GC Influencers
Most Influential GCs - India
Preeti Balwani of Hindustan Coca-Cola Beverages.
Preeti Balwani, General Counsel at Hindustan Coca-Cola Beverages, was a highly rated corporate M&A and private equity partner before moving in-house in 2016. She obtained a law degree ILS Law College in 2004 and gained a Master of Laws at the University of Southampton in 2005. Her decade long private practice career led her to working at ALMT Legal as a senior associate, before becoming partner at Khaitan Sud & Partners and at Singhania & Partners in 2013 and 2014, respectively. Joining the Welspun Group as Assistant Vice President – Legal, she later became Executive Director and General Counsel India of The Kraft Heinz Company before moving to Bangalore and joining Hindustan Coca-Cola beverages in 2019.
Throughout the course of her career, she has been handled significant legal matters, including handling investigations of distributor malpractices at The Kraft Heinz Company and, despite her recent arrival, advising on Hindustan Coca-Cola sale of three bottling plants in India for USD73 million. In addition to her legal work, she is an active member in the legal community and is a member of the Indian Corporate Counsel Association, International Bar Association and the American Association of Corporate Counsel as well as being a Member of The Board of Advisors at Chambers and Partners.