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7Sourced moves in ledger
4Sectors covered
Executive move of the week

Mohnish Varma

Chief Supply Chain Officer

Godrej Industries (Chemicals)

Effective
Nov 2025
Transition
External appointment

MandateLead the supply chain transformation agenda: manufacturing agility, operational excellence, sustainability and resilience.

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Mohnish Varma

Chief Supply Chain Officer

Godrej Industries (Chemicals)

ChemicalsC-SuiteExternal appointment

Verified

Previous
Senior manufacturing and supply chain roles
Career pedigree
Reported career of over three decades across manufacturing organisations in supply chain strategy and operational transformation.
Reported mandate
Lead the supply chain transformation agenda: manufacturing agility, operational excellence, sustainability and resilience.

Editorial analysis

Hiring a manufacturing-heavy operator signals that chemicals players see plant agility, not just procurement, as the lever for resilience.

Darpan Shukla

Chief Supply Chain & Sourcing Officer

Brandix

Apparel & TextilesC-SuiteInternal promotion

Verified

Previous
Group Head – Supply Chain, Brandix
Career pedigree
Over two decades at Brandix across supply chain, fabrics category management and sourcing; earlier career included Arvind Mills.
Reported mandate
Unified ownership of supply chain and sourcing for a large South Asian apparel manufacturer.

Editorial analysis

Combining sourcing and supply chain under one executive reflects apparel buyers’ push for faster, more traceable raw-material flows.

Ashish Mehta

Head of Supply (E2E), South Asia

Brillon Consumer Products (formerly SC Johnson)

FMCGDirectorExternal appointment

Verified

Previous
Head of External Manufacturing Supply Chain, India, Reckitt
Career pedigree
Over 12 years at Reckitt in senior supply chain roles, including Head of Logistics & Customer Service, India.
Reported mandate
Lead end-to-end supply: procurement, manufacturing, external manufacturing, planning and logistics for South Asia.

Editorial analysis

A newly renamed business hiring an external-manufacturing specialist suggests contract manufacturing will stay central to its network.

Avinash Dhagat

Chief Supply Chain Officer

Honasa Consumer

FMCGC-SuiteInternal promotion

Verified

Previous
Supply chain leadership, Honasa Consumer
Career pedigree
Promoted from within the parent company of Mamaearth, The Derma Co and other D2C-led brands.
Reported mandate
Elevated alongside a new CHRO as the company “rewrites the brand playbook” in beauty and personal care.

Editorial analysis

D2C-born brands are formalising C-suite supply chain roles as they scale into offline and quick-commerce distribution.

Hemant Kumar

President – Supply Chain & Procurement

Cadila Pharmaceuticals

PharmaC-SuiteExternal appointment

Verified

Previous
Group VP & Global Head – Integrated Supply Chain and Logistics, Glenmark
Career pedigree
Over three decades in global pharma supply chain, including end-to-end global supply chain leadership at Ranbaxy.
Reported mandate
End-to-end supply chain for formulations and APIs across domestic and international markets.

Editorial analysis

Pharma companies continue to import global-scale planning talent as API sourcing resilience stays a board-level concern.

Nitin Kathuria

Chief Supply Chain Officer – India

Marico

FMCGC-SuiteInternal promotion

Verified

Previous
Supply chain leadership, Marico
Career pedigree
Joined Marico as a Management Trainee in 2002; 22-year career with the company across operations and procurement.
Reported mandate
Enhance operational efficiency and drive digital capability in the India supply chain.

Editorial analysis

A long-tenure internal pick points to continuity: incremental digitisation rather than a network overhaul.

Rajesh Jain

Chief Supply Chain Officer

Navin Fluorine International

ChemicalsC-SuiteExternal appointment

Verified

Previous
Supply chain leadership, PI Industries (30 years)
Career pedigree
Over three decades in agrochemical and specialty-chemical supply chain and sourcing; MBA in Materials Management.
Reported mandate
Succeeds R. Janakiraman as Chief Supply Chain Officer, effective 2 January 2025.

Editorial analysis

Specialty chemicals firms are recruiting from agrochemical peers with deep strategic-sourcing experience as they expand capacity.

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