Vardarajan Prakash
Vice President Business Development, Transworld
Ex DPWORLD/Unilever / Kraft Heinz/ Fonterra. Middle East FMCG specialist. Expertise in networking
The move
MoveDP World → Transworld
TitleSenior Market Access Consultant → Senior Vice President Business Development
LocationDubai → Dubai
Career arcRooted in UAE★
Cross-border moveNo — same country
Native languagetamil
Years in UAE41.8
Total experience36.9 years
Transworld headcount1,001-5,000 employees
Transworld industryTransportation, Logistics, Supply Chain and Storage
Transworld HQDubai
Transworld typePrivately Held
Career arc
- Senior Vice President Business DevelopmentMar 2026 — Present
Transworld· Dubai, United Arab Emirates· Full-time - Senior Business Development ConsultantJan 2026 — Mar 2026Transworld· Dubai, United Arab Emirates· Full-time
- Senior Market Access ConsultantDec 2023 — Feb 2026
DP World· Contract - Independent ConsultantJan 2022 — Present·· Dubai, United Arab Emirates· Self-employed
- Co-FounderJan 2019 — Present
Below 2· Dubai, United Arab Emirates· Full-time
- Market Entry SpecialistOct 2018 — Mar 2023MMCA Gulf - Professional Services & Business Consulting Firm· Dubai, United Arab Emirates· Full-time
- Senior BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT ManagerJan 2012 — Oct 2018
FONTERRA BRANDS MIDDLE EAST· DUBAI
- Business DirectorJun 2005 — Dec 2011
heinz· Dubai,UAE
- marketing manager2004 — 2005
Fonterra - Country Manager / Category Manager / Unit Manager/ Brand Manager1992 — 2004
unilever· Dubai, Bahrain, Jeddah, Abu Dhabi, Tehran - PRODUCT MANAGER1989 — 1992
RPG Enterprises
Education
- BMS COLLEGE OF ENGINEERINGBE · Engineering1979 — 1984
- NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOLPresent
- St Josephs College Arts SciencePost Graduate Diploma in Financial Management · Finance and Financial Management Services1988 — 1988
- ssvmPresent
- B. M. S. College of EngineeringBachelor’s Degree · Civil Engineering1979 — 1984
- Bangalore UniversityMaster of Business Administration (MBA) · Marketing1985 — 1987
Languages
- Hindi · Full professional
- English · Full professional
- Kannada · Elementary
- tamil · Native or bilingual
Top skills
Marketing StrategyBusiness StrategyForecastingTeam LeadershipTrade MarketingFood
About
30 years cross functional experience in FMCG ( Food & Non Food) in Customer marketing, new markets / channels in Middle East and Africa. Strong understanding of categories and building partnerships Rich experience in Sales, Distributor management, customer marketing and Ecommerce platforms. Seasoned strategic Business leader with cross functional expertise.