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Boat elevates Vivek Gambhir as Chairman; co-founder Sameer Mehta new CEO

Earwear brand Boat on Thursday said it has elevated CEO Vivek Gambhir to Chairman of the company. Boat co-founder Sameer Mehta will take on the role of CEO and Managing Director. Gambhir, in his new role as Chairman, will continue to guide the leadership team on matters of strategy, organisational development and culture and future growth roadmap. "We are now the number two company globally in the wearables (earwear and smartwatches) space in addition to being a leading brand in multiple categories in India. It is a matter of great pride that a brand born in India is now among the top brands in the world. And I am excited about the next phase of boAt, under the co-founders' visionary leadership," Gambhir said. Mehta joined Boat in February 2021 as CEO from Godrej Consumers Products, where he served as Managing Director and CEO of the company. "In early 2021, we approached Vivek to join and guide us in our scaling-up journey and prepare us to think and act like a bigger company rat

Boat elevates Vivek Gambhir as Chairman; co-founder Sameer Mehta new CEO
Updated On : 16 Mar 2023 | 11:44 PM IST

There's no comparison, Kohli ahead of Smith in white-ball cricket: Gambhir

Gambhir felt that Mohammed Shami and Jasprit Bumrah can give a difficult time to the Australian batsmen with their sheer pace

There's no comparison, Kohli ahead of Smith in white-ball cricket: Gambhir
Updated On : 13 Jan 2020 | 5:27 PM IST

Godrej Consumer's Vivek Gambhir highest-paid among peers

In the FMCG segment, he has surged ahead of last year's top-paid CEO Sanjiv Mehta of HUL by a significant margin

Godrej Consumer's Vivek Gambhir highest-paid among peers
Updated On : 15 Jul 2016 | 1:27 AM IST