RS Sodhi steps down as Amul MD; Jayen Mehta given interim charge

Jayen Mehta appointed as interim MD with immediate effect of Amul

R S Sodhi, managing director of Gujarat Cooperative Milk Marketing Federation (GCMMF), the owner of India’s biggest dairy brand Amul, has stepped down with immediate effect. Chief operating officer Jayen Mehta has been named interim managing director.

Sodhi, who worked for Amul since 1982, was at the helm of affairs since 2010. Under his leadership, GCMMF’s turnover surged from Rs 9,774.2 crore in 2010-11 to Rs 46,481 crore in 2021-22. 

After stepping down, Sodhi told Business Standard: “I was given an extension for two years and now I have resigned from the post of MD of Amul. I will continue