Smita Jatia

Director

Ms Smita Jatia comes with two decades of experience in the QSR industry. She has been an active member of the McDonald's India team since the commencement of its operations and has handled various roles within the organization over the years. .

Smita is responsible for charting out and leading the aggressive growth of McDonald's India operations across West and South India. She has been instrumental in launching, indigenizing and building the McDonald's brand over the last 17 years. Smita joined Hardcastle Restaurants Pvt. Ltd. as Director, Marketing in 1996 and was the Chief Operating Officer for Hardcastle Restaurants Pvt. Ltd. She currently performs the role of Managing Director, Hardcastle Restaurants. A commerce graduate from Sydenham College Mumbai, Smita has also completed an 18 weeks executive management program from Harvard Business School, Boston and has undergone a rigorous Marketing and Restaurant Leadership program at the Hamburger University, USA.