ADI BURJORJI GODREJA presentation by :

Ishita SinghalChirag Ahuja

Akanksha AroraArpit Bajaj

Bhavna DamaniSneha Dubakka

Business ProfileAdi Godrej was born on 3 April, 1942 in Mumbai. He is an Indian industrialist and the present Chairman of the Godrej Group.

Education:MS & BS Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Current Occupation:Chairman of Godrej Group & Chairman of Indian School of Business

Net Worth:$9 billion (2012)

Family:Father – Mr. Burjorji Godrej, a successful businessmanMother – Mrs. Jai Godrej, teacher at Godrej SchoolWife - Socialite & PhilanthropistChildren - Tanya, ED & President, (Marketing) Godrej Industries Ltd.

Nisa, ED, Godrej Consumer ProductsPirojsha, MD & CEO of Godrej Properties Ltd.

Awarded the Entrepreneur of the Year Award at The Asian Awards Awarded the Padma Bhushan, India's third highest civilian award, in

2013. Awarded the prestigious Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year Award in

Feb 2013. Awarded the Rajiv Gandhi Award in 2002

Achievements

GCPL Achievements GCPL ranked 6th in “ET-Hewitt Best Employers of India” survey. The Group received “The Corporate Citizen of the Year” award given

by Economic Times. The Group's flagship brands; Goodnight, Cinthol and Ezee were

selected Superbrands by the “Superbrands Council”.

Transformational leadership

Elevates goal of subordinates Inspires and initiates employees

to take risks and be innovative. Involves staff in the decision

making Red and blue groups compete

against each other and give deliberations on future strategies

360 degree evaluation modified to include parameters like competency, team work, trust, honesty, transparency, integrity

'Bedharak Bolo‘ programme to encourage employees to speak their minds at the meetings

Changed the structure post 1991 from bureaucratic to decentralized

The Godrej Group was among the first few companies in India to introduce Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems

Green Business campus in Vikhroli township of Mumbai Making tough decisions like exiting join venture with Hershey’s in

order to have a focused portfolio strategy

Instances