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president's profile
Atul Singh
President, India and South West Asia Business Unit
Atul Singh is the President of Coca-Cola India and South West Asia Business Unit, a responsibility that he took over on September 1, 2005. He was earlier the President of East, Central & South (ECS) China Division of Coca-Cola. Atul is responsible for Coca-Cola’s operations in India, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Nepal and the Maldives.
Under his stewardship, Coca-Cola's business in India has made strides in all facets of its operation and reported eleven consecutive quarters of growth.
Atul joined The Coca-Cola Company in 1998 as Vice President, Operations of Coca-Cola, India Division. He led the Franchise Operations and Key Accounts group of the India Division from 1998 to 2001. Atul later moved to China for a stint as Region Manager of East China, China Division and later became the President of the ECS, China Division. The Division consisted of Shanghai, the Swire Territories of China, Hong Kong and Taiwan. Additionally, Atul was also responsible for the global and strategic Key Customer Relationships for Greater China and was a member of the Customer Leadership Council. Prior to this, Atul served as Deputy Division President and headed the Operations group of China Division. Under his leadership, mainland China operations were among the fastest growing Coca-Cola businesses.
Prior to joining Coca-Cola, Atul worked with The Colgate Palmolive Company for 10 years and held several key positions including Country General Manager, Nigeria (1995-1998), Finance Director and then Country General Manager, Romania (1992-1995) and Finance Manager, Body Care Division, USA (1990-1992). Before joining Colgate, Atul worked as an Auditor with Price Waterhouse in New York.
Atul is also currently the Vice-Chairman of the Asia Pacific Council of American Chambers of Commerce (APCAC) for South Asia. Additionally he is also Chairman of the Rural Development Committee of Confederation of Indian Industry (CII). As the Chairman of the Sports Committee of Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI), he is spearheading this important committee. Atul is also a member of the Young Presidents' Organization, a global body dedicated to creating 'Better Leaders through Education and Idea Exchange'.
Atul is an alumnus of the prestigious St. Xavier's College of Kolkata, India from where he majored in Commerce. Atul holds an MBA degree from Texas Christian University, USA. He has lived and worked in the four continents of Asia, Africa, Europe and North America.
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