Women In Nutraceuticals (WIN), the award-winning global non-profit 501(c)(3) dedicated to empowering women to achieve gender and societal equity by unlocking personal and professional potential across the supply chain to achieve equality and leadership across the nutraceutical industry, today announced a major milestone in its international expansion with the appointment of three country co-chairs in India and Australia/New Zealand (ANZ) respectively.
This announcement marks the next stage of growth for the organisation, founded in 2021 and which has now become an unstoppable global movement with over 750 members, 50+ sponsors and partners and 7,500+ social media followers, reflecting its accelerating influence across global markets and its role as a catalyst for advancing women’s leadership within the nutraceutical sector, uniting science, business and purpose.
WIN India’s co-chairs include Dr Jayashree Ladha PhD, CSO & Co-Founder, Rudra Bioventures; Tammana Singh, Founder & CEO, Menoveda; and Dr Sneha Sawant Desai PhD, Marketing Manager, Nutriventia Pvt. Ltd. Together, the three leaders will spearhead WIN India’s mission to strengthen mentorship pathways, champion women scientists and entrepreneurs, and expand opportunities for women leaders across the rapidly growing Indian nutraceutical ecosystem.
WIN Australia and New Zealand (ANZ) co-chairs include Leah Davey, Managing Director, NZ Supply Corp and former Maui Milk CEO and DSM Nutritional Products General Manager Oceania; Dr Novita Puspasari PhD, Scientific Affairs Manager, Swisse Wellness, part of H&H Global; and Roberta Barbiellini, General Manager, Nuchev Limited - Practitioner. The WIN ANZ team brings deep expertise spanning science, industry and innovation and will focus on advancing WIN’s mission across two of the region’s most dynamic nutraceutical markets, Australia and New Zealand.
Marking their appointments in this significant step forward for the organisation, each were aligned in bringing to life the vision and mission established by the original founding members back in 2022.
Tammana Singh and Leah Davey will take the global stage at Vitafoods Asia 2025 in Bangkok together with Regional Co-Chair and inaugural WIN Global Liaison, Rajat Mittal Shah; founding member and vice-president Michelle Martin; WIN member and silver sponsor, Sameer Joshi; and Natasha Berrow, EVP for WIN platinum sponsor, Informa Markets.
WIN will host the high-profile mainstage panel discussion at Queen Sirikit Conference Centre, titled, “From lab to leadership: Women at the helm of APAC’s innovation story”, on 17 September 2025 (16:30 – 17:00 hrs), followed by a networking event. The session will highlight the critical role of women in shaping innovation and advancing science-driven business across APAC.
“India and the Asia-Pacific region are among the fastest-growing hubs in nutraceuticals, and women are at the centre of this growth story. The WIN International Expansion Committee enables us to think globally and act locally,” said Dr Sybille Buchwald-Werner, Board Liaison Global Committee, WIN.
“The appointment of these outstanding co-chairs and WIN’s presence at Vitafoods Asia reinforce our mission: to advance women into leadership, elevate women scientists and expand opportunities for women-led enterprises worldwide.”
These strategic appointments mark WIN’s strongest international expansion to date, cementing its role as a transformative force in the global nutraceutical ecosystem.
To guide expansion at the regional level, WIN has appointed two distinguished leaders as regional co-chairs for APAC: Rajat Mittal Shah, Co-Founder, Nutriventia and former WIN Global Liaison for India; and Gillian Fish, Founder & CEO, The 6AM Agency, original co-founding member, WIN and recipient of the inaugural WIN Heroine Award 2024. Together, they will drive cross-border collaboration, support the establishment of national committees, and amplify WIN’s reach across APAC, where new committees are taking shape in China, Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand and beyond.