Arnaud Renard is the FMCG and Consumer Healthcare Practice Leader at Actavia, focused on enabling growth, transformation, and operational excellence for clients across consumer goods, Food & Beverage, healthcare, and nutrition sectors in Asia-Pacific.

Arnaud advises on strategic market entry, commercial optimization, and digital innovation to deliver sustainable competitive advantage.

With over 30 years of experience, Arnaud has held senior leadership roles including Country Head in Vietnam, Indonesia, Taiwan, with leading global corporations such as Abbott Labs, Nestle and Fonterra. He successfully led large teams and operations through turnaround and accelerations. and introduced science-based healthcare innovations, achieve market leadership and margin improvements.

Arnaud is passionate about expanding access to consumer healthcare and nutrition, especially in healthy ageing. He champions data-enabled science, personalization, and AI-driven solutions as key enablers for redefining well-being. He is a keen cyclist and runner.

Areas of expertise

• Business transformation and turnaround
• Go-to-market strategy and market penetration in Consumer, Healthcare & Nutrition
• Data-driven marketing, CRM, and consumer journey design
• Healthcare professional (HCP) engagement and stakeholder partnerships
• Distribution, supply chain, and channel optimization including e-commerce
• Digital innovation, AI applications, and loyalty program design
• Leadership development and talent retention in multicultural environments

Education

• MBA, INSEAD, 2000