Rohit Bhalla

CEO

Bangalore, Karnataka, India18 yrs experience

Highly Stable

Key Highlights

Founder and CEO of ITC Fresh Food Business.
Expert in driving process excellence and operational efficiency.
Passionate about advising entrepreneurs for business scaling.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a Food Tech and FMCG expert with strong operational and strategic leadership skills.

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StartupsE-CommerceGrowth HackingExecutive LeadershipBusiness StrategyTechnology Product DevelopmentCross-functional CollaborationsProduct DevelopmentSupply Chain ManagementOperations ManagementBusiness DevelopmentManufacturingProcess ImprovementSix SigmaPerformance Management

About

I am on a mission to deliver home dining convenience at scale for gourmet culinary creations from the house of ITC. As a Founder and Business Head of Food Tech business of ITC, I oversee the strategy, P&L, and growth charter for this new line of business, leveraging my entrepreneurial and technological skills that I developed during my Stanford MSx program. Previously, I have lead development of future growth categories for ITC's FMCG businesses, as well as driving process excellence and operational efficiency across various functions. I have honed my analytical, cross-functional, and innovation capabilities through rich and diverse roles at ITC. I am passionate about working on breakthrough ideas and creating value for customers and stakeholders. My ultimate goal is to be an advisor to entrepreneurs, helping them scale their businesses.

Experience

Itc limited

9 roles

CEO - Fresh Food Business

Promoted

Feb 2026 – Present · 1 mo

Business Head - Fresh Food Business

Aug 2023 – Feb 2026 · 2 yrs 6 mos

VP - New Business Development

Promoted

Jul 2021 – Aug 2023 · 2 yrs 1 mo

Building a new line of business in the fresh food space for ITC. Overseeing strategy, P&L and growth charter for the new business.

Head - New Category Development

Promoted

Aug 2019 – Oct 2021 · 2 yrs 2 mos

Evaluating new vectors of growth and leading development of future categories for ITC.

Category Development Manager

Apr 2017 – Jun 2018 · 1 yr 2 mos

Heading product development, go-to-market strategy and launch roadmap for a consumer electronic device. Leading a cross functional team of scientists, technology experts, packaging and design experts and project managers to deliver a breakthrough product.

Divisional Manager, Operations & Process Excellence

Promoted

Dec 2013 – Mar 2017 · 3 yrs 3 mos

Head of Manufacturing, Quality and Process Excellence for ITC’s largest business. Strategist and change agent overseeing manufacturing and supply chain operations at a pan-India level.
a) Formulated and executed strategy to build a flexible & agile manufacturing network
b) Drove structured network optimization and dynamically aligned capacities for strategic cost benefits
c) Conceptualized & rolled out ‘Royal Challenges’ to drive patentable business innovations
d) Brought about a paradigm shift in quality through fundamental changes in metrics and processes
e) Led process excellence initiatives: Six-Sigma, Big Data Analytics, Shopfloor Information System etc.

Production Manager

Feb 2012 – Dec 2013 · 1 yr 10 mos

Headed Production at ITCs flagship manufacturing unit at Bangalore. The role involved spearheading Quality, Logistics (Inbound/Outbound) & Manufacturing departments and leading a team of around 30 Managers and 750 shopfloor employees.
a) Led implementation of HACCP & cGMP, first manufacturing unit of ITC to achieve this feat
b) Spearheaded labour union negotiations to achieve productivity of around 100 workmen and significant changes in work practices & incentives
c) Headed a 120 Crore project to establish a pilot scale manufacturing facility for in record time of 4 months
d) Executed a cross-functional project on Niche Supply Chain Responsiveness to achieve Retail OOS of < 4% (benchmark in the industry) for Niche SKUs

Assistant Manager, Manufacturing

Promoted

Jan 2009 – Feb 2012 · 3 yrs 1 mo

Headed Manufacturing department at ITC's 2 largest factories during the period. The role involved leading a team of around 15 Managers and 500 shopfloor employees to achieve production, quality, cost and capability building goals.

Assistant Logistics Manager

Dec 2006 – Dec 2008 · 2 yrs

Responsible for inbound and outbound logistics at ITC's second largest manufacturing unit. The role involved raw material planning, production scheduling & final product shipments for around 16 pan-India brands.