RS Sodhi removed as AMUL MD

RS Sodhi on Monday resigned from the post of Managing Director of Gujarat Cooperative Milk Marketing Federation Limited (GCMMF). GGMMF markets its products under the Amul brand. When contacted, Sodhi confirmed to PTI that he has resigned from the post of Managing Director. He said that I was on extension. The Board of Directors has accepted my resignation.

Sodhi joined GCMMF more than 40 years ago as a sales executive and became its Managing Director in June 2010. He was on extension of service for the last two years. He is also the President of the Indian Dairy Federation.

Jayan Mehta was given the command

The dairy co-operative giant has appointed Jayan Mehta as its MD for an interim period. The decision to remove Sodhi was taken at a board meeting of the Gujarat Cooperative Milk Marketing Federation (GCMMF), the farmers' cooperative that runs the Amul brand. A new MD will be announced in the next few months.

Who is RS Sodhi

Sodhi first joined Amul in 1982 as a senior sales officer. He served as its Marketing General Manager from 2000-2004. In June 2010, he was promoted as MD. In 2017, his tenure as MD was extended for another five years.

In July 2022, Sodhi was elected president of the Indian Dairy Association, the apex body of the country's dairy industry. Speaking at the International Dairy Federation World Dairy Summit in September, Sodhi claimed that India's share of global milk production is projected to nearly double from 23 per cent to 45 per cent in the next 25 years.