Suresh Lal Goklaney

Biography

Mr. Suresh Lal Goklaney’s career spans five decades, starting in the late 60’s with brief stints at leading advertising agencies, before moving to Proctor & Gamble, Johnson & Johnson, followed by a 3-decades tenure with Eureka Forbes Limited (EFL). Mr. Goklaney grew EFL from a single-product, single-channel, INR. 200 million Company in 1987, to a multi-product, multi-channel, multi-national, INR. 30,400 million Company in 2017, encompassing water purification, vacuum cleaning, air purification and home security solutions, with a customer base of 20 million, a reach of over 1,500 cities and towns in India and a global footprint across 53 countries. A Business Superbrand, the Company is a case study at Harvard Business School and has been recognized as one of Asia’s & India’s best Employers and Knowledge Management organizations. Mr. Goklaney has significant strengths in Brand Building (Band-Aid India at J&J); and the Eureka Forbes, Aquaguard & Euroclean Superbrands while at EFL; and Channel Building, having grown the Direct Sales channel, and introduced the Service Franchisee, Franchise Direct Operations, and Franchise Business Partner channels during his tenure at EFL. Mr. Goklaney is actively involved in Community and Social Outreach, particularly in the space of providing safe, affordable drinking water to the urban slums and rural India. While at EFL he also set up ‘EuroAble’ - India’s first call centre totally staffed by the differently-abled. Mr. Goklaney is the recipient of several prestigious recognitions including the ‘Rotary Responsible Business Award 2016’ conferred at the International Rotary Day 2016 at the United Nations, New York, and the UNESCO-Water Digest ‘Water Icon 2007 Award’. Mr. Goklaney is the President & Board Member of the Jai Hind College, Trustee at the Breach Candy Hospital and an active member of the Rotary Club of Bombay.

Research Interest

Pharmaceutical