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.

RAHUL SHINDE

Rahul Shinde, a Global Leader with impeccable track record of delivering results, brings with him over two decades of valuable experience of having worked successfully in emerging & developed markets across Greater Asia. He has played pivotal leadership roles at marquee organisations, driving them to realise their greatest business objectives. His problem-solving mind, ability to build resilient teams and having strong consumer and commercial instincts, are his towering assets. In his previous role at Yum Restaurants, Rahul led the turnaround of the KFC Indian subcontinent business and ignited explosive growth in India. He subsequently went on to lead the KFC business in Asia with accountability for the larger markets – China, Japan, Indonesia. At Devyani International Limited, Rahul Shinde is the CEO of Yum Brands and is spearheading DIL to newer heights of success creating unparalleled benchmarks for the QSR industry to aspire. Rahul is setting new milestones and crafting a blueprint of transformation in a new era of digitalisation. With a single-minded aim towards establishing Devyani International Limited as a Global brand to reckon with in the QSR industry, Rahul is the change agent working closely with the immensely driven talent at DIL. Rahul has done his Masters & PhD in Industrial Engineering, University of Wisconsin-Madison. He has been recognised several times for his foresight and strategic know-how of various industries. To name a few Rahul has been Awarded ‘Early Career Achievement Award 2018’, Dept. of Engineering, University of Wisconsin-Madison. Placed on the 2016, The Economic Times India’s 40 under 40 list. In 2017, CII Excellence Awards for ‘HR Excellence ‘and ‘Innovation Leadership’, in QSR Industry.

RAJAT LUTHRA

Rajat Luthra is the chief executive officer of the KFC business of our Company. He has been associated with our Company since November 7, 2011. He has completed his graduation in arts from the University of Delhi and a diploma in hotel management from the National Council for Hotel Management and Catering Technology, New Delhi. He also holds a postgraduate certificate in business management from XLRI. Previously, he has been associated with Hindustan Lever Limited, Barista Coffee Company Limited, Celio* Future Fashion Limited. Domino’s Pizza India Limited, Essar Telecom Retail Limited, Quality Inns India Private Limited, Sterling Catering Services, and The Mobilestore Limited.