Prashant Peres elevated to senior director - Chocolates, AMEA at Mondelez

Anil Viswanathan will succeed Prashant Peres who has moved to a new regional role of senior director, Chocolate Equity and Innovations, AMEA, Mondelez International.

Prashant Peres has been elevated to the post of senior director - Chocolates, Asia Pacific, Middle East and Africa (AMEA) at Mondelez. In his new role, Peres will lead strategy, innovation and equity for the Mondelez' flagship category across AMEA.

Prashant Peres

Peres joined Modelez in February 2014 and was working as director, Chocolates India until his recent promotion.

Before moving to Modelez, Peres worked with Hindustan Unilever for eight years in various capacities - regional director (Foods) - Unilever AMET, regional brand director and regional vice-president. Anil Viswanathan will succeed Prashant Peres who has moved to a new regional role of senior director, Chocolate Equity and Innovations, AMEA, Mondelēz International.

Viswanathan has been associated with Mondelez India for close to two decades now. His journey in the company has taken him into regional and global roles and into different categories including Chocolate and Biscuits

An alumnus of the Indian Institute of Management - Calcutta, he pursued a Masters of Business Administration (MBA) in Marketing/ Strategy. Peres has also earned his Bachelor of Engineering (B.E.) from K.J. Somaiya College of Engineering.