Hindustan Coca-Cola Beverages (HCCB) has announced a series of senior leadership appointments across supply chain, commercial operations, people, and transformation roles as part of its focus on strengthening organisational capability and improving execution across the business growth.
The leadership appointments include 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.
Leadership Appointments
Avinash Kant Kumar as Head of Integrated Supply Chain will lead supply chain operations with a focus on resilience, efficiency, and scalability. He brings over three decades of experience across supply chain, procurement, and operations. Avinash joins from Jubilant Foodworks Ltd., where he served as President, and has previously held leadership roles at McCain Foods, Reliance Retail, Al Foah, and Procter & Gamble operations.
Vinay Nair has been appointed Chief Commercial Officer, where he will be responsible for commercial strategy and execution across channels and markets. He brings 25 years of experience within the Coca-Cola system and has worked on building partnerships and strengthening market presence across multiple roles within the system.
Ritesh Pratap Singh joins HCCB as Chief Human Resources Officer, where he will lead the the company’s people and culture agenda with a focus on organisational capability, leadership depth, and performance culture. He brings experience across organisational culture, rewards, talent management, and organisation effectiveness. He joins from Tata Projects, where he served as CHRO, and has previously held senior leadership roles at Tata Trusts and IHCL (Taj Hotels). This appointment marks a return for Ritesh, who earlier spent several years with HCCB across national, regional, and market-level HR roles.
Sunaina Dhanuka has been elevated to the role of Head of Strategy in addition to her role as Chief of Staff to the CEO, where she will work on HCCB’s growth and transformation agenda. She has previously held leadership roles within the Coca-Cola system in ASEAN and South Pacific markets, with experience across finance, procurement, treasury, and operations. Sunaina has also worked across organisations including Unilever, Macquarie, Morgan Stanley, and Arthur Andersen, covering commodities risk management, equities research, and tax and advisory roles.
Girish Sivaraman has been appointed Vice President – Commercial Transformation, where he will lead HCCB’s commercial transformation initiatives, with a focus on go-to-market execution, sales effectiveness, and capability building. His appointment marks a return to HCCB, where he worked earlier in his career. Girish brings experience across India and international markets and has held senior leadership roles at Mondelez International, Pepsi, Varun Beverages, Britannia, and Vodafone.
As the company operates in a changing consumer and business environment, the expanded leadership team is expected to support execution, organisational resilience, and long-term value creation across the business.
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.”
