Hindustan Coca-Cola Beverages Appoints Harsh Bhutani as CFO
The company has named Harsh Bhutani as its new Chief Financial Officer, taking office from the 1st of October, 2024. Bhutani will have the mandate on HCCB initiatives financially, business transformation, mergers, and acquisitions, tax, treasury, audit, accounting and control, reporting and analysis, and the management of risk.
Before this, Bhutani was Vice President of Finance for the India & Southwest Asia Operating Unit at The Coca-Cola Company. With over 25 years in the financial sector, he re-joins HCCB after a successful stint at Coca-Cola India & Southwest Asia, where he spearheaded the operation in delivering double-digit growth year-on-year.
While at Coca-Cola, he turned around some of the most critical projects with some of the system bottling partners across India and Southwest Asia. His leadership and strategic initiatives are significant towards ensuring the realization of financial and operational growth.
HCCB CEO Juan Pablo Rodriguez said, "I am happy to introduce Mr. Harsh Bhutani to be a part of our leadership team". "With this appointment, his presence with such deep financial and business experience with strategic acumen and inspirational leadership besides a proven record for leading strong financial results will make this team stronger to steer strategic decision-making".
That said, Bhutani's appointment is definitely going to add to the financial strength of HCCB and further support its strategic goals and objectives as it continues to expand operations in India.
