Naveen Kumar
Naveen Kumar is a Passionate Innovation Professional with proven experience in Food & Beverage Innovations serving Top Notch International and Regional players in Asia, Europe, Middle East & Africa, managing a Diverse Culture & Team.
He has a Demonstrated Competency in:
- Technical Strategy Development
- Relevant & Agile Innovation
- Consumer & Customer Delight
- Flawless Execution
- R&D Management + Capability Building (R&D Centre & Lab Set-up)
- Value Engineering by use of Innovation Toolkit, Ingredient Excellence, Technical Innovation, Design Thinking, Project, Portfolio and Resource Management.
He is well versed at translating business needs into robust R&D strategies and lead the team to utilize technology to deliver consumer-centric and competitively advantaged products. He takes a pride in being a strong Team Player, Foster Relationship while being able to Coordinate, Collaborate, Influence, Include, Negotiate and Motivate. I believe in Leading by Example, Walk the Talk and Walk that extra mile towards delivery of Results.
He is hands on at NPD Project Portfolio Management, Consumer Insight, Technology Trends and Nutrition; Speaker at Local & Global forums on Innovation and have Sound Technical Expertise for a diverse Food Category.
