Sanjiv Puri
| Sanjiv Puri | |
|---|---|
| Born | 18 June 1963 |
| 🏡 Residence | Kolkata, India |
| 🏳️ Nationality | Indian |
| 🎓 Alma mater | Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania |
| 💼 Occupation | Chairman and Managing Director of ITC Limited |
| 👩 Spouse(s) | Anu Puri |
Sanjiv Puri is the Chairman and Managing Director of ITC Limited.[1][2][3] He was appointed the CEO of ITC effective February 2017. He was then designated as ITC's Managing Director with effect from May 2018 and the Chairman and Managing Director effective May 2019.[4][5] Puri was designated as the President of FMCG Businesses in 2014 and an Executive Director in 2015.[3][6]
Biography[edit]
Sanjiv Puri was born in Kolkata, West Bengal, India.[7] He is an alumnus of the Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur. He acquired his further qualification from the Wharton School of Business, University of Pennsylvania.[3]
Career[edit]
Puri started his career with ITC in 1986 after finishing his education from the University of Pennsylvania.[7][8][6] From 2001 to 2006, he worked at Surya Nepal in the role of Managing Director in Nepal. From May 2006 to August 2009, Puri led ITC InfoTech India Limited as its Managing Director.[2] While working at Tobacco Division he became the Divisional Chief Executive in 2009 and was responsible for the trade marketing and distribution vertical of the company.[1]
In 2015, Puri was given the complete charge of FMCG and became an Executive Director.[2][8][9] He was promoted as Chief operating officer (COO) of ITC in 2016. In 2017, he was appointed as an independent Chief executive officer of ITC, after YC Deveshwar.[2][3][10]
In July 2019, Puri announced that ITC would venture into fresh sub-segments and categories in the vertical of FMCG and support the move with multi-dimensional investments and acquisitions.[11][12][13][14] He also refuted the possibility of a business demerger at ITC [15] and said that "the company would use business-wise digital technology as a part of its overall strategy.".[16] Puri also endorsed the employee stock option scheme (ESOPS) being used by ITC.[17]
Puri was designated as a Director on the Board of the TII and at Media Research Users Council. Along with that he also served as a former member of the Board of Governors. He was a Council Member of the CII Eastern Region and the Chairman of FICCI’s FMCG Committee. Puri was also appointed on the Executive Council of the Indian Society of Advertisers.[1][3]
At present, Puri is appointed on the National Executive Committees of CII and FICCI. He is also a Member of the Steering Committee of FICCI and serves as a Director on the Board of US-India Strategic Partnership Forum.[1][3]
Awards and honours[edit]
- 2018 – Distinguished Alumnus Award of the Year by the IIT, Kanpur [1][9]
- 2019 – Appointed the Chairman and Managing Director of ITC [3][8][9]
- 2019 – Member of National Executive Committees of CII and FICCI [1][3][9]
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 "ITC Leadership - Sanjiv Puri, Chairman & Managing Director". Retrieved 31 August 2019.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 "ITC appoints managing director Sanjiv Puri as chairman". Retrieved August 31, 2019.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 3.7 "Sanjiv Puri to succeed YC Deveshwar as Chairman of ITC". Retrieved August 29, 2019.
- ↑ "Sanjiv Puri appointed ITC's new Chairman". 13 May 2019. Retrieved August 29, 2019.
- ↑ "Sanjiv Puri steps into Deveshwar's shoes at ITC". 14 May 2019. Retrieved 3 August 2019.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 "ITC managing director Sanjiv Puri likely to be the new chairman". 13 May 2019. Retrieved August 4, 2019.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 "Sanjiv Puri (ITC) Biography, Age, Images, Profile, Family & More". 1 June 2019. Retrieved August 2, 2019.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 "ITC MD Sanjiv Puri may be named Chairman". 13 May 2019. Retrieved August 29, 2019.
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 9.3 Mr. Sanjiv Puri Profile - IIT Kanpur
- ↑ "Filling Up The Big Boots Of His Mentor".
- ↑ "ITC to foray into new FMCG categories, eye on acquisitions, says Chairman Sanjiv Puri". 13 July 2019. Retrieved August 4, 2019.
- ↑ To foray into new FMCG categories, eye on acquisitions: ITC Chairman Sanjiv Puri
- ↑ "ITC's FMCG business to include newer categories, acquisitions, says Puri". Retrieved August 31, 2019.
- ↑ "To foray into new FMCG categories, eye on acquisitions: ITC Chairman". Retrieved August 29, 2019.
- ↑ "ITC chief Sanjiv Puri rejects possibility of business demerger". 13 July 2019. Retrieved August 2, 2019.
- ↑ "Same strategy for Hindustan Unilever, ITC: Reaping digital dividend". August 4, 2019. Retrieved 3 August 2019.
- ↑ "Sanjiv Puri bats for employee stock option scheme, calls it best option". 12 July 2019. Retrieved 2 August 2019.
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