Gaurav Lavania, Business Head

Gaurav Lavania

Business Head

VLCC WELLNESS

Location
India - Lucknow
Education
Master's degree, Marketing
Experience
31 years, 5 months

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Work Experience

Total years of experience :31 years, 5 months

Business Head at VLCC WELLNESS
  • Kenya
  • January 2012 to December 2015

To set up the health and wellness business for the company in Kenya
To manage the Personal care business in Africa
To recruit, train and manage the staff in Kenya

Business Manager at HSA Group
  • Egypt - Cairo
  • October 2009 to December 2011

 Manage the entire exports business of all FMCG products for the company
 Company operations extend throughout MINA region and Eastern Africa, Eastern Europe and Western Europe.
 Key Result Areas as Business Manager include -
- Overall management of the exports operations
- Achieving the turnover & profitability objectives for the year.
- Responsible for the market share, sales and distribution targets for the company.
- Overall responsibility for the annual marketing and advertising plans.
- Responsible for new product introduction within existing markets.
- Responsible for opening new markets for existing products.
- Responsible for overall management of the company website and to ensure increasing traffic to the website specially from European markets

Country Manager at Watanmal Group
  • Nigeria
  • February 2007 to March 2009

P&L responsibility
Overall business management and responsible for all functions to ensure successful business operations for Nigeria

Region Manager at Watanmal Group
  • Angola
  • February 2006 to February 2007

Expand business in Central African region for the company
Set up new operations in all thebhi countries of central Africa

Country Manager at Watanmal Group
  • Guinea
  • July 2003 to January 2005

P&L responsibility
Overall management of the business
Manage existing business
Open new markets
Launch new products

Marketing Manager at Duncan's Industries Ltd
  • India
  • May 1999 to June 2002

Head of Marketing and Brand Management
Responsible for ensuring each brand achieves its sales and profit targets
Manage advertising and marketing for each brand
Manage Pretty
Plan, execute and manage promotional activities

Brand Manager at Dabur India Ltd
  • India - Delhi
  • November 1997 to March 1999

Brand Management responsibility

Brand Manager at India Today Group
  • India - Delhi
  • September 1995 to October 1997

Brand Management

Education

Master's degree, Marketing
  • at University of Lucknow
  • July 1995

Specialties & Skills

Business Development
Customer Development
Marketing
Team Management
Management
MS Word
Ms Excel
Power Point

Languages

English
Expert
Hindi
Expert
French
Intermediate
Arabic
Beginner