Om Pizza, a company funded by TVS Capital Funds, has appointed Mr Tejpavansingh Gandhok as its CEO.
Mr Gandhok, co-founder of Dabur-promoted Litebite Foods, is likely to join the company by next week.
Om Pizza is the master franchisee for Papa Johns Pizza in India as well as Chillis, the popular Tex-Mex restaurants in South and West India. The appointment follows fresh investments made by TVS Shriram Growth Fund 1A in Om Pizza.
Mr Gandhok will provide strategic leadership to Om Pizza.
In his previous role at Litebite, Mr Gandhok helped the start-up company to scale up rapidly to become one of India’s top restaurant chains.
Prior to Litebite, he has worked in senior roles across private equity and consulting firms such as BCG and AT Kearney.
In addition to Mr Gandhok, Mr V. Kannan a seasoned HUL veteran, has also joined the team as GM – Commercial and Operations. During his stint at HUL, he headed exports division, indirect taxation and other key roles.