Jubilant FoodWorks names Amazon’s Sameer Khetarpal as CEO & MD

Jubilant FoodWorks names Amazon’s Sameer Khetarpal as CEO & MD

Khetarpal assumes charge for five years beginning 5 September at the food service major.

Sameer Khetarpal

Mumbai: Noida-based Indian food service company Jubilant FoodWorks Ltd (JFL) has named Sameer Khetarpal as its new CEO and managing director for five years beginning 5 September. Khetarpal succeeds Pratik Pota and joins JFL from e-commerce company Amazon.

An alumnus of the Indian School of Business (ISB), Khetarpal has served in several senior leadership roles across sectors such as e-commerce and management consulting during his two-decade-plus career.

In his most recent role at Amazon, Khetarpal conceptualised, launched, and scaled several businesses like Amazon Fresh, Amazon Food, and Amazon Pharmacy over a stint of six-and-a-half years.

Prior to Amazon, Khetarpal served as a partner at McKinsey and Co. He has also served stints at GE Capital and Hindustan Unilever.