Kapil Dev Pillai, CMO - Godrej Consumer Products, quits

Kapil Dev Pillai - chief marketing officer (CMO), Godrej Consumer Products (GCPL), has stepped down from his position.

Kapil Dev Pillai

Highly placed sources close to the development have confirmed the news to afaqs!.

Pillai joined the organisation as general manager - sales and customer service, Godrej SaraLee, in June 2004. Since then, he worked in various capacities including head of marketing - Household Insecticide Business; vice president - marketing; managing director and CEO - Godrej South Africa; and most recently, head of marketing - India at GCPL.

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An alumni of the Indian Institute of Management (IIM) - Calcutta, Pillai has over 22 years of experience, and has worked with a few prominent brands such as Reckitt Benckiser, Reckitt & Colman, Balsara Home Products etc.