Pirojsha Godrej to Lead Group as Succession Plan Takes Effect
The move puts a fourth-generation leader at the top of the listed group as Godrej executes a succession plan first laid out in the family settlement of 2024 and reshuffles leadership across Godrej Industries, Godrej Agrovet and Astec LifeSciences.
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Godrej Industries Group this week said Pirojsha Godrej will succeed his uncle Nadir Godrej as Chairperson of the group and of Godrej Industries Ltd from 14 August, as the conglomerate formalized a planned generational transition across its listed companies.
The announcement was made jointly by Godrej Industries Ltd., Godrej Agrovet Ltd and Astec LifeSciences Ltd, which said the leadership changes were part of a planned succession process.
The transition itself had been foreshadowed in the Godrej family settlement announced in April 2024, which said Pirojsha would succeed Nadir in August 2026.
Pirojsha, currently chairperson-designate of the group, will continue to serve as chairperson of Godrej Properties, Godrej Capital and Godrej Ventures.
Under his leadership, Godrej Properties became India’s largest real estate developer by sales in FY21, a position the group said it still holds. He also founded Godrej Capital and Godrej Ventures.
According to the company’s profile and Godrej Properties’ website, Pirojsha graduated from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, completed a master’s in international affairs at Columbia University, and later earned an MBA from Columbia Business School.
Nadir Godrej will retire on 13 August, when he turns 75, and will become chairman emeritus of Godrej Industries, joining Adi Godrej in that honorary role.
He will step down from the boards of Godrej Industries, Godrej Agrovet, Godrej Consumer Products and Godrej Properties at that time.
He has already stepped down as chairperson and non-executive director of Astec LifeSciences with effect from 13 April.
“It has been a privilege to serve the Godrej Industries Group over several decades and to work alongside exceptional colleagues who have built this institution with integrity and purpose,” Nadir said in the group statement.
He added that he was confident the business would continue to grow under the next generation while remaining anchored in its values.
Pirojsha described the transition as “both a responsibility and a privilege,” adding, “We inherit a remarkable legacy built over generations, and our task now is to build on it with ambition while staying true to the values that define us.”
As part of the wider reshuffle, Burjis Godrej will become chairperson of Godrej Agrovet from 14 August and will join the board of Godrej Industries as a non-executive, non-independent director from the same date.
He has stepped down as managing director of Astec LifeSciences with immediate effect and will remain on its board as a non-executive, non-independent director, subject to shareholder approval where required.
Burjis, who has been an executive director at Godrej Agrovet since 2022, said his focus would be on building “a stronger, more resilient Godrej Agrovet” while sharpening execution across its businesses.
Astec has separately appointed Vishal Sharma, executive director and chief executive officer of chemicals at Godrej Industries, as chairperson with effect from the close of business hours on 13 April. Arijit Mukherjee, currently chief operating officer of Astec, will be appointed executive director.
The transition comes two years after the 2024 split of the wider Godrej family interests into the listed Godrej Industries Group, led by Adi and Nadir Godrej and their families, and the unlisted Godrej Enterprises Group, controlled by Jamshyd Godrej and Smita Crishna and their families.
The 2024 filing said Pirojsha would become executive vice chairperson of GIG before succeeding Nadir as chairperson in August 2026.
Godrej Industries Group said it serves more than 1.1 billion consumers globally and reported FY25 revenue of $6.1 billion, with a market capitalization of about $20 billion as of 31 March 2026.
