Meenakshi Nevatia is the Country President & Managing Director for Pfizer India effective April 3, 2023
Prior to joining Pfizer, Meenakshi has been the Managing Director for Stryker India. Stryker is a leading Medical Technology business. Meenakshi was responsible for building Stryker’s business strategy and setting up the organization for long-term, sustainable growth in the Indian market. Additionally, one of Meenakshi’s priorities was to build a winning culture and cultivate a strong commitment to Stryker’s mission and values in India. Meenakshi was on the Board of the Medical Technology Association of India (MTAI), in the Governing Council of Nathealth and CII (Confederation of Indian Industry) and was the C0-Chair of the Med Tech Committee at AMCHAM (American Chamber of Commerce).
Prior to joining Stryker, Meenakshi had a successful 15-year stint with Novartis, where she served in various sales, marketing and business leadership positions across geographies. In her last assignment as the country president and pharma division head for Novartis in Thailand, Meenakshi successfully led strong business performance. Prior to these roles, Meenakshi had a successful track record of serving in various leadership positions in country, region and global at Novartis across Spain, Portugal, UK, Switzerland & Hong Kong.
Meenakshi started her career with McKinsey & Company where she led various projects in the Healthcare Practice (Pharmaceuticals, Medical Devices & Health Insurance) across several markets including India, Singapore, U.S. and South Africa.
Meenakshi has a Master of Business Administration in Strategy and Finance from the Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad (IIM A), and Bachelor of Science in Economics and Mathematics from the Presidency College, Kolkata.