Leadership Team

Anand is the Chief Operating Officer for CDPL. He joined us in July 2022. Prior to this role, he has a successful career stint of 23 years with companies like Asian Paints, PWC India, Mondelez Foods Limited and Future Consumer Limited. He has diverse functional experience across Supply Chain, Manufacturing and Procurement. Anand completed his Bachelor of Mechanical Engineering from Shanmugha College of Engineering, Trichy in 1999 and his MBA in Operations Management from SP Jain, Mumbai in 2004. He currently lives in Hyderabad with wife Harini and son Satkruth and Vishruth.

He loves to listen classical music, play cricket and read in his free time

Manoj is the CFO for CDPL. He joined us in April 2021. Prior to this, he has a successful career stint of 20 years across industry and other Business Units within Godrej Agrovet Ltd like Animal Feed, ACI Bangladesh and Astec Lifesciences.  Manoj has completed Bachelor’s degree in Commerce in the year 1992 from University of Calicut post which he completed a course in computer science from NCVT - Government of India. He currently lives in Hyderabad with his wife Divya MC and son Vishnudev. He is a traveling and photography enthusiast.

Saqi heads Human Resources for CDPL. He joined us in August 2024. Prior to this role, he had a successful career journey spanning 15 years with companies like Hindustan Coca-Cola, Wipro Consumer Care and Bharti-Axa Life . He has a wide exposure across multiple roles in Business Partnering, People strategy & Transformation projects . Saqi has completed his B.Tech from VIT Vellore, in 2005 and MA in Human Resources Management and Labour Relations from TISS, Mumbai in 2009. He currently lives in Hyderabad with his wife Iffath, and kids, Arham and Manha.

He loves to read extensively with his favourite genre being Philosophy & Faith

Mr. Kannan Gopalan has joined the Company as the Head - Sales, based at Hyderabad.

Kannan is a Godrejite at heart with over 13 years of experience at Godrej Consumer Products Limited (GCPL) across various roles — from starting as an Area Sales Manager to leading Sales and Trade Marketing. He brings deep expertise in sales, distribution, and a strong understanding of the South India market. In his role at GCPL, Kannan was heading the General Trade Sales and Trade Marketing for pan India. Kannan holds an MBA from the Balaji Institute of Modern Management.

He currently lives in Hyderabad with his wife Sweethy Banerjee and daughter Samvita. He loves travelling.

Gopi heads Procurement for CDPL. He joined us in July 2014. Prior to this, he has a successful career stint of nearly 3 decades across industry beginning from Arunachala Milk Products, Hatsun Agro Product and Cavinkare. He has completed Bachelor of Commerce from Annamalai University, Tamil Nadu. He currently lives in Chennai with his wife G.Uma and Sons G. Chandrasekar and G. Rishikeshwaran. He loves to read to keep himself updated and build on his technical skills.

Hiranmay heads Sales for CDPL. He joined us in March 2021. Prior to this role, he has a successful career stint of 24 years across industry with companies like Asian Paints, Cadbury, HCCB, Parle Products, Godfrey Phillips and Heritage Foods. Hiranmay has completed Bachelor’s degree in Science in 1994 post which he completed his MBA in Sales and Marketing in 1996 from Guru Ghasidas University, Chhattisgarh. He currently lives in Hyderabad with his wife Mandira and son Abhishek. He loves playing cricket and reading in his free time.

Shantanu heads Marketing for CDPL. He joined us in August 2024. Over 16+ years of professional experience across marketing, innovations, sales & operations, and P&L roles, Shantanu has achieved business outcomes for Foods, Snacking & Refreshment, and Personal Care categories at FMCG MNCs - Kellanova (erstwhile Kellogg), Hindustan Unilever, and ITC. The organizations have benefited from his drive towards results, business mindset, and natural flair for building high-performance teams. Shantanu has a B.Tech. from IIT-Delhi and an MBA from ISB Hyderabad. He lives in Hyderabad with his wife, Anusha - an independent Corporate Communications and Branding Consultant, enjoys squash and the outdoors, and is a proud pet parent to two adopted Indie dogs - Rain and Snow.

G V Krishna Rao is the Quality Head for CDPL. He joined us in November 2022. He is a Post Graduate in Microbiology from Nagarjuna University, Guntur. He started his career with Sangam Diary and has over two decades of experience in Quality Management in Dairy industry especially in the areas of Food Safety Management Systems (Lead Auditor), HACCP compliance,  Quality Assurance & Quality Control systems. Krishna Rao has worked with companies like Sangam Dairy, Mother Dairy, Thirumala Dairy (Lactalis India) and Heritage Foods Ltd, Hyderabad. He stays with his wife Rajakumari.