Godrej Consumer CEO Sudhir Sitapati quits days after reappointmen

Wed, 12 August 2026

12:58

Consumer goods industry veteran Sudhir Sitapati has quit as managing director (MD) and chief executive officer (CEO) of Godrej Consumer Products Ltd (GCPL), just days after the shareholders approved his stewardship of the company for five more years. In a statement to exchanges, GCPL also named global chief financial officer Aasif Malbari as new MD and CEO. Read more here.

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