Rachana Panda

VP & Country Group Head Communications, Public Affairs, Sustainability and CSE, Bayer South Asia.


A passionate leader who believes that communications is a core leadership & strategic function in any progressive organization. A specialist in Strategic Corporate Communications & Brand management with years of quantifiable achievements. Record of outstanding success in high growth companies across global environments. Vast experience in Corporate Communications, Public affairs, Media relations, CEO/CXO level engagements, industry relations, Marketing Communications, Brand Building and crisis communications, Internal Communications & Sustainability programs. 

An HBS Alumni with an AMP in 2018. A degree in business management from IMI Delhi. Years of progressively responsible experience has enabled me to deliver effective, actionable, measurable and culturally appropriate global communication solutions. In the list of top 25 communicators in India and a top communicator in some of the most powerful brands in the world. Received individual achievement SABRE award at APAC level in 2019. Passionate about Sustainability, Innovation, Diversity & Inclusion and looks at learning opportunities wherever possible.