Board of
Directors

Nisaba Godrej is the Executive Chairperson of Godrej Consumer Products Limited. She has been a key architect of GCPL's strategy and transformation for almost two decades.

She is also the Chairperson of Teach for India and sits on the board of Godrej Industries, Godrej Agrovet, Bharti Airtel, and Mahindra and Mahindra. She has a BSc degree from The Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania and an MBA from Harvard Business School.

Nisaba is passionate about education, the human mind, trekking and equestrian sports. She lives in Mumbai with her children Zoran and Aidan.

Sudhir Sitapati is the Managing Director and CEO of Godrej Consumer Products Limited (GCPL). GCPL is one of India’s largest consumer goods multinationals with a presence in over 85 countries and serving 1.2 billion consumers. Sudhir is responsible for guiding the purpose and ambition of the company; to bring the goodness of health and beauty to consumers in emerging markets.

Prior to this, Sudhir worked at Unilever for 22 years where he led teams across several categories and functions in India, Europe, South East Asia, and Africa. His last job was as an Executive Director - Foods and Refreshments at Hindustan Unilever.

He is current Co-chair of the CII FMCG Committee and a past Co-chair of the CII National Committee of Food Processing. Sudhir was awarded the ‘Young Alumni Achiever’ by his alma mater, the Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad, in 2017. He is also the author of the best-selling book 'The CEO Factory: Management lessons from Hindustan Unilever'.

Sudhir has an MBA from the Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad and a B.Sc. in Math with Economics Honours from St. Xavier’s College, Mumbai. Sudhir is married to Ketki and spends his free time trying to get his children, Sahaana and Kabir, interested in his own hobbies — tennis, Hindustani music, farming and scrabble. So far to not much avail

He has a B. S. degree in Chemical Engineering in 1973 from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and a M.S. in Chemical Engineering in 1974 from Stanford University. He has done an MBA from Harvard Business School in 1976. Since 1977 he has been a Director of Godrej Soaps. He has been very active in developing the animal feed, agricultural inputs and chemicals businesses of Godrej Industries and associate companies. He has been very active in research and has several patents in the field of agricultural chemicals and surfactants. In 2001 Godrej Soaps was renamed to Godrej Industries and he was appointed as the Managing Director of Godrej Industries. He is also the Chairman of Godrej Agrovet Limited and Director of Godrej Properties Limited, subsidiaries of Godrej Industries. He is a Director of Godrej and Boyce, Godrej Consumer Products and other Godrej group companies. He has been active in CLFMA (Compound Livestock Feed Manufacturers Assn. Of India), ICC (Indian Chemical Council) [erstwhile ICMA (Indian Chemical Manufacturers Association)], OTAI (Oil Technologists’ Association of India) and the Alliance Française de Bombay. He is currently the President of the Alliance Française de Bombay. He is on the National Council of CII (Confederation of Indian Industry). He is also very active in the Harvard Business School and M I T Alumni Association in India. The French government awarded him the Ordre national du Mérite in 2002 and the Légion d’Honneur in 2008. He has also received Life Time Achievement Awards from OTAI (Oil Technologist Association of India) and Chemexcil and the All India Liquid Bulk Importers and Exporters Association (AILBIEA). The Board of Management of Manav Rachna University has unanimously conferred Mr. Godrej with an Honorary Degree of Doctor of Philosophy. And he has been inducted as Fellow of Indian National Academy of Engineering (INAE). He also received a Doctor of Philosophy in Business Management from XIM University, Bhubaneswar in recognition of his contribution to Industry and Society. Mr. Godrej is deeply committed to the GOOD and GREEN strategies and achievement of set targets for the Godrej Group. He encourages and supports a shared vision value for all programs of Good and Green.

Ms. Shalini is a Senior Director - Country Head for Google Customer Solutions, where she is building the digital ecosystem for India. Her previous roles include Category Director with Amazon India and CEO for Lehar Foods Business for PepsiCo. Ms. Shalini did her bachelors in engineering from IIT, Madras, Personnel Management from XLRI, and MBA from INSEAD.

