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Ravishankar Cherukuri

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Chief Executive Officer at UPL Sustainable Agri Solutions
📍 Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

Ravishankar Cherukuri is the CEO of UPL Sustainable Agri Solutions, leveraging his extensive experience in strategy and commercial leadership from past roles at Bayer and Monsanto. An alumnus of IIT Kharagpur and the Indian School of Business, he is described by colleagues as sharp, strategic, and an exceptional communicator focused on delivering impactful results.

He has a keen interest in analyzing business strategy and economic policy, as shown by his personal writings and commentary on market dynamics and international trade. He actively engages in high-level industry discussions on the future of agriculture, including topics like technology adoption and empowering farmers in a changing rural environment.

As an intrapreneur at Monsanto, he was instrumental in conceptualizing and launching new digital platforms like FarmRise and IDEA.

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Experience
16 Years
Current Role
Chief Executive Officer
Job Level
Leadership
Location
Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
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Sustainable Agriculture
Currently leads UPL Sustainable Agri Solutions, which focuses on natural plant protection and serving Indian farmers with sustainable solutions.
Digital Transformation
Led digital strategy at Bayer and pioneered digital platforms like FarmRise and IDEA at Monsanto, demonstrating a passion for using technology to drive business breakthroughs.
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Career

Work history

10-2025
Chief Executive Officer
UPL Sustainable Agri Solutions
2-2025 - 10-2025
Chief Operating Officer
UPL SAS
4-2024 - 2-2025
Asia Customer Experience Platform Lead
Bayer
9-2023 - 3-2024
APAC Digital Strategy & Enablement Lead
Bayer
12-2019 - 8-2023
Vice President Marketing (India, Bangladesh & Srilanka)
Bayer
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Education
2001 - 2002
PGDM
Indian School of Business
1992 - 1996
B.Tech
Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur
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