AHMEDABAD / MUMBAI: Bolstering its executive management tier to drive domestic and international scaling, ice cream and frozen food major Vadilal Industries Limited has appointed Saibal Bhattacharyya as its new Chief Operating Officer (COO).
Bhattacharyya brings over 23 years of robust global experience to the legacy dairy brand, with a proven track record in profit and loss (P&L) management, institutional sales, and consumer marketing across the fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) and technology services industries.
Deep Domain Expertise Across FMCG & Tech
Saibal Bhattacharyya’s extensive professional trajectory spans high-impact leadership roles at prominent global enterprises:
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Nagarro: Prior to taking charge at Vadilal, he served as the Director of Strategic Initiatives for over a year at the global digital engineering firm, bridging operational strategy with digital transformation.
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PepsiCo India: He completed a highly successful five-year tenure ending in December 2024 as the Senior Director of Sales, where he anchored regional distribution strategies, supply chain efficiencies, and retail penetration for the beverage and snack giant.
Strategic Mandate at Vadilal
With an industry footprint stretching over two decades, Bhattacharyya’s appointment comes at a crucial juncture as Vadilal looks to aggressively expand its production capacities, modernize its cold-chain distribution network, and deepen its product portfolio across urban and rural markets. His expertise in steering massive sales operations and managing complex corporate P&Ls is expected to significantly accelerate Vadilal’s market share in the highly competitive Indian frozen desserts sector.
