Jubilant Foodworks has announced the appointment of Sameer Khetarpal as Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director for five years effective September 5, 2022.
Sameer will succeed Pratik Pota. This decision was taken at a Board of Directors meeting held on Monday and the appointment is subject to the approval of the shareholders of the company.
Shyam S Bhartia, Chairman, and Hari S Bhartia, Co-Chairman, Jubilant FoodWorks, said, “We are now a multi-country, multi-brand company with deep investments in technology. We are looking to further our investments across our portfolio of brands to become a food tech powerhouse.”
“Sameer, with his strengths in building digital-first businesses in related spaces will provide the necessary leadership to our business. He is a strong, dynamic, and values-driven leader with an impressive track record of delivering consistent high-quality performance in tough consumer businesses. The Board warmly welcomes Sameer to the role and wishes him every success.”, They added.
Sameer said, “As India’s largest food service company, JFL is uniquely poised to scale non-linearly across multiple businesses and geographies. The company has an exceptional track record of innovation and serving customers with exemplary standards.”
“I am honoured to join Jubilant FoodWorks and look forward to working closely with the Jubilant team, to serve millions of customers by building businesses driven by technology and operations excellence”, he said.
Sameer has nearly 25 years of industrial experience and served in numerous senior leadership roles. He is currently associated with the e-commerce and management consulting company Amazon for the last 6.5 years as a Director of Category Management.
Previously, Sameer worked with McKinsey and Company as a Partner and Hindustan Unilever. He holds masters in Business Administration from the Indian School of Business.
