4. Godrej Group, is an Indian multinational
company, headquartered in Mumbai, India,
managed and largely owned by the Godrej
family. It was founded in 1897, and operates in
diverse sectors.
Godrej has a philanthropic arm that has built
schools, dispensaries and a residential complex
for their employees. Trusts established by
Godrej continue to invest in education,
healthcare and upliftment of the
underprivileged.
ABOUT THE COMPANY
5. Adi Burjorji Godrej (born 3 April 1942) is the
head of the Godrej family, and chairman of
the Godrej Group.
He joined the family business and
modernized the management structure &
implemented process improvements.
Under his stewardship, Godrej Consumer
Products has grown into a strong emerging
market FMCG player, building a presence in
three emerging markets (Asia, Africa, Latin
America)
THE
CHAIRMAN
8. TIMELINE
1897: Godrej was
established
1902: Godrej
makes its first
Indian Safe
1918: Godrej
Soaps Limited
incorporated
1971: Godrej Agrovet
Limited began as an
Animal Feeds
division of Godrej
Soaps
1985: began the
aerospace
business.
1988: Godrej
Properties
Limited, another
subsidiary,
established
1991: Foods
business start
2003: Entered the
BPO solutions and
services with Godrej
Global Solutions
Limited
2007: Godrej
Beverages & Foods
Limited formed was
renamed Godrej
Hershey Foods &
Beverages Limited
2008: Godrej
relaunched itself
with new
colorful logo
2010: Godrej
launched GoJiyo
a free, browser
based 3D virtual
world
2020: The Godrej
Group enters into
financial services
business with
Godrej Housing
Finance.
10. “ Stretch your goals.
Learn to pick yourself
up every time you fall
but also learn to
constantly raise the
bar, stretch more and
stretch even more. ”
- ADI BURJORJI GODREJ