Tata Coffee Executive Director and Deputy CEO Chacko Purackal Thomas has been promoted as the Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer. He will take over from Sanjiv Sarin, whose term ends on March 31, 2019.
A decision in this regard was taken in the board meeting held on Monday, according to a regulatory filing.
Thomas has been associated with the Tata Coffee as the Executive Director and Deputy CEO since 2015. Before joining Tata Coffee, he was the Managing Directorof Kannan Devan Hills Plantations Company, Munnar, Kerala. Thomas has over 26 years of rich experience and expertise in plantations, business strategy, sales and marketing and overall leadership.