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Salil Murthy steps into global vice-president role at Mars
Former Mars Petcare India chief to lead enterprise change from London
LONDON: Mars has elevated Salil Murthy to global vice president, enterprise transformation – Mars Pet Nutrition, expanding his remit to enterprise-wide change initiatives across international markets.
Based in London, Murthy will lead strategic transformation programmes focused on operational excellence, capability building and long-term competitiveness across Mars’s global pet nutrition business.
He was previously managing director of Mars Petcare India, where he oversaw business growth and market expansion in one of the company’s fastest-growing regions.
Before joining Mars, Murthy spent more than seven years at General Mills, serving as managing director for India and south-east Asia, country head for India and marketing director. His roles spanned profit-and-loss oversight, manufacturing operations and leadership of large cross-functional teams across emerging markets.
Earlier in his career, Murthy held multiple regional leadership positions at Procter & Gamble across Asia, the Middle East and Africa, where he worked on brand strategy, category expansion and large-scale innovation initiatives.
The elevation underscores Mars’s push to strengthen enterprise transformation capabilities as global consumer companies adapt to shifting markets and operational complexity.
