Restaurant India News: Rassense Names Swarna as Chief Business Officer, Strengthening Leadership Bench

Rassense Private Limited has announced the appointment of Swarna as its Chief Business Officer. She will continue to serve as a board member, making her one of the youngest and first female board members in a professionally managed contract food services company in India. Swarna played a key role in the reconstitution of CRCL LLP into Rassense Private Limited through a fundraise with Spark Capital AIF. She was instrumental in facilitating the first-ever AIF investment in India’s contract food services sector.

Before entering the food services industry, Swarna worked with Shell for more than eight years. Earlier in her career, she held leadership roles across multinational companies such as Lornamead, Foster Wheeler, and RR Donnelley.

Sanjay Kumar, MD & CEO, Rassense Pvt. Ltd., said, “Swarna has been through variety of roles across CRCL and Rassense handling Supply Chain, QHSE, HR, M&A and Strategy, which now equips her to play a pivotal role in driving the growth and strategy of Rassense as its Chief Business Officer.”

He further added, “We will continue to invest in developing and growing people to build a future for them which not only delivers on their career aspirations but also creates value for the enterprise.”

Swarna said, “It has been a pleasure to be associated with the organisation for over 7 years. I am delighted to take on the new role and look forward to contributing to the company's growth journey. I see this as an exciting time for the contract food service industry as we observe significant growth in all our client segments across manufacturing, education and healthcare.”

The appointment reflects the company’s intent to strengthen its leadership structure and align its growth strategy with rising demand across key client industries.