Management Team

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.

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.

Dinesh Hariharan

Dinesh Hariharan, a dynamic leader, and collaborative team player, brings over 25 years of diversified experience across hospitality sectors, including QSR, Food Retail, Café chains, and Entertainment. His expertise lies in conceptualizing, developing, and rapidly scaling businesses across various geographies. In his current role as Vaango's CEO, Dinesh leads strategic vision, operational excellence, and customer experience. Actively engaged in market analysis, he pioneers new initiatives, ensuring Vaango's continued success in the culinary landscape. His commitment lies in driving innovation and maintaining Vaango's position as a hospitality category leader. Dinesh has held key leadership roles in prominent companies like Reliance, Spencer’s, the Landmark group, and has led the F&B division at PVR INOX, he set records and milestones by diversifying F&B offerings and introducing new food concepts within Multiplexes nationwide, resulting in significant growth in topline and margins.

Vijay Gogate

Vijay Gogate is a dynamic, result-oriented, and transformational business leader with a proven track record of turning around regions, brands, and businesses in the Consumer Lifestyle Fashion Retail space, and now, even in the F&B Industry. As the CEO of Pizza Hut India at Devyani International, Vijay is poised to lead the pizza brand into the next chapter of its successful journey. An ardent believer in consumer-centricity, people focus, and process orientation, he is someone who aims to propel any business to the next orbit. Over his career spanning 25+ years, he has successfully built high-performance teams at Perfetti, Luxottica, Mattel, VF Corporations, RBL, Hush Puppies & Bata, delivering and creating new benchmarks in brand and business performance.

Sreejit Nair

Sreejit comes with a wealth of experience in incubating and growing brands at an early startup stage in the Food & Beverages Industry. In his current role as the CEO of Costa Coffee at Devyani International, Sreejit is tasked with building the foundation for rapid expansion. In addition to his leadership and experience in executing growth strategies, he brings in the startup mindset to DIL. He is the recipient of Coca Cola Golden Spoon Award for Best Brand - Retailer Partnership. He has scaled brands such as Raw Pressery and Wingreens Farms during his previous assignments. He has also magnified growth of businesses in blue chip companies such as PepsiCo & P&G across India and the Middle East.

Aarti Marwaha

Aarti Marwaha, a seasoned HR professional with over two decades of varied experiences and academically honored by Former President of India Lt. APJ Abdul Kalam, currently serves as the Chief Human Resources Officer (CHRO) at Devyani International Ltd. Aarti has excelled in managing talent and driving strategic initiatives throughout her career. She has driven productivity and performance, Sales force effectiveness, setup systems and processes from scratch and led transformation & restructuring in large, matrix organizations. In her strategic advisory role, Aarti has cultivated organizational skills and competencies in HR and Leadership Development. She plays a crucial role in defining strategic human capital agendas, talent management, and leadership-level hiring. With a career spanning across diverse industries, Aarti has been championing around Retail/QSR – including Devyani International & Walmart India. As previous stints: she has worked in Religare Enterprises ltd. and Reliance Telecommunication. Aarti Marwaha's journey is a testament to her leadership acumen, commitment to excellence, and transformative impact in Human Resources.