BENGALURU: Diageo India managing director and CEO Anand Kripalu has been appointed by the British multinational beverage alcohol company as chairman of Royal Challengers Sports Pvt Ltd, the holding company of Indian Premier League franchise Royal Challengers Bangalore, effective October 1.
Kripalu, who assumes the role in Diageo India’s wholly owned subsidiary as an additional responsibility to his current profile, takes over the portfolio from Sanjeev Churiwala, executive director and chief financial officer of Diageo India, as he will be moving to Singapore to take up the position of finance director for the APAC region.
Commenting on the change in leadership, Kripalu said: “Royal Challengers Bangalore is an integral part of Diageo India and behind the scenes I have been part of the team’s journey for the past six years. As the new season starts, it’s going to be exciting new chapter to lead the team from the front along with (team captain) Virat (Kohli), (director of cricket operations) Mike Hesson and (head coach) Simon Katich and we look forward to playing bold. I would also like to thank Sanjeev for his tremendous contribution to RCB and Diageo and wish him luck for his new role.”
Kripalu is leading Diageo India’s transformational journey since 2014 prior to which he held the position of president, India and South Asia at Mondelez International, and managing director of Cadbury India Ltd. He has also acquired significant experience on his stint with Unilever for 22 years.
