Mijanur Rahman

Senior Director & R&D Head - PepsiCo India & South Asia Region @ PepsiCo

About

Well respected purpose driven simplifier with strong resilience and ability to navigate through unchartered territories and challenges. A strategic thinker with foresight and high executional excellence . A strong team builder , motivator and coach and a trusted leader to deliver highly audacious and aspirational goals for the business. Seasoned R&D specialist with deep market proficiency and insights knowledge to help connect the dots at multiple levels. Core competences: Robust R&D sector acumen , Thinking ahead and Forecasting , Operating in diverse cultures and limited resources , building efficiencies, Project management Values: Integrity, commitment , family Experience: Extensive R&D experience working in India , Middle East markets developing portfolio to suit specific socio-economic needs . Very broad skills range with techno-commercial and business acumen in multiple F&V categories ( Dairy , Grains , Snacks , Carbonated Beverages and juices ) Extensive experience of working at a deeper level with acclaimed academicians and with leading institutes and research centers in India and USA Special Awards : Best Innovators award in School , Enterprise award in GSK , Innovation awards in GSK , Innovations award in PepsiCo , Sector awards for India Business Efficiency and Productivity , Green Environment award and DE&I awards .

Country

India

City

Gurugram

Industry

Food & Beverages

Skill

Strategic Prospecting, Product R&D, Technological Innovation

Experience

Senior Director & R&D Head - PepsiCo India & South Asia Region

PepsiCo

2023-1 - Present · 3 yrs 9 mos

Gurugram, Haryana, India

Mijanur Rahman (Mij) is currently Senior Director & Site Head of India R&D since 2015. His current scope includes Foods for India and Grains development for Middle East markets. He has held several roles in the past including R&D Head for Beverages and New Business Development . Prior to that, he led R&D Innovations for GSK Consumer Healthcare based in Gurgaon. In PepsiCo he has led the efforts to expand the company portfolio into new spaces and drive growth. R&D team has been instrumental in establishing strong leadership into meeting human and planet sustainability goals for the company. Mij is passionate about building organizational capability and gender diversity and has a track record of developing future R&D leaders for the industry. He has always been an early adaptor of technologies and innovative approaches to offer insightful product solutions. He has a wide experience of cross-cultural working and leading multi -cultural teams across 22 countries. Mij is a post graduate of the Indian Institute of technology (IIT) Kharagpur, and prior to that studied Food Technology & Bio Chemical Engr. from Jadavpur University.

Senior Director of Development

PepsiCo

Education

Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur

Dairy & Food Engineering

1993-7 - 1995-1 · 1 yr 7 mos

Subjects : Unit Operations and Process Engineering , Engineering Design , Food Science and Technology , Post Harvest Engineering , Dairy Engineering .