Devyani International Appoints Pradeep Das as CEO – KFC

Pradeep Das, CEO of Airports and Institutional Business (a Senior Management Personnel), has been designated as CEO of KFC with effect from March 29, 2024. He replaced Rajat Luthra, who resigned on March 29, 2024.

Pradeep Das has been associated with the company since December 2022 as CEO of Airports and Institutional Business. Das has over two decades of experience in the hospitality and retail industries. He has worked with organisations like RPG Group (Nature’s Basket), Future Retail, and Hypercity India. He is an IHM Kolkata graduate and attended the Management Development Programme at IIM Kolkata. He holds an International Executive Master’s in Business from SDA Bocconi, School of Management, Milan, Italy.