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Hindustan Coca-Cola Beverages names Vinay Nair chief commercial officer
BENGALURU: Hindustan Coca-Cola Beverages has appointed Vinay Nair as its new chief commercial officer, bolstering its senior leadership team as it steps up its growth ambitions across key markets.
In his new role, Nair will drive commercial strategy, accelerate revenue growth and strengthen market execution, with a focus on improving trade performance and channel effectiveness. He will also lead sales capability building, optimise revenue growth management and spearhead market expansion initiatives to sharpen the company’s competitive edge.
Nair brings more than 20 years of leadership experience across beverages, retail and consumer businesses. Most recently, he served as vice president, franchise operations for developing markets in India at The Coca-Cola Company, where he led strategic growth and operational initiatives.
Before that, he held senior roles at Costa Coffee, including general manager for India and emerging markets and vice president for Costa Coffee India, overseeing expansion across multiple international markets.
Earlier in his career, Nair spent over 16 years at Hindustan Coca-Cola Beverages in several senior commercial leadership positions, driving sales transformation, market execution and new product rollouts.
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FSS names Anand Krishnamurthi head of global digital delivery
Tech veteran to drive AI-first, cloud-led transformation in payments globally
CHENNAI: Financial Software and Systems (FSS), an AI-first payment infrastructure company, has appointed Anand Krishnamurthi as head of global digital delivery.
In his new role, Anand Krishnamurthi will lead FSS’s global digital delivery capabilities, focusing on AI-first and cloud-led transformation while ensuring predictable, high-quality outcomes for customers worldwide. He will be based in Chennai and report to V. Balasubramanian, CEO of FSS.
Bringing 28 years of experience in technology and digital transformation across banking, capital markets, financial services, and insurance, Anand has held senior leadership positions at Cognizant and NuSummit. He is recognised for scaling multi-geography delivery teams, leading mission-critical platforms, and embedding AI-driven automation in complex, regulated environments.
“What drew me to FSS is its deep payments expertise, strong product DNA, and the scale at which its platforms power real-world financial ecosystems,” said Anand Krishnamurthi. “I aim to strengthen delivery predictability, execution rigor, and engineering quality, building empowered teams that deliver measurable customer outcomes. FSS has a unique opportunity to create real-time, AI-infused payments infrastructure that is resilient, secure, and globally scalable.”
V. Balasubramanian added, “Anand’s track record in leading multi-geography delivery programs and AI-first operating models makes him the ideal leader for FSS as we accelerate our AI-driven digital payments business. His leadership will help us raise the bar for outcomes globally.”
This appointment is part of FSS’s broader push to build an AI-powered, cloud-native delivery organisation capable of meeting the evolving needs of banks, fintechs, and financial institutions worldwide.
