Costco Wholesale has announced the appointment of Rajeev Mall as the Chief Executive Officer of its India Global Capability Centre (GCC).
His mandate includes driving the digital strategy, scaling the India GCC, and strengthening Costco’s innovation and transformation initiatives. This appointment comes at a pivotal moment as Costco steps up its global growth and deepens investments in digital capability hubs
Professional Background & Leadership Journey
Mondelēz International
Before joining Costco, Rajeev Mall served as Vice President, Global Business Services at Mondelēz International. In that role, he led digital transformation efforts across multiple service lines, focusing on process optimization and enterprise-wide digital fluency
Coca-Cola Bottlers Japan
Mall was Group CIO and President of Coca-Cola Bottlers Japan Inc. and Coca-Cola Bottlers Japan Business Services Inc. During this tenure, he drove digital transformation, established shared services, and centralized capabilities into centers of excellence
The Coca-Cola Company
Earlier, he held the role of Vice President, IT, within The Coca-Cola Company, leading the Global Centre of Excellence for the Bottling Investment Group. He was responsible for designing, developing, and supporting technology solutions spanning bottling operations across 20+ countries and 5 continents
Other Prior Experience
- Enterprise Solution Architect at SAP
- Director of IT Services, Hindustan Coca-Cola Beverages
- Leadership roles at Coca-Cola India, DHL Worldwide Express, and ESAB India
Strategic Implications & Outlook
With Mall at the helm, Costco’s India GCC is likely to move beyond supporting roles into a hub for innovation, transformation, and strategic value creation. His track record in orchestrating large digital transformations and centralizing capabilities builds confidence that the India GCC will align closely with Costco’s global ambitions. The appointment comes at a time of rapid expansion and capability-building at Costco globally, signaling that India’s GCC will play a central role in the company’s future operational and innovation strategy
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