Ankit Desai has joined Mondelez International as Senior Director, Marketing, concluding a nearly seven-year tenure at The Hershey Company.
In his new role, Desai will lead marketing and P&L for Mondelez’s USD billion-plus chocolates and tablets business in India. His portfolio includes flagship brands such as Cadbury Dairy Milk, Cadbury Silk, Bournville, Crispello and Nutties, which collectively command a significant share of the country’s chocolate market.
Desai brings extensive cross-market experience, having held multiple leadership roles across India and the Asia-Pacific region during his time at Hershey. Most recently, he served as General Manager for APAC, based in Singapore, overseeing key markets including China, Australia and New Zealand.
Earlier, he led South Asia as General Manager and served as Chief Marketing Officer for Hershey India between 2021 and 2024, where he played a pivotal role in strengthening the company’s brand portfolio and driving growth across categories such as chocolates, spreads and cocoa-based products.
Before joining Hershey in 2017, Desai held roles at Kellogg Company, where he worked on the muesli and hot cereals portfolio, and at Perfetti Van Melle, gaining experience across sales, trade marketing and brand management.
