After serving the role of Vice President (VP) and Managing Director (MD)- India and South Asia at Kimberly-Clark for a period of close to three-and-a-half years, between September 2020 and December 2023, and providing mentorship to public for the last eight months, Mainak Dhar has now joined McCain Foods as its new MD- India.
He took to LinkedIn to announce the development.
Prior to joining Kimberly-Clark, the parent company of brands such as Kleenex, Kotex, Huggies and more, in September 2020, Dhar was associated with General Mills for over six years. He joined the company in May 2014 as MD- General Mills India and was entrusted with the additional responsibilities of helming the company in a wider capacity as MD- IMEA (India, Middle East, Africa, Asia Exports Markets) in March 2017.
In June 2018, he assumed the role of VP and MD- India, Middle East, Africa, and Asia Snacks at the company and was elevated to Region VP- Asia, Middle East, Africa (AMEA) and Chief Marketing Officer- Asia in December 2018.
In the past, Dhar also worked with Procter & Gamble for over 17 years. He began working at the company as Assistant Brand Manager in July 1996 and was promoted to the role of Brand Manager in July 2000, followed by Associate Marketing Director- ASEAN (Australasia- India) in September 2003 and Regional Marketing Director- Asia Hair Care in May 2006.
From September 2009 to April 2022, he served as P&G’s Chief Marketing Officer- ASEAN and then went on to become General Manager and Head of Asia- Personal Health Care (PGT) at the company in May 2012.
