HeidelbergCement India Limited announced the appointment of Joydeep Mukherjee as Managing Director of the company, with effect from April 1, 2023. He succeeds Jamshed Naval Cooper, who has resigned from the role of MD, with effect from close of business hours on 31 March 2023.
According to the company’s exchange filing, “This has reference to our letter dated 13 February 2023 vide which we had informed that the Board of Directors of the Company had accepted the resignation of Mr. Jamshed Naval Cooper (DIN-01527371) from the position of Managing Director of the Company and decided to relieve him with effect from close of business hours on 31 March 2023. On the same day i.e., 13 February 2023, the Board of Directors had approved the appointment of Mr. Joydeep Mukherjee (DIN-06648469) as new Managing Director of the Company for a term of three years effective from 01 April 2023 in place of Mr. Cooper.”
Joydeep Mukherjee, aged 56 years, holds a master’s degree in International Business and Marketing (E.M.I.B) from Indian Institute of Foreign Trade and a bachelor’s degree (Honors) from Calcutta University. He has also undergone several top management level Executive Education programs in IMD Lausanne, CH and ISB Hyderabad.
Mukherjee has over 32 years of experience in leading large teams and delivering results across various industries. Prior to joining Zuari Cement Limited, Mukherjee was working as Chief Operating Officer at RR Kabel, a leading wires and cable manufacturer in India.
He was also associated with H&R Johnson as Chief Executive Officer and Executive Director, leading the business of Ceramic Tiles, Bath products and Kitchens, other than being on the Board of Prism Johnson Limited.
Mukherjee had also spent 8 years at ACC Limited and held senior leadership roles including Chief Executive for South & West Business, Head of Logistics, RMC and B2B sales and Director Sales for North & Central India. In this stint, he has been credited with launch of 2 highly successful premium products of ACC and delivering impactful results on both top line as well as plant efficiencies in his region. He has been a Managing Committee member of ACC Limited from June 2013 to December 2015 and on the Board of 2 joint ventures of ACC.
Prior to joining ACC, Mukherjee held the position of National Sales Manager of the foil and packaging business of Hindalco Limited. In his last 3 professional stints, Mukherjee led to several highly successful transformation projects in Logistics, HR, Sales and Manufacturing.
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