Tetra Pak Appoints Kandarp Singh As Managing Director, South Asia Markets

Online, January 16, 2011 (Newswire.com) - Tetra Pak, the world's leading food processing and packaging solutions company announced the appointment of Kandarp Singh as their new Managing Director for South Asia Markets (SAM) with effect from 1st January 2011. In this role, Kandarp Singh will be responsible for the Tetra Pak business in India, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka.

Kandarp Singh replaces Peter Hane-Weijman who leaves the job after successfully steering the company the past 5 years.

Kandarp Singh has spent more than 15 years in the Tetra Pak organization, working across diverse functions and serving in markets like the UAE, Switzerland, Italy and Sweden and in his most recent international assignment, was Managing Director of Tetra Recart in Sweden. Kandarp returned to India in 2009 and has since then held positions of Marketing Director for South Asia as well as Regional Head for Environment in South and South East Asia.

"Tetra Pak South Asia Markets is in a very exciting phase as we see continued strong growth in these markets in our core categories of ready-to-drink dairy and beverages. This will be largely driven by rapidly changing consumer dynamics" said Kandarp Singh when asked to describe how he sees the market and on his plans. "With rising income and education levels, consumers are demanding more on food safety and health, nutrition and wellness for themselves and their families. This raises the demand for processed and packaged products that can deliver the highest standards of food protection, convenience and sustainability while retaining the freshness and nutrition of the packed product. At the same time, in a vast market such as India where distribution is a key success factor and the development of chill chains is a challenge, we see a huge potential in our technology that enables ambient distribution and storage of food products.

With Tetra Pak's global presence combined with a strong local organization, a world class manufacturing facility and its enduring partnership with leading food manufacturers, we are well poised to serve the needs across the value chain ."

About Tetra Pak:
Tetra Pak is the world's leading food processing and packaging solutions company. Working closely with our customers and suppliers, we provide safe, innovative and environmentally sound products that each day meet the needs of hundreds of millions of people in more than 170 countries around the world. With almost 22,000 employees based in over 85 countries, we believe in responsible industry leadership and a sustainable approach to business. Our motto, "PROTECTS WHAT'S GOOD™," reflects our vision to make food safe and available, everywhere.

More information about Tetra Pak is available at www.tetrapak.com

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