Coca-Cola India Southwest Asia (INSWA) Operating Unit has appointed Desmond Nikhil D’Souza as the new Vice-President of Customer & Commercial Leadership (C&CL), effective February 1, 2025.

D’Souza takes over from Greishma Singh, who has recently moved into the role of Vice President of marketing.
“With a distinguished track record of strategic vision and exemplary leadership in the FMCG industry, Desmond brings a wealth of experience and innovative ideas that align perfectly with our mission to drive customer satisfaction and commercial excellence. His understanding of market dynamics and customer engagement, will be a cornerstone in achieving our growth objectives,” said Sanket Ray, President, Coca‑Cola India Southwest Asia.

In his new role, D'Souza will be responsible for leading the C&CL function across INSWA, focusing on driving value growth, strengthening our customer partnerships, and aligning strategies to deliver long-term commercial transformation.

D'Souza joined Coca‑Cola from Mondelez, where he served as vice president of sales. Under his leadership Mondelez India grew significantly through footprint expansion, driving digital innovation in sales, and incubating and building new commercial capabilities to drive growth.

Before his role at Mondelez, he held significant positions at PepsiCo, leading transformation initiatives and sales strategies. At Zomato, he played a key role in shaping the customer subscription strategy, demonstrating his versatility across various sectors and functions.

He holds a postgraduate degree in management from XLRI Jamshedpur and a bachelor's degree in engineering (BE) from Visvesvaraya Technological University (VTU).