Nadir Godrej

As someone who understands consumers and technology well, Mr. Godrej strongly believes that LocalCircles will be a key enabler in simplifying daily lives of people through credible information. Mr. Godrej is the Managing Director of Godrej Industries and Chairman, Godrej Agrovet. He is also a Director of numerous firms including Godrej & Boyce, Godrej Foods and Godrej Consumer Products. Outside of Godrej Group, Mr. Godrej serves on Board of Directors of Indian Hotels Company Limited as well as Mahindra and Mahindra Limited. A veteran of Indian industry, Mr. Godrej has played an important role in developing the animal feed, agricultural input and chemicals businesses owned by Godrej. His active interest in research related to these areas has resulted in several patents in the field of agricultural chemicals and surfactants. With his tremendous experience and expertise Mr. Godrej has also contributed to the development of a variety of industries by participating keenly in industry bodies such as the Compound Livestock Feed Manufacturers Association of India, Indian Chemical Manufacturers Association and Oil Technologists’ Association of India. Currently, Mr. Godrej is the President of the Indo French Technical Association and the Alliance Francaise Mumbai. For his contribution to Indo-French relations, the French Government has honored him with the awards of "Chevalier de L'Ordre National due Merite" and "The National Order of the Legion of Honour". A Bachelor of Chemical Engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and a Master of Chemical Engineering from Stanford University, Mr. Godrej has also done his MBA from the Harvard Business School. He lives in Mumbai, India with his wife and three sons. Mr. Godrej’s interests include Science, Linguistics, Swimming and Poetry. He is the author of "Life and Other Poems", a collection of English and French poems.