Akash Bedi

Mr Bedi is the Chief Strategy and Operations Officer of Health & Happiness International Holdings Limited from December 2019. He joined the Group in July 2018 as Senior Director of Strategy and Corporate Affairs. As part of his role at the Group, Akash is responsible for overall procurement, logistics, production and supply chain for all H&H Group brands and is also responsible for developing business strategies and roadmaps, identifying growth opportunities and strengthening the Group's industry and market insight capabilities. In the last three years, he has been leading and managing the Swisse business for India and the Middle Eastern market. Akash also leads mergers and acquisitions for the Group and strategic investments for NewH2 Fund (the corporate venture subsidiary of the Group), which focuses on investing in global startups and high-growth companies with technologies and businesses of strategic importance. Previously Akash held the position of Director, Global Consumer & Retail at HSBC for over 10 years from May 2008 where he worked on mergers and acquisition transactions from its global offices in New York, London and Hong Kong. His other current directorships include Else Nutrition Holdings, Inc. He is Member of the Risk Committee.