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Lenovo announces key leadership changes across India operations
MUMBAI: Lenovo is pressing refresh on its India leadership playbook, making a series of senior appointments aimed at tightening alignment across its enterprise and consumer businesses and accelerating its AI-led growth ambitions.
In a key move, Amit Luthra has been appointed One Lenovo commercial leader, a role that brings together the company’s enterprise-facing portfolios under a unified strategy. Luthra will assume the position from March 1, 2026, after more than three-and-a-half years of scaling Lenovo India’s Infrastructure Solutions Group.
In his expanded remit, Luthra will work across Lenovo’s Intelligent Devices Group, Infrastructure Solutions Group and Solutions and Services Group, with a focus on driving integrated growth across hardware, services and solutions.
On the consumer side, Kaman Chawla has been named Director of the Consumer Business. Chawla will lead Lenovo’s PCs and smart devices portfolio in India. She joins from HP Inc., where she most recently headed the Consumer Personal Systems business across India, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka, bringing more than 25 years of industry experience to the role.
Strengthening its enterprise leadership further, Lenovo has also elevated Srinivas Rao as Managing Director of the Infrastructure Solutions Group in India, signalling the company’s continued focus on data centre, cloud and enterprise infrastructure opportunities.
Commenting on the appointments Lenovo India vice president and managing director Shailendra Katyal said the leadership changes reflect Lenovo’s intent to sharpen execution across both enterprise and consumer segments while helping customers and partners navigate the next phase of AI-driven transformation.
With these moves, Lenovo appears to be stitching its India operations closer together betting that a more integrated leadership structure will help it compete harder across devices, infrastructure and services in a market that is rapidly embracing AI at scale.
Brands
Devyani International names Sandeep Anand, Robinder Singh in key roles
Pizza Hut and Costa Coffee businesses see leadership refresh from April
MUMBAI: Devyani International has strengthened its senior leadership bench with a fresh set of appointments across its key brands, Pizza Hut and Costa Coffee, signalling a sharper focus on growth and brand momentum.
The company has appointed Sandeep Anand as chief marketing officer and business head for Pizza Hut. His appointment, approved by the board via a circular resolution on April 3, follows a recommendation by the Nomination and Remuneration Committee, as reported by CNBC-TV18. Anand will officially step into the role on April 6, 2026.
He takes over from Vijay Gogate, who currently serves as chief executive officer for Pizza Hut within the company’s operations. The move marks a strategic transition as the brand looks to sharpen its marketing and business playbook in a competitive quick service restaurant market.
Anand brings over two decades of experience across the food and FMCG sectors, with a strong track record in brand building and innovation. His career spans roles at major consumer-facing companies including Domino’s, Zydus Wellness, Zomato, GSK Consumer Healthcare, Reckitt and Ranbaxy, giving him a well-rounded perspective on both scale and agility.
Alongside this, Robinder Singh has been appointed business head for Costa Coffee and the company’s airport operations. He too will assume his new role on April 6, bringing more than 18 years of experience in operations, business expansion and customer experience transformation.
The twin appointments come at a time when Devyani International is doubling down on leadership depth to steer its portfolio through evolving consumer preferences and heightened competition. With fresh faces at the helm of two key verticals, the company appears set to brew up its next phase of growth with renewed energy.
