Ashutosh is a seasoned Consumer Goods and services professional and an executive leader. He has nearly 15 years of high quality experience in driving growth, innovation, and transformation across diverse markets, channels, and categories. He has a strong track record of delivering market-beating results, leading high-performing teams, and building lasting partnerships with stakeholders.Most recently, he was the Chief Growth Officer and Operating Partner at Ananta Capital, a private equity firm that specializes in mid-market buyout transactions.Ashutosh also served as the Director of India Beverages at PepsiCo, where he managed a total system revenue of over INR 1800 crores and turned around Modern Trade & E-Commerce . He started his second stint with PepsiCo as the Head of E-Commerce and later expanded his role to include Modern Trade, Sales Strategy, Pricing, and Trade Marketing for the entire India Beverages division.Ashutosh is passionate about creating value for consumers, customers, and shareholders by leveraging his deep domain expertise, learning agility, action-oriented mindset, and challenger attitude. He thrives in challenging and impactful assignments that require varied leadership styles, diverse functional capabilities, and a high degree of adaptability. Ashutosh is also committed to developing and empowering the next generation of Industry leaders by sharing his insights and experiences.