Godfrey Phillips India has announced the appointment of Siddharth Chawla as the new Chief Operating Officer (COO). Siddharth Chawla brings over 24 years of diverse and rich experience in senior management and cross-functional leadership roles.
He started his career with the FMCG major ITC as a management trainee in 2001 and was its Business Head – North India when he left it in 2019.
Thereafter, he worked for 3 years as Business Head of Non-Essentials with the e-commerce unicorn startup Udaan. For the last 2 years, he has been working as Chief Growth Officer with Pharmarack Technologies, an e-B2B commerce platform for the pharmaceutical industry.
In his previous stints, he has successfully developed and transformed go-to-market strategy, established new business systems & processes and supply chain networks, and launched multiple new categories & distribution channels while effectively managing large distributed teams in complex business environments and matrix structures.
In his new role as COO at Godfrey Phillips India, Chawla will be expected to leverage his extensive experience to drive operational excellence, accelerate business growth, and streamline the company’s processes in an increasingly competitive market.