Board of Directors

RAVI KANT JAIPURIA

He is the Promoter & Chairman of the Company and has over four decades of experience in conceptualizing, executing, developing and expanding food, beverages and dairy business in South Asia and Africa. He has completed higher secondary education from Delhi Public School, Mathura Road, New Delhi. He has an established reputation as an entrepreneur and business leader and is the only Indian Company’s promoter to receive PepsiCo’s award for International Bottler of the Year, awarded in 1997. He was also awarded the ‘Distinguished Entrepreneurship Award’ at the PHD Chamber Annual Awards for Excellence 2018.

VARUN JAIPURIA

He is the Promoter and Non-Executive Director of the Company. He attended Millfield School, Somerset, England and degree course in international business from the Regent’s University, London. He has 14 years of experience in the soft drinks industry. He is a Harvard Alumni and had attended Program for Leadership Development (PLD), 2018-2019 batch from Harvard Business School, Boston.

VIRAG JOSHI

Virag Joshi is the Whole-time Director (President & Chief Executive Officer) of our Company. He holds diploma course in Hotel Management and Catering from State Institute of Hotel Management and Catering, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh. He has been a key strategist in expansion of Pizza Hut, KFC, Costa Coffee outlets from a small base of five restaurants in 2002 to 600 plus outlets in last 19 years. He has been earlier associated with Indian Hotels Company Limited, Milkfood Limited, Domino’s Pizza India Limited and Priya Village Roadshow Limited. He has been a Director on our Board since November 10, 2004.

Raj Gandhi

He is a qualified Chartered Accountant of 1980 batch. He also did management program with Harvard Business School. Out of his total 42 years of experience, 30 years of experience is with the RJ Corp Group. He is instrumental in formulating company’s strategy towards diversification, expansion, mergers and acquisitions, capex planning including capital/fund raising. He enjoys longstanding relationship with institutional investors and lenders.

MANISH DAWAR

Manish Dawar is the Whole-time Director and Chief Financial Officer of the Company. He holds a bachelor’s degree in commerce with Honours from the Panjab University, Chandigarh and is a Chartered Accountant and a member of the Institute of Company Secretaries of India. He has wide experience in various industry domains and across various geographies in the world. He has worked in various corporate setups including Reebok India, Reckitt Benckiser, Vedanta, DEN Networks Limited and Vodafone India Limited. He has been a Director on our Board since February 17, 2021.

DR. RAVI GUPTA

He holds a bachelor’s degree and a Master’s degree in commerce from the University of Delhi. He also holds a Bachelor’s degree in law from the University of Delhi, a diploma in labor law from the Indian Law Institute, a Master’s degree in business administration from the Faculty of Management Studies, University of Delhi, and a doctorate in philosophy for his thesis on ‘Country Risk Analysis in Investment Financing Decision Making’ from the University of Delhi. He was employed as an Associate Professor in the commerce department of Shri Ram College of Commerce, University of Delhi. He was appointed by the Government of India as a member of the committee constituted for simplification of the Income Tax Act.

RASHMI DHARIWAL

She holds a bachelor’s degree in Arts from the University of Delhi and is a practicing advocate at the Calcutta High Court since 1978. She is also the trustee of a non-profit organization called Prayatn which provides education to underprivileged children. She has also worked in several leading firms in India including Khaitan & Co, Calcutta and Delhi, Mulla & Mulla, Mumbai, and also in the Philippines.

Dr. Girish Kumar Ahuja

He holds a Ph.D. from the University of Delhi for his thesis on Financial Sector Reforms: Capital Market Efficiency and Portfolio Investment completed in 2006. He is a qualified and practicing chartered accountant for the past 51 years and a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India. He was a professor at the Shri Ram College of Commerce, University of Delhi. He was a member of the task force constituted by the Government of India for redrafting the Income Tax Act. He is appointed on the Board of Unitech by Hon'ble Supreme Court of India on recommendation of the Ministry of Corporate Affairs, Government of India. He was Independent Director on the Board of State Bank of India for two terms.

PRADEEP KHUSHALCHAND SARDANA

He holds a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi. He has 52 years of experience (41 years in service and 11 years in consultancy). He is presently the CEO of PM Consulting, a consultancy firm in the field of food, beverages, FMCG and other industries. Previously worked at senior management level with renowned companies including Polyplex Hydro Group, PepsiCo, Hindustan Lever Limited and Union Carbide and has successfully handled diverse assignments.

PRASHANT PURKER

He is the former MD & CEO of ICICI Venture. He has over 31 years of varied experience in Private Equity, Capital Markets, Technology and Banking. He has guided and mentored as a Director more than 25 Indian and overseas companies both as listed public companies as well as private and unlisted. He is a graduate of IIT Kanpur and a rank holder from IIM Ahmedabad.