Shweta Jain, who had recently called it a day at Diageo India as its Chief Business Development Officer- Luxury, Reserve, and Craft (India and South Asia), has now joined The Leela Palaces, Hotels and Resorts in the capacity of Chief Marketing and Sales Officer.
She had joined the alco-bev major in January 2018 as its Vice President- Luxury Commercial and Key Accounts (India and South Asia) and was elevated to the role of CBDO- Luxury, Reserve, and Craft (India and South Asia) in September 2021.
Before beginning her stint at Diageo in January 2018, Jain worked for William Grant & Sons as Head of Marketing for a period of more than two-and-a-half years, from January 2015 to September 2017.
Prior to that, she was associated with ShopClues as Marketing, Strategy and Communications Consultant for eight months, starting April 2014.
From June 2007 to September 2013, she served as Pernod Ricard’s Category Marketing Head- Super Premiums and Luxury for a period of more than six years.
In the past, she also worked with creative agencies such as Ogilvy and McCann Worldgroup.
From 2003 to 2007, she worked as a Management Supervisor/ Group Head at Ogilvy wherein she led the teams on Coca Cola India brand Sprite, Gillette- P&G, HT Media- Mint, Seagram (now Pernod Ricard)- Scotches and CSR.
For a year prior to that, she was associated with McCann Worldgroup from November 2001 to December 2002 as Group Account Manager.
Earlier on, she also worked as Product Marketing Manager at Gillette India from 2001 to 2002 and Account Manager at Rediffusion DY&R from 1998 to 2000.
