Viswanath Ramaswamy

Senior Director, Oral & Would Care Asia Pacific

Johnson & Johnson

Viswanath has over 15 years of marketing experience across local, regional and global marketing roles in with companies like Procter & Gamble, GSK and now at Johnson & Johnson. He started his career with P&G working in regional and local roles across brands like Vicks, Metamucil, Rejoice, Pampers and Pantene. As the Global Marketing Director in GSK, he oversaw the market for Panadol, and was responsible for the global communication and innovation of the brand.

Currently, he oversees the Asia Pacific Oral Health and Wound Care businesses at Johnson & Johnson, leading a team of more than 20 cross functional members from the R&D, regulatory, Consumer Insights, Scientific Engagement, Supply chain and sales/ shopper marketing departments in accelerating revenue, market share and profitability growth for the business, with a significant focus on creating a digital transformation, to aid a change in how on the brands can connect both with consumers and health care professionals.

Viswanath is passionate about purpose-inspired brand building and feels that brands need to act as social thought leaders.