The Board of Directors of Kanan Devan Hills Plantations Company Private Limited (KDHP), South India’s largest tea plantation company and an associate company of Tata Consumer Products Limited, has appointed K. Mathew Abraham as Chairman & Managing Director.

Abraham also serves as Vice Chairman of Tata Coffee Limited and Amalgamated Plantations Private Limited.

Having led KDHP as Managing Director & CEO since 2015, Abraham has driven the company’s operational modernisation, sustainability leadership, and expansion of its consumer business. Under his leadership, KDHP became the first large plantation company in India to achieve Carbon Neutral and Climate Positive certification, while also expanding its retail footprint through the Ripple Tea – Chai Bazaar retail store format and the Ripple Tea brand.

Abraham said: “As KDHP enters its next phase of growth, our priority will be to accelerate value creation through operational excellence, enhanced value addition through specialty teas, expansion of our B2C footprint through our retail brands, Ripple Tea and Chai Bazaar store”.

The Board also announced the appointment of Amir Abbas Khan as Executive Director & Chief Executive Officer.

Khan brings nearly three decades of experience across plantation operations, tea manufacturing, marketing, and global sales. He has held several leadership positions within KDHP and most recently served as Vice President - Tea Manufacture, following over a decade leading the company’s Marketing & Sales operations.

Published on May 20, 2026