Beauty brand Plum brings on board Marico's Gaurav Sarda as CFO

Vegan and PETA-certified beauty brand Plum is strengthening its leadership team as it looks to deepen its omni-channel network across geographies, expand its product offering across newer segments and drive business transformation. The company has announced the appointment of Gaurav Sarda as chief financial officer, said a statement issued today.

Sarda will work closely with Shankar Prasad, founder and CEO, to further accelerate growth of the brand.

With an experience of more than 14 years, Sarda last served as head of manufacturing commercial at Marico. At Plum, he will work closely with the rest of the senior leadership team to drive and grow the company’s financial and development strategy.


“The path ahead is an exciting one. As the company continues to scale, I look forward to leveraging my background to implement the next phase of operational excellence and further strengthen the strong financial foundation, aligning it to the rapid growth and enabling overall business excellence," said Sarda.

“Gaurav's values, skills, and expertise will complement the functional strength of our current top leadership team comprising CD Prabhakar (CBO, retail) and Girish Kulkarni (head of SCM and technology). Together, we look forward to shaping the company into something we all can be proud of," said Prasad.