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Neville Isdel new Coca-Cola CEO
MUMBAI: The coronation of Neville Isdell as the new Coca-Cola Company CEO failed to create any excitement in theWall Street. Neville Isdell, an Irish citizen who retired in 2001 after more than 30 years with Coca-Cola and its bottlers, will replace chairman and chief executive Doug Daft in early summer, said an official release on Tuesday.
The 60-year-old Isdell, who oversaw Coke’s heady expansion into India, Eastern Europe and other new markets in the 1980s and 1990s, inherits a company far different from the one beloved by investors during those salad years, says reports.
Isdell takes over at a time when the company is struggling to boost sluggish sales of its flagship Coca-Cola brand, stabilize a management team and calm investors spooked by U.S. government probes of alleged accounting fraud.
Isdell said on Tuesday he agreed with the current direction of the company and hoped to build on the legacy of Daft
The incoming Coke chieftain’s first order of business, however, may be to deal with the fate of Coca-Cola President and Chief Operating Officer Steven Heyer, an ambitious former media executive who was groomed by Daft as an heir apparent when he joined the soft drink maker in 2001, suggests reports.
Brands
Ashish Vashist joins Cashify as head of commercial
Ex-HealthKart leader steps up to steer nationwide operations growth
MUMBAI: Ashish Vashist has taken charge as head of commercial at Cashify, adding a new chapter to a career defined by operational grit and steady leadership.Vashist joins Cashify after more than eight years at HealthKart, where he rose through the ranks from manager administration to national head administration. His journey there was less a climb and more a marathon of scale, strategy and systems. Overseeing pan-India operations, he managed everything from head office administration and warehouses to factories, retail stores, travel, events, real estate, procurement and compliance.
In his most recent role as national head administration, he led infrastructure, vendor management, brand compliance and team leadership across the country. Colleagues credit him with driving tighter cost control, sharper efficiency and a culture that balanced discipline with agility.
Before HealthKart, Vashist served as assistant vice president administration and operations at V-Konnect Associates and was part of the leadership team. His remit covered organisational structuring, recruitment process design, data-led performance improvement and change management.
His earlier career spans administration and facilities management roles at Max Life Insurance Company Limited and ICICI Lombard, where he handled branch operations, expenditure control and vendor coordination. He began his professional journey in hospitality, training as an industrial trainee at Radisson Blu Plaza Delhi and working briefly as a prep chef at TGI Fridays, experiences that laid the groundwork for his operational precision and people-first approach.
Academically, Vashist holds a PGDBA in human resources from Symbiosis Institute of Management Studies and a post graduate diploma in human rights from the Indian Institute of Human Rights.
At Cashify, Vashist is expected to bring his trademark mix of structure and scale to the commercial function, aligning growth ambitions with operational backbone. If his track record is any indication, he will not just manage the engine room but fine tune it for the long haul.
