Puri, 56, becomes the fifth Indian chairman of the cigarette-FMCG-hotel giant, after Ajit Narain Haskar, J N Sapru, K L Chugh and Deveshwar.

Puri, 56, was being mentored by YC Deveshwar for the dual role of chairman-cum-managing director.

The move is seen as a foregone conclusion since Deveshwar had already chosen Puri for the position.

The cause of his death is not known. He was diagnosed with cancer a few years ago.

The fresh capital will be largely used for expansion of the new businesses of the company, known as Razorpay 2.0.

Sources said Razorpay is likely to raise around Rs 120 crore, mostly from internal investors, as it readies to take on the likes of Stripe ...

The ten member committee takes decisions on all future and strategic plans of ITC.

An alumnus of the Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur, Puri joined ITC three decades ago, in 1986, and led ITC Infotech among other vert...

Executive director Sanjiv Puri was redesignated at a board meeting on Friday, ITC told the exchanges on Monday.

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ITC has recast its senior management team, continuing the trend of appointing younger executives in critical roles ahead of YC Deveshwar’s ...