Amul MD R.S. Sodhi steps down, COO Mehta to fill interim position
- ByStartupStory | January 10, 2023
After serving for over 40 years, R.S. Sodhi has stepped down as the managing director of Gujarat Cooperative Milk Marketing Federation Ltd, which owns the Amul brand. On Monday, Jayen Mehta was appointed as interim managing director. Amul’s chief operating officer, Jayenbhai Mehta, has been elevated as interim managing director.
According to reports, Sodhi was terminated with immediate effect following a board meeting on 9 January, according to a notice issued at the company’s board meeting.
“It is true. I have resigned. My contract expired two years ago. I was on extension and I have been telling the board I want to pursue other things. I’m also president of the Indian Dairy Association. The board has now agreed,” Sodhi told Mint on Monday evening.
Sodhi, an Institute of Rural Management alumnus, will remain involved in the dairy industry. “Whichever organization has a good value system, and founded by Dr Kurien, the future of that organization is good. When I joined Amul 40 years back, as a senior sales officer, its turnover was Rs 151 crore. In 2010, when I took over as managing director it was at Rs 8,000 crore. We will be closing this financial year at Rs 71,000-72,000 crore,” he added.
Sodhi joined Amul in 1982 and rose through the ranks to work in marketing and sales in a variety of positions and locations. Bhavnagar, Amreli, Junagadh, Kutch, Porbandar, Morbi, Jamnagar, and Botad are among the seven new district level dairy cooperative unions added to the Amul cooperative network by Sodhi. The International Dairy Federation elected him to its board in June 2021.
Sodhi earned his Bachelor of Engineering (Agriculture) degree from CTAE in Udaipur, India, and is a first-generation alumnus of the Institute of Rural Management (IRMA) in Anand, India. Anand Agriculture University bestowed upon him the honorary degree of Doctor of Science (Honoris-Causa).
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