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Salil Murthy steps into global vice-president role at Mars
Former Mars Petcare India chief to lead enterprise change from London
LONDON: Mars has elevated Salil Murthy to global vice president, enterprise transformation – Mars Pet Nutrition, expanding his remit to enterprise-wide change initiatives across international markets.
Based in London, Murthy will lead strategic transformation programmes focused on operational excellence, capability building and long-term competitiveness across Mars’s global pet nutrition business.
He was previously managing director of Mars Petcare India, where he oversaw business growth and market expansion in one of the company’s fastest-growing regions.
Before joining Mars, Murthy spent more than seven years at General Mills, serving as managing director for India and south-east Asia, country head for India and marketing director. His roles spanned profit-and-loss oversight, manufacturing operations and leadership of large cross-functional teams across emerging markets.
Earlier in his career, Murthy held multiple regional leadership positions at Procter & Gamble across Asia, the Middle East and Africa, where he worked on brand strategy, category expansion and large-scale innovation initiatives.
The elevation underscores Mars’s push to strengthen enterprise transformation capabilities as global consumer companies adapt to shifting markets and operational complexity.
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Tata Sons board set to approve Chandrasekaran’s third term as chairman: Reports
Chandrasekaran tipped for third term as Tata Group seeks steady hand at the helm
MUMBAI: The Tata Sons board is gearing up for a landmark meeting on February 24, with the spotlight on the re-appointment of N. Chandrasekaran as chairman. According to media reports, the board will consider several proposals, but the star item is Chandrasekaran’s potential third term, signalling continuity at the top of India’s most storied business group.
Chandrasekaran, popularly known as Chandra, has been at the helm of Tata Sons since January 2017. His current tenure concludes in February 2027, and the proposal on the table is for a five-year extension. The proposal comes from Noel Tata, chairman of Tata Trusts, and Venu Srinivasan, vice chairman of Tata Trusts, with board approval required to make it official.
Chandra’s journey with the Tata Group is a remarkable rise through the ranks. He started as an intern at Tata Consultancy Services, rose to chief operating officer in 2007, and became CEO in 2009 at the age of 46. He joined the Tata Sons board in 2016 and has been steering the group’s flagship companies ever since, holding chairmanships at Tata Steel, Tata Motors, Tata Power, Air India, Indian Hotels Company, and TCS itself.
A close aide of the late Ratan Tata, Chandrasekaran is widely seen as a steady hand capable of guiding the conglomerate through change while maintaining its long-standing ethos. Extending his term would reflect the Tata Trusts’ confidence in his strategic vision and the desire for stability at the group’s top echelons.
The board meeting on February 24 is expected to formalise the decision, marking another chapter in the Tata Group’s enduring story of leadership continuity and business ambition.
