Nestlé India has announced changes to its senior management across its nutrition and dairy, and chocolates and confectionery businesses, effective 1 January 2027.
Gopichandar Jagatheesan, currently business executive officer (BEO) for chocolates and confectionery, will succeed Vineet Singh as BEO for nutrition and dairy. Singh will take up a new role with a Nestlé affiliate.
Mansi Khanna, currently chief operating officer of Dr. Reddy’s and Nestlé Health Science Limited, a joint venture between Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories and Nestlé Health Science, has been nominated to succeed Jagatheesan as BEO for chocolates and confectionery.
Jagatheesan joined Nestlé in 2008 and has held roles across supply chain, sales, chilled dairy, confectionery and cereals. He holds a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering from BITS Pilani and a postgraduate diploma in business management from the Indian Institute of Management Kozhikode.
Khanna joined Nestlé in 2017 as category marketing manager for chocolates and confectionery before moving into dairy portfolio leadership. In January 2023, she took over as BEO of Nestlé Health Science and led the structuring of its joint venture with Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories. She became chief operating officer of the joint venture in August 2024, overseeing sales, marketing and commercial excellence.
Khanna holds an MBA in marketing from the SP Jain Institute of Management & Research and has more than 20 years of experience across business and brand management.