Ranjan Kapur
Independent Director
Pharmaceutical
Abbott
India
Biography
He is a veteran of the advertising business having spent 40 years with Ogilvy. He was Chairman of Ogilvy from 1993 to 2003 and is largely credited with its turnaround and accelerated growth thereafter which saw it become India’s largest communications group. He is an ex-Citibanker. Mr kapur has worked in several countries with Ogilvy, including New York and in his last assignment prior to becoming Chairman of the Indian company he held a regional assignment managing Ogilvy’s worldwide clients in Asia Pacific. He was based in Singapore. He was inducted into the Worldwide board in 1998 and was elected Vice Chairman Asia Pacific. He is also involved in his personal capacity in the development of technology based on line and mobile services companies and has substantial equity in an online publishing company, a BPO journalism company and a mobile tagging services company. Mr Kapur earned his Masters Degree in English from St. Stephens College, Delhi.
Research Interest
Pharmaceutical
