Rahul Khona has rejoined Starbucks India as Chief Technology Officer, marking his second stint with the coffee chain after a 5-year tenure in 2013.
Khona announced his return via an enthusiastic LinkedIn post.
Before taking on the new role, Khona served as Director of Technology (CIO) – Tim Hortons (Singapore, Malaysia & Indonesia) at Tim Hortons – MGCA from May 2023 to May 2026. Prior to that, he was Chief Technology Officer at Nexus Malls from August 2021 to May 2023.
He also worked as CIO at McDonald’s India under HARDCASTLE RESTAURANTS PRIVATE LIMITED between April 2019 and July 2021, and as IT Head at Reliance Brands Limited from September 2018 to April 2019.
This marks Khona’s second stint at Starbucks India, where he earlier served as CIO and Head of Digital Innovation from May 2013 to September 2018.
Earlier in his career, he worked as Assistant Consultant at Tata Consultancy Services from September 2011 to May 2013, Associate Solution Designer at Tech Mahindra between March 2010 and September 2011, and Manager at Reliance Communications from August 2004 to February 2010.
