The Coca-Cola Company on 15 July announced that Hemant Rupani, a veteran business leader with experience across several companies and industries, will join Bangalore-based bottler Hindustan Coca-Cola Beverages as CEO, effective 8 September.
Hemant comes to Hindustan Coca-Cola Beverages, or HCCB, after a nine-year career with Mondelez International. Hemant currently serves as Mondelez’s business unit president for southeast Asia, which includes Indonesia, the Philippines, Vietnam, Malaysia, Singapore and Thailand. Hemant will succeed the current HCCB CEO Juan Pablo Rodriguez, who is moving to a new opportunity in the Coca-Cola system.
Hemant will report to the HCCB board of directors.
Hemant is an accomplished business leader who delivered impressive results and driven commercial success over his career. He brings a strong blend of experience in both Indian and multinational organizations.
Hemant, a native of India, joined Mondelez in 2016 as director of sales for India. He went on to serve as vice president and managing director for Vietnam before being promoted to his current role in 2022.
Hemant began his career in 1997 with paint company ICI India Limited. In 1999, he joined PepsiCo in India and, in 2002, moved to Infosys Technologies. In 2004, he returned to PepsiCo, where he spent the next six years. He held roles of increasing responsibility, eventually becoming senior vice president, customer marketing, India Beverages.
In 2010, Hemant joined Vodafone and, in 2014, moved to food company Britannia Industries as vice president, sales and business head, breads.
Hemant earned a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering from Regional Engineering College in Jaipur, India, and an MBA in marketing from the Faculty of Management Studies, University of Delhi.
HCCB is the largest Coca-Cola bottler in India. In December 2024, The Coca-Cola Company announced an agreement for Jubilant Bhartia Group to acquire a 40% stake in Hindustan Coca-Cola Holdings Pvt. Ltd., HCCB’s parent company.
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Naresh Khanna – 10 February 2025
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