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Deepika Warrier joins Diageo India as CMO
NEW DELHI: After being associated with Pepsico for 20 years, Deepika Warrier will take on the Diageo India chief marketing officer (CMO) role at the end of July 2020.
She made the announcement about her movement in a post on her LinkedIn page. In her last role, she was CEO and MD of NourishCo Beverages Ltd (a Pepsico-Tata Global Beverages JV).
In a LinkedIn post, Warrier wrote, “After 20 enriching years at PepsiCo, I’m moving to Diageo India as CMO end 20 July. PepsiCo has been a true alma mater and college of leadership – teaching me appreciation for great talent, how to combine data with storytelling to write inspiring strategy, the importance of execution, passion for our brands and pride in our products and so much more. The company has great leaders, past and present, who not only ensured that I learnt every day of the past 20 years with critical experiences, but also stood by me through personal crisis. And of course so many friends and colleagues and agency partners who were there for me through thick and thin .Its difficult for me to summarise 20 years in a post and name so many , who have made such a difference to my life and that of my family , but suffice to say… you can take a girl out of Pepsi , but …
And now on to a new journey, as I lead my second curve at Diageo India – can’t wait to create magic with my new team … as we navigate this new reality, help our consumers re-connect, socialise the best they can, celebrate life with our great brands, responsibly . Thank you Anand Kripalu and Cristina Diezhandino for the terrific opportunity – excited to be a part of your great team!”
Warrier held various senior brand management and new business development positions at Pepsico. She was the marketing vice president and CMO, Pepsico India Region (2007-2010). In 2014, she was the VP Global Nutrition Pepsico, Dubai. In 2016, Warrier headed Pepsico India's marketing operations as VP nutrition category. She was CEO and MD for NourishCo ( a Pepsico-Tata Global Beverages JV) in April 2019.
MUMBAI: In India’s fast-moving payments race, Visa has just swiped in a new leader. The company has named Suresh Sethi as its India country head, marking a key leadership shift as it sharpens its focus on digital payments growth in the market. Sethi steps into the role following his recent exit from Protean eGov Technologies, where he served as chief executive officer. He succeeds Sandeep Ghosh, who has moved on after more than four years at Visa to pursue an external opportunity.
The appointment comes at a time when Visa is doubling down on its expansion strategy across India and the wider region, deepening partnerships and accelerating adoption in an increasingly competitive digital payments ecosystem.
Sethi brings with him a broad, cross-market perspective shaped by decades of experience across corporate banking, retail financial services, mobile money and large-scale government technology initiatives. He began his career at Citigroup, where he spent 14 years working across India, Africa, South America and the United States, focusing on transaction banking services within the corporate bank.
His appointment signals a blend of institutional experience and market familiarity qualities that could prove critical as Visa navigates a landscape where fintech innovation, regulatory evolution and consumer adoption are all accelerating at once.
As digital payments in India continue to scale rapidly, the leadership change underscores a simple reality, in a market where every tap, scan and swipe counts, who leads the charge can matter just as much as the technology itself.
