Abhishek Gupta

Vice President, Customer Development, Coca‑Cola India & Southwest Asia

Abhishek Gupta is Vice President, Customer Development for Coca‑Cola India and Southwest Asia (INSWA) Operating Unit (OU). In this role, Abhishek leads the region's customer development agenda, driving value growth and strengthening long‑term strategic partnerships with key customers across diverse channels including Digital Commerce, Modern Trade, Food Services & On-Premise, Travel, Government Institutions, among others. He plays a pivotal role in building system capability, shaping commercial strategy and execution excellence to enable sustainable business development and transformation across the region. 

Abhishek has spent over twenty years within the Coca‑Cola system, building deep expertise across customer management and commercial operations. Prior to his current stint in the OU, he held several roles of increasing responsibility across domains of Channel & Category Development, Revenue Growth Management (RGM) & Commercial Planning and Portfolio Innovation at bottling partner, Hindustan Coca‑Cola Beverages (HCCB).

Before joining the Coca‑Cola system, Abhishek worked with Hindustan Lever, Kodak India, and Gitanjali Jewels. His cross‑industry experience across FMCG, consumer durables, and retail has shaped his strong customer‑centric mindset and pragmatic leadership approach.

Abhishek is deeply committed to developing future‑ready talent and building inclusive, empowered teams that create meaningful impact for customers, consumers, and the business.

Abhishek enjoys family vacations, Bollywood movies, and cooking.