Mr. Vikas Gupta

Vikas Gupta was appointed Global Head of R&D for Tata Consumer Products in June 2020. He began as Head of Product Innovation for India in 2013 and was appointed Head of Global NPD in 2017 for the beverages business. Vikas has played a key role in achieving successful launches of innovation projects for the tea and coffee category globally. 

Vikas brings diverse experience of the Food &Beverages industry with demonstrated leadership capabilities in New Product Development, Cost Innovation and Supply Chain to develop and launch innovation projects. Previously, he spent almost a decade in GlaxoSmithKline Consumer Healthcare Limited across R&D and Supply Chain functions and 3 years with Hindustan Unilever Ltd. in the R&D function. 

Vikas has a master’s in Food Technology from the Central Food Technology Research Institute, Mysore and is a graduate in Horticulture from University of Horticulture and Forestry, Solan, Himachal Pradesh. Vikas is based in Mumbai. He is an avid marathon runner who has completed more than dozens of half and full marathons. He is married and has two children.