Coca-Cola India announced changes to its leadership structure. The new structure is designed to enable the India and South West Asia business to be a growth engine for The Coca-Cola Company by capitalising on emerging opportunities while continuing to build on talent development. Announcing the change, T Krishnakumar, President, Coca-Cola India and South West Asia said, “We believe there are significant opportunities that lie ahead of us to grow our portfolio and meaningfully penetrate the market. These changes will address developing business needs and pave the way to develop a stronger portfolio for the future. It also reinforces our commitment towards investing in talent development.”
To lead this change, Sundeep Bajoria, a veteran of the Coca-Cola system has taken over as vice-president – South West Asia (SWA) operations from his earlier role of vice president strategy and insights. With the growing significance of expanding the regional footprint, Bajoria now spearheads the South West Asia region and will work towards making it an innovation and growth engine for the India and South West Asia business and the Coca-Cola system.
Chandrasekar Radhakrishnan has been appointed to the position of vice president – strategy and insights, Coca-Cola India and South West Asia. Chandrasekar will take charge of the strategic initiatives for the company to accelerate the pace of innovation and assess opportunities to offer a much broader and deeper portfolio of beverages for the consumers.
With a career spanning over two decades, Chandrasekar comes with a combination of international and domestic experience. He joins Coca-Cola India from Nestlé, where he was responsible for leading a worldwide initiative to optimise marketing efficiencies.