Tata Global Beverages has announced the appointment of Sunil A. D’Souza as Managing Director and CEO. D’Souza is currently Managing Director at consumer durables maker Whirlpool of India Ltd. He will assume this role with effect from 4th April 2020, subsequent to the retirement of Ajoy Misra, who is currently the MD & CEO of the Company.
Mr. N. Chandrasekaran, Chairman, Tata Global Beverages, said – “Sunil D’Souza brings strong domain knowledge of consumer products businesses and a successful track record of leadership. His experience and expertise will be very valuable in shaping and developing Tata Global Beverages for the future.”
Prior to his leadership stint at Whirlpool India, Sunil has served in several leadership roles in Pepsico. During his fifteen-year stint in Pepsico, he has handled all commercial aspects of the Company’s foods and beverages portfolio and has led the business successfully in a large cluster of Asian countries.
Sunil began his career at Brooke Bond Lipton India Ltd. in 1993. He has 26 years of rich and varied experience in the consumer goods industry, as well as in-depth understanding of the foods and beverages categories. He brings to bear strong focus on strategy, growth, and execution, including inorganic growth, all of which will be important to TGBL as it prepares to enter a new phase of growth and transformation. Sunil is an engineering graduate from the University of Madras, and holds a post-graduate diploma in management from the Indian Institute of Management, Calcutta.
The Company also announced the appointment of Ajit Krishna Kumar as Chief Operating Officer. Ajit has a 20-year record of working with Companies to execute multiple complex and high-value transactions across a range of industries. He is currently Senior Vice President in the Chairman’s office in Tata Sons, where he leads Group strategy for consumer businesses. Ajit is a graduate from the University of Hartford, USA and also holds an MBA from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, USA.
