By Tricitynews
Reporter
Gurgaon 28th April:- The Coca-Cola Company and its Bottling
Investments Group (BIG) announced today new leadership appointments for its
India & South West Asia Business Unit and Hindustan Coca-Cola Bottling
operations.
John Murphy, President of the Asia Pacific Group, The
Coca-Cola Company said
that as outlined by our President and Chief Operating Officer James Quincey a
few weeks ago, The Coca-Cola Company is designing a new Operating Model to
support the next stage of our transformation into a growth-oriented,
consumer-centred, total beverage company. He said further that key components
of this new Operating Model are a revitalized organizational capability and
better system alignment to ensure that optimum execution multiplies our marketing
plans and investment.
BIG’s President, Irial Finan, added that india is the 6th largest
market for The Coca-Cola Company in terms of volume. The Coca-Cola system
operates approximately 60 factories, directly employs 25,000 people and sells
our products through over 2.6 million retailers. Still, the Indian market has
tremendous growth potential, and we believe the revitalized system leadership
structure that we announce today will enable us to continue consolidating India
as one of the most important growth engines for The Coca-Cola Company globally.
In
bringing this new structure to life, the following senior leadership
appointments in the India and South West Asia Business Unit of The Coca-Cola
Company, and Hindustan Coca-Cola Beverages Pvt. Ltd, will become effective May
1: Venkatesh Kini, currently President, India and Southwest Asia
Business Unit, who has capably served the company for 19 years, has decided to
leave the company and return to the United States to pursue other opportunities
outside the Coca-Cola system. “Over the past four years, Venkatesh has
had a significant impact on the growth and success of our business in this very
important market, and laid the foundation for a winning team that will enable
us to continue capturing the great opportunities that remain ahead”, said John Murphy. Venkatesh will
remain with the Company until the end of July to ensure a smooth transition
with his successor.
T. “KK” Krishna kumar,
who currently serves as CEO and South West Asia Regional Director of Hindustan
Coca-Cola Beverages Pvt. Limited, will replace Venkatesh as President of the
Company’s India and South West Asia Business Unit.
John Murphy added
that KK is uniquely qualified for this role, having successfully led BIG’s
operations in India and South West Asia since 2009. He is a strategic,
well-rounded leader, and has been a catalyst for expanding our portfolio and
driving growth in every position he has previously held. KK joined the
Coca-Cola system in 2004, and has advanced through a series of leadership roles
including Region Manager and Regional Vice President. Vamsi Mohan, who
currently serves as BIG’s Region Director for Vietnam, Myanmar and Cambodia,
will in turn replace KK as South West Asia Regional Director for Hindustan
Coca-Cola Beverages Pvt. Ltd.
Finan said
that Vamsi joined the Coca-Cola system in 1998 and has held various senior
leadership roles in Operations, Market Execution, General Management and also
served as Vice President – Sales for Hindustan Coca-Cola Beverages Pvt Ltd.
We’re fortunate and very glad to have him back in this market.
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