Deepali joined CK Birla Group as the Group Chief Marketing Officer in March 2023.

Previous to this Deepali was the Chief Marketing Officer for IBM in India & South Asia. She also led Digital Sales for IBM for India Australia, ASEAN. She is also a podcast host to a successful series called "Being CEO with Deepali Naair". (link: https://www.aawaz.com/en/listen/being-ceo-with-deepali-naair/ )

Before IBM, she led Marketing and Digital at IIFL Wealth group of Companies. She was also a non-executive member of the Board at IIFL Wealth Finance.

In financial services, she has held leadership positions with L&T Insurance & HSBC. She has also worked with Tata Motors, BPL Mobile, Draft FCB-Ulka; was the Marketing Manager for Saffola and Mediker at Marico. She headed Products and Marketing at HSBC Global Asset Management and at L&T insurance she was Head – Marketing, Digital Sales and Customer Service.

Deepali enjoys teaching and has mentored MBA students at top management institutes. She also mentors women led start-ups. She is a sought-after speaker on subjects of Leadership, Marketing, Culture Transformation and Digital Transformation.

She can be reached on Twitter @deepalinaair