Hindustan Coca-Cola Beverages names Hemant Rupani as new CEO

The Coca-Cola Company has named Hemant Rupani as CEO of Hindustan Coca-Cola Beverages, effective September 8. A veteran business leader, Rupani brings experience across multiple companies and industries.

He comes to Hindustan Coca-Cola Beverages, or HCCB, after a nine-year career with Mondelez International Inc. Rupani currently serves as Mondelez’s business unit president for Southeast Asia, which includes Indonesia, the Philippines, Vietnam, Malaysia, Singapore and Thailand. He will succeed current HCCB CEO Juan Pablo Rodriguez, who is moving to a new opportunity in the Coca-Cola system.

Rupani will report to the HCCB board of directors. He brings a strong blend of experience in both Indian and multinational organizations. He 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.

He 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, Rupani joined Vodafone and, in 2014, moved to food company Britannia Industries as vice president, sales and business head, breads. He 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, HCCB’s parent company.