Laxmikant is the man behind brand launches of Sensodyne, Lucozade, Horlicks, Oats, Biscuits, Foodles, Galaxy chocolates, in India and Parodontax in the US. He is a finance, procurement, and supply chain expert with a continual focus on the delivery of outstanding results. He is also a certified coach at the workplace and has conducted workshops for 175+ people managers, thus positively impacting 1000 + employees in India, Srilanka & the US. Laxmikant is currently the General Manager-External Supply with GlaxoSmithKline (GSK), wherein he leads the material source changes in the APAC region. He is also the procurement lead on a new formulation/ new technology project for the Horlicks brand. Before this role, Laxmikant was the Procurement Lead for North America and led the procurement for oral care and nutritional supplier relationship team. Before joining GSK, he has been with Mars, as a member of the chocolate business leadership team. He has also been part of Amway and Emami Ltd.Laxmikant is a qualified CA and CS. People know him as a fantastic coach, wherein he works with people on creating high-performance teams in their organization. He is a remarkable member of CoffeeMug and loves to spend time with entrepreneurs and business leaders and sharing his story and experiences and loves to learn from them.

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