Kaushik Mitra
Significant Roles
VP and CFO - PepsiCo India and South Asia (Gurugram)
VP and CFO - PepsiCo Asia Pacific (Hong Kong)
VP and CFO - Suntory PepsiCo Vietnam (Ho Chi Minh City)
Sr Director FP&A - PepsiCo Asia Middle East Africa (Dubai)
Domain/Industry
'Consumer Goods, Education/Edu Tech, Energy
Leading edge skills
Finance, Strategy, Supply Chain
Bio
Kaushik Mitra is a global business leader, 3x published author, TEDx speaker, talent developer, and keynote speaker with over 35 years of leadership experience across PepsiCo, Reckitt Benckiser, GE, and the Tata Group. Most recently, he served as Vice President & CFO of PepsiCo India and South Asia, leading finance for a multi-billion-dollar Foods, Beverages, and Nutrition business.
He has been recognized several times including the CFO India Hall of Fame Award for Lifetime Achievement in Finance Leadership (2026), CII CFO Excellence Award (2025), ET Impactful CFO Award (2024) and multiple PepsiCo CFO Leadership Awards.
A three-time Penguin published author, Kaushik is best known for The Career Edge—his widely appreciated book on career success, leadership, and thriving in high-performance organizations.
He is also a TEDx speaker who has addressed forums at McKinsey, AMCHAM, the Economist (Singapore), IIMs, IITs, XLRI, and NMIMS, among others.
He currently serves as Dean and Finance Faculty at First Bridge Business School, Gurugram, and as Visiting Faculty at IIT Delhi.
Location
Gurgaon
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