--- title: "Who is appointed as New Chairman of ITC?" description: "Who is appointed as New Chairman of ITC?" author: "Shrikant Mishra" published: 2019-05-26 canonical: https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/52121/who-is-appointed-as-new-chairman-of-itc category: "current affair" tags: ["current affair"] reading_time: 2 minutes --- # Who is appointed as New Chairman of ITC? Who is [appointed as](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/62171/who-among-the-following-has-been-appointed-as-the-executive-director-of-rbi) New Chairman of ITC? ## Answers ### Answer by UTKARSHA SINGHROUL **“Sanjiv Puri” was appointed as the new [Chairman](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/40333/who-was-the-chairman-of-all-parties-conference-which-put-up-a-draft-constitution-recommending-full-dominion-status-for-india) of [ITC](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/37011/is-it-good-to-buy-100-shares-of-itc-for-long-term-investment),** the leading FMCG group of ITC Ltd. He took over as the Chairman due to the **sudden demise of Y. C. Deveshwar the Chairman and Non-Executive [Director](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/39632/who-was-appointed-as-the-director-general-of-national-security-guard-nsg) of the diversified conglomerate company.** ![Who is appointed as New Chairman of ITC?](https://answers.mindstick.com/questionanswer/a69a2d30-c5a7-415c-ba0a-f86cf94febd1/images/3d220971-6afa-478e-ab81-7b55c8b57a4e.jpeg)\ \ He **joined ITC in 1986**, when it was only the [cigarette](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/39614/government-of-which-state-banned-manufacturing-distribution-sale-purchase-display-and-advertisement-of-electronic-cigarettes) company and then slowly diversified its **[business](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/view/377/who-is-swami-ramdev-a-yoga-guru-or-a-business-man) in retail, packaged foods, papers, and packaging [industry](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/45353/who-is-the-minister-of-commerce-and-industry)**. Since, **2015, Sanjeev Puri been the Director of the Board of Company.** In the year **2017, he was made the CEO of ITC** and took the independent charge of the executive leadership at ITC. **He was an alumnus of the [Indian Institute of Technology](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/44640/whether-the-department-of-biological-sciences-bioengineering-indian-institute-of-technology-kanpur-offers-ph-d-programme-if-yes-in-which-specializations) (IIT), Kanpur** and Wharton School of Business. He also served as the Chief Operating Officer (COO) of the [Kolkata](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/39532/who-made-a-statement-of-end-of-strike-after-the-famous-rin-mutiny-of-1946-at-kolkata) headquartered company since July 2016. \ **ITC is the owner company of the famous apparel brand WLS i.e. ITC Wills Lifestyle**. He had led ITC Infotech India Ltd, a wholly owned subsidiary of the company as its [Managing Director](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/40399/name-the-chairman-and-managing-director-of-the-express-group-who-was-unanimously-elected-chairman-of-press-trust-of-india-pti-the-country-s-largest-news-agency) from May 2006 to August 2009. It is even expected that he will take over the role of Chairman by 2021-22, and is being mentored by Deveshwar for the post of chairman. He **started his career in the ITC group as the [Brand Manager](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/40072/what-are-the-important-tools-to-market-brand-on-social-media) for various categories.** --- Original Source: https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/52121/who-is-appointed-as-new-chairman-of-itc Copyright © MindStick Software Pvt. Ltd. This Markdown version is provided for developers, AI systems, and offline reading.