Managing Director & Chief Executive Officer Saugata serves as MD and CEO at Marico Limited responsible for driving the company’s growth and operations both nationally and internationally. He has helped transform Marico into a high performing business with a commitment to sustainable development. In seeking to win amongst the consumers, he has taken the company forward in developing top quartile capability and processes while continuing to focus on best in class governance and risk management while driving growth.
Chief Financial Officer, Marico India Vivek is a Chartered Accountant (1994), a Cost Accountant (1993) and a B. Com. from the University of Bombay (1991). He has more than 19 years of experience in Finance, Banking, and IT across four organizations - Marico, Siemens Information Systems, ICICI and P&G.
Vivek's current role as CFO of Marico covers Corporate Finance, Business Finance and Commercial for Marico Group.
Vivek joined Marico in 2000, as a Manager in Corporate Finance. Over the years, he has contributed to various sections in Marico Finance, including business finance. He has played an active role in Marico's M&A efforts through due diligence, funding etc. He was also project lead for an initiative towards automating the performance forecasting and budgeting processes in the company. Vivek took over the charge as CFO of Marico Limited effective 1St April 2014.
Vivek has served as a member of FICCI's Corporate Finance Committee.
Chief Technology Officer (CTO) Dr. Mhaskar currently heads the Research & Development team at Marico. He is responsible for Basic Research, New product development, Consumer in-sighting, Regulatory and Quality Assurance. He works across categories to ensure that the company continues to leverage scale and create new opportunities for products based on diverse consumer needs. He leads a team of doctorates, technologists and chemists to create innovative and differentiated consumer products that delight consumers. He also represents Marico on several government committees, associations and federations. Prior to Marico, Dr. Mhaskar was associated with Hindustan Unilever Research Centre for twelve years, during which he handled a diverse range of responsibilities including natural product isolation, industrial and edible fat processing, perfumery chemicals, detergents, skin cleansing and skin care. His valuable insights in consumer mapping and market research played a crucial role in concept formation, product launch and product development. Dr. Mhaskar holds a Ph.D in Organic Chemistry from Bombay University and a Bachelors of Edible Oils technology degree from the University Department of Chemical Technology, Mumbai. He has several national and international papers as well as patents to his credit and has received the S. Hussain Zaheer Award for basic research in Oil Chemistry in 1993.
Chief Human Resources OfficerAmit Prakash is currently the CHRO at Marico, responsible for the overall organizational development through people management practices, culture-building initiatives, developing and strengthening functional leadership capabilities.
