Varun Alagh

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Varun Alagh is an Indian entrepreneur. He is the co-founder of Mamaearth, a product of Honasa Consumer Pvt. Ltd.He grew up in a middle-class family in Gurgaon, Haryana.Varun interned with many big companies like Colgate Palmolive, Havells Electric, Madura Garments, Maruti, and Nokia, while pursuing his post-graduation.He started his career in 2007 with Hindustan Unilever Ltd. as a Business Leadership Trainee. Within a year, he was promoted to the position of Area Sales Manager (Delhi NCR) in the company. He was then promoted to the position of Area Sales & Customer Manager (Delhi NCR & Rajasthan) in June 2010. In the company, Alagh managed a team of around 37 executives and delivered distribution of 55000 retail outlets across Delhi & Rajasthan.Subsequently, Varun was appointed as the Regional Brand Manager Innovations South Asia Deodorants in March 2011. After working as a Regional Brand Manager for a year, Varun resigned from the firm in 2012.Next, he joined Diageo PLC, Mumbai, as a Sr. Brand Manager Smirnoff. He resigned from the company after a year.In May 2013, Alagh joined Coca Cola, Gurgaon, as a Brand Manager.In April 2015, he was promoted to the position of Senior Brand Manager in the firm. At this position, he managed the consumer marketing for Coca Cola products like Coke Classic, Coke Zero, and Diet Coke across India and South-West Asian countries like Sri Lanka, Bangladesh and Nepal. He left the company in November 2016 to start up his own venture.In the same year, he, along with his wife, founded Honasa Consumer Pvt. Ltd., a company that owns internet-first personal care brand Mamaearth. Honasa Consumer Pvt. Ltd. logo.Varun and Ghazal decided to launch Mamaearth after they found it difficult to arrange toxin-free products for their son, Agastya. Reportedly, Varuns son suffered from a skin-borne disease called eczema since his birth. His skin was allergic to products that contained toxins and developed red, itchy patches, on its usage. On consulting with a doctor, the couple came to know about Agastyas condition; the doctor recommended them to use toxin-free baby care products available in the market for him. Finding it hard to arrange toxin-free products for their son in India, Varun and Ghazal often asked their friends and relatives visiting abroad, to bring some toxin-free products for their son. As the process involved a lot of hassle, Varun and Ghazal came up with an idea to launch their own range of toxin-free products for babies and adults. Varun Alagh and Ghazal Alagh at their workplace.