Meet Avani Davda, The Youngest CEO Ever To Head A Tata Group Company

When Avani Davda had begun her career with the Tata Group in 2002, little did she know that she would one day script history. She holds a record in the Tata group which has not been broken till date.

Who Is Avani Davda?

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Avani Davda is the youngest person ever to hold the position of CEO at the Tata group. After beginning her career with the Tata group in 2002 when she joined their flagship leadership program, the Tata Administrative Services (TAS), Avani has since then held various leadership positions within the company.

When Did She Become Tata Group¡¯s Youngest CEO?

A decade later in 2012, 33-year-old Avani became the youngest CEO of a Tata group company when she was appointed CEO of Tata Starbucks Private Limited. Tata Starbucks Private Limited is a 50-50 joint venture between Starbucks Coffee Company and Tata Global Beverages Limited. Under her leadership, the coffee giant had expanded rapidly.

Before being named Tata Starbucks CEO, Avani was the Vice President at Tata Global Beverages from March 2008 to July 2012.

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What Is Her Educational Background?

Avani Davda holds a master's degree in Management Studies from NMIMS and a bachelor's degree in Commerce with Honors (Advertising & Media) from H.R. College, University of Mumbai.

She was nominated as a Young Global Leader in 2014 by the World Economic Forum, Geneva, Switzerland. She also featured in Fortune US's annual global list of 40 under 40 leaders' in 2013 and Fortune and Food & Wine's list of '25 Most Innovative Women in Food and Drink' in 2014.

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Where Does She Currently Work?

Cloud kitchen startup Curefoods had appointed former Starbucks India CEO Avani Davda to its board as an independent director recently in January 2024.

After her stint as Starbucks CEO from 2012-2016, Tata group¡¯s youngest CEO Avani served as the MD & CEO, Godrej Nature's Basket Ltd from 2016-2019. Avani has been serving as an independent director at Mahindra Logistics since 2018, and as strategic advisor for Bain Advisory Network since 2020.

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