Bharti Airtel announced the appointment of Nisaba Godrej as an Additional Director of the Company with effect from August 04 , 2021. Nisaba Godrej is the Chairperson and Managing Director of Godrej Consumer Products Limited (GCPL).
Also, the company announced the resignation of Craig Edward Ehrlich from the position of Independent Director.
According to the company’s exchange filing, “Nisaba Godrej shall hold office of ‘Additional Director’ upto the date of the upcoming Annual General Meeting of the Company. The term of appointment as an Independent Director shall be five (5) years i.e. upto August 03, 2026, subject to the approval of members of the Company.”
In 2007, she initiated and led Project Leapfrog, which created a playbook for GCPL to accelerate domestic organic growth through innovation and consolidation, and to become a more global company by investing in emerging markets outside of India.
She has also institutionalised design driven thinking and directly leads product development. Nisaba is passionate about identifying and developing the talent required for the Godrej Group’s future growth. Through her oversight of the Group HR function for Godrej Industries and associate companies, she has made Godrej a more meritocratic and highly performance driven organisation, while keeping the Group’s values front and centre, the statement said.
In addition to GCPL, Nisaba is on the Board of Directors of Godrej Agrovet Limited, VIP industries Limited, Mahindra and Mahindra and is the Chairperson of Teach For India.
Nisaba has a BSc degree from The Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania and an MBA from Harvard Business School.
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