Rohan Oza


Rohan Oza is an American businessman, investor, and marketing expert behind several large brands.

Career

Oza began his career at age 20 as the manufacturing manager behind Mars' M&M's, and then later became the youngest manager to run the Snickers brand.
After working for Mars, Oza began a career at The Coca-Cola Company where he revived the Powerade and Sprite brands using innovative methods.
After resigning from Coca-Cola in 2002, Oza left to be a partner in Vitamin Water, doing business as Glacéau, whose sales at the time hovered around $25 million. More innovative marketing and celebrity partnerships, fostered by Oza's leadership, grew the Vitamin Water and Smartwater brands. By using celebrities such as 50 Cent, Jennifer Aniston, LeBron James, and Tom Brady, Oza was able to grow the fledgling brands.
In 2007, Coca-Cola purchased Glacéau in an acquisition for $4.2 billion expanding the company's non-carbonated portfolio. Rohan was appointed Chief Marketing Officer of Coke's still brands, returning to the company after the acquisition.
Oza has also been a recurring “shark” for ABC’s Shark Tank since the ninth season.

Personal

Rohan was born and raised in Zambia, and spent most of his childhood there. He is an NRI and studied at Harrow School and Nottingham University. He lated migrated to United States and earned an MBA from the University of Michigan.