MAM
Adi Godrej steps down from GPCL board
Mumbai: FMCG major Godrej Consumer Products Ltd (GCPL) on Wednesday announced that Adi Godrej will step down from the board of directors of the company, effective 30 September. He will continue to remain chairman emeritus of the company.
“It has been a privilege to serve Godrej Consumer Products. I am grateful to our Board for their continued guidance; to all our team members for their passion for Godrej and helping build a company that we can all be proud of; and to our customers, business partners, shareholders, investors, and communities, for their deep partnership over the years,” he said.
Adi Godrej further said that the company’s foundations are very strong. “I am very confident that Nisa and our leadership team will continue to build forward and create even more sustainable, long-term value for all our stakeholders,” he added.
In 2017, Adi Godrej passed on the reins of the company to his daughter Nisaba. He had then moved on to the role of chairman emeritus of the company.
Nisaba Godrej thanked her father for his vision and guidance that has helped shape and transform GCPL. The GCPL chairperson and MD added, “The values that he has taught us, combined with his disciplined, results-driven, and humble approach, will always be the core of our DNA. Our leadership team will continue to draw from this as we drive Godrej Consumer Products forward with a strong sense of purpose and ambition.”
The company also announced its CFO succession plan. Sameer Shah, GPCL’s current head of finance and investor relations has been promoted to the role of chief financial officer (CFO) of the company, effective 1 September. Shah succeeds V Srinivasan who has moved on as CFO and company secretary to pursue opportunities outside Godrej.
Shah has been associated with GCPL for 15 years. He has held a number of key leadership roles including as CFO of GPCL’s largest business, the India & SAARC cluster. He has also led diverse priorities across its global portfolio – investor relations, financial controlling, ERP implementation, global financial planning and analytics, and integrating inorganic businesses like Africa.
A chartered accountant by profession, Shah has specialised in Treasury Management from The Institute of Chartered Financial Analysts. Before joining GCPL, Shah worked at PepsiCo and General Mills.
Brands
Hiili names Sanjay Hemady as country manager India
Media veteran to drive digital decarbonisation push
MUMBAI: Climate tech firm Hiili has announced its entry into India, appointing industry veteran Sanjay Hemady as India country manager to steer its growth in one of the world’s fastest-expanding digital markets.
Hemady, a familiar name across India’s media and consulting circles, will lead Hiili’s India operations from Mumbai. His mandate is clear: help Indian companies measure, manage and reduce the carbon emissions generated by their digital services.
Hiili offers a scientifically validated platform, certified by the UC3M-Santander Big Data Institute, that enables businesses to improve the efficiency of their digital infrastructure while cutting emissions. As organisations race to meet ESG targets, the company positions itself as a practical bridge between climate pledges and measurable action.
“I’m happy to share that I’m starting a new position as country manager, India at Hiili,” Hemady said in a LinkedIn post, adding that the company aims to move beyond broad sustainability promises towards precise, science-based decarbonisation.
Hemady brings more than three decades of experience spanning print, television, radio and digital media. He has previously served as chief executive officer at HIT 95 FM, assistant general manager at CNBC TV18, and held leadership roles at MTV India and The Indian Express, among others. Most recently, he worked as an independent business consultant advising firms across media and technology.
With India’s digital economy expanding at pace, the environmental cost of data, streaming and online services is climbing quietly in the background. Hiili’s bet is that carbon efficiency will soon sit alongside cost efficiency in boardroom conversations.
For Hemady, the move marks a shift from selling airtime and ad inventory to championing climate accountability. If successful, Hiili’s India play could make digital growth not just faster, but cleaner too.
