Hindustan Coca-Cola Beverages (HCCB), one of India’s leading FMCG companies, today announced a series of senior leadership appointments across key functions including supply chain, commercial operations, people and transformation. The appointments reflect HCCB’s continued focus on strengthening organisational capability, enhancing execution excellence and building a strong foundation for long-term, sustainable growth.
The leadership changes include the appointment of Avinash Kant Kumar as Head of Integrated Supply Chain, Vinay Nair as Chief Commercial Officer, Ritesh Pratap Singh as Chief Human Resources Officer, Sunaina Dhanuka as Head of Strategy, and Girish Sivaraman as Vice President – Commercial Transformation.
Commenting on the announcements, Hemant Rupani, Chief Executive Officer, Hindustan Coca-Cola Beverages, said, “These appointments reinforce our commitment to building strong execution capabilities across supply chain, commercial and people functions. As we continue to enhance operational rigor, strengthen organisational depth and enable scale across our value chain, this leadership team will play a critical role in shaping HCCB’s next phase of growth.”
As Head of Integrated Supply Chain, Avinash Kant Kumar will lead end-to-end supply chain operations with a focus on resilience, efficiency and scalability. He brings over three decades of experience across supply chain, procurement and operations, and joins HCCB from Jubilant Foodworks Ltd., where he served as President. His previous roles include leadership positions at McCain Foods, Reliance Retail, Al Foah and Procter & Gamble.
Vinay Nair, appointed as Chief Commercial Officer, will be responsible for driving commercial strategy, strengthening execution discipline and accelerating growth across channels and markets. With 25 years of experience within the Coca-Cola system, Mr Nair brings deep expertise in building strong partnerships and expanding market presence across diverse geographies.
Ritesh Pratap Singh joins HCCB as Chief Human Resources Officer and will lead the company’s people and culture agenda, with a focus on leadership development, organisational capability and fostering a high-performance culture. A seasoned HR leader, he brings extensive experience across talent management, rewards and organisational effectiveness. Mr Singh joins from Tata Projects, where he served as CHRO, and has previously held senior roles at Tata Trusts and IHCL (Taj Hotels). This appointment marks his return to HCCB, where he earlier held HR leadership roles across national, regional and market levels.
Sunaina Dhanuka has been elevated to the role of Head of Strategy, in addition to her responsibilities as Chief of Staff to the CEO. In this role, she will help drive HCCB’s growth and transformation agenda. Sunaina brings a broad range of experience from leadership roles within the Coca-Cola system across ASEAN and South Pacific markets, as well as prior roles at Unilever, Macquarie, Morgan Stanley and Arthur Andersen.
Girish Sivaraman has been appointed Vice President – Commercial Transformation and will lead HCCB’s commercial transformation initiatives, focusing on go-to-market excellence, sales effectiveness and capability building across the organisation. His appointment marks a return to HCCB, and he brings extensive experience from leadership roles across India and international markets, including Mondelez International, Pepsi, Varun Beverages, Britannia and Vodafone. With these appointments, HCCB further strengthens its leadership bench to navigate a dynamic consumer and operating environment, while continuing to drive execution excellence, organisational resilience and long-term value creation.
Incorporated on February 14, 1997, Hindustan Coca-Cola Beverages (HCCB) is one of India’s leading FMCG companies. The company serves over 20 lakh retailers through a network of approximately 2,000 distributors and employs more than 5,000 people across India. HCCB works closely with over 2.5 lakh farmers and operates 14 manufacturing facilities, with a strong presence in South and West India. The company manufactures and markets 37 products across eight categories, including Coca-Cola, Thums Up, Sprite, Minute Maid, Maaza, Kinley and Limca.
