Britannia Industries announced the appointment of Rakshit Hargave as Executive Director and Chief Executive Officer for a term of 5 years, effective December 15, 2025.
Before this, he held the position of Chief Executive Officer of Birla Opus, the Paints venture of Aditya Birla Group.
He is a veteran in the consumer industry with experience both in India and outside. He headed the operations of the German Skincare Company Beiersdorf (makers of NIVEA) in ASEAN and ANZ regions. Before that, he headed Africa operations and was also the Managing Director of Nivea India.
Prior to Beiersdorf, he worked with Hindustan Unilever as Sales and Marketing Director, Kimberly Clark Lever and Chief Operating Officer, Lakme Lever.
He also worked with Jubilant Foodworks, wherein he successfully launched the iconic Domino’s Pizza 30-minute guarantee delivery model. Rakshit started his career with Tata Motors after completing his Engineering and joined Nestle India thereafter.
Rakshit is an MBA from the Faculty of Management Studies, Delhi and also holds a degree in Electrical Engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology, Varanasi. He received the Distinguished Young Alumni Award from IIT Varanasi.
