T Krishnakumar is COO of Hindustan Coca-Cola

New Delhi, Dec 24: T Krishnakumar today took over as the Chief Operating Officer (COO) of Hindustan Coca-Cola Beverages Pvt Ltd, the bottling and distribution arm of Coca-Cola India.

''This move will help strengthen our management team in India and appropriately position us to capture a new level of success in one of our key growth markets,'' Company's CEO John Ustas said in a statement.

Mr Krishnakumar would be based out of Gurgaon and will oversee the national manufacturing, corporate sales and all regional operations of the company.

Mr Krishnakumar had joined Hindustan Coca-Cola in 2004 and was currently based out of Mumbai as the company's senior Vice-President, Central Region.

UNI