With over a century's worth of combined leadership experience in the nutraceutical and supplement industry, our team fuses innovation with strategic thinking and implementation.

His industry knowledge and innovative approach have made him a valuable contributor to several trade associations including as Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Council for Responsible Nutrition, the dietary supplement industries leading trade association. He currently sits on The Board of Directors of Vitamin Angels, an non-profit organization that globally provides life-changing vitamins to children in need. Jim has also been an invited speaker to numerous industry and governmental events including the United Nations General Assembly to present on “The role of partnerships in the implementation of the UN’s post 2015 development agenda”.
Jim Hamilton – Global CEO

Arun has held positions as a Professor/Researcher at the Centre for Biotechnology, Anna University, Chennai, and as Senior VP for Screening and External Liaison of the natural products division at Piramal Lifesciences.
Arun holds a Bachelor’s of Science in Chemistry and a Master’s and PhD in Biochemistry from the University of Madras.

Askha holds a PGDM, HRD from the Symbiosis Centre for Management and Human Resources as well as licenses and certifications from IDEO (Insights for Innovation) and Korn Ferry (Job Evaluation Methodology).

Chaitanya holds Bachelor’s of Science diplomas from the Institute of Chemical Technology, Mumbai.

Jim hold a BS in Management and an MBA from the University of Utah.

Vikas is a Chartered Accountant from The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India and obtained his MBA from the Asian Institute of Management, Manila, Philippines.

Kimberly brings an entrepreneurial approach and a passion for accessible nutrition to this role. Her demonstrated success in marketing and sales leadership, strategy development, and building collaborative teams will help drive the marketing and growth strategy for OmniActive. Kimberly holds a B.S. in Integrative Biology from the University of California at Berkeley.
Sanjaya Mariwala – Executive Chairman
Sanjaya Mariwala is a seasoned entrepreneur with more than 30 years of experience in the natural food and supplement ingredients space. He is a founding member of OmniActive and provides strategic and financial oversight and guidance to the company’s global teams. He had served as Managing Director of Kancor Ingredients from 1990-2014. Sanjaya’s numerous professional and industrial affiliations include the India Pepper & Spice Trade Association, All India Spices Exporters Forum, Confederation of Indian Industry, Indian Merchant’s Chamber, TIE-The Indus Entrepreneurs and FICCI.
Sanjay holds a degree in tax management from Jamnalal Bajaj Institute of Management Studies and has completed executive training programs at the Indian Institute of Management (Ahmedabad) and Stanford Graduate School of Business.


Jim Hamilton
During a career spanning over 30-years, Jim has played a leading role in nutritional products for the dietary supplement, food, animal-feed and personal-care industries. Prior to joining OmniActive as President and CEO, Jim was President and CEO of Neptune Wellness Solutions (NASDEQ-TSX:NEPT) where he led the turnaround and strategic repositioning of the company, resulting in it being recognized by the TSX as one of the top 30 performing companies on the exchange (#8), with a return of over 300%. Jim has also served as a member of the Board of Directors of Acasti Pharmaceuticals (NASDEQ: ACST) and President of DSM Nutritional Products USA.

Ketki Bhagwati
Ketki serves as the Chief Investment Officer in the Financial Institutions Group at the International Finance Corporation (IFC), the private sector financing arm of the World Bank Group. Prior to IFC, she worked at the Credit Rating Information Services of India (CRISIL) in Mumbai.

Milind Sarwate
As an advisor and mentor, Milind has served as Director for several companies including Mahindra Finance, Mindtree, Glenmark, Metropolis, and Matrimony.com. In 2015 he established Increate to leverage his 36 years of experience to help organizations & individuals discover, develop & deliver business & social value.

Naresh Patwari
Naresh focuses on investments in healthcare, pharma and consumer-oriented industries across India and various emerging markets. He serves on the Board of Directors of Indira IVF Hospitals, OmniActive Health Technologies, TCNS Clothing and Shilpa Medicare, and is actively involved in TA’s investment in Atria Convergence Technologies. Prior to joining TA in 2014, Naresh was a Principal at ICICI Venture in Mumbai, Engagement Manager at McKinsey & Company in New York and Field Engineer at Schlumberger in Norway, West Africa and Gulf of Mexico. Naresh received a B.Tech. degree, with honors, in Mechanical Engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Kharagpur and an MBA degree from the Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth, where he graduated as an Edward Tuck Scholar with Distinction.

Arjun Oberoi
Arjun’s professional career began as a corporate consultant for McKinsey. From there he served as the Global Head of Healthcare for Actis and founded Cure Capital in 2017. He has more than 15 years of leadership experience with major healthcare MNCs such as Stryker, Sanofi and Pfizer. Currently, Arjun is the Managing Director of Everstone Capital and has been leading their healthcare platform, Everlife, as Vice Chairman. He is an experienced investor with proven track record in the healthcare sector.

Leendart Staal, Ph. D
Leendart has held numerous senior level positions within the DSM group: as President and Chief Executive Officer of DSM Nutritional Products from January 2008 to March 2013 and previously as President and Chief Executive Officer of DSM Pharmaceuticals. He has also served as Group Vice President of Quest International and was Chairman of Unipath (a wholly owned subsidiary of Unilever).
