Practo announces Shoumyan Biswas as Global Chief Strategy & Marketing Officer

Practo,the health services platform, announced the appointment of Shoumyan Biswas as its new Global Chief Strategy & Marketing Officer. Biswas brings over two decades of leadership experience and a track record of building customer-centric growth engines across diverse industries. His experience will be invaluable in advancing Practo’s mission to help people live healthier, longer lives through strategic clarity and driving innovation to improve health outcomes. 

In his new role, Biswas will lead Practo’s global business expansion along with focusing on deepening customer engagement and accelerating profitable growth in India. He will play a key role in shaping the company’s global growth strategy plans, with a strong emphasis on category expansion and a sharper consumer focus. 

He has previously held roles including CMO & Group Loyalty Head at Tata Digital, Chief Business Officer at Rebel Foods, and Chief Marketing Officer at Flipkart. He also spent nine years at Unilever, gaining experience in brand development and consumer engagement. In his new role at Practo, he will collaborate with Co-founder and CEO Shashank ND on the company’s growth strategy.

Commenting on the appointment, Shashank ND, Co-founder & CEO at Practo, said, “Shoumyan’s exceptional leadership experience and strategic acumen comes at a pivotal time as we embark on our next phase of growth. As we relentlessly work towards our mission to improve health outcomes, his broad experience across diverse industries will be critical in driving further growth while shaping our overall strategy & global expansion. We are delighted to welcome him to our leadership team and look forward to his contributions in delivering exceptional value to our users.”

Shoumyan Biswas, on his appointment as Global Chief Strategy & Marketing Officer, said, “The healthcare industry stands at an exciting intersection of technology and AI, poised to create a lasting impact that can make quality healthcare truly accessible while improving health outcomes. Practo has been at the forefront of this transformation for the past 17 years. I am excited to be a part of this mission with a deep focus on a customer centric approach & while driving global expansion.” 

 

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