Mumbai · India
Index — 2026

Srikanth SK

Marketing and brand leader. Twenty-three years across paints, healthcare and premium retail — founding team at Birla Opus, previously CMO at Dr Agarwal’s, and seventeen years at Asian Paints across brand, innovation and digital.

Selected Work

2003 — Present


01 · Birla Opus · 2022—Present

PaintCraft

India’s first D2C painting services marketplace. Scaled from 11 to 450+ towns in twelve months with 3,000+ service partners.


02 · Birla Opus · Retail

Retail Network

India’s largest organised paint retail network. 1,200+ franchise and experience stores in twenty-four months.


03 · Birla Opus · Colour System

Colourcraft

A comprehensive colour system with 2,000+ shades, including 200+ India Iconic colours built with global and Indian design partners.


04 · Asian Paints · 2010s

Colour Next

India’s most enduring colour forecast. A multi-year property translating design research into palettes shaping the country’s interiors.


05 · Asian Paints · Wallpapers

Nilaya

India’s first luxury wallpaper brand. Hand-painted murals, designer collaborations including Sabyasachi, partnerships with global houses.


06 · Asian Paints · Service Platform

Beautiful Homes

The move from selling paint to selling spaces. An editorial lifestyle platform, an interior design service and a content engine.


07 · Asian Paints · Experiential

Lab Nilaya

An experimental space for the design community. Materials, prototypes, collaborations with architects and designers.


08 · Asian Paints · Brand

Corporate Campaign

The work that connected Asian Paints to the idea of home, not just the paint on the walls. A category-defining brand story.


09 · Asian Paints · Collaboration

Le Corbusier × Aspira

A meeting of architecture and surface — bringing the Le Corbusier colour system to an Indian audience.


10 · Dr Agarwal’s · CMO

Healthcare, Reframed

Setting up the marketing function for a 100+ hospital network. Data-driven acquisition, 60% digital appointment share.

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