Amit Banati is the Chief Financial Officer for Kenvue. With 30 years of experience in global consumer products company finance and operations, Amit has an established reputation for delivering profitable growth and executing enterprise-wide business transformations. In his role as CFO, Amit oversees strategy, financial planning and reporting, tax, audit, treasury, investor relations and global shared services.
Prior to joining Kenvue, Amit served as Vice Chair and Chief Financial Officer at Kellanova (Kellogg), where he was responsible for all financial operations and led strategy and business development, including M&A and a venture capital fund. As CFO at Kellogg (2019-2022), he led the business through a period of significant transformation, implementing and evolving the company’s strategy, which enabled Kellogg’s return to sustainable, profitable growth. And as Region President at Kellogg (2012-2019), he was the driving force behind the transformation of the company’s Asia, Middle East and Africa business, more than doubling net sales and operating profit.
Previously, Amit held finance and general management roles at Kraft Foods, Cadbury Schweppes and Procter & Gamble. At Kraft Foods, he was President, North Asia and Asia Pacific Strategy, and led the integration of Cadbury and Kraft Foods for that region. At Cadbury Schweppes, he was President of the Pacific region, overseeing Australia, New Zealand, Japan and Singapore, and served previously as the company’s Chief Financial Officer of the Asia Pacific division. At Procter & Gamble, he spent nearly 15 years in finance roles, rising to become Chief Financial Officer of the Asean, Australia, India, Singapore region in the company’s Health and Beauty Care division.
Amit holds a bachelor’s degree in commerce from Calcutta University and an MBA from the Indian Institute of Management in Lucknow. He also currently serves on the Board of Fortune Brands Innovations.