United Spirits Limited appointed former PepsiCo executive Praveen Someshwar as its new CEO. Someshwar, who worked for PepsiCo for more than two decades, will join United Spirits from media group HT Media as CEO-designate in March. Hina Nagarajan, the current CEO of United Spirits, will move to "another position on Diageo's global executive committee.

The Johnnie Walker brand owner said Someshwar should take up the role of United Spirits CEO on 1 April. For the last five years, Someshwar has been managing director and CEO of HT Media, which owns titles including The Hindustan Times. He joined HT Media in 2018 after more than four years as general manager of PepsiCo's business in north Asia, Philippines, Indonesia, Malaysia and Singapore.

Someshwar started at PepsiCo in 1994 as a finance manager. His time at the Lay's snacks maker included two years as CEO of the group's food business in India. Nagarajan joined Diageo in 2018 as MD of emerging markets in Africa.

She was named United Spirits CEO in 2021.