Deepak Jolly to take up new general management assignment at Coca-Cola India

Jolly, currently VP, Public Affairs &Communication, will take over his new responsibility from November 1. Meanwhile, Ishteyaque Amjad joins as VP, Corporate Affairs

BestMediaInfo Bureau | Delhi | September 2, 2015

Coca-Cola India has announced senior leadership changes in keeping with its focus on providing more choice to consumers. Deepak Jolly, currently Vice-President, Public Affairs & Communication, has been entrusted the responsibility of setting up a new function within the company which will promote its growing portfolio of niche brands within the franchise bottling territories. Jolly will continue to report to Venkatesh Kini, President, Coca-Cola India and South West Asia, and will take over his new responsibility starting November 1, 2015.

The company already has an established portfolio of premium brands like Schweppes Tonic, Schweppes Gingerale, Schweppes Soda and soon-to-be-launched Fuze Tea.

Jolly is a veteran of the Coca-Cola system, who has led the Public Affairs & Communication function within the company for over 10 years. He joined Coca-Cola India at a time when the company was facing significant challenges and helped turn around the business by focusing on reputation management. Over a career spanning more than three decades, he has worked with top corporates like Hindustan Unilever, PepsiCo, Godfrey Philips and Bharti Airtel. In preparation for his new assignment, Jolly will soon attend an executive leadership programme at a leading University in the US for a period of six weeks.

Meanwhile, Ishteyaque Amjad, who has joined Coca-Cola India, will take over the responsibility of the Public Affairs & Communications function for India and South West Asia as Vice-President, Corporate Affairs. Amjad most recently was Director - Corporate Affairs at Cargill, based in Singapore. He joined Cargill in 2008 to establish the Corporate Affairs function for their India business. He launched the company's 'Nourishing India' programme that aimed to provide solutions for food and nutrition insecurity. In a career spanning more than two decades, he has held senior roles in companies such as HCL Enterprises and Essar Group and also served with the Indian Army.

Announcing these changes, Venkatesh Kini said, “Deepak has accepted the responsibility to lead the premium and niche segment in the franchise bottling territories. In many ways, he is returning to where he started his career from – the Operations and Sales role in a large FMCG company. I wish him the very best as he takes up a very challenging new assignment. I also welcome Ishteyaque Amjad to the Coca-Cola family. He has solid credentials and will make a great addition to our leadership team.”

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