Salloni Ghodawat is the CEO of Ghodawat Consumer Limited (GCL), the FMCG arm of the Sanjay Ghodawat Group. As a second-generation leader, she is involved in driving the company’s growth, brand development and consumer-focused transformation across its diverse food and beverage portfolio.
A graduate of the University of Western Ontario, Canada, Salloni is also a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA). She joined the family’s consumer business and built her understanding of FMCG operations from the ground up, gaining experience across the business before taking on the CEO role.
Under her leadership, Ghodawat Consumer has been strengthening its transition from a traditional staples-led business into a brand-driven, consumer-centric FMCG company. Its portfolio spans everyday staples under the Star brand, along with lifestyle and emerging categories through brands such as Coolberg and To Be Honest (TBH). GCL has also expanded its distribution and digital presence across India.
Salloni’s leadership focus includes consumer insights, innovation, brand building, digital transformation, distribution expansion and sustainable business practices. She has also been recognised among BW Businessworld’s 40 Under 40, particularly for her work in redefining rural distribution.
Today, Salloni Ghodawat is helping shape GCL’s next phase of growth, with an emphasis on building trusted consumer brands while responding to evolving consumption patterns and emerging opportunities in India’s FMCG market.