Deepali Naair is a business leader with over three decades of experience at the intersection of technology, brand, customer engagement and enterprise reputation across diverse product categories. Currently she is the Global Head of Brand, Marketing and Corporate Communications at Biocon where she helps shape the company's brand and stakeholder engagement while driving technology-enabled marketing transformation.
Her career spans leadership roles across financial services, technology, consumer businesses and healthcare sectors. Some of her major roles include Chief Marketing Officer (CMO) at the CKA Birla Group, IBM (India and South Asia) and Mahindra Holidays, Head of Products and Marketing at HSBC Global Asset Management, Head of Marketing, Digital sales and Customer service at L&T Insurance, Marketing Manager for brands such as Saffola and Mediker at Marico.
Throughout her career, she has partnered with leadership teams during defining moments, including mergers and acquisitions, IPOs, capital market initiatives and large-scale business restructuring. She has also consistently championed the use of AI, analytics, marketing automation and CRM to create stronger customer experiences and better business outcomes.
Deepali is on the boards of RentoMojo and MMA India, a former board member of IIFL Wealth Finance and a former member of the governing council of IAMAI. She is also a regular speaker at industry forums and management institutions, where she shares practical insights on AI in marketing, technology-enabled business transformation, customer-centric growth, leadership, brand reputation and the future of marketing. She also has to her credit a successful podcast series called “Being CEO with Deepali Naair”. (link: https://www.aawaz.com/en/listen/being-ceo-with-deepali-naair/ )
During her illustrious career journey, Deepali has been felicitated with various awards and recognitions including the CMO of the Year Award and Team of the Year Award by The Economic Times Most Promising Tech Marketers in 2020 and 2021; Pitch CMO Award in 2020; ‘Content Marketer of the Year’ award by DMAi in 2015 to list a few. She has also been recognized as Super 30 CMOs in India by IAMAI in 2019 and ranked in IMPACT's list of 50 Most Influential Indian Women in 2018, 2019 and 2020.
