Nestlé India makes leadership changes across nutrition, dairy, chocolates & confectionery
Vineet Singh gets new role with a Nestlé affiliate; Gopichandar Jagatheesan to succeed Singh as Business Executive Officer – Nutrition and Dairy; Mansi Khanna to join as BEO–Chocolates, Confectionery
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Published: Oct 22, 2026 8:24 AM | 2 min read
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- Nestlé India has announced leadership changes in its Nutrition and Dairy, and Chocolates and Confectionery divisions, with Gopichandar Jagatheesan and Mansi Khanna taking on new roles.
- Vineet Singh, the current Business Executive Officer for Nutrition and Dairy, will transition to a new position within a Nestlé affiliate.
- Jagatheesan, who has been with Nestlé since 2008, will succeed Singh as the Business Executive Officer for Nutrition and Dairy.
- Khanna, who joined Nestlé in 2017 and has held various roles including Chief Operating Officer of a joint venture, will take over as Business Executive Officer for Chocolates and Confectionery, succeeding Jagatheesan.
Nestlé India has announced leadership changes across its Nutrition and Dairy, and Chocolates and Confectionery businesses, with Gopichandar Jagatheesan and Mansi Khanna set to take on new roles.
Vineet Singh, currently Business Executive Officer (BEO) – Nutrition and Dairy and a Senior Management Personnel, will take up a new role with a Nestlé affiliate. Jagatheesan, currently BEO – Chocolates and Confectionery, has been nominated to succeed Singh as BEO – Nutrition and Dairy.
Khanna, currently Chief Operating Officer of Dr. Reddy’s and Nestlé Health Science Limited, a joint venture entity, has been nominated to join Nestlé India as BEO – Chocolates and Confectionery, succeeding Jagatheesan.
Jagatheesan joined Nestlé in 2008 and has worked across the group in supply chain, sales, chilled dairy, confectionery and cereals before taking on his current role leading the Chocolates and Confectionery business.
Khanna joined Nestlé in 2017 as Category Marketing Manager – Chocolates and Confectionery. She subsequently led the dairy portfolio, overseeing brands including EveryDay, MILKMAID, NESCAFÉ Ready-to-Drink and MILO across portfolio management, innovation and profit and loss.
In January 2023, Khanna took over as BEO – Nestlé Health Science, leading the team that structured the joint venture with Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories. She became COO of the joint venture entity in August 2024, with responsibility for sales, marketing and commercial excellence.
The changes mark a reshuffle of leadership across two key Nestlé India business portfolios, with Jagatheesan moving to Nutrition and Dairy and Khanna set to lead Chocolates and Confectionery.
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