Krishnakumar Thirumalai is on the board of Coca-Cola Amatil Ltd., Coca Cola Beverages Sri Lanka Ltd. and Coca-Cola International Beverages Pvt Ltd. and President-India & Southwest Asia at The Coca-Cola Co.

In his past career he held the position of Chief Executive Officer for Hindustan Coca-Cola Beverages Pvt Ltd.

Krishnakumar Thirumalai received an MBA from Indian Institute of Management Bangalore and an undergraduate degree from the University of Madras.