PepsiCo’s outgoing marketing head Vipul Prakash to join MakeMyTrip

NEW DELHI: PepsiCo’s outgoing marketing head Vipul Prakash, who stepped down last month after a two-decade association with the soda and snacks maker, is set to join online travel company MakeMyTrip in a senior leadership role, an official directly aware of the move said.

An email seeking comment from MakeMyTrip’s spokesperson elicited no response. Prakash could not be reached for comment.

The official quoted above said Prakash will be joining MakeMyTrip as chief operating officer.


Prakash, with PepsiCo since 1998, has been through diverse roles across marketing and franchise functions, at sector and global levels, including being involved with strategy for brands such as Mountain Dew, 7Up and Pepsi.

MakeMyTrip, which was set up in 2000 as one of the first online travel consumer-facing start-ups, is listed on NASDAQ.