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.