The changes take effect on January 1, 2027, as part of an internal reorganisation.
Nestlé India has announced changes to its senior management in a filing to the stock exchanges dated October 21. The changes take effect on January 1, 2027, subject to necessary approvals.
Vineet Singh, Business Executive Officer for Nutrition and Dairy, will move to a new role with a Nestlé affiliate. Gopichandar Jagatheesan, who heads Chocolates and Confectionery, will succeed him.
Mansi Khanna, Chief Operating Officer of Dr. Reddy’s and Nestlé Health Science Limited, a joint venture, will join Nestlé India to lead Chocolates and Confectionery.
Jagatheesan joined Nestlé in 2008. Khanna joined in 2017 as Category Marketing Manager.
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Our analysis
Both appointments come from within the Nestlé system, one of them from its health science joint venture with Dr. Reddy’s. Nestlé India is choosing continuity in two of its core categories, not a change of direction.
