Reliance Consumer Products Limited (RCPL) has appointed Rajnish Sharma as its new Business Head – Beverages & Projects. He is based in Bengaluru and joined RCPL today, one day after announcing his exit from The Coca-Cola Company, where he spent 21 years in leadership roles across India South West Asia (INSWA), Nepal, Bhutan and South East Asia projects.
Rajnish shared that his Coca-Cola journey was built on strong team belief and market impact. Key milestones under his leadership include:
- INSWA teams winning Global Marketplace Gold medals consecutively
- Launching India’s first large-scale B2B retail live-streaming for retailer communication, earning the ET–DG Plus Gold Award
- Nepal securing Bottling Operation of the Year (BOTY) twice with record revenue and profit growth
- Bhutan improving operational efficiency rapidly, moving from last to No.1 plant in East zone operations within 6 months, while clearing global audits and securing ISO and HACCP certification
- Coca-Cola India’s Gujarat unit remaining the No.1 state team nationally with double-digit market share gains
- Winning the Global Coke – Walmart Gold Award in 2010 for high-impact activation during the FIFA 2010 campaign, recognised for modern trade growth
His experience spans 24 years across sales, distribution building, marketing, modern trade, key accounts, QSR, HORECA, omnichannel retail, eCommerce, sales force automation, supply chain productivity improvement, franchise management and P&L leadership.
Rajnish holds a B.Tech degree from College of Technology, followed by an MBA in General Management, Marketing and Business Strategy from Indian Institute of Management, Indore. He later completed the Strategic Retail Management programme at Indian School of Business and attended global leadership programmes at The Coca-Cola Company including the Summit Leadership Series in Atlanta and LEAP leadership track.
Yesterday, Reliance Retail completed a major restructuring of its FMCG business by transferring the entire vertical to the newly strengthened entity, Reliance Consumer Products Limited, which is now an 83.56% direct subsidiary of Reliance Retail Ventures Limited. This restructuring brings all FMCG categories—Food, Daily Essentials, Homecare and Beverages—under RCPL for sharper execution, faster product innovation, unified distribution strategy, and deeper offline and digital retail integration.
RCPL houses brands including Campa, Sosyo, Allan’s, and Raskik and is focused on growing India’s high-consumption household segments using a strong national distribution network and Reliance’s retail and digital ecosystem.
