Sangeeta Pendurkar to join Kellogg India as MD

Sangeeta Pendurkar to join Kellogg India as MD
New Delhi: Kellogg India has appointed Coca Cola's Vice President, strategy and commercial beverages, Sangeeta Pendurkar as its Managing Director. Sangeeta will quit her present employer Coke in two months to take over the reins at Kellogg. She will replace Anupam Dutta at Kellogg, who has been relocated to head Kellogg's South Africa and sub-Saharan operations. With a working experience of over 20 years, Sangeeta has worked across various fields such as marketing, sales and distribution. Starting her career with Hindustan Ciba-Geigy (now Novartis) in 1988, Sangeeta has had working stints at HSBC Bank Middle East, Hindustan Unilever and Kimberly Clark. Sangeeta has an MBA in marketing from University of Pune and has completed her B Pharm degree from University of Mumbai. She has marketing experience across three industries - pharmaceuticals, packaged goods and financial services. The Indian unit of the world's largest cereal maker is very crucial to Kellogg in the emerging markets area.