Nadir Godrej

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Nadir Godrej

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Born1951 (age 71–72)
Nationality Indian
Alma mater IIT Bombay
MIT
Stanford University
Harvard Business School
Occupation(s)Chairman of Godrej Agrovet
Managing director of Godrej Industries
SpouseRati Godrej
Children Burjis Godrej
Relatives Adi Godrej (brother)

Nadir Burjorji Godrej (born 1951) is an Indian chemical engineer, industrialist and member of the Godrej family. He is managing director of Godrej Industries, one of India's biggest businesses, and as chairman of Godrej Agrovet.

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Background and personal life

Godrej was born the younger son of Burjorji Godrej by his wife Jaiben Godrej. Burjorji was the nephew of Ardeshir Godrej, founder of the Godrej group of industries. Since Ardeshir was childless, the vast industrial estate created by Ardeshir was inherited by three nephews. The family belongs to the Parsi community and follows the (Zoroastrian) religion. The Godrej family has been settled in Mumbai for over two centuries. After studying in IIT Bombay for 1 year Nadir Godrej transferred to MIT and earned his Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering and a Master of Science in Engineering from Stanford University. Then he earned his Masters in Business Administration from Harvard Business School.

Nadir Godrej has one older brother, Adi Godrej, who is the chairman of the Godrej Group. He is a first cousin of Jamshyd Godrej, chairman and managing director of Godrej & Boyce, another major family firm.

Nadir Godrej is married to Dr. Rati Godrej. The couple have three sons, Burjis (b. 1992), Sohrab (b. 1994) and Hormusji (b. 1996). They live in Mumbai.

Career

Godrej currently serves as managing director of Godrej Industries, one of India's biggest businesses, and as chairman of Godrej Agrovet. These are two of the major companies run by his family. [1]

Apart from holding positions of responsibility in his own family's companies, Godrej also sits as an independent director on the boards of several non-group companies. As of 2016, these include Mahindra & Mahindra, [2] Tata Teleservices, and Taj Hotels. [3]

He is also on the board of advisors of India's International Movement to Unite Nations (I.I.M.U.N.). [4]

In 2013 he made an undisclosed angel investment in an Indian social networking service, LocalCircles. [5]

Awards

Interests

Godrej speaks six languages, including Russian and French. He is known for his fondness of poetry and mathematics. [7] He is also a published poet. [8] Godrej is also a part of the advisory board of IIMUN. [9]

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References

  1. ↑ "Nadir Godrej".
  2. ↑ "Nadir Godrej". Mahindra.com. Archived from the original on 19 October 2014. Retrieved 4 December 2013.
  3. ↑ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 December 2013. Retrieved 23 August 2013.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  4. ↑ "I.I.M.U.N. || Board of Advisors". new.iimun.in. Retrieved 17 July 2021.
  5. ↑ Badrinath, Raghuvir (20 March 2013). "LocalCircles raises funds from Nadir Godrej". Business Standard India. Business Standard. Retrieved 4 December 2013.
  6. ↑ "Nadir Godrej gets exemplary industrialist award". 3 September 2022. Retrieved 12 October 2022.
  7. ↑ Sangitaa Advani (4 April 2008). "Rhymes and reasons". Livemint. Retrieved 4 December 2013.
  8. ↑ "Indian breaks into poem". BBC. 22 August 2014.
  9. ↑ "Advisor Board". IIMUN . Retrieved 10 December 2017.
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