launch via a LinkedIn post.
In her new venture, she offers coaching and mentoring on clarity, confidence, resilience, executive presence, and purpose. She also provides integrative clinical hypnotherapy to address stress, anxiety, weight management, chronic health conditions, and lifestyle-linked illnesses, combining corporate counsel with holistic practices to empower people to live balanced, purposeful lives.
Prior to this, she was SVP and Group Head – Corporate Communications at Vedanta Group from September 2024 to May 2025. She served as Senior Vice President at Vedanta Group in September 2024. She was Group Head – Corporate Communications at Adani Group from September 2022 to September 2024.
Earlier, she was Senior Vice President – Group Communications at Mahindra Group from January 2016 to March 2022, leading the communications function globally and working closely with the Group Chairman and Executive Board.
From June 2011 to January 2016, she served as Director – Public Affairs at Abbott Laboratories, establishing the Public Affairs function in India and managing internal and external communications, strategic PR, and reputation management.
At IBM, she was VP – Integrated Communications, Growth Markets from January 2011 to June 2011, VP – Functional Capabilities, Marketing and Communications, Growth Markets from April 2009 to March 2010, VP – Marketing from 2006 to April 2009, and Country Manager – Corporate Communication from 2000 to November 2006.
She began her career in hospitality, serving as Corporate Communications Manager at Indian Hotels Company Limited from July 1991 to October 2000, Asst Front Office Manager at Taj Hotels Palaces and Resorts from 1991 to 1998, and Flight Purser at Cathay Pacific Airways from July 1987 to May 1991.
