R Gopalakrishnan (Gopal) — CEO
R Gopalakrishnan studied physics at Kolkata University, engineering at IIT Kharagpur and attended the Advanced Management Program at Harvard Business School. He has been a professional manager since 1967. He has served as Chairman of Unilever Arabia, as MD of Brooke Bond Lipton and Vice Chairman of Hindustan Lever. He has also served as Director of Tata Sons and several Tata companies, and has served as Non – Executive Chairman of Castrol India. Currently he is an Independent Director of Press Trust of India (PTI). R Gopalakrishnan has authored twenty best-selling books. He is actively engaged in both instructional and inspirational speaking across the globe. 📺 Watch my in-depth leadership conversations on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@rgopalakrishnan Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/our_gopal Visit my website: www.themindworks.me
Stackforce AI infers this person is a seasoned corporate leader with expertise in management consulting and strategic leadership.
Location: Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Experience: 48 yrs 5 mos
Skills
- Teaching
- Mentoring
- Leadership
Career Highlights
- Former Director at Tata Sons with extensive leadership experience.
- Best-selling author with twenty published books.
- Global speaker on leadership and management.
Work Experience
Hindustan Unilever Limited
Vice Chairman of the Board (31 yrs 2 mos)
The Mindworks
CEO
TATA SONS LIMITED
Director (17 yrs 3 mos)
Education
Engineer’s Degree at Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur
BSc (Physics) at St Xaviers College Kolkata