Bawana Radhakrishnan is the Former Sr. Vice President, Global Supply Chain Digital Transformation at Colgate-Palmolive, where she spearheaded the development and implementation of a digital strategy to transform the global end to end supply chain. This included shaping data, analytics and AI priorities to drive transformational value to Colgate customers.
Previously, Bawana led Raw, Pack and Services Procurement roles globally for Colgate’s multi-billion dollar procurement function. She pioneered the design and execution of a multi-year digital roadmap, building future capabilities for the global organization.
With over 25 years of diverse experience in the CPG industry at companies like Colgate and Mars Inc., Bawana’s expertise spans procurement, digital transformation and supply chain across Asia, Europe, Africa Eurasia, Latin America and North America. Her extensive background provides a depth of experience crucial for business excellence.
Beyond her corporate achievements, Bawana is a passionate advocate for women’s empowerment and a frequent speaker at industry forums such as Gartner Supply Chain, SAP Sapphire, Procurecon, DPW, YWCA, and the Rotary. She is also deeply committed to next-generation leadership development, mentoring active veterans and their spouses through the ACP program, participating in Baruch College’s Executives mentoring program, and engaging in various nonprofit volunteer activities.
Bawana’s contributions have been consistently recognized, including being named one of the Top 100 Women in Supply Chain in both 2024 and 2025 by Supply Chain Digital Magazine; receiving the Outstanding Asian Americans in Business award from the Asian American Business Development Center in 2022; being listed on Diversity Journal’s 2021 Women Worth Watching in Leadership; and receiving the YWCA’s 2020 Tribute to Women and Industry TWIN award.
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