Sanjay Kumar
CEO, Elior India
Sanjay Kumar is the CEO of Elior India, a subsidiary of France based Elior Group, a premium contract culinary services company and a global player in the food services industry. With over 4000 employees, Elior India serves around 2 lakh freshly prepared meals every day to Fortune 500 and Multinational companies.
The company is one of the top three in the Indian Food Services industry.
Sanjay is responsible for Elior’s entrance into the Indian market. He led the high-profile acquisition of MegaBite Food Services and CRCL. His core expertise is in setting up new businesses and pushing multinational corporation market entries or expansions in India. In 6 years he has completed 7 acquisitions, which includes a mix of asset deals, joint ventures, and share purchases in existing entities.
With an MBA in Marketing from IRMA, Sanjay started his career as a Management Trainee at Marico Industries Ltd., where he designed a commodity procurement system to save on sourcing costs. Prior to joining Elior, he was the MD and CEO of Altran Companies, India.
He was responsible for growing the company, 4 successful acquisitions and for turning around the company from a loss-making enterprise to being one of the three most profitable companies within the group.Prior to Altran, Sanjay was a part of the Royal Dutch Shell Group for over 18 years. He was also a member of the Global Leadership Team that reported to the CEO and board of Royal Dutch Shell.
Sanjay Kumar is the CEO of Elior India, a subsidiary of France based Elior Group, a premium contract culinary services company and a global player in the food services industry. With over 4000 employees, Elior India serves around 2 lakh freshly prepared meals every day to Fortune 500 and Multinational companies.
The company is one of the top three in the Indian Food Services industry.
Sanjay is responsible for Elior’s entrance into the Indian market. He led the high-profile acquisition of MegaBite Food Services and CRCL. His core expertise is in setting up new businesses and pushing multinational corporation market entries or expansions in India. In 6 years he has completed 7 acquisitions, which includes a mix of asset deals, joint ventures, and share purchases in existing entities.
With an MBA in Marketing from IRMA, Sanjay started his career as a Management Trainee at Marico Industries Ltd., where he designed a commodity procurement system to save on sourcing costs. Prior to joining Elior, he was the MD and CEO of Altran Companies, India.
He was responsible for growing the company, 4 successful acquisitions and for turning around the company from a loss-making enterprise to being one of the three most profitable companies within the group.Prior to Altran, Sanjay was a part of the Royal Dutch Shell Group for over 18 years. He was also a member of the Global Leadership Team that reported to the CEO and board of Royal Dutch Shell.