Ms. Shalini is a leader with deep expertise in marrying digital with physical gained through transformative leadership across Tech, e-commerce and FMCG in multiple geographies across the world.

She has been honoured as ‘Young Global Leader’ by the World Economic Forum. She has also been awarded the ’40 under 40 Influential Leaders Award’ by Economic Times and Spencer Stuart in 2014 and recognised as one of the ‘Women Leaders to Watch in 2015’.

Ms. Shalini is a keen champion of women’s rights. She has been working in the area of women’s empowerment and prevention of female foeticide for the last 25 years.

Tanya serves as the Executive Director and Chief Brand Officer of Godrej Industries Limited and is responsible for the Godrej Group's brand and communications function, including guiding the Godrej Masterbrand. Tanya is also a Director on the Board of Godrej Consumer Products Limited and Godrej Agrovet Limited. She also serves on the boards of Britannia, Escorts, Go Airlines, AIESEC and India@75. Tanya was a member on the Board of the Bharatiya Mahila Bank between November 2013 and May 2015. She was a trustee of Brown University between 2012 and 2018 and continues to be member on the Watson Institute Board of Overseers. Tanya was recognized by the World Economic Forum as a Young Global Leader in 2007. She is AB cum laudé, Economics & Political Science, Brown University, USA, and an alumna of the Harvard Business School.

Pippa Tubman Armerding is an Independent Director, Godrej Consumer Products Limited (GCPL).

She is a lawyer and business professional with over 20 years of experience operating across Africa, Asia, Europe and the Americas. Throughout her career Pippa has worked in multi-cultural, global environments, providing sophisticated legal and strategic advice to multi-national clients. Pippa is passionate about Africa and opportunities which enable her to use her broad experience to contribute to the development of the continent and make a difference in the lives of its people.

Pippa is currently Executive Director of the Harvard Business School (HBS) Africa Research Center where she is the primary lead for HBS activities in sub-Saharan Africa. In her role Pippa is focused on developing and strengthening relationships with business and academic leaders across sub-Saharan Africa, enabling HBS engagement and activities on the continent and supporting the deepening of HBS faculty understanding of African management issues, trends and practices, to develop locally relevant case studies and materials for use in business education around the world.

Prior to joining HBS, Pippa was an independent legal & strategy consultant engaged in projects including those designed to empower and educate young Africans, particularly girls. She was also Legal & Corporate Affairs Director for Microsoft South Africa where as chief legal officer and member of the leadership team she was responsible for all the company's legal and corporate affairs matters.

Prior to joining Microsoft, Pippa held several leadership roles with The Coca-Cola Company across Africa. She served as Director of Pan-African Strategic Initiatives driving the acceleration of still beverages across the continent through exports. In this role, Pippa was also responsible for management of the Pan-Africa System Council of senior Company and Bottler leaders. While at The Coca-Cola Company, Pippa also served as General Counsel for Coca-Cola East & Central Africa based in Nairobi, Kenya where she was responsible for the company's diverse legal affairs across more than 38 countries in the region.

Pippa began her legal career as an attorney with the corporate law firm of Davis Polk & Wardwell in New York and Paris where she represented U.S. and international corporations and financial institutions in cross-border securities, mergers & acquisitions and banking transactions and provided analysis and advice to clients on complex and novel aspects of international corporate law.

Pippa is admitted to the New York State bar and received her J.D. in international law from New York University School of Law. She received a B.A. in Government cum laude from Harvard University and is also a graduate of the Harvard Business School General Management program.

Pippa is a member of the management board of the African Legal Support Facility, and director of the Oprah Winfrey Leadership Academy for Girls. She is also the author of "National Jurisprudence in International Tribunals", in International Law Decisions in International Courts, published by Transnational, 1996.

Sumeet Narang is an Independent Director, Godrej Consumer Products Limited (GCPL).

