RS Sodhi leaves Amul

RS Sodhi, Managing Director at Amul, has decided to step down on January 9, with the decision made by the board to terminate his tenure with immediate effect. He has been spearheading the organisation since the year 2010. COO Jayan Mehta has replaced him in the meantime, till the announcement of a new MD, according to sources. Mehta has been associated with Amul for more than 30 years, serving as the brand manager of the organisation, general manager, group product manager under the function of marketing. In the year 1982, Sodhi joined Amul, and assumed the position of the senior sales officer, and later promoted to senior positions. According to the sources, at the board meeting of the Gujarat Cooperative Milk Marketing Federation (GCMMF) the decision in order to terminate the tenure of Sodhi was taken up. According to the reports, a communication was sent by the board to Sodhi and stated “As per the resolution no. 2 of the board meeting, it was proposed to end your service as the federation’s MD with immediate effect. Thus, you are hereby directed to relinquish your charge as MD with immediate effect and hand it over to federation COO, Jayenbhai Mehta.”
Shjamalbhai Patel, the Federation’s chairman and Valamjibhai Humbal, Vice Chairman, signed the communication.