Honasa Consumer Limited has announced the appointment of Saahil Nayar as Business Head and Senior Vice President to lead its emerging brands portfolio. In this role, Nayar will oversee the company’s colour cosmetics and prestige skincare businesses, driving strategic growth, brand expansion, and go-to-market initiatives.
He will be responsible for shaping the next phase of the consumer journey, with a focus on scaling brand presence and strengthening market positioning across categories.
Nayar brings over 15 years of experience across beauty, personal care, luxury, and lifestyle sectors. Most recently, he served as CEO of Mila Beauté, where he led the brand through a phase of accelerated growth in India’s competitive beauty market. Prior to that, he was CEO at Swiss Beauty, playing a key role in strengthening its position in the colour cosmetics segment.
His earlier experience includes working with global luxury and lifestyle brands such as Kama Ayurveda, Versace, Roberto Cavalli, and Missoni. Across these roles, he has built expertise in e-commerce, consumer strategy, brand development, and business transformation, along with a deep understanding of India’s evolving beauty and personal care landscape.
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.”
