Ashwath Swaminathan is the Chief Growth & Marketing Officer at Swiggy, India’s leading on-demand convenience platform. Swiggy’s mission is to elevate the quality of life for the urban consumer by offering unparalleled convenience. 

Ashwath has 20 years of experience in consumer insights, marketing P&L and innovation roles across beverages, beauty & personal care categories. He started his career at TNS India Pvt Ltd, before joining HUL where he spent 17+years in roles across consumer insights & marketing. During his tenure with HUL, he has worked across categories such as tea, coffee, makeup, skincare, oral care & deodorants. Some of his notable achievements are turning around HUL oral care to be a strong no.2 player, driving green tea category development in India, creating a scalable high growth model on Rexona roll-ons and accelerating Lakme’s growth by making it a purpose led future fit brand. 

Ashwath is an alumnus of MICA.