Tata Consumer Products has announced the appointment of Rajesh Gopal as its new Global Chief Digital Officer. In this role, Gopal will oversee and drive the company’s global digital strategy, accelerating its transformation and innovation in the digital space.
Rajesh comes with an overall experience of more than 20 years in the Digital and Technology space, largely in CPG organizations including ITC, Loreal and Unilever before joining Kimberly Clark. He has led the implementation of large technology programs in B2B, B2B2C and D2C space and has also led digital business transformations and scale-up of GCCs.
Gopal joins us from Kimberly-Clark where he was working as the Chief Information Officer for the APAC region. As the digital function lead, he was responsible for landing Technology transformation capabilities to elevate consumer experience and delivering business value across APAC (14+ markets, $6 billion). He also led the Global Capability Center for India & Malaysia, with India being the biggest GCC and playing a pivotal role in innovation and delivery.
Rajesh holds a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering and a master’s degree in industrial engineering from Georgia Institute of Technology.
Sunil D’Souza, Managing Director & CEO of Tata Consumer Products said, “We are happy to welcome Rajesh to Tata Consumer Products. I am confident his leadership will further propel our digital agenda in line with our growth & transformation journey towards becoming a premier global FMCG company. We would like to thank Swaminathan TV for his leadership in establishing and driving the Digital Transformation agenda for Tata Consumer Products. During his tenure, Tata Consumer Products achieved several milestones, unlocking the power of digital across the value chain. We are delighted that he has been identified for a move within the Tata Group to lead a new business within Tata Motors and wish him the very best.”
