The Arvind Group, India’s largest textile conglomerate, has got its next generation firmly in place heading key verticals. Mr. Punit Lalbhai and Mr. Kulin Lalbhai, the sons of Mr. Sanjay Lalbhai, Chairman and Managing Director of the company, are occupying key positions and steering the future course of the business.
Mr. Punit Lalbhai, the elder son of Mr. Sanjay Lalbhai, is an MBA from INSEAD (France) specializing in Strategy and General Management, along with Post-Graduate degree in Masters of Environmental Science from the Yale University and a Bachelors degree in Science (Conservation Biology) from the University of California. He has several awards and honors won during his career, including the Research Grants, Presidential Fellowship Grant, J.M. Long-Endowed Scholarship and inclusion in Dean’s Lists for consistent Academic Excellence. He is passionate about nature conservation and sustainability and has served as a Board Member for Sustainable Apparel Coalition, Council Member for Better Cotton Initiative (Geneva) and Member of CII for Family Business Network.
Mr. Kulin Lalbhai, the younger son of Mr. Sanjay Lalbhai, is an MBA from the Harvard Business School, along with a Bachelors degree in Science (Electrical Engineering) from Stanford University, USA. He has held several leadership positions during his academic role, including serving as Co-President of Family Business Clubat Harvard, Associate Director for Stanford Asia Technology Initiative and also as Conference Co-Chair for the Harvard-India Conference. He is passionate about the retail industry and B2C businesses and has researched extensively on Disruptive Business Models and Online space.
Mr. Punit Lalbhai is currently the Executive Director of the company responsible for giving strategic direction to the industrial businesses within the Arvind Portfolio (Advanced Materials, Heavy Engineering and Waste Water Management) and will be the profit centre head for the Advanced Materials Division whose establishment and commercial launch has been spearheaded by him since 2010. He will be actively focus on identifying new business segments to enter, new JVs and partnerships to further expand the global footprint and product portfolio of this emerging business.
In addition, Mr. Punit Lalbhai plays a lead corporate role on behalf of Arvind Ltd. in its drive towards sustainability and becoming a more socially and environmentally responsible corporate citizen. He continues to shape opinions and policies as a key member of Sustainable Apparel Coalition and the Council of the Better Cotton Initiative, leading global organizations founded to drive sustainability within the textile value chain.
Mr. Kulin Lalbhai is the Executive Director of the company playing a key role in shaping the future of consumer businesses within the Arvind Portfolio (Apparel Brands, Value Retail and Arvind Store) and is the profit-centre head for the ‘Arvind Store’ business whose establishment and commercial launch has been conceptualized and executed by him since 2011.