Mr. Neeraj Jain is a rank holder Chartered Accountant and Company Secretary with over 30 years of management experience in finance, supply chain and business across diversified industries at Johnson & Johnson (J&J) and Hindustan Unilever (HUL). Mr. Jain’s key areas of expertise include strategic business partnering, process excellence, controllership, M&A, business reorganization and talent development. Mr. Jain began his career in management consulting at A F Fergusons. He subsequently spent seventeen years with HUL, holding positions of increasing responsibility, the last being the General Manager, Commercial (Exports). He led and executed several M&A and divestment deals, and set up joint venture overseeing finance, IT, procurement and HR. Later he reorganized the exports business where he was also the board member of Ponds Exports Limited. Mr. Jain later joined J&J, where he served for thirteen years in senior leadership roles, including Vice President Finance/ Chief Financial Officer. He was a member of the India Management Board and served as a director on the board of the orthopaedics business. He introduced the finance business partnering model in India, led process simplification and standardization while driving compliance and cost optimization. He transitioned in acquired companies, transitioned out businesses while optimizing results and remodeled the ASEAN countries to a business unit-based structure. He also worked on a global strategic project to refine key business strategies relevant for next twenty-five years for J&J Medical globally. Post retirement from J&J in 2020, Mr. Jain co-founded Vinners, an angel investment platform comprising approximately 150 CXOs, and serves as founding director of the entity responsible for investment decisions and governance oversight. Mr. Jain was recognized among the 100 most influential CFOs in India by CIMA in 2016 and by 9.9 Media in 2015.
Skills: Healthcare; Law, Finance, Accountancy & Audit; Risk Management; Strategy and Marketing; Board and Governance; Global business; Leadership.
| SL.NO | Indian Companies/Bodies Corporate/ Association of Individuals | Designation | Foreign Companies/Bodies Corporate/ Association of Individuals | Designation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tata Trustee Company Private Limited | Independent Director | ||
| 2 | Tata Pension Fund Management Private Limited | Independent Director | ||
| 3 | Gromax Agri Equipment Limited | Independent Director | ||
| 4 | Popular Vehicles and Services Limited | Independent Director | ||
| 5 | Abbott India Limited | Independent Director | ||
| 6 | Sheela Foam Limited | Independent Director | ||
| 7 | Radio Walla Network Limited | Independent Director | ||
| 8 | Value Angels Network Private Limited | Director |