Adi Godrej | |
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Born |
Mumbai, India |
3 April 1942
Residence |
Malabar Hill South Mumbai India |
Nationality | Indian |
Alma mater |
Cathedral & John Connon School MIT Sloan School of Management |
Occupation | Chairman of Godrej Group and Indian School of Business |
Net worth | $4.0 billion (January 2016) |
Spouse(s) | Parmeshwar Godrej |
Children |
Nisa Godrej Pirojsha Adi Godrej Tanya Dubash |
Adi Burjorji Godrej (born 3 April 1942) is an Indian industrialist and businessman, head of the Godrej family, and chairman of the Godrej Group. As of 2015[update], he is the 405th richest person in the world with a net worth of US$4.0 billion.
Godrej completed his schooling from The Cathedral & John Connon School. He received his undergraduate degree from HL college and his MBA from the MIT Sloan School of Management, where he was a member of the Pi Lambda Phi fraternity and a member of Tau Beta Pi.
After his return to India, he joined the family business. He modernised the management structure and implemented process improvements. Adi Godrej took the Godrej Group to great heights during the License Raj. He heads the group alongside his brother, managing director of Godrej Industries and chairman of Godrej Agrovet, Nadir Godrej, and his cousin, Godrej & Boyce managing director and chairman, Jamshyd Godrej.
Under his stewardship, Godrej Consumer Products has grown into a strong emerging market FMCG player based on a 3X3 approach to international expansion — building a presence in 3 emerging markets (Asia, Africa, Latin America) across 3 categories (home care, personal wash, hair care).
He has been president of several Indian Trade and Industrial Bodies and associations.
He is the chairman of the Indian School of Business since April 2011. and was elected as the president of Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) for the year 2012-13. He has been a member of the Dean's Advisory Council of the MIT Sloan School of Management[M3] , Chairman of the Board of Governors of the Narsee Monjee Institute of Management Studies.