ITC Limited :: Leadership

C Dar joined the Foods Business in August 2008. He started his career in ITC's Packaging and Printing business in 1981. Dar is an engineer from IIT, Delhi and an MBA from IIM, Ahmedabad. In 1998, he was seconded to the then ITC Bhadrachalam Paperboards Limited as head of Marketing and was elevated to the Board of ITC-BPL in 1999. He also took over responsibilities of the Materials function in 2001. In 2003, he joined the Lifestyle Retailing Business Division as its CEO and continued in that role till he moved to the Foods business as Chief Operating Officer. In August 2009, he took over as Divisional Chief Executive of the Foods business.

Murali Ganesan, a qualified Chartered Accountant and Company Secretary, is Executive Vice President, Finance & Information Technology, of ITC's Foods Business.

After passing his CA, he joined ITC in 1986. Ganesan spent his initial years in Internal Audit where he was responsible for Systems Audit of the Company's various businesses.

In 1988, he moved to the Packaging & Printing business. His responsibilities included Financial Accounting, Management Accounting, Indirect Taxes and Export & Treasury operations. In 2002, he moved to the Leaf Tobacco Division as Vice President, Finance & MIS, where he spent five years before moving to the Foods Business.

V L Rajesh is Executive Vice President, Marketing and Exports, Foods Division. In 1990, he joined ITC soon after completing his MBA from IIM, Calcutta. Rajesh has spent his entire career, spanning 19 years, with ITC. After working for 10 years the Tobacco Division's Sales and Marketing function, he was assigned to the special projects team responsible for identifying new business opportunities for ITC, which led to the inception of the Foods Division in the year 2000. For 7 years, Rajesh was responsible for creating and expanding the Confectionery segment before taking up his present role in June 2008.

Ganesh Kumar Sundararaman is the Category Head, Staples and Snacks, ITC Foods Division. A Mechanical Engineer from Gulbarga University, he joined ITC as a Technical Pupil in 1991. He has handled various roles across factories in the Tobacco Division and has also handled a cross functional assignment as Human Resources Manager. He was assigned to the Special Projects Team in 2000 responsible for identifying new business opportunities for ITC, which led to the inception of the Foods Division. Ganesh was responsible for creating and expanding the Staples category with the Aashirvaad brand. He has assumed additional charge of the Snacks business since July 2008.