Abhinav Yadav

Managing Director, India

Abhinav brings more than two decades of experience operating major global brands in the Indian market, with a specific focus on Retail, Food and Beverage and QSR brands. He is a seasoned executive with experience sourcing and launching multi-nationals namely McDonald's, Carl's Jr. and Little Caesars in India as well as other Indian and MNC brands. He brings an in-depth India market knowledge base and understanding of the strategies needed to drive success as well as scale in India both from a product as well as a location and market strategy perspective.

Abhinav was most recently Chief Operating Officer for McDonald’s India - North & East region. He is an experienced QSR professional with a background in operations for over 17 years at McDonald's handling a large expanse of restaurants across the north and east of India. His career started by participating and completing the McDonald’s management trainee program. During his tenure at McDonald’s, he has had the unique opportunity to also support National Supply Chain management for over 163 restaurants.

He is a graduate of Hindu College, Delhi University and resides with his wife and son in Delhi, India.