Consumer goods giant Marico Limited appointed Rajeev Vasudeva as an Additional Director to its Board of Directors, effective November 1, 2021.
As per the company’s exchange filing, “This is to inform you that the Board of Directors of the Company has at its meeting held today i.e. on October 28, 2021, approved the appointment of Mr. Rajeev Vasudeva (DIN: 02066480) as an Additional Director in the capacity of Independent Director for a term of 5 (five) consecutive years with effect from November 1, 2021, subject to approval of the Shareholders of the Company.”
Rajeev Vasudeva has over two decades of global experience as a counsellor and trusted advisor to boards and CEO’s of global organizations on leadership and governance issues. He had a career spanning 25 years with Egon Zehnder International in India and the UK, which culminated in his appointment as the global CEO of the firm in 2014. Egon Zehnder is one the leading global executive search and leadership advisory firms with 70 offices across 40 countries, the statement said.
He also founded and co-led the Firm’s global Family Business Advisory Practice, addressing the unique challenges faced by family-controlled companies in matters of next generation transitions, family and business governance.
He currently serves as the Chairman of Centum Learning Ltd, an e-learning and skill development company and also serves on the Boards of Brookfield Infrastructure Partners and Pidilite Industries Limited. His initial career was as a management consultant with Touche Ross & Co. in the US and, thereafter, established his own consulting practice in India, which was merged with Egon Zehnder in 1995.
Rajeev Vasudeva is an MBA from the Ross School of Business, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. He is a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India and obtained his law degree from the University of Delhi. He completed his Bachelor in Economics from St. Stephens College.
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