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The Nykaa Story
India's Leading Beauty Retail brand
Nykaa is India's Leading Beauty Retail brand, built on a vision to bring inspiration and joy to people everywhere,
every day. Founded in 2012 by Falguni Nayar as a digital-first, consumer-tech platform, Nykaa was created to make beauty a mainstream choice
in India, transforming a previously underserved market into a thriving ecosystem.
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NYKAA features in the prestigious annual TIME100 Most Influential Companies List 2022
Ten years after being founded by entrepreneur Falguni Nayar with the goal of inspiring Indian women, Nykaa has evolved into one of India’s
largest cosmetics and lifestyle brands.
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Our Vision
Bring inspiration and joy to people, everywhere, everyday.
Our Mission
To create a world where our consumers have access to a finely curated, authentic assortment of products and services that delight and
elevate the human spirit.
A Day In The Life Of Nykaa
Falguni Nayar
Executive Chairperson, Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer, Founding Member
Falguni Nayar is the Founder, Executive Chairperson & Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of our Company. She holds a
post-graduate diploma in management from the Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad. She has almost three decades of experience in
e-commerce, investment banking and broking. Prior to founding our Company, she was associated with Kotak Mahindra Capital Company
Limited for 18 years where she also served as a managing director. She has also served also the boards of various companies, including
Tata Motors and Aviva Life Insurance Company Limited. Presently, she serves as independent director on boards of various companies
including Kotak Securities Limited, ACC Limited and Dabur India Limited. She has won many awards including ‘EY Entrepreneur Of the Year
2019 – Start-up’ by Ernst and Young, and ‘Businesswoman of the Year’ at the Economic Times Award for Corporate Excellence, 2019. She was
listed as one of the Asia’s Power Businesswomen, 2019 by Forbes Asia and named as ‘Business Person of the Year’, 2019 by Vogue India.
Anchit Nayar
Executive Director, Chief Executive Officer – Beauty E-Commerce
Anchit Nayar is an Executive Director of our Company, since July 1, 2021. He also serves as the Chief Executive Officer for the Beauty
E-Commerce. He holds a bachelor’s degree from the Columbia University. Anchit has previously served as the Vice President of the
investment banking division at Morgan Stanley, New York. He has more than 10 years of experience in e-commerce, marketing, retail, and
banking. He is currently responsible for the beauty business and also serves as a member of the Investor Relations team. He joined FSN
Brands in 2018 as the Chief Executive Officer and has overseen the expansion of the Nykaa Physical Stores. He was also the Chief
Marketing Officer of the Company for the period from May 31, 2020, to January 12, 2021.
Adwaita Nayar
Executive Director, Chief Executive Officer – Nykaa Fashion
Adwaita Nayar is an Executive Director at our Company since July 1, 2021. She also serves as the Chief Executive Officer for Nykaa
Fashion. She co-founded our Company and has been involved in the areas of marketing, operations and product development. She holds a
bachelor’s degree in applied mathematics from the Yale’s University, where she graduated as Cum Laude and a master’s degree in business
administration with distinction from the Harvard Business School. Post her academic pursuits, she re-joined FSN Brands in 2017 as Chief
Executive Officer to create and strengthen the offline physical store footprint of Nykaa. Since 2018, she has established Nykaa Fashion
business and currently oversees NykaaFashion.com as well as many of our Company’s owned & partner brands. She has more than 10 years of
experience in Fashion, Retail and Equity Markets.
Manoj Jaiswal
Chief Officer – Supply Chain
Manoj Jaiswal is the Chief Supply Chain Officer of our Company. He has been associated with our Company since November 1, 2013. He holds
a bachelor’s degree and master’s degree in business administration from the All Institute of Engineering & Management. He has over 25
years of experience in supply chain management. Previously, he was associated with Blue Dart Express Ltd, Ibibo Web Pvt. Ltd., and
Future Retail Ltd.
Surender Mehta
Chief Human Resource Officer
Surender Mehta is the Chief Human Resource Officer of our Company. He has been associated with our Company since December 23, 2020. He
holds a bachelor’s degree in business studies from the University of Delhi and post graduate diploma in business management from the
Institute of Management Technology, Ghaziabad. He has also completed advanced management program from the Harvard Business School. He
has 3 decades of HR professional experience spanning across industries. Previously, he was associated with Vodafone India Services Pvt.
Ltd., as the Head of Human Resources business and India centres, and ITC Hotels Ltd. Previously, he has also served as a director on the
boards of Vodafone India Services Pvt. Ltd. He has also been recognized as Diversity & Inclusion HR Leader of the Year.
