Gurugram: Honasa Consumer Limited, a digital-first beauty and personal care company, has announced the appointment of Saahil Nayar as Business Head & Senior Vice President to lead its emerging brands portfolio.
In his new role, Saahil will oversee Honasa’s colour cosmetics and prestige skincare portfolio, focusing on accelerating growth, strengthening go-to-market strategies, and shaping the next phase of the consumer journey across the company’s emerging brands.
Saahil brings over 15 years of experience across beauty, personal care, luxury, and lifestyle categories, with deep expertise in building and scaling consumer brands. Most recently, he served as CEO of Mila Beauté, where he led the brand through a phase of rapid expansion in India’s evolving beauty market. Prior to that, he was CEO at Swiss Beauty, playing a key role in strengthening the brand’s position within the competitive colour cosmetics segment.
His career also includes leadership experience with luxury and lifestyle brands such as Versace, Roberto Cavalli, Missoni, and Kama Ayurveda, where he built expertise across consumer strategy, e-commerce, brand development, and business transformation.
Commenting on the appointment, Varun Alagh, Co-founder and CEO, Honasa Consumer Limited, said, ““At Honasa, we are building brands for the next decade — brands that are deeply rooted in evolving consumer behaviour, culture, and aspirations. As we scale our portfolio, we are equally focused on identifying leaders who understand the playbook of building future-ready brands, have a sharp understanding of consumers, and bring the vision to create enduring businesses. Saahil brings a strong combination of category expertise, strategic thinking, and brand-building experience, and we are excited to have him lead the next phase of growth across our colour cosmetics and prestige skincare portfolio.”
Commenting on joining Honasa, Saahil Nayar said, “I’ve always been deeply passionate about the beauty and personal care industry because of how closely it evolves with changing consumer behaviour, culture, and innovation. What excites me most is building consumer-first brands that are not only relevant for today, but are also shaping the future of the category. Joining Honasa is especially exciting because of its strong tech-first approach, deep understanding of digital consumers, and its vision of building a powerful house of brands for the next generation of Indian consumers. I look forward to contributing to this journey and building meaningful brands that consumers truly connect with.”
Saahil has been recognised widely for his leadership and industry impact, including features in Times 40 Under 40, ET Global 100 Indian Leaders, and BW 40 Under 40, alongside receiving the India Business Award for Most Influential Leader.
