Rahul Kumar, who oversaw Lactalis India, the Indian subsidiary of French conglomerate Lactalis, has abruptly resigned from his position after nine years in the position, which left dairy industry in shock. Although Kumar verified the news, he remained silent about what would happen next.
With global yearly sales of US$ 28 billion, Lactalis is the largest group. It had entered India in January 2014 by purchasing Tirumala Dairy, which was situated in Hyderabad. Kumar has been chosen as the managing director (MD) in charge of the Lactalis India. With Kumar as MD, Lactalis continued to expand in India by making more acquisitions in 2016 and 2019, when it bought the dairy divisions of Mumbai-based Prabhat Dairy and Indian conglomerate Anik Industries, respectively. 3,700 crores in revenue were locked for the 2022–23 fiscal year.
Kumar was serving as MD of Kiara Co-operative Milk Producers Limited, popularly known as Amul Dairy, before he joined Lactalis.
Before taking a position as MD at Amul Dairy, where he spent 11 years, Kumar spent 11 years with the Co-operative Milk Marketing Federation (GCMMF), which markets the Amul brand. His involvement with the dairy cooperative industry lasted for a total of 22 years. Engineer from IIT Roorke with a post-graduate degree in rural management from the Institute of Rural Management, Anand, founded by Dr. Verghese Kurein, Kumar has worked in the dairy sector for 31 years.
Rahul Kumar, who oversaw Lactalis India, the Indian subsidiary of French conglomerate Lactalis, has abruptly resigned from his position after nine years in the position, which left dairy industry in shock. Although Kumar verified the news, he remained silent about what would happen next.
With global yearly sales of US$ 28 billion, Lactalis is the largest group. It had entered India in January 2014 by purchasing Tirumala Dairy, which was situated in Hyderabad. Kumar has been chosen as the managing director (MD) in charge of the Lactalis India. With Kumar as MD, Lactalis continued to expand in India by making more acquisitions in 2016 and 2019, when it bought the dairy divisions of Mumbai-based Prabhat Dairy and Indian conglomerate Anik Industries, respectively. 3,700 crores in revenue were locked for the 2022–23 fiscal year.
Kumar was serving as MD of Kiara Co-operative Milk Producers Limited, popularly known as Amul Dairy, before he joined Lactalis.
Before taking a position as MD at Amul Dairy, where he spent 11 years, Kumar spent 11 years with the Co-operative Milk Marketing Federation (GCMMF), which markets the Amul brand. His involvement with the dairy cooperative industry lasted for a total of 22 years. Engineer from IIT Roorke with a post-graduate degree in rural management from the Institute of Rural Management, Anand, founded by Dr. Verghese Kurein, Kumar has worked in the dairy sector for 31 years.
