There is a change of guard at Godrej Pillsbury, with the former CEO & president Ravi Sivaraman moving up as director (strategy) at Pillsbury Asia Pacific. The new CEO - Tanmay Ganguly - was earlier finance director of Pillsbury Asia Pacific.Prior to this, Mr Ganguly was CFO at Pillsbury's Indian joint venture operation, company sources said.
Mr Ganguly is the third CEO & president at Godrej Pillsbury ever since the JV was formed in 1995. The first CEO was Mr Samir Behl, who was heading Kellogg India prior to joining Pillsbury.
Pillsbury markets a range of food products in India, under the "Pillsbury" umbrella. These include Pillsbury Chakki Fresh Atta, Pillsbury Cake Mix and Pillsbury Cooker Cake Mix.
The Rs 30 crore Godrej Pillsbury is a 49:51 joint venture of the Godrej group and multinational Selviac Nederland BV (Pillsbury).
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