Dutch Lady Milk Industries has appointed Tarang Gupta as its managing director.
A statement from the company said the appointment would be effective from January 1, 2018.
Tarang succeeded Ms Saw Chooi Lee, who has led the company in the last three years.
He is currently the marketing director of FrieslandCampina Nigeria Plc, a position he has held since July 2014.
Prior to this, he was the international marketing director, Infant & Toddler Nutrition (ITN) for FrieslandCampina AMEA, Singapore from 2010-2014.
Tarang is a graduate of the Institute for Technology & Management, Bangalore, India.