NEW DELHI: Levista Coffee vice president Shriram Sanjeevi has moved on after a 16-month-long stint at the brand.

According to reports, Sanjeevi announced the news in a personal message to industry colleagues. "I have stepped down from Levista on 3 April 2021. Levista Coffee is poised for a huge leap of growth this new financial year, and it’s all in your hands to support this budding baby brand and help it to scale great heights. I will cherish every moment that I’ve spent in this company all my life,” he wrote.

At Levista, he led the sales and marketing division, branding, supply chain management and overall business strategy.

An IIM-Bangalore alumnus, Sanjeevi has worked with marquee companies such as RPG Retail, The Future Group, Café Coffee Day and Royal Enfield (Eicher Motors). In 2006, he joined the start-up team responsible for the opening of Kempegowda International Airport in Bengaluru, which also happened to be India’s first private greenfield airport. 

In his subsequent roles, he helped set up 140 outlets for Café Coffee Day across India and had a two-year spell with Royal Enfield Motorcycles, where he was responsible for expanding the company’s dealership network.

During his close to 25 years in the retail industry, Sanjeevi has been conferred several awards that include Top 100 Retail Minds by World Federation of Marketing in 2018, and Top 50 Retail Professionals of India by Asia Retail Congress in 2014.

Homegrown coffee brand Levista is currently present across Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Puducherry, Andhra Pradesh and Telangana.