Prashanth Nallari

Responsible for day-day management of Al Mohamadia Dates Company (MDC) BU, with overall
responsibilty of P&L for Farms and Factory that includes Operations, Sales, Finance, IT and HR
* Established and Implemented a comprehenisve MDC Road Map Strategy to turn around the
organization from “Red” to “Black” in 2 years time
* Achieved a growth of 6 to 8% during the last 2 years (2018 and 2019) compared to previous
years performances between 2015 and 2017
* Grew KSA KA Sales from SR 8.9 Mn in 2017 to SR 13.8 Mn by end of 2019 - a 55% growth
* Increased New Sales by 20% primarily from Export sales from development of new accounts in
South east Asia, India, Turkey, UAE, Bahrain, Kuwait and Europe (Spain and Switzerland)
* Improved yields and quality of fruit mix from MDC Farms for

Led and Managed the day-day Manufacturing and Supply Chain Operations comprising of
Receving, Procurement, Manufacturing and Disptach of finished products of Dates in Traditional
thermo packs, Various Retail Packs, Date Paste and Dates’ Value Added Products
* Identified and Implemented various changes to reduce operational costs and improve
production capacities and efficiency in Manufacturing and Supply Chain Operations respectively
* Developed & Managed a new Quality Assurance team to facilitate the Certification and
Recertification of FSMS (Food Safatey Management Systems), SASO and SFDA Compliance
Gulf Centre for Soap & Chemical Ind

GCSCI is a part of Al Aqili group of companies, associated with production for leading brands owners such as GlaxoSmithKline, Procter & Gamble, KAO Brands, Unilever Arabia, Himalaya Wellness

Manager - Projects, QA & Regulatory Affairs

• Managed and Implemented end to end operational and supply chian processes for launch of new product categories that successfully brought on board two MNC companies (GSK for Oral Care and P&G for Soaps)
• Providing a comprehensive Quality Management system that is evoving to meet the needs of MNC Standards and Applicable regulatory & accreditation bodies

LaunchPad was formed as a techno commercial consulting entity aimed at helping clients accelerate their
businesses by subsricing to Management systems’ program and certification
Quality Lead (

Led & Managed the NPD process in converting the “Bulk” format to “Retail” format for the launch of “Date Crown” in UAE and GCC
• Development of Local Suppliers, Packaging Components and Qualification
• Identification of New Processing Line (from Turkey) to facilitate capacity increase
• Identification of New Packaging Lines for various retail formats (FFS Machines, Shrink Sleeve Tunnel for Syrup Bottles)

Led the prestigious Zadina Project at Al Foah towards implementation across all value based product segments for Zadina Showrooms across UAE
• Development of Packaging from across the Globe for value added products such as Date Jams, Date Icre creams, Date Pastries, Besr Juice, Date Chocolates etc
• Managed the 3P Production activities across Europe and Middle East in various phases for the timely launch of Zadina

Introduced & Managed the “Packaging Development Function” into the organization that facilitated the targeted launch of Retail & Showroom brands of Date Crown and Zadina

Established new 3P manufacturing sites in India to facilitate local production and launch of Date Crown in India for Al Foah
• Evaluated and Established a Date Processing facility in Gujarat, India
• Evaluated and Established a Syrup filling facility in Chennai, India
• Working with Al Foah India Team, Managed Local production & QA processes

Quality Assurance Manager
Ditra & Scitra are a part of the prestigious Al Batha group of companies and was associated with the leading brand owners such as Reckitt Benckiser Unilever Arabia Johnson Diversey PZ Cuzzons. Henkel Arabia Private Labels (Carrefour, Lulu) in addition to a host of Own Brands:

• Managed and led the Quality team across Home and Personal Care Technologies

• Provided a Ditra / Scitra Quality Management system that continuously meets the needs of Group Standards, Customer Requirements, Regulatory & accreditation bodies

• Built a strong, technology based Quality team through competency based appraisal system and development needs, across 6 manufacturing facilities and laboratories

• Managed the implementation of Quality Systems from qualification to integration through ownership of goals and achievement of KPI’s

• Led the NPD portfolio and contributed to the timely Development and Launch of new products across major brands which helped the business grow around 25% year on year

• Managed Product Registrations and applicable legislation certifications to achieve geographical penetration and expansion (SASO in KSA, Bureau of Standards in Africa)

Unilever is one of the world’s largest manufacturer of packaged consumer goods including food, home and personal care products. Major global brands include Dove, Rexona, Vaseline, Lifebuoy, Lux, Pond’s, SunSilk, Signal, Close up, Omo, Surf, Jif, Comfort, Lipton, Knorr.

Project Manager -Specification Management Systems KSA/ Dubai, July 2001 - December 2003

Successfully implemented the “Unilever Global Specification Management System (InterSpec)
• Managed a highly motivated team of Quality, Development and IT functions to implement the global project for the whole of Unilever Arabia (Home & Personal Care, Foods & Beverages)
• Led the team to implement the system “first in the region” ahead of the pilot country, pronuncing Arabia as the lead country within AMET in 2001
• Integrated the Foods and Beverages Specification Management system into the global specification management system in a record time of 6 months

“QA & Development Technologist” - Home & Personal Care Jeddah, December 1999 - July 2001

Integrating the Development and QA Function, this role in addition to QA function, delivered

• The launch and integration of Home & Personal Care Projects into the Jeddah Factory
• Managed SASO certification for both local &imported, Home &Personal Care products
• Managed a project of harmonizing packaging specifications across Unilever Arabia that delivered a cost savings of $220k in 2001

Quality Assurance Analyst Jeddah, September 1994 - December 1999

Responsible for Managing the Laboratory activities of the Quality Assurance Department
• Significant contribution to seting up the Quality Assurance function (and labs) in 1994
• Significant contributions to the Development of Certified Suppliers
• Developed Robust “Conventional and functional” packaging specifications and Test Methods to facilitate and simplify QA practices in the factory

P&G is one of the world’s largest manufacturer of packaged consumer goods of home and personal care
products. Major global brands include Ariel, Tide, Pantene,