Ravi Thatavarthy named Chief Information Security Officer at Primo Brands

Primo Brands named Ravi Thatavarthy as Chief Information Security Officer, announced in July 2026; day-level precision has not been established from available coverage.

Consumer packaged goods rarely makes security headlines, which is exactly why dedicated CISO seats appearing across the sector is a signal: OT-heavy manufacturing and distribution networks have become ransomware's quiet middle market.

According to a Consumer Goods Technology article dated 6 July 2026, Primo Brands has hired Ravi Thatavarthy to oversee the company's cybersecurity and IT efforts. The announcement describes Primo Brands as the manufacturer of water brands such as Poland Spring, Pure Life and Deer Park. It gives his title as chief information and security officer. The announcement says he shared on LinkedIn that he will "strengthen the security and technology foundation" at the company.

The announcement says that before joining Primo Brands he spent four years at Rite Aid, where he ended as group VP, CISO and enterprise architecture. Before that, it says, he spent three years as VP and CISO of BJ's Wholesale Club. It also says he served as CISO for iRobot's product and IT functions.

At iRobot, according to the announcement, he was responsible for defining the vision, strategy and execution of a global information security program. The announcement says that program covered IT, connected products and customer privacy.