Yogesh Chander Deveshwar | |
|---|---|
| Deveshwar in 2008 | |
| Chairman and CEO of ITC Limited | |
| In office 1996–2017 | |
| Succeeded by | Sanjiv Puri |
| Chairman and MD of Air India | |
| In office 1991–1994 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 4 February 1947 Lahore,British India |
| Died | 11 May 2019 (aged 72) |
| Residence(s) | Kolkata,India |
| Alma mater | IIT Delhi |
| Occupation | Businessman |
Yogesh Chander Deveshwar (4 February 1947 –11 May 2019) was an Indian businessman. He was the chairman of ITC Limited. He was the longest-serving CEO of any Indian company.
Yogesh Chander Deveshwar was born on 4 February 1947 in Lahore,British India. [1] He received a bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology,Delhi in 1968. [2] He later attended the six-week Advanced Management Program at Harvard Business School. [2]
Deveshwar joined ITC Limited in 1968. He was appointed a main board director in 1984 and became the CEO and chairman in January 1996. [3] Deveshwar was due to step down as head of ITC in 2010. [4]
He was a director on the central board of the Reserve Bank of India,a member of the National Foundation for Corporate Governance,and a member of the governing body of the National Council of Applied Economic Research.[ citation needed ]
Deveshwar was India's longest-serving CEO at the time of his death, [5] and earned nearly triple the second-highest salary in his company. [6] In 2011,it was reported that his salary was 26 lakh (2.6 million) rupees per month. [7] In 2013,he was listed as the best performing CEO in India by Harvard Business Review and seventh in the world. [8] [9] He served as the president of the Confederation of Indian Industry in 2005-06. [10] In 2011,Deveshwar received the Padma Bhushan,India's third-highest civilian award. [7]
Deveshwar died on 11 May 2019,and although the immediate cause of death was not announced,it was known that he had been diagnosed with cancer a few years before. [11] [12]
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