Vivek Gambhir
Managing Director
administration
Godrej Consumer Products Ltd
India
Biography
Mr. Vivek Gambhir is Managing Director, Non-Executive Director of Godrej Consumer Products Limited., since July 2013. He is the Chief Strategy Officer of Godrej Industries and its Associated Companies. Vivek joined the Godrej Group in 2009. He is responsible for enhancing the strategic capabilities within the group companies, guiding overall group strategy, conducting portfolio analysis, mergers and acquisitions and driving special projects. He helped define the CREATE portfolio strategy and the 10X10 vision for the Group. He also oversees the finance, investor relations, legal and IT functions for Godrej Industries. He leads the EVA (Economic Value Added) committee for the Group. He is the secretary of the Godrej Family Business Board (FBB). He also serves on the investment committee for Omnivore Capital, an agriculture technology focused venture fund backed by the Godrej Group. Prior to joining the Godrej Group, Vivek was a partner at Bain & Company, one of the world’s business consulting firms. He worked with Bain in Boston, Singapore and New Delhi. He was a founding member of Bain’s consulting operations in India and led the firm’s FMCG practice in India. Vivek has a MBA from the Harvard Business School and a BS (Computer Science) and BA (Economics) from Lafayette College.
Research Interest
Economics finance management
