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Aasif Malbari succeeds Sitapati as Godrej Consumer Products CEO

Aasif Malbari succeeds Sitapati as Godrej Consumer Products CEO
Aasif Malbari, MD & CEO, Godrej Consumer Products: From sums to strategy · financialexpress.com

A very well-known Indian company that makes household brands has a new boss, and his name is Aasif Malbari.

He started the new job on Wednesday.

Before that, he was in charge of the company's money.

Aasif is really good at numbers: he got first place in the whole country in his accounting exams.

He worked at two other big companies before joining this one.

At one of them, he helped raise a billion dollars for its electric car business.

The company he now leads sells its products in India and many other countries around the world.

Aasif says he is excited to begin and wants to work together with his team.

He thinks of the job as a long journey with miles still to go, not a final finish line.

Key facts

New MD & CEO
Aasif Malbari
Company
Godrej Consumer Products (GCPL)
Predecessor
Sudhir Sitapati
Age
51
Previous role
Global CFO at GCPL
Career path
~18 years at Hindustan Unilever; Tata Motors from 2018; joined GCPL as CFO in 2023
Key brands
GoodKnight, Cinthol, Godrej No. 1, Hit
Growth markets
India, Indonesia, Africa, US, West Asia

Quotes

Aasif Malbari

Chief Executive Officer of Godrej Consumer Products

“"Our fantastic team and I are committed to meeting the board’s expectations."”
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“"Miles to go together before we sleep!"”
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