WBS EMBA Talent Profiles 2021

Siddhartha Jain linkedin.com/in/siddharthajain

■ Career history: Manager (New Product Development), SPX Corporation Plc, UK Senior Manager Device Engineering (Intellectual Property), British American Tobacco Plc, UK Head/Senior Manager (Devices Product Development), British American Tobacco Plc, UK Global Devices Innovation Manager (Refreshment Category), Unilever Plc, UK ■ Education highlights: Executive MBA, Warwick Business School, UK Master of Engineering, Mechatronics, Asian Institute of Technology, Thailand Bachelor of Engineering, Industrial & Production, Gulbarga University, India

■ Nationality: Indian

■ Languages: Hindi (native)

English (native) Dutch (basic) Thai (basic)

■ Career achievements: Established a new strategic corporate function, integrating Marketing, Innovation, and IP Strategy, to deliver short-long term consumer, commercial and competitive advantage. Led to successful product launches and creation of a proprietary IoT Ecosystem. Transformed a Product Development organisation from a Start- up to a world-class global R&D organisation, launching multiple products along with geo-expansion. Awarded ‘The Sir Charles Ellis Award’, BAT’s most prestigious award for ‘Entrepreneurship and Leadership’. Implemented device open innovation capability and transformation processes for Unilever Refreshment Category. Advised leadership teams across different business verticals on development and partnership strategies, resulting in key strategic innovations and global partnerships.

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