Nandu Nandkishore

Nandu Nandkishore (Doreswamy Nandkishore; born 30 September 1958) is an Indian business executive, venture capitalist and business school professor. He is the retired Global CEO of Nestlé Nutrition, and retired executive vice president and head of Asia Oceania, Africa of Nestlé S.A, Switzerland. He presently serves as an independent director on the board of several companies, and is a professor of practice at Indian School of Business and a guest lecturer at London Business School.

Early life and education Nandu was born in Kumbakonam city, in the southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu.

Nandu completed his schooling from St Xavier's Ranchi in 1971 and the Frank Anthony Public School New Delhi in 1974. In 1980, Nandkishore earned a Bachelor of Technology in Electrical and Electronics Engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology in Delhi,

Career Nandu gained international experience in fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) in both emerging and developed markets. as a brand manager. He was given the responsibility of Nestle's milks brands and was in charge of relaunching Nestlé Everyday Ghee. In 1999, he moved to the Nestlé headquarters in Vevey, Switzerland to work as the Marketing Adviser, Chocolate, Confectionery & Biscuits SBU. In the 2000s, he returned to Indonesia and was subsequently appointed as CEO for Nestle Indonesia from March 2003.

In April, 2005, Nandkishore became the CEO of Nestlé Philippines. In 2010, he was appointed to the executive board of Nestlé, where he served as the first Global Head of Infant Nutrition. Nandu took the role of the executive vice-president for Asia, Oceania, Africa and the Middle East and zone director for Asia, Oceania, Africa and Middle East (AOA). He also holds the position of an Independent Non-Executive Director, Delfi Ltd (18), and is on the advisory board of Borealis Foods

Investing Nandu has invested in several early-stage start-ups. He invested in EdTech start-up, NxtWave, in its pre-Series A funding. He also provided seed capital for mother and baby care consumer company, The Moms Co., in March 2017 along with some other investors. (16) Nandkishore also holds a stake in Kraftshala. He has invested in Faircent in the Series A funding round. In 2021, Nandu was listed as one of the Top 70 Indian Angel Investors by Start-Up Lanes.

Teaching Nandu is a professor of Practice, Marketing, and Strategy at the Indian School of Business. where he was previously an Executive Fellow for Strategy and Entrepreneurship for three years. He has authored several academic papers along with Dominic Houlder.

Personal life Nandu married Indu Mahajan, wife in February 1984. They have two sons, Rahul (born in 1986) and Arjun (born in 1991).