Navroze Godrej

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Navroze Godrej
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NationalityIndian
Alma materIIT; Institute of Design, Chicago
OccupationExecutive Director of Godrej & Boyce

Navroze Godrej, son of Indian industrialist Jamshyd Godrej, is the Executive Director of Godrej & Boyce and leads Strategy and Innovation for the group.

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He is the only member of the fourth generation of the Godrejs so far to be inducted on the company's board. [1]

Early life

He has a Master of Design degree from the IIT Institute of Design, Chicago. [2] [3] He has been involved in the development of new businesses like Chotukool and U&Us Design Studio. [4] [5] [6]

Career

He joined the Godrej group in 2005. Currently he is the Non-Executive Director of Godrej & Boyce. As a leader of Strategy and Innovation for the group, Navroze created Hubble, which is a space to innovate and to re-imagine the corporate environment and workspace relationships. [1] [7]

Beyond Godrej

He is the Co-chairman of the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) National Committee on Design and is also a Board Member of the Global Innovation and Technology Alliance (GITA). [8] [9] [10]

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