New Delhi, Nov. 5 -- Biscuit-maker Britannia Ltd has appointed Rakshit Hargave as its new chief executive officer (CEO) starting 15 December, the company said in a stock exchange filing on Wednesday.

Hargave resigned on Wednesday from his position as CEO of Birla Opus, the insurgent paints brand that disrupted the business long dominated by Asian Paints, Berger Paints, Kansai Nerolac and Akzo Nobel.

Hargave succeeds Rajneet Kohli, who quit Britannia in May after a nearly three-year stint to join Hindustan Unilever as executive director of the foods business. Vice-chairman and managing director Varun Berry took over as interim CEO.

That month, in an earnings call, Berry had said Britannia will appoint a new CEO in three-four months and ...