Godrej Agrovet Limited, one of India’s largest diversified agri-business, announced that Burjis Godrej has joined as Executive Director on the company’s Board, with effect from November 1, 2022.
According to the company’s exchange filing, “we would inform you that pursuant to the approval granted by the Shareholders of the Company at their 31st Annual General Meeting (“31st AGM”) held on Friday, July 29, 2022, Mr. Burjis Godrej (DIN: 08183082) has joined the Board of Directors of the Company today, i.e., on November 1, 2022, as an “Executive Director”, for a term of 5 (Five) years, i.e., up to October 31, 2027.”
As the head of Special Projects at Godrej Agrovet Limited (GAVL), Burjis Godrej focused on coordinating projects between different divisions of GAVL for innovation and new business development. He completed his MBA from Harvard Business School in 2021.
He first joined GAVL in 2017 working on new product development in the strategy division. His role involved monitoring R&D activities, product quality improvement, new product trials and innovation partnerships with external organizations. Before joining GAVL, he worked for Conservis Corporation, a firm that provides software for farmers – (now a Joint Venture between RaboBank and Telus Corporation). His role there involved software implementation, customer success, water quality monitoring and sales development.
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