Kumar Chander to take over as CEO of Consumer Care and Lighting, current MD Vineet Agrawal to retire next yearKumar Chander will succeed Vineet Agrawal as CEO of Wipro Consumer Care and Lighting on February 1, 2026, following Agrawal's retirement af...
17 Jul, 2025, 03.03 PM IST
Santoor becomes Rs 2,300 crore brand, Wipro Consumer FY23 turnover at Rs 8,634 croreThough the company is concerned about the inflationary pressure but expects business to improve in FY23 as palm oil prices are softening an...
27 Jun, 2022, 08.56 PM IST
Wipro consumer's e-commerce sales surge to double digits“We have identified brands, especially for e-commerce channels. The launches got delayed because of the second wave, but we will introduce ...
09 Jul, 2021, 04.23 PM IST
Wipro Consumer Care and Lighting acquires Philippines’ Splash CorporationThe maker of Santoor soap and Yardley deodorants said the acquisition will also help complete its Southeast Asian footprint.
30 Apr, 2019, 12.56 PM IST
Wipro’s consumer business may touch $1 billion by next yearVineet Agrawal said co had also been grappling with negative impact of currency fluctuations over the past year and hence had been slightly...
14 Apr, 2016, 01.14 AM IST
Micromax Informatics names Ashish Agrawal as Chief Technology OfficerAgrawal will be responsible for defining the vision and the direction of software services, and driving new initiatives to provide a strong...
13 Feb, 2015, 01.52 PM IST
Wherever we go we dominate there: Vineet Agrawal, Wipro Consumer CareVineet Agrawal is not worried that a little over 70% of company's total sales are accounted by just four states.
10 Feb, 2014, 06.09 PM IST
Our aim is to grow faster than industry, become a billion dollar company as soon as possible: Vineet Agrawal, Wipro Consumer CareOur turnover is about Rs 4150 crore for FY12-FY13 with a profit of about Rs 509 crore. The year has gone out well for us.
20 Apr, 2013, 11.27 AM IST
- Expect to maintain margins in 11.5-12% range going forward: Vineet Agrawal, Wipro Consumer Care
This quarter has been good for us. As always, Santoor has powered ahead. It is growing well, says Vineet Agrawal.
18 Jan, 2013, 02.11 PM IST
Acquired Waxson for $144m at 2.1 times valuation: Vineet Agrawal, Wipro Consumer CareWe paid about $144 million, it is important because it gets us a much stronger entry into skincare, says Vineet Agrawal, Wipro Consumer Care
10 Dec, 2012, 04.10 PM IST
- There will be no re-branding after the de-merger: Vineet Agrawal, Wipro Consumer Care and Lighting
There would not be any re-branding. There is no need for it because we continue to be a Wipro Group company, says Vineet Agrawal, President...
03 Nov, 2012, 12.28 PM IST
- Expect growth in consumer business to be robust going forward: Vineet Agrawal, Wipro Consumer
In an interview with ET Now, Vineet Agrawal, President, Wipro Consumer Care & Lighting shares his views about the revenue growth and variou...
20 Jan, 2012, 03.05 PM IST
- Hopeful to outperform industry in growth: Vineet Agrawal
In an interview with ET Now, Vineet Agrawal, President, Wipro Consumer Care and Lighting, talks about their performance and growth targets.
31 Oct, 2011, 02.36 PM IST
- Wipro consumer revenues rises 17.63%, rules out soap price hike
Wipro’s consumer care division ruled out further increase in soap prices as prices of key raw material palm oil have started to ease.
21 Jul, 2011, 04.54 AM IST
- Not seen any slowdown in business despite inflation: Vineet Agrawal, Wipro’s Consumer Care and Lighting
The business has grown well for us. We have grown 18% to reach Rs 755 crore this quarter, says Vineet Agrawal, President, Wipro's Consumer ...
20 Jul, 2011, 02.54 PM IST
- Wipro to increase soap prices on rising input costs
The company will increase soap prices by around 5%, Wipro Consumer Care and Lighting President Vineet Agrawal said.
28 Apr, 2011, 06.16 AM IST
- Wipro to relaunch Santoor with Saif Ali Khan
Wipro would soon relaunch its Santoor brand of bath-soaps with film stars Saif Ali Khan and Madhavan as brand ambassadors in north and sout...
18 Oct, 2006, 06.20 PM IST