His last day with the company is March 31, the company said in a statement.
Sarwate was with Marico for the last 16 years and had joined the company in 1998 as the CFO.
He drove Marico's inorganic growth agenda through acquisitions and alliances, in India and overseas, the company said.
Commenting on the development Marico CMD Harsh Mariwala said: "I take this opportunity to acknowledge Milind's role in Marico's transformation from an Indian Company, now poised to become an emerging markets MNC."
The statement also quoted Sarwate saying that he is planning to take a new role, which would be announced soon.