Rajesh Uppalapati
Chief Technology Officer
Rajesh Uppalapati is the Chief Technology Officer of our Company. He holds a bachelor’s degree in computer science from the Osmania
University and a master’s degree in computer science from the University of Arizona. Rajesh brings over 2 decades of technology
experience, supporting multi-stage businesses ranging from growing to large established as well as new businesses. Previously, he was
associated with Amazon for about 20 years across different geographies and most recently he served as a Vice President for Product
Engineering at Intuit India.
P. Ganesh
Chief Financial Officer
P Ganesh is the Chief Financial Officer for our Company. He is qualified Chartered Accountant, Cost and Management Account, and Company
Secretary. He brings over 27 years of diverse industry experience in financial reporting, business finance, taxation, investor
relations, banking, mergers and acquisitions, and corporate law. Prior to joining Nykaa, he was serving as a Chief Financial Officer
across various companies like TAFE Group, Pidilite Industries Limited, Glenmark Pharmaceuticals Limited, and Godrej Group.
Vishal Gupta
Chief Executive Officer – Nykaa Distribution
Vishal Gupta is the Chief Executive Officer for our Nykaa Distribution (Superstore) business. He holds a bachelor’s degree in textile
engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi and a master’s degree in business administration from the Indian Institute of
Management, Bangalore. Vishal comes with a rich career with Unilever spanning over 27 years, where he successfully handled many
businesses and brands in India, Indonesia, Southeast Asia, and Russia.
Sujeet Jain
Chief Legal and Regulatory Officer
Sujeet Jain is the Chief Legal and Regulatory Officer of our Company. He heads the legal, company secretarial, compliance, and
regulatory functions at our Company. He holds a master’s degree in business management from the University of Warwick. He is a seasoned
General Counsel with 25 years of experience. Previously, he was serving as a Chief Legal Officer at Ultratech Cement Ltd., and as a
Group General Counsel & Company Secretary at Viacom 18 Media Pvt. Ltd.
Are You Keen To Join Our Team?
We’ve tried to transform the way India shops for beauty and that hasn’t been easy. Luckily for us, we have an incredible team that loves a
challenge. Our team is constantly growing and evolving and we’re always on the look-out for young, energetic, highly-motivated superheroes
to come aboard.
eCommerce is all about working in teams
Drive awesome projects with minimal hierarchy
Because nothing is impossible in our minds
We have developed systems and processes to ensure that the products sold on our platform are authentic, and build trust among our consumers
and brands. For our beauty and personal care offering, our business is predominantly inventory led. This approach ensures sourcing directly
from brands or their authorized distributors in India. It allows us to guarantee authenticity of products bought by our consumers, an
important consideration for consumers of such products. We also conduct quality checks at our warehouses periodically on our beauty and
personal care products. For our fashion offering, we operate a managed marketplace and ensure that the sellers we onboard are authorized
resellers only. We have also developed systems to monitor and address consumer complaints towards our ongoing commitment to authenticity.
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What Our Customers Are Saying About Us
I live in a small city of nagpur and here we don’t get big cosmetic brands , thanks to nykaa for keeping me style and glamour updated !
I have been an avid shopper on your website from the day it was made ‘ the amazing offers , the style tips , the customer friendly
options ! Love them a lot ❤️
Nykaa you have surpassed many big brands in the liquid matte lipstick category !! Nykaa Matte To Last is a must buy lipstick for every
girl and woman.
Thank you for amazing service...Thank you to the entire team - social media managers, the people working endlessly at the warehouse
making sure they ship correct orders and at the fastest time possible. Thank you thank you thank you ❤️
I have shopped like crazy from Nykaa Pink Friday Sale. Everyday I place orders and receive products. Loved shopping. Even purchased the
high end brands in this sale which I wouldn't have spent on otherwise.
Nykaa is so far the best online shopping site I have ever used. Usually the reviews put up look fake when they are just praises...but
this website seriously has a five star class...from customer care to timely delivery...everything had a personalized touch to it. Thank
you!
Your reply and action has been very prompt, and I appreciate your promptness is addressing customer concerns. Keep up the good work!
In The News
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Vogue India
Nykaa brings Charlotte Tilbury’s red-carpet magic to New Delhi
Beauty Matters
How Nykaa Built India’s Beauty Market
Beauty Matters
At 50, She Pressed Reset & Built A Billion-Dollar Company
Press Release
Nykaa Recycle and Rewards Programme
Charlotte Tilbury Unveils Its First-Ever Flagship Beauty Wonderland In India
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