Sameer Suneja

Sameer Suneja
Nationality Indian
Alma mater

St. Xavier's School, Delhi

Indian Institute of Management Bangalore
Title Global CEO of
Perfetti Van Melle

Sameer Suneja is an Indian executive who is the current global CEO of confectionery manufacturer Perfetti Van Melle. He is the first non-Italian to head the third largest confectionery group in the world.[1]

Early life and education

Sameer Suneja went to St. Xavier's School, Delhi and graduated in 1989. He completed his masters from Indian Institute of Management Bangalore in 1994.[2]

Career

Suneja joined Colgate Palmolive as a brand manager in June 1994. He left Palmolive in January 1996 to join Frito Lay, where he worked for a little over an year. He joined Perfetti Van Melle in February 1997. He was promoted to the role of executive vice-president for global innovations and business development in August 2012. Later, he was appointed global CEO in August 2013.

References

  1. ↑ "Perfetti elevates Sameer Suneja to global role".
  2. ↑ "Sameer Suneja to become global CEO of Perfetti Global".
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