Gulbahar Taurani, a veteran in the consumer durables industry, will be succeeding A.D.A Ratnam as President, Philips Personal Health in India
Gulbahar Taurani (pic credit – Royal Philips)Royal Philips has elevated Gulbahar Taurani, a veteran in the consumer durables industry, to succeed A.D.A Ratnam as President, Philips Personal Health in India. Gulbahar, 44, brings a wealth of experience in electronics, domestic appliances and telecom. Gulbaar has been working with Philips from last 15 years.
Daniel Mazon, vice chairman and MD, Philips Indian Subcontinent, said, “I am delighted to see Gulbahar taking on the role of Business Head for Personal Health in India, building on the strong legacy left by Ratnam. We have always believed in being close to our consumers and meeting their requirements through a steadfast focus on world class innovation and quality. I am confident that Gulbahar will continue with this tradition and leverage his knowledge and our extensive line-up of our products to deliver meaningful innovations to our consumers.”
15 years with Philips
In his 15 years with Philips, Gulbahar has led large teams across functions and businesses. In his most recent role as marketing director, Personal Health India, he was instrumental in driving deeper consumer connect, increasing brand awareness, innovation and operational excellence for all businesses in Personal Health.
It is to be noted here that Gulbahar started his professional career as a management trainee with Videocon Consumer Durables in April 2001. He then joined Idea as a sales manger in June 2006, before moving on to work with Philips as a branch manager in the consumer lifestyle vertical.
Thanking Ratnam, Daniel, said, “I thank Ratnam for his contributions over the past 14 years in strengthening Philips’ foothold in India. His efforts have been instrumental in turning around the India business into one of the most profitable and fastest growing businesses in Personal Health globally. He leaves behind a strong and capable team at Philips Personal Health.”
