Coca-Cola India Appoints Aditya Kankaria as Senior Director – Integrated Operations

Coca-Cola India and Southwest Asia has appointed Aditya Kankaria as Senior Director – Integrated Operations at Hindustan Coca-Cola Beverages (HCCB), bringing in a leader with extensive experience across both the telecom and consumer goods industries.

Kankaria will oversee integrated operations across HCCB, with a mandate focused on operational excellence, business transformation, commercial execution, and sustainable growth. He will also collaborate closely with bottling partners and cross-functional teams to strengthen organizational capabilities and improve business performance.

Prior to joining Coca-Cola, Kankaria served as CEO of Airtel’s Mumbai Circle, where he was responsible for driving market leadership, customer growth, and profitability in one of the telecom giant’s most important markets. Before Airtel, he spent several years at Unilever across South Asia and Bangladesh, most recently leading the company’s Nutrition, Foods and Refreshments business.

His appointment comes at a time when consumer-facing businesses are increasingly prioritizing operational agility, transformation, and execution excellence to navigate evolving market dynamics. With experience spanning large-scale operations, commercial strategy, and business leadership, Kankaria is expected to play a key role in supporting Coca-Cola India’s growth ambitions.

The move also highlights the growing trend of organizations bringing in leaders with cross-industry experience to drive transformation and operational efficiency. As HCCB continues to expand its capabilities and strengthen execution across markets, leadership appointments such as this are becoming central to long-term business strategy.

With Aditya Kankaria taking charge of integrated operations, Coca-Cola India is reinforcing its focus on growth, capability building, and operational excellence across one of its most important global markets.