Sodexo, which deals in quality of life services, has announced the appointment of Rohit Bahety, Sodexo India’s current Chief Financial Officer (CFO), as the Country President and CFO for Sodexo India.
Karan Totlani, a senior leader from the Corporate Services segment, is elevated to take the Country Segment Director role for Corporate Services, India. Both appointments are effective from January 2020 and follow the resignation of Rishi Gour (Country President & Segment Director, Corporate Services India), who has left the organisation to pursue a career outside of Sodexo.
Bahety joined Sodexo in 2006 and has taken on various finance positions in India and the UK. He leads the finance function in India, driving growth and profitability in a fast-paced, high-growth market, and has been a member of the India Country Leadership Committee since 2015. In his role as Country President and CFO, Bahety will be responsible for driving corporate governance and strategic directorial responsibility for all of Sodexo’s operations across India with its team of over 46,000 employees, spread across 1200+ sites locations.
Sodexo also announced the appointment of Karan Totlani as the Country Segment Director for Corporate Services, India. Totlani started his career with Sodexo in 2013 and played a pivotal role in the successful integration of the MacLellan business. Prior to this role, Totlani was the Segment Director for Integrated Facilities Management for Corporate Services in India. In the new role, Totlani will be responsible for all the focus groups within the Corporate Services segment in India for both — food and facilities management business. A P&L role with responsibilities to drive growth, profitability, innovation and client-centricity, Totlani will be responsible for driving organic and inorganic growth of the Corporate Services business in India.