Coca Cola appoints Vamsi Mohan to head South Pacific biz

Coca-Cola has appointed Vamsi Mohan as President, Coca-Cola South Pacific business unit and shall succeed Roberto Mercade. He will be taking on this global responsibility from January 1, 2018 onwards.

 

Mohan is currently the Regional Director-India, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and Nepal, at Coca-Cola’s bottling arm, Hindustan Coca-Cola Beverages Pvt Ltd.

 

Mohan had taken over this senior leadership role in April, when several key leadership changes were announced at Coca-Cola’s India and South West Asia business unit.

 

Prior to this role, he has served as the Region Director for company-owned bottling businesses in Vietnam, Cambodia and Myanmar.

 

Mohan had joined the company in 1998 and held various senior leadership roles in operations, market execution and general management. He has also served as the Vice-President-Sales for Hindustan Coca-Cola Beverages Pvt Ltd.

 

The company has been focusing on its ‘total beverage’ and ‘beverages for life’ strategies. They have been expanding their presence in segments such as locally-sourced fruit juices, ethnic flavours, dairy besides ‘beverage plus’ products such as whipped frozen fruit desserts.