Sundeep Kumar

Sundeep Kumar is Director, Corporate Affairs & Communications at SABMiller, India. SABMiller is one of the world’s largest brewers and is listed on the FTSE 100. Sundeep has extensive experience in the field of communication and general management, which spans 24 years.

He had joined Godfrey Phillips in August 2003 as Senior Vice President, Corporate Affairs. He was also on the Board of the Tobacco Institute of India.

Prior to joining Godfrey Phillips, Sundeep was a Director with Enterprise Nexus Communications, one of India’s most respected advertising agencies. He has won several International awards such as India’s first Cannes Silver Lion, The Advertising & Marketing Effectiveness (AME) Silver Award at the New York Festival and recognized by the International Advertising Association for his professional contribution in the field of advertising, marketing and marketing communications.

Apart from being a frequent guest lecturer at premier institutions such as XLRI, IAS Academy, Bombay Ad Club and MICA, Sundeep has also been designing, teaching and conducting a full semester course at NIFT on Fashion Advertising & Promotion since 1995. His articles have also featured in renowned professional journals such as Business Today, Business Standard Strategist, Advertising Works and A&M.

A consistent rank holder, Sundeep has a Bachelors degree in Economics from Delhi University and went on to do an MBA from Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad.

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