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Pirojsha Godrej named chairperson-designate of Godrej Industries Group
Pirojsha Godrej named chairperson-designate of Godrej Industries Group
Pirojsha Godrej, 45, has been appointed Chairperson-designate of Godrej Industries Group, taking charge of a portfolio spanning consumer goods, real estate, chemicals, agro food, financial services and private real estate investments. The…
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Pirojsha Godrej, 45, has been appointed Chairperson-designate of Godrej Industries Group, taking charge of a portfolio spanning consumer goods, real estate, chemicals, agro food, financial services and private real estate investments. The fourth-generation scion and son of Adi and Parmeshwar Godrej spent his early years in business at Godrej Properties, becoming its MD and CEO at 31 and turning it into India's largest residential developer by sales.
After the Godrej family split its business interests in 2024, Pirojsha leads the Industries Group while Jamshyd Godrej and Nyrika Holkar head the Enterprises Group. He puts current group value at about Rs 2 lakh crore and aims to reach Rs 5 lakh crore in five years through sharper accountability and stronger businesses, he told the Economic Times in an exclusive interview.
The Indian Opinion
The predictable lazy narrative frames this as another dynastic handover, ignoring that Pirojsha Godrej spent over two decades building Godrej Properties into India's largest residential developer before the 2024 family split gave him the top role. Stewardship, not inheritance, is his own word. The real test is whether he can hold his six businesses to sharper accountability and grow the group from Rs 2 lakh crore to Rs 5 lakh crore in five years without repeating the capital spread he himself criticised.
Source: retail.economictimes.indiatimes.com
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