McDonald’s India- North and East has elevated Rajeev Ranjan as the Managing Director. He will continue to report to Sanjeev Agrawal, Chairman, McDonald’s India – North and East.
As Managing Director, Ranjan assumes the overall responsibility of driving growth in North and East region and leading day-to-day operations of all functions of the company with immediate effect. He joined the company in 2020 as Senior Director and was named as the Chief Operating Officer in 2021.
Ranjan is a graduate from Birla institute of Technology and a postgraduate from Indian Institute of Technology, Mumbai. Before joining McDonald’s India North and East, he has worked at YHS, Coca- Cola, Marico, ITC and Aditya Birla Group in Route to market Operations, Business Transformation, Projects and Supply chain (Plan-source-make-deliver) roles in India, China and South East Asian geographies.
Agrawal said, “In the last two years, we have embarked upon a significant transformation involving many changes in the business. Rajeev has demonstrated exceptionally visionary leadership, executional ability, and passion in driving the brand forward in our region. I am confident that in his expanded role Rajeev will continue to drive our company and build on the key brand attributes.”
Ranjan said, “I am honoured and humbled to be entrusted with the responsibility of leading and growing the brand in the region. Also, very excited about our long-term focus on delighting our customers by consistently providing feel-good delicious moments. I am confident, under the guidance of the chairman, we will accelerate our growth momentum, take the company, the team and the brand to greater heights.”