Pooja Bedi
New Delhi, September 21, 2026: Hindustan Coca-Cola Beverages Private Limited (HCCB), one of leading non-alcoholic ready-to-drink beverage companies announced the appointment of Pooja Bedi as General Counsel & Company Secretary.
Pooja brings over 25 years of legal and business leadership experience across the FMCG, alcobev, healthcare and technology sectors, with experience spanning India and international markets. She joins HCCB from Mondelēz India, where she served as Chief Counsel – India, and has previously held senior legal and compliance leadership roles at Philips, JUUL, AB InBev and Pernod Ricard
A lawyer, Fellow Company Secretary and Executive MBA graduate from CEIBS, Shanghai, Pooja has advised Boards, CEOs and senior leadership teams across complex and highly regulated operating environments. Her experience spans corporate governance, risk and compliance, regulatory strategy, business transformation and strategic advisory, bringing together legal expertise with a strong commercial understanding of business.
In her role at HCCB, Pooja leads the company’s Legal, Compliance and Secretarial functions, working closely with the Board and leadership team on governance, regulatory matters and corporate compliance.
Commenting on the appointment, Hemant Rupani, CEO, Hindustan Coca-Cola Beverages, said: “Pooja brings extensive legal and business leadership experience, along with a strong track record across governance, compliance and strategic advisory. Her expertise and leadership will be valuable in supporting HCCB’s legal, compliance and secretarial agenda.”
The appointment reinforces HCCB’s continued focus on strengthening its leadership capabilities as the company evolves its business and organisation for the future.
Hindustan Coca-Cola Beverages Private Limited (HCCB), one of leading non-alcoholic ready-to-drink beverage companies, was incorporated on 14th February 1997. Since then, HCCB has come a long way in being able to serve over 17 lakh active outlets, ~2,000 distributors, and 5,000+ employees as on 30th June 2026. The company is headquartered in Bengaluru, and its operations are spread in 10 states, and 236 districts in South and West India, as on date. With 14 bottling units across 9 states in India, HCCB manufactures and sells 37 different products across four categories. Its products include Coca-Cola, Thums Up, Sprite, Minute Maid, RimZim Jeera, Maaza, Glaceau SmartWater, Kinley, Limca, Fanta, low and no-sugar options like Coca- Cola Zero Sugar, Diet Coke, Sprite Zero Sugar, Charged, Thums Up X Force.
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