Mumbai: Hindustan Coca-Cola Beverages (HCCB), one of India’s leading FMCG companies, has announced a series of senior leadership appointments across supply chain, commercial operations, people, and transformation functions. The move reflects HCCB’s focus on enhancing organisational capability, strengthening execution excellence, and driving long-term sustainable growth.
The leadership changes are designed to support the company’s next phase of evolution as it sharpens operational rigor and builds scale across its value chain.
Commenting on the appointments, Hemant Rupani, CEO, Hindustan Coca-Cola Beverages, said, “These leadership appointments reflect our focus on building strong execution capabilities across supply chain, commercial, and people functions. As we continue to strengthen execution rigor, deepen organisational capability, and enable scale across our value chain, these leaders will play a critical role in shaping HCCB’s next phase of growth.”
Avinash Kant Kumar has been appointed Head of Integrated Supply Chain, where he will lead supply chain operations with an emphasis on resilience, efficiency, and scalability. With over three decades of experience across supply chain, procurement, and operations, Avinash joins HCCB from Jubilant FoodWorks Ltd., where he served as President. He has previously held leadership roles at McCain Foods, Reliance Retail, Al Foah, and Procter & Gamble.
Vinay Nair takes on the role of Chief Commercial Officer, responsible for driving commercial strategy, strengthening execution discipline, and accelerating growth across channels and markets. Vinay brings 25 years of experience within the Coca-Cola system, with a track record of nurturing strong partnerships and enhancing market presence.
Ritesh Pratap Singh joins as Chief Human Resources Officer, leading HCCB’s people and culture agenda. His focus will include strengthening organisational capability, building leadership depth, and fostering a high-performance culture. Ritesh brings extensive expertise in organisational culture, rewards, talent management, and organisation effectiveness. He joins from Tata Projects, where he served as CHRO, and has held senior leadership roles at Tata Trusts and IHCL (Taj Hotels). This appointment also marks a return to HCCB, where he previously held HR leadership roles across national, regional, and market levels.
Sunaina Dhanuka has been elevated to Head of Strategy, in addition to her current role as Chief of Staff to the CEO. She will advance HCCB’s growth and transformation agenda. Sunaina has held diverse leadership roles within the Coca-Cola system across ASEAN and South Pacific markets, with experience spanning finance, procurement, treasury, and operations. Her career also includes roles at Unilever, Macquarie, Morgan Stanley, and Arthur Andersen, where she worked across commodities risk management, equities research, and advisory functions.
Girish Sivaraman has been appointed Vice President – Commercial Transformation, where he will lead HCCB’s commercial transformation agenda, focusing on go-to-market excellence, sales effectiveness, and capability building. His appointment marks a return to HCCB. Girish brings cross-market experience, having held senior leadership positions at Mondelez International, Pepsi, Varun Beverages, Britannia, and Vodafone.
As HCCB continues to operate in a dynamic consumer and business environment, the strengthened leadership team is expected to play a key role in enhancing execution excellence, building organisational resilience, and delivering long-term value creation.
