ITC Limited

Key Facts
Founded in 1910
Y C Deveshwar - Current chairman
Headquartered in Kolkata, India
Revenue ($8.3 Billion)
It focuses on FMCG sector
Company History
ITC was incorporated on August 24, 1910 under the name Imperial Tobacco
Company of India Limited.
Name of the Company was changed from Imperial Tobacco Company of India
Limited to India Tobacco Company Limited in 1970 and then to I.T.C. Limited in
1974.
Fast Moving Consumer Goods comprising Foods, Personal Care, Cigarettes and
Cigars, Branded Apparel, Education and Stationery Products, Incense Sticks and
Safety Matches, Hotels, