Tata Starbucks announces Sushant Dash as CEO designate effective April 1, 2021
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Navin Gurnaney, CEO, has made the decision to pursue an opportunity outside of the company. Under Gurnaney’s leadership, the company experienced accelerated growth, new city entries and store formats, numerous contributions related to social impact initiatives, as well as innovative product offerings.
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Dash joins Tata Starbucks from Tata Consumer Products where he is currently president – packaged beverages business, India, Bangladesh, and Middle East.
Tata Starbucks has brought on board Sushant Dash as CEO designate effective April 1, 2021, taking over as CEO on May 1, 2021, said a statement issued today.
Sushant Dash to take over as Tata Starbucks CEO on May 1
Navin Gurnaney will be stepping down from the post and will be replaced by Sushant Dash. Dash will take over as CEO from May 1, 2021. Dash will join Tata Starbucks on April 1, 2021, as CEO-designate
BusinessToday.In | February 10, 2021 | Updated 21:00 IST
Tata Starbucks currently operates in 17 cities through 216 stores across India
Tata Starbucks announced on Wednesday that its Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Navin Gurnaney will be stepping down from the post and will be replaced by Sushant Dash. Dash will take over as CEO from May 1, 2021. Dash will join Tata Starbucks on April 1, 2021, as CEO-designate.
Tata Starbucks on Wednesday said that it was appointing Sushant Dash, president, packaged beverages at Tata Consumer Products, as the coffee chain’s new chief executive officer (CEO) in India. The appointment would be effective May 1. The development follows the decision of incumbent Navin Gurnaney to step down from his position. Dash will take over as Tata Starbucks CEO-designate from April 1. Dash will be the fourth CEO to manage the chain’s India business since it first launched operations in October 2012 in a 50:50 joint venture with Tata Consumer Products. The chain currently operates over 215 stores across 17 cities. Dash was part of the core team that opened the first Tata Starbucks store in the country and was directly responsible for the strategy and marketing of the Starbucks brand, the company said in a statement.