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Britannia CEO Rajneet Kohli resigns after 2.5-year tenure
MUMBAI: Britannia Industries Limited has announced the resignation of chief executive officer and executive director Rajneet Singh Kohli, who will depart the company on 14 March 2025.
In a regulatory filing, the company stated that Kohli submitted his resignation on 5 March to “pursue an opportunity outside Britannia.” The board of directors accepted and approved his resignation through a circular resolution passed on 6 March.
Kohli, who joined Britannia in September 2022, has led the Rs 17,000 crore (USD 2 billion) FMCG giant through a period of significant transformation, overseeing the company’s expansion into new food and beverage categories.
Under his leadership, Britannia’s market capitalisation increased 1.5 times, adding approximately INR 50,000 crore in shareholder value. During his tenure, Kohli spearheaded several key initiatives, including a large-scale distribution transformation project and the establishment of a digital & data analytics council to implement AI and automation across the business.
The 130-year-old company, known for its biscuits, bread, cakes, and dairy products, reaches over 200 million Indian households through a complex supply chain network comprising 90 factories, 900 vendors, and 4,000 distributors.
Before joining Britannia, Kohli served more than four years at Jubilant FoodWorks, which operates Domino’s Pizza in India. As president and chief Business officer, he oversaw Domino’s transformation into a food-tech company with 1,700+ stores across 380 cities. During his time at Domino’s, online orders grew from 54 per cent to over 98 per cent , and the business expanded its store network by more than 700 locations.
Kohli’s career also includes nearly 14 years at The Coca-Cola Company, where he rose to senior vice president for north, west, and central India, and head of the premium products division for India. Earlier in his career, he worked at Asian Paints for over five years in various sales and operations roles.
Britannia Industries has not yet announced Kohli’s successor.
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MS Dhoni joins Cars24’s Crashfree India as Goodwill Ambassador
Cricketing legend lends his voice to the fight against road fatalities in India.
MUMBAI: MS Dhoni has traded his cricket whites for a new kind of captaincy, one that aims to save lives on India’s roads. The former India captain has been appointed Goodwill Ambassador for Crashfree India, Cars24’s national road safety initiative. The move brings one of the country’s most trusted and disciplined public figures to a cause that desperately needs both credibility and urgency.
India continues to record the highest number of traffic fatalities globally. In 2024 alone, 1,80,000 people lost their lives on Indian roads, one every three minutes. The country has roughly 1% of the world’s vehicles but accounts for 11 per cent of global road deaths. Shockingly, 66 per cent of those killed were between 18 and 34 years old, the most productive age group, and nearly 10,000 were school students. Seven in ten fatalities were linked to overspeeding.
Dhoni, known for his calm judgment under pressure, did not mince words when speaking about the issue. “A vehicle gives you freedom, but it also gives you responsibility,” he said. “On our roads, too many people still see safety as a rule to follow only when someone is watching. That mindset has cost us far too much.”
He added: “We already know what is going wrong. We know how many lives are being lost. What we need now is not more excuses. We need more responsibility, more discipline, and more respect for life.”
For Cars24, the association goes beyond a celebrity endorsement. Founder and CEO Vikram Chopra described Dhoni’s involvement as a game-changer: “His understanding of Indian roads is grounded in lived experience. He holds us to a higher standard and his involvement challenges us to push this mission further.”
Crashfree India aims to shift the national conversation on road safety from reaction to prevention, from accepting deaths as routine to treating them as the urgent failure they are. With Dhoni on board, the initiative gains a powerful, trusted voice that transcends statistics and connects directly with millions of Indians.
In a country where dangerous driving is too often mistaken for confidence, Dhoni’s message is refreshingly clear: true strength lies in control, discipline, and respect for life. When one of India’s most respected captains decides to lead this fight, the conversation suddenly becomes much harder to ignore.
The roads just got a new captain. And this time, the goal is not to win a trophy but to save lives.
