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Royal DSM, the Netherlands-based company active in health, nutrition and materials, has announced its plans to nominate Pradeep Pant, a former executive with Mondelez International, as a member of the supervisory board at the next annual general meeting, to be held on 29 April 2016.
“DSM is pleased to announce Pant’s nomination. With his extensive knowledge and experience of bringing products and services to market across territories, in particular in the Asia-Pacific region, he will contribute to key areas of DSM's development as well as to the further internationalisation of the company and its boards. Before the next annual general meeting of shareholders, Pant will familiarise himself with DSM,” said the company in a press release.
Pant has over 37 years' experience leading brands and businesses in the FMCG sector in both mature and emerging markets. He is a former executive vice president and president (Asia-Pacific, Eastern Europe, Middle East and Africa) of Mondelez International, where he oversaw the integration of major acquisitions as well as the successful transition from Kraft Foods to Mondelez in 2012.
Prior to this, Pradeep Pant was regional managing director (Asia, Africa and Middle East) for the leading multinational dairy company Fonterra, before which he had a 19-year career at the Gillette Corporation spanning marketing, sales and general management across global emerging markets.
Amongst other independent directorships he holds in India and Singapore, Pradeep Pant is an honorary council member of food industry Asia and an advisory board member of the Lee Kong Chian School of Business at Singapore Management University. Pant holds a Master of Management Studies degree from Mumbai University as well as a Bachelor of Arts with honours in Economics from the University of Delhi (India).
