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.

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.”

Leadership Appointments 

Avinash Kant Kumar as Head of Integrated Supply Chain will lead supply chain operations with a focus on resilience, efficiency, and scalability. Bringing 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. 

Vinay Nair has been appointed Chief Commercial Officer, where he will be responsible for driving commercial strategy, strengthening execution discipline, and accelerating growth across channels and markets. Vinay brings 25 years of distinguished experience within the Coca‑Cola system where he has consistently demonstrated an exceptional ability to nurture strong partnerships and enhance market presence.

Ritesh Pratap Singh joins HCCB as Chief Human Resources Officer, where he will lead the company’s people and culture agenda with a focus on strengthening organisational capability, leadership depth, and a high‑performance culture. A seasoned HR leader, Ritesh brings deep expertise 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 advance HCCB’s growth and transformation agenda. She has previously held diversified leadership positions in the Coca-Cola system in the ASEAN and South Pacific territories with a wide range of experience in finance, procurement, treasury, and operations. Sunaina has also worked across leading global organizations including Unilever, Macquarie, Morgan Stanley, and Arthur Andersen, spanning commodities risk management, equities research and tax and advisory roles.  

Girish Sivaraman has been appointed Vice President – Commercial Transformation, where he will spearhead HCCB’s commercial transformation agenda, focusing on go‑to‑market excellence, sales effectiveness, and capability building across the organisation. His appointment marks a return to HCCB, where he spent several years earlier in his career. Girish brings extensive experience across India and international markets having previously held senior leadership roles at Mondelez International, Pepsi, Varun Beverages, Britannia, and Vodafone.

As the company continues to operate in a dynamic consumer and operating environment, the strengthened leadership team will play a critical role in driving execution excellence, organisational resilience, and long‑term value creation across the business.

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29 January 2026, Mumbai: ZOFF Foods, a Raipur-based FMCG brand with a strong presence in whole spices and essentials, has announced the appointment of Harpreet Singh as Head of Supply. In his new role, Harpreet will oversee raw and packaging material planning, finished goods inventory management, order fulfilment, logistics optimisation, and supply chain digitisation across B2B, B2C, D2C, retail, and export channels. Harpreet will play a key role in driving high fill rates, improving cost efficiency, enabling appointment-based deliveries, and building risk-resilient supply planning, while ensuring seamless coordination with the Sales, Production, Finance, and Procurement teams.

With over 12 years of experience across FMCG and consumer goods, Harpreet brings expertise in end-to-end supply chain and operations. Before joining ZOFF Foods, he was associated with Mamaearth (Honasa Consumer Private Limited), where he worked on scaling supply networks and strengthening fulfillment capabilities across channels. His earlier stints include leadership roles at Dabur India Limited and Nestlé India, where he worked on large-scale supply chain and operations initiatives.

Talking about Harpreet, Akash Agrawalla, Co-founder, ZOFF Foods, added, “As ZOFF Foods continues to expand across categories, channels, and markets, our core objective of reaching every household with trusted, high-quality products remains unchanged. Building the right leadership and systems is critical to delivering on this promise at scale. Harpreet’s appointment comes at a pivotal phase of our growth, and his strong belief in transparency and accountability aligns closely with ZOFF Foods’s core values.”

Harpreet Singh, Head of Supply Chain, ZOFF Foods, “ZOFF Foods has built a strong foundation with its focus on quality, sourcing excellence, and consumer trust. I’m excited to join the team and use my expertise in scaling consumer supply networks to create a resilient, technology-driven, and efficient supply chain that supports consistent, high-quality delivery across channels.”

At ZOFF Foods, Harpreet will report directly to Co-founder Akash Agrawalla and will lead the development to support the company’s next phase of growth. He holds an MBA in Operations and Finance from Symbiosis University. His appointment reinforces ZOFF Foods’ commitment to operational excellence and delivering trusted, high-quality products to households across India and global markets.

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