Amit Jatia

Vice Chairman 

Mr. Amit Jatia has over 25 years of experience in the QSR industry. As managing director, and later as Vice-Chairman, of Hardcastle Restaurants Pvt. Ltd., he was responsible for all aspects of the establishment and operation of McDonald's Restaurants in western and southern India including site location and acquisition, site development and equipment installation, supply chain management and product development and marketing strategy, and more.

He has been recognized for his achievements with the awarding of the "Young Achievers Award" by the Indo-American Society in 2003, Business World's "Most Respected Company" award for the Food Sector in 2005, for the third consecutive year, as well as Images "Retailer of the Year" award in 2004 and 2005.

He holds a B.Sc. in Business Administration (Finance) from the University of Southern California. He has completed programmes on Management Control Systems at the Indian Institute of Management, and on Strategy, Leadership and Governance at Harvard Business School.