Rupen Desai

Global Chief Marketing Office, Dole Sunshine Co

Rupen is the Global CMO at Dole, a company that believes everyone should have equal access to good nutrition, delivered in a positive and sustainable manner.

He co-founded TS/28 to partner organizations thrive in the conscience economy; is a member of the global creative council at Bayer and a former board member at Female Founders, a not-for- profit dedicated to the pursuit of gender equality in entrepreneurship and leadership.

Prior to Dole, he was Edelman’s Vice-Chairman across Asia Pacific, Middle East and Africa. During this time, he also led Edelman’s Women’s leadership network. He began his career with. Mullen Lowe, where he spent two decades, leading the Asia- Pacific region for the last six.

He is a strong advocate of the responsibility purposeful business and creativity have, towards the interdependence between people, the planet and prosperity.


Leading with purpose, especially while navigating so much uncertainty and change as we have over the past year or so

We caught up with Rupen Desai, Global Chief Marketing Officer at Dole Sunshine Co
Join us on 22 September from 11am - 12pm for Inspiring Minds: Leading with Purpose with Rupen Desai, Global Chief