Raj Vardhan

Biography

 Raj has over two decades of experience, working essentially in agriculture industry in various emerging markets in different capacities. Raj was one of the early employees at Olam, joining its operation, in 1993, in Nigeria. Since then he has worked in Olam’s operations in India, Vietnam & China. In his role in these countries he has been responsible for initiating startup operations, initiating Greenfield investments, acquisition & integration of acquired companies & turning around some of Olam’s operations. Under his leadership Raj & his team have been able to acquire leadership position in various trade flows in the countries that Raj has been based.  In Sept 2013, Raj was transferred to Russian region to consolidate Olam’s operations in the region.  His current portfolio includes 6 different countries in the region. He is responsible for providing strategic leadership, business development & overall management of Olam’s operations in the region.  Raj has been selected by the Who’s Who Historical society to include him in their International Who’s Who Professional directory for the year 2011. Raj is a Board member of U.S. Based, IFAMA (International Food & Agribusiness Management Assoc). Raj has also been called upon by various Management Institutes & Companies to present his experiences in various areas of management as a guest speaker. Raj is a member of MANCOM, a committee of Top management at Olam. Raj is a key resource person for the various internal trainings conducted by Olam.  Raj holds dual post graduate degree in Economics & Business Management. He has also attended the Agribusiness Program at Harvard Business School.

Research Interest

 Marketing, Business