Ajoy Chawla
MD at Titan Company Ltd
Titan Company Limited•Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
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As CEO of Jewellery Division, enabling a portfolio of brands / businesses : Tanishq, Mia, Caratlane, Zoya - leading manufacturing, retail, omni, brand and category mgmt. 30+ years of leading large businesses, driving results through diverse teams with domain expertise in consumer facing lifestyle businesses. Have incubated and successfully launched new businesses, product categories, brands from ground up - Taneira (Handwoven sarees), Skinn fragrances, Fastrack sunglasses, Helios - watch retail chain, to name a few. Stints across diverse Line functions like Retail, Distribution, Product, Brand building, Sourcing and Supply chain, have shaped me into a well rounded business leader. As a CXO have enjoyed leading strategy, policy, partnering, enabling innovation and building resilience.I am passionate about intrapreneurship, mentoring, teaching and believe that 'learning' is the fuel that keeps me going. Endurance Running, Travel and Reading are my energy sources.
Career Timeline
- Titan Company LimitedCurrent2026–Present· 8 mos
- Managing DirectorCurrent2026–Present
- Jun 1991–Sep 2019· 28 yrs 3 mos
- Sr.VP: Business Incubation & Strategy2015–Sep 2019
- Chief Strategy OfficerApr 2013–Dec 2014
- Vice President & Global Business Head- Titan & RetailApr 2008–Mar 2013
- Business Head- TITAN SBUAug 2005–Mar 2008
- Business Head - Accessories & LicensingMay 2003–Jul 2005
- Retailing HeadApr 2000–May 2003
- Various roles in Sales, Channel mgmt, Commercial, Demand planningJun 1991–Sep 2002
Education
AMP
Leadership, Advanced Mgmt. program
Harvard Business SchoolPGDM
Management
Indian Institute of Management, CalcuttaBachelor of Engineering
Mechanical Engineering
University of Mumbai