He is the Founder of Samara Capital, an India focused investment firm with strong focus on growth buyouts. Prior to founding Samara Capital in late 2006, Sumeet briefly worked at Goldman Sachs, New York, in their Proprietary Investments Group. From 2001-04, he worked with Citigroup India across various functions based out of Delhi and Hyderabad. He has also worked with the Fiat Group in Italy and India. Sumeet earned a Master's in Business Administration from Harvard Business School, where he graduated as a Baker Scholar and John Loeb Fellow. He also has a Master's in Business from the Indian Institute of Management, Lucknow, where he was an Aditya Birla Scholar, and a B.E. in Mechanical Engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee. Samara Capital has a strong focus in the consumer space and Sumeet has had the opportunity to evaluate and/or invest in multiple companies in the sector across different segments such as retail (including food and grocery retail), quick service restaurants, branded apparel, personal and beauty care, etc. Sumeet sits on the boards of many of these companies and has actively contributed in their growth journeys, some of which have now become market leading companies in their respective segments.

Pirojsha Godrej is the Executive Vice Chairperson of the Godrej Industries Group and the Chairperson of Godrej Properties, Godrej Capital, and Godrej Fund Management. Pirojsha graduated from the Wharton School of Business in 2002, completed his Masters in International Affairs from Columbia University in 2004, and an MBA from Columbia Business School in 2008. Pirojsha has led Godrej Properties through a phase of rapid growth culminating in it becoming the largest real estate developer in India by sales in FY 21. In 2020, 2021 and 2022, the Global Real Estate Sustainability Benchmark ranked Godrej Properties #1 globally amongst listed residential developers for its sustainability and governance practices.

Aditya 'Adi' Sehgal is an experienced business leader creating a new entrepreneurial venture – Asgard.world.

He is a Non-executive Director on the board of JPMorgan China Growth & Income - an FTSE-listed Investment trust with a mandate to invest in China. He also serves on the board of Ozone Coffee Roasters International and Justmyroots.com. He is an active angel investor and mentors several start-ups and executives.

Aditya retired in 2021 as Global President after a 27- year career with Reckitt - an FTSE 20 company which is a global leader in Health, Hygiene and Nutrition. Before being appointed President, he served the business as Global Chief Operating Officer. He led the creation and growth of eRB - Reckitt's eCommerce, venturing and partnerships arm, which is the core growth driver of the global business. He has led the Reckitt businesses in practically every country worldwide, including India, China, the USA, the UK, Europe, Africa, Latin America, ASEAN and Australasia.

Amisha Jain, Managing Director of South Asia, Middle East, Africa and Eastern Europe at Levi Strauss & Co., is extremely passionate about the expansion and growth of the brand contributing to the success in the region. An alumna of INSEAD and Mckinsey, she has over 25+ years of experience in technology, consumer, and retail sectors. Through the course of her career, she has been leading growth and transformation initiatives for various brands.

Prior to Levi’s, Amisha led the turnaround of Zivame, as the CEO. She pivoted it to an innovation-led consumer centric brand, that became the fastest growing women’s intimate-wear, loungewear and athleisure business and set it up to catapult to greater heights. She is a firm believer of “One Team, One Voice”. And this has been her foundation to build teams that are all individually strong and collectively effective at delivering business results.

Prior to joining Zivame, Amisha led 2 businesses for Arvind group – spearheaded the turnaround of of Arvind Sports Lifestyle business with 6 brands in the portfolio, and alongside built the Digital Centre of Excellence for the Group, including the incubation of the NNNOW.com business.

Her prior experiences include: Head of National Sales & Retail for Nike India, Consultant at McKinsey & Company while serving clients across consumer, retail and PE in various capacities and as a Lead engineer at Motorola Inc.

She was recently awarded the ET People-Focused CEO of the year 2024, at the prestigious The Economic Times HCA- Recognizing excellence in Human Capital. During her stint at Nike, she was also chosen for the prestigious ‘40 under 40: India’s Hottest Business Leaders 2015’ and ‘India Inc’s rising women business leaders’ 2015’ award by the Economic Times & Spencer Stuart, respectively.

In her spare time, she enjoys reading and trekking/travelling with her husband and her eight-year-old son