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Ajay Dang

Building Iconic Businesses & Brands in “Unsexy” Categories! President, Head - Marketing UltraTech Cement - AB Group    Ex:Nestle, Colgate Palmolive, GE, HT Media, Godrej Consumer Products

Mumbai, Maharashtra, India·UltraTech Cement
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About

An IIM-Ahmedabad alumnus. Career spanning 30 year, in Sales, Marketing and Business assignments. Rich exposure across multiple sectors from FMCG, Media to Building materials. Worked with Nestle, Colgate Palmolive, General Electric, HT Media, and Godrej Consumer Products, before joining the Aditya Birla Group in 2017. Currently leads Marketing at UltraTech Cement, an Indian multinational Building Materials company. A Sensex 30 company with a market cap of $ 40 Billion, UltraTech recently entered the global top 500 list by market cap. Ajay has a proven record of delivering strong business results in tough competitive markets through strategic thinking, Innovation and strong execution focus. An award-winning marketer, he was awarded 'Marketer of the Year’ - at the International Advertising Association (IAA) Leadership Awards -2016. Ajay and his team have received 159+ marketing awards in just the last 4 years at various Indian and Global cross-industry marketing platforms. These include being chosen as the Advertiser of the year and Brand of the year.

Experience

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President, Head - Marketing

UltraTech Cement · Full-time

Jul 2017 - Present · 8 yrs 10 mos·Mumbai Metropolitan Region

Lead Marketing for UltraTech Cement | Aditya Birla group. UltraTech is India’s largest & world’s 3rd largest cement company (US$ 8 billion).

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Visiting Professor

SPJIMR SP Jain Institute of Management & Research · Part-time

Dec 2021 - Present · 4 yrs 5 mos·Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
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Head of Marketing : Godrej Consumer Products (India)

Godrej Consumer Products Limited

Jul 2016 - Jun 2017 · 1 yr·Mumbai Metropolitan Region

Led the Marketing function for GCPL India. Part of GCPL India Management committee. Responsible for delivering business results for a multi-category Home & Personal Care portfolio. Steward of strong brands like Goodknight, Cinthol, Godrej No.1, Godrej Expert, HIT & Ezee.

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Head Marketing – Home Care & Media

Godrej Consumer Products Limited

Jun 2012 - Jun 2016 · 4 yrs 1 mo·Mumbai Metropolitan Region

Led the Home Care portfolio (P&L ~2500 Crs). Custodian of strong brands Goodknight, HIT & Ezee Drove leadership in Household Insecticides & Liquid Detergents.

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Marketing Head (West & South)

Hindustan Times

Mar 2008 - Jun 2012 · 4 yrs 4 mos

Led innovative initiatives, doubled readership, brought Mumbai edition closer to a break-even

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Asst. Vice President

General Electric

Jun 2006 - Mar 2008 · 1 yr 10 mos

Part of GE’s premier global Sales & Marketing leadership program.

Education

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Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad

Business Administration and Management, General, General

1995 - 1997

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N.D.R.I Karnal

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1990 - 1994