Hemant Malik is Executive Director and Whole-time Director of ITC Limited, and serves as the Divisional Chief Executive of ITC’s Foods Business. He also oversees the company’s Personal Care Products Business. He joined ITC in June 1989 after completing a B.A. (Hons.) in Economics from the University of Delhi and an MBA from IIM Calcutta, and has built more than 36 years of experience across ITC’s Tobacco, Foods, Lifestyle Retailing and Trade Marketing & Distribution businesses.
Malik took charge as Divisional Chief Executive of ITC Foods in October 2016, following leadership roles in Trade Marketing & Distribution and ITC’s Tobacco business. Earlier, as Head of Marketing for ITC Foods from 2002, he played a key role in building and developing several of the company’s flagship brands, including Aashirvaad, Sunfeast, Bingo!, YiPPee! and Kitchens of India. He subsequently helped establish ITC’s FMCG Trade Marketing & Distribution vertical and served in senior leadership roles spanning sales, supply chain and business operations.
He currently serves as Chairman of FICCI’s Food Processing Committee and is also a Member of the Board of Governors of the Advertising Standards Council of India.