Tanya Dubash Explained

Tanya Dubash
Birth Name:Tanya Godrej
Alma Mater:Cathedral & John Connon School
Brown University
Occupation:Executive Director and Chief Brand Officer of Godrej Industries Ltd
Spouse:Arvind Darab Dubash
Children:2
Parents:Adi Burjorji Godrej
Parmeshwar Godrej
Relatives:Nisaba Adi Godrej (sister)
Pirojsha Adi Godrej (brother)

Tanya Dubash (born 1968) is an Indian businesswoman, and an executive director and chief brand officer at the Godrej Group, and is known for taking up the responsibility for a rebranding exercise in 2008, Godrej Masterbrand Strategy. She is on the boards of Godrej Industries Limited, Godrej Consumer Products Limited, and Godrej Agrovet Limited.[1] She was a board member of Bhartiya Mahila Bank and a trustee of Brown University. She is the elder daughter of the industrialist Adi Godrej.[2] [3]

Education

Dubash attended The Cathedral & John Connon School, and is an A.B. (cum laude) in Economics & Political Science from Brown University, USA, and an alumna of Harvard Business School.[4]

Career

Dubash is the executive director and Chief Brand Officer of Godrej Industries Ltd. and is responsible for the Godrej Group's brand and communications function, including guiding the Godrej Masterbrand.[5] She is the Director of Godrej Remote Services Ltd and Ensemble Holdings & Finance Ltd. She is a director of Godrej Industries Limited, Godrej Consumer Products Limited and Godrej Agrovet Limited and Godrej Finance Limited.[6]

Other boards and committees

Dubash was a Trustee of Brown University between 2012 and 2018.[7] She is also a member of the Brown India Advisory Council[8] and is on the Watson Institute board of overseers.[9] Dubash was a member on the board of the Bharatiya Mahila Bank between November 2013 and May 2015.[10] She is on the board of Customer Value Foundation, AIESEC India and India@75.[11]

She also is on the boards of Britannia,[12] Escorts, and Go Airlines.[13] [14]

Recognition

She was recognised by the World Economic Forum as a Young Global Leader in 2007. In India Today conclave 2010, Dubash spoke about the conflict between reality and idealism.

Personal life

Tanya is the first child of Adi and Parmeshwar Godrej. She has two younger siblings, a sister, Nisaba Godrej, who is the chairperson of Godrej Consumer Products and a brother, Pirojsha Adi Godrej, who heads Godrej Properties, the business empire's real estate arm.[15] She married Arvind Darab Dubash, an industrialist, in 1997.[16] They live in Mumbai with their two sons Aryaan and Azaar.[17]

Notes and References

  1. News: I don't think first-mover advantage is overrated: Tanya Dubash. 15 December 2014. Business Standard. Devina. Joshi. 20 March 2019.
  2. Web site: MPW 2015: Tanya Dubash is changing Godrej Group into a brand for the young. www.businesstoday.in. 18 September 2015 . 2019-03-20.
  3. Web site: Tanya Dubash - Non-Executive Director at Godrej Consumer Products Ltd .
  4. Web site: Chandna. Himani. Faces Who Count. 2021-11-03. BW Businessworld. en.
  5. Web site: Godrej Group questions what freedom really means today in new Independence Day campaign - Exchange4media. 2021-11-03. Indian Advertising Media & Marketing News – exchange4media. en.
  6. Web site: MPW 2015: Tanya Dubash is changing Godrej Group into a brand for the young. www.businesstoday.in. 18 September 2015 . 2019-03-20.
  7. Web site: Ms. Tanya Dubash. 2021-11-03. www.escortsgroup.com.
  8. Web site: Chandna. Himani. Faces Who Count. 2021-11-03. BW Businessworld. en.
  9. Web site: Board of Governors Watson Institute. 2021-11-03. Watson Institute for International and Public Affairs. en.
  10. News: Oommen A. Ninan . First women bank takes off . The Hindu . 19 November 2013 . 2013-11-21.
  11. Web site: Faces Who Count. Chandna. Himani. BW Businessworld. en. 2019-03-20.
  12. Web site: 2019-02-08. Adi Godrej's daughter Tanya Dubash appointed additional director of Britannia Industries. 2021-11-03. Firstpost. en.
  13. Web site: Inc. Algoritmi Vision. Tanya Dubash - Summarized by Plex.page Content Summarization. 2021-11-03. Plex.page.
  14. Web site: Ms. Tanya Dubash. 2021-11-03. www.escortsgroup.com.
  15. Web site: Pirojsha Godrej takes over as Godrej Properties chairman. forbesindia.com. 2021-11-30.
  16. Web site: Parmeshwar Godrej celebrates her daughters wedding by throwing 19 parties in a row. indiatoday.intoday.in. 2016-04-11.
  17. Web site: Parmeshwar Godrej: A woman of many talents, an icon, an inspiration. firstpost. 11 October 2016 . 2021-12-06.