Nisa Godrej

Nisaba Adi "Nisa" Godrej is the chairperson of Godrej Consumer Products Limited[1]Consumer Products.[2]


Nisaba Adi Godrej
Born
Nisaba Godrej

(1978-02-12) 12 February 1978
NationalityIndian
Alma materCathedral & John Connon School (1983 - 1994)
The Wharton School (1996-2000)
Harvard Business School (2004-2006)
OccupationChairperson, Godrej Consumer Products
Spouse(s)Kalpesh Mehta
Parent(s)Adi Burjorji Godrej (father)
Parmeshwar Godrej (mother)
RelativesTanya Arvind Dubash (sister)
Pirojsha Adi Godrej (brother)

She also oversees the corporate strategy and human capital functions for Godrej Industries and its associate companies.[3] Nisa drives the Godrej Group's 'Good & Green' (CSR) initiatives and is the point person for the operations of the Godrej Family Council.[4]

She is currently on the boards of GCPL, Godrej Agrovet and Teach for India.[5][6]

Education

Nisa completed her Bachelor of Science (BSc) from The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania and Master of Business Administration (MBA) from Harvard Business School.[7][8] She completed her schooling from The Cathedral & John Connon School.

Career

Nisa's previous assignments within the Godrej Group include the turnaround of Godrej Agrovet. She has overseen various projects in, innovation, strategy and HR for Godrej Industries and its associate companies.[3] Nisa Godrej was appointed to the board of Godrej Agrovet in the year 2008. Her first step involved the appointment of her classmate at Harvard, Mark Kahn, as the Executive Vice President at Godrej Agrovet, paving the way to hiring foreign nationals for leadership positions at Godrej.[9] Her organisational changes eventually made Godrej Agrovet a profitable entity as compared to its past performance. Over the years Nisa has transformed in her leadership to being inclusive and engaging with the employees in her firm. She resumed from her maternity leave within a month after her son Zoran was born and used to take him to work by trying to strike a balance between her focus on work and personal life. She believed in being dedicated and committed to her work something that her father, Adi Godrej has been really proud of.

Nisaba Godrej was announced as executive chairperson of Godrej Consumer Products Limited(GCPL) on May 10, 2017. During this time, she became the youngest chairperson of a company whose consolidated revenue was Rs 9,600 crore.[10] She entered late in the family business, but she has played crucial role in GCPL's strategy and transformation.

Personal life

Nisa is the youngest daughter of Adi Godrej and Parmeshwar Godrej. Her siblings are Tanya Dubash and Pirojsha Adi Godrej. Nisa lives in Mumbai with her husband, Kalpesh Mehta, and son, Zoran. Her father, Adi Godrej, is the Chairman of the Godrej Group.[11]

Beyond Godrej

Nisa is a board member of Teach for India.[12]

See also

References
  1. "The heir takes over". Retrieved 27 September 2018.
  2. PTI (9 May 2017). "Adi Godrej announces succession at Godrej Consumer Products". livemint.com/. Retrieved 9 May 2017.
  3. "Godrej group locks its future, crafts succession plan - The Economic Times". The Economic Times. Retrieved 18 November 2016.
  4. "Nisaba Godrej, 38 - 40 under Forty: Celebrating Young Leaders - The Economic Times". The Economic Times. Retrieved 18 November 2016.
  5. "List of Public Companies Worldwide, Letter - Businessweek - Businessweek". www.bloomberg.com. Retrieved 29 April 2016.
  6. "Nisaba Godrej is keeping Godrej Consumer Products in tune with the times". www.businesstoday.in. Retrieved 29 April 2016.
  7. "The Godrej girls | Latest News & Updates at Daily News & Analysis". dna. 24 March 2010. Retrieved 29 April 2016.
  8. "Forbes India Magazine - How Adi Godrej's Daughter Nisa is Calling the Shots". forbesindia.com. Retrieved 29 April 2016.
  9. "Godrej - Consumer Products". www.godrejcp.com. Archived from the original on 29 March 2019. Retrieved 4 April 2019.
  10. "Nisaba 'Nisa' Godrej takes over as GCPL chairperson - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 4 April 2019.
  11. "Adi Godrej's younger daughter Nisa Godrej to lead Godrej Consumer Products Limited's FMCG business - Economic Times". Articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com. 15 June 2012. Retrieved 23 February 2014.
  12. "The Influencers". indiatoday.intoday.in. Retrieved 29 April 2016.
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