Desmond Nikhil D’Souza is Vice President, Customer & Commercial Leadership (C&CL) for India & Southwest Asia at The Coca-Cola Company. In this role, he leads the company’s commercial strategy across a diverse and dynamic region—driving value growth, enhancing customer partnerships, and shaping long-term transformation across markets and channels. Desmond is focused on building next-generation commercial capabilities that strengthen Coca-Cola’s customer-centric approach and accelerate profitable growth.

With over 18 years of experience in the FMCG industry, he has led high-impact roles in sales, customer operations, and strategy across India and overseas. Prior to joining Coca-Cola, he was Vice President, Sales at Mondelēz India, where he drove digital innovation, footprint expansion, and capability development. His earlier experience spans PepsiCo and Zomato.

Desmond holds a management degree from XLRI Jamshedpur and an engineering degree from Visvesvaraya Technological University. Based in Gurgaon, he is a sports enthusiast, music lover, and avid reader.