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Mainak Dhar

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Managing Director, India at McCain Foods
📍 Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

Mainak Dhar is the Managing Director for McCain Foods, India, with a 29-year career in the FMCG sector at companies like P&G, General Mills, and Kimberly-Clark. An alumnus of IIM Ahmedabad, he has extensive experience in CEO/GM roles. Colleagues describe him as inspiring, humble, and visionary, with a talent for combining strategy with execution.

Outside of his corporate role, Mainak is a bestselling author of over a dozen books spanning leadership, personal branding, and even fiction genres like sci-fi and thrillers. He is passionate about mentoring, founding "Mentoring by Mainak" to democratize access to professional guidance, and is a certified Life Coach with a black belt in Karate.

Uniquely, he is both a high-level FMCG executive and a prolific bestselling novelist, with his work being translated into multiple languages.

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Experience
29 Years
Current Role
Managing Director, India
Job Level
Mid-senior
Location
Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
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Priorities

Topics Mainak cares about

Purpose-Led Brands
He frequently speaks on building brands with a purpose that acts as an 'operating system' for the entire organization, influencing everyday choices beyond just marketing campaigns.
Leadership & Mentoring
Authored "Leadership in 100 Words" and founded an initiative to close the "mentoring gap. " He is a certified Life Coach passionate about guiding the next generation of professionals.
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Career

Work history

8-2024
Managing Director, India
McCain Foods
1-2024
Founder- Mentoring by Mainak
Mentoring by Mainak
1-2021
Book Author
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
9-2020 - 12-2023
Vice President & Managing Director, India & South Asia
Kimberly-Clark
12-2018 - 8-2020
Region Vice President, Asia, Middle East, Africa (AMEA); Chief Marketing Officer, Asia
General Mills
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Mainak Dhar | Managing Director India, McCain Foods. Featured in YouTube
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We don't see changing consumer habits as a threat: Mainak Dhar of McCain Foods India. Featured in Forbes India
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Education
1994 - 1996
Master of Business Administration (MBA)
Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad
1991 - 1994
BA (Hons)
Hindu College, University of Delhi
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