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Bangalore-based Hindustan Coca-Cola Beverages (HCCB) has appointed Hemant Rupani as its chief executive officer (CEO). His appointment eill be effective from September 8, 2025, according to a press note today, July 15. Rupani will succeed the current HCCB CEO Juan Pablo Rodriguez, who is moving to a new opportunity in the Coca-Cola system.
Rupani joins HCCB from Mondelez International after completing a nine-year stint as its business unit president for southeast Asia, which includes Indonesia, the Philippines, Vietnam, Malaysia, Singapore, and Thailand. 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 will report to the HCCB board of directors.
Started his career in 1997 with paint company ICI India Limited, in 1999, Rupani 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 holds 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 per cent stake in Hindustan Coca-Cola Holdings Pvt Ltd, HCCB's parent company.
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