Ravindra Dhariwal

Biography

 Mr. Ravindra Dhariwal, also known as Ravi, is a Co-Founder of Sagacito Technologies Private Limited. Mr. Dhariwal is a Senior Advisor of TPG Growth. Prior to joining TPG, Mr. Dhariwal served as an Executive Director for Bennett Coleman & Co. Limited from 2008 to 2015 and served as its Chief Executive Officer. He has 38 years of experience building consumer businesses all over the world. He served as a Vice President of Franchise for SE Asia at PepsiCo International. He worked with PepsiCo for 12 years. He was Pepsi's First Employee in India, helping build a successful business. He led the Beverage Business in India, Africa and South East Asia. He served as the World-Wide President of International News Media Association from 2011 to 2013. He has held various positions at companies like Hindustan Lever Limited, RexonaProp. Limited, Sydney, Pepsi Foods Industries. He started his career with Unilever in India in 1977 and worked for them in India and Australia for over 12 years mostly in Sales and Marketing management. He serves as a Director of Times Infotainment Media Ltd. and Times Journal India Pvt. Ltd. He has been an Independent Director at Sheela Foam Limited since June 7, 2016. He has been a Non-Executive & Independent Director of Future Retail Limited (Bharti Retail Pvt. Ltd.) since April 30, 2016. He has been an Independent Director of Bata India Ltd., since May 27, 2015. He serves as Director of Sagacito Technologies Private Limited. He serves as an Independent Director of Varun Beverages Limited. He served as a Non-Executive Director of Entertainment Network (India) Ltd. from December 31, 2002 to February 9, 2015. He served as a Director of The Sandesh Limited from July 30, 2007 to March 14, 2013. Mr. Dhariwal is an Engineer and studied B. Tech in Chemical Engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur and also holds a Post Graduate Diploma in Management and an MBA from the Indian Institute of Management, Calcutta.

Research Interest

 Management