Jubilant FoodWorks Limited Appoints Pratik Pota as Chief Executive Officer and Whole time Director

Chandigarh, January 13, 2017: Jubilant FoodWorks Limited, India’s largest food service Company, today announced the appointment of Mr.Pratik Pota as Chief Executive Officer designate, who will join the Company by end February 2017. Mr.Pota will succeed Mr.Ajay Kaul and would assume the role and responsibilities as CEO and Whole time Director and Key Managerial Personnel of the Company with effect from April 1, 2017.

Mr. Pota, an alumnus of IIM Kolkata and BITS Pilani, joins the Company from PepsiCo India where he was Chief Operating Officer, Foods & Beverages (Company Owned Operations). Prior to this, Mr. Pota has held various leadership roles at Bharti Airtel and Hindustan Unilever. He has over twenty-four years of experience in FMCG and Telecom Industry.

Speaking on the appointment, Mr. Shyam S. Bhartia, Chairman and Mr. Hari S. Bhartia, Co-Chairman, Jubilant FoodWorks, said, “We welcome Pratik to Jubilant, and are confident that with his rich experience and leadership, he will take the business to greater heights.”

On this occasion, Mr. Pratik Pota, said, “I feel privileged and humbled to be given an opportunity to lead India’s largest food service Company. The Indian food services industry is poised for rapid growth and JFL, being the frontrunner, is well positioned to leverage this opportunity. I look forward to be a part of this exciting journey.”