Membership Subcommittee

Chairman- Mr. Rajat Banerji

Rajat Banerji is Vice President - Corporate Affairs at Amway India Enterprises, has been an integral part of the direct selling industry for over two-decades. In this period, he has been part of IDSAs thought-process, meetings with Central as well as State Governments, part of international delegations, media interactions and CSR outreach. He has been with Amway since April 2000 in a variety of roles - while the first five years at Amway were devoted to the Company's CSR efforts, he was Head Corporate Communications and Corporate Social Responsibility between July 2005 and April 2010. He has done his PGD in Journalism from BVB, Delhi. Prior to joining Amway, he was a journalist for eight years in Delhi [three years with The Statesman, Delhi and five years with Down To Earth - a publication from the Centre for Science and Environment (CSE)]. Prior to being a journalist, Rajat had worked in the Tea and Coffee estates of Tata Tea Ltd and Bombay Burmah Trading Corporation for close to three years, at Munnar, Tirunelveli and Coorg. A father of three (19, 15 and 7), he is an endurance runner who revels in overcoming severe physical challenges while on a trail-run, which includes ultra-runs at Ladakh and Manali, besides over a dozen marathons and many more. His Mantra on the run-and-work connect is that endurance runs help in better planning – with a contingency: prioritizing: absolute focus: to appreciate what one has: not to stop before the finish line: always to help stragglers (as one may be a straggler on a bad day!) and just to be in the moment.

Vice Chairman &WFDSA Board Member - Mr. Vivek Katoch

A 'Corporate Affairs Specialist' with over 18 years of experience in various domains including Corporate Relations, Government Affairs, Public Relations, Corporate Social Responsibly, Corporate Taxation, Internal & External Compliance, Business Ethics, Public Private Partnership.Corporate mandate in current profile includes identifying & establishing strategic relationships with Dignitaries, Key Officials in Public Services & Government Departments, Members of Parliament & Legislative Assemblies at Centre & states. Current responsibilities also include harnessing partnership with important industry stakeholders for stability, growth & expansion. Strong legal acumen with expertise in representing the organization and the Industry at Government Department, Regulators and Supervisory bodies in effectuating policies conducive for the industry.

Vast experience in managing a challenging & evolving business environment with proven competency in resolving complex issues with endurance determination and persistence. Strong drive towards team building, networking skills and relationship management with all business stakeholders. Conceptualized, developed, and managed the organization's sustainability and CSR initiatives with the objective of promoting gender equality, women empowerment, girl child education and sustainability.

Currently representing the Organization at Key Industry bodies like Indian Direct Selling Association (Former Chairman, current Treasurer), FICCI (Current Chair- Direct Selling Task Force) PHD Chamber of Commerce (Patron Member) and a Board Member at European Business Group. Also representing the industry on various global platforms, holding key positions such as "Board of Delegates" at World Federation of Direct Selling Associations (WFDSA), and "Board Member" at ASEAN DSA President's Working Committee.

An avid reader, Vivek remains updated on national & global current affairs. When not working, Vivek loves to spend time with his children. Vivek finds inspiration in his wife and loves to travel around the world with his family, absorbing and learning different cultures.

Treasurer - Mr. Harish Pant

Harish Pant is Director & Head -Government Relations with Herbalife International India. Based out of New Delhi, Harish is spearheading Government Relations for Herbalife, representing the organization with Central & State governments as well as the local administrative authorities. Harish holds the key responsibilities of strengthen the organization's relationship with key government offices & policy makers and liaise with Government Departments at different ministries, Central & States alike. Harish works extensively with regional Trade Bodies, Industry Associations and relevant non-government organizations and other parties in the Direct Selling ecosystem. His expertise lies in handing organization's internal functions including key verticals like Legal, Taxation, Finance, Manufacturing, Communication, CSR etc.Having a master's degree in finance, Harish comes with rich & diverse experience of more than 30 years of in Corporate Affairs, External Environment Management, Policy Advocacy, Risk Mitigation, Government Relations, Stakeholders Management and Finance. Before joining Herbalife, Harish had a long and successful journey with leading FMCG giant 'PepsiCo' spanning over 20 years. Harish believes in having a holistic approach to address the modern-day corporate challenges. Harish loves to read in his free time to remain updated on the latest happenings across the globe. He loves to spend time with his family of spouse and 2 children.

Amit Kumar Gupta- Assistant Marketing Manager (North Region) K-Link Healthcare India Pvt Ltd.

Amit Gupta has worked as an audit Manager in Government PSU Sector, post which Amit was administrator of Kanpur Insurance Educational Society. A Post-Graduate and MBA in Sales & Marketing. Amit has 15 years of experience in Direct Selling. Amit has been an excellent motivator, driving the Direct Sellers to work towards growth of the Industry and make contributions to the Indian economy by virtue of services to Direct Selling Industry. Amit handles GST, accounts and with this participates in the Business Activity of K-Link Healthcare India Private Limited in North Region.

Pranjal R Daniel- Chief Strategist, Strategy India Worldwide

Pranjal has 20 years' experience in the Indian direct selling – MLM industry as a consumer, direct seller, corporate and a consultant. Pranjal specializes in Policy development and compliance, Trend forecasting, Competitive advantage, Regulatory forecasting & strategy development, Decision process facilitation, and Strategic capability enhancement. He is a Strategic Advisor to the direct selling- MLM companies in India, U.S, Europe, Africa, and the far East. He has developed the definitions of the commonly used terms in the direct selling business model. He focuses on sustainability and fair practices for direct selling business models deploying the MLM compensation plans.

Mr. Shyam Sundar, Chief Marketing Officer – Blulife Marketing Pvt. Ltd.

Mr. Sundar has over 18 years of transnational experience in Sales & Marketing. Having spearheaded and managed operations for several Multinational companies in India, Singapore & Malaysia, he has thorough understanding of the South Asian markets especially in the Direct Selling domain. His ability to analyse various compensation plans has received accolades on various occasions at national and international levels.