Kellogg India Pvt. Ltd. announced that Mohit Anand will be Managing Director for its India and South Asia business. Mohit succeeds Sangeeta Pendurkar who resigned after a six year stint at Kellogg India. Mohit will also be a member of the Kellogg Asia Pacific leadership team.
Mohit joins Kellogg from Unilever where his last assignment was the Global Vice President spearheading the Water Purification Category for the company based out of London. Focused on providing clean & safe drinking water to the world, Unilever is the global market leader in the in-home water purification business with a footprint across markets like China, India and South East Asia. Prior to that, he was the Global Vice President for Lipton, leading the growth agenda for Unilever on the world’s #1 tea brand with a presence in over 110 countries.
Amit Banati, President, Kellogg Asia Pacific says, “We are pleased to have Mohit join Kellogg to lead our India and South Asia business. Mohit is an excellent leader with deep India, Asia Pacific and global experiences across a number of categories and I am excited to have him join us and build on Kellogg India’s legacy.”
Speaking of his new role, Mohit Anand says, “I am excited to join a company that has created love over breakfast tables for over a century. The India breakfast & snacks market in particular is constantly evolving with the dynamic consumption trends and entry of several players. I am looking forward to the ways of further unlocking the potential of the category through nutritious foods that Kellogg offers.”
With a rich experience of over two decades, Mohit, prior to joining Unilever, spent 15 years in Procter & Gamble in a variety of assignments including spearheading marketing for Asia Pacific with stints in India, Philippines and Singapore.