Marico, the Indian FMCG company has reappointed Saugata Gupta as managing director and chief executive officer, post receiving approval from the Board of the company.
Gupta will serve in this position for two more years, till 31 March 2028, as per a company filing on 2 May 2025.
Gupta’s association with Marico dates back to 2004, when he joined as head of marketing. Two years into this role, he was elevated to chief sales and marketing officer. A year later he was promoted to chief executive officer (CEO), India. By 2013 he had become CEO of Marico and in 2014 he became managing director and CEO.
His association with Marico has been over 21 years long.
He holds a BTech in chemical engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur. He has also completed a PGDBM in marketing from Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore.
From 1991 to 2000, Saugata Gupta was with Mondelez International as marketing manager/group product manager-chocolates.
He moved to ICICI Prudential Life Insurance as chief-marketing, corporate sales and business intelligence.
October of 2018 saw him taking on the role of independent director, JSW Paints. Over three years later, he became independent director (part-time), Ashok Leyland. Since 2021, he has also been serving as part-time independent director, Delhivery.
With is performance-performance-oriented approach Gupta has been working towards making Marico a future-ready organisation committed to consistent profitable and sustainable growth combined with societal value creation
