Sep 21, 2020
Sanket Ray is from Odisha, who has been appointed as the president of India and Southwest Asia of beverage major Coca-Cola, the highest held position.
Ray is a native of Bhubaneswar, Odisha is an alumni of BJB College and XIMB, is currently CEO for Coca-Cola Mainland China. To add to his qualification, he also has a mechanical engineering degree from Bhopal NIT.
Ray will be holding the highest position in Coca Cola’s INSWA operation. Ray a student of DM School and has completed his Plus II from BJB College here, and Dr. S.K. Ray is his father who is a Veterinarian.
According to the company’s spokesperson, Ray will take over from T. Krishnakumar, the current president of the India and Southwest Asia business unit, while Krishnakumar has been named chairman of the company.
In his 25 years of working career, Ray has been associated with companies like Bajaj Auto, ACC Limited, Saint Gobain, and Lafarge in the past.