Sanjay Khosla
Independent Director
Former Executive Vice President and President, Developing Markets, Mondelēz International, Inc.
Director since
June 2013
Committees
Human Resources; Quality and Innovation
Other Current Public Company Directorships
None
Mr. Khosla provides extensive international business expertise from his senior leadership roles at leading consumer product companies, such as Mondelēz International and Unilever. With more than 35 years of experience in leadership roles at global food, beverage and consumer product companies, particularly in developing markets, he brings a deep understanding of global organizational dynamics, corporate culture, strategic prioritization and organizational performance to the Board.
Skills and Qualifications
Academia
Animal Health
Consumer Products
Global Businesses
Human Capital Management
Manufacturing and Supply
Marketing and Sales
Mergers and Acquisitions
Other Public Company Board Member
Research and Development
As Executive Vice President and President, Developing Markets of Mondelēz International, Inc., was responsible for leading transformative initiatives that grew a $5 billion business into a $16 billion business. Leadership included guiding manufacturing and supply, marketing and sales and M&A growth initiatives across developing markets.
Deep expertise in international food, beverage and consumer product companies, including Mondelēz, Kraft, Fonterra and Unilever, with management responsibility over R&D, innovation and human capital management functions.
Author and thought leader on corporate culture, strategic focus and organizational performance, having published “Fewer, Bigger, Bolder: From Mindless Expansion to Focused Growth,” as well as numerous articles. Senior fellow and adjunct professor at Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University. Additionally contributes insights from tenure as a strategic senior advisor for a number of management consulting firms.
Extensive board experience having served on the boards of directors of Best Buy, Inc. and NIIT, Ltd, as well as currently serving on several private company boards of directors including the board of directors of Qualsights (since 2022).
Career Highlights
Bunnik LLC – a management consulting firm
- Chief Executive Officer (2013-present)
Boston Consulting Group – a leading global consulting firm
- Senior Advisor (2013-2024)
Mondelēz International, Inc. (NASDAQ: MDLZ) – a global food, beverage and snack company
- Executive Vice President and President, Developing Markets (2012-2013)
Kraft Foods (now Mondelēz International) – a global food, beverage and snack company
- President, Developing Markets (2007-2012)
Fonterra – a global dairy company
- Managing Director (2004-2006)
Unilever (NYSE: UL) – a global consumer products company
- Various roles during 27+ year career
Education
- Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology in New Delhi
- Completed the Advance Management Program at Harvard Business School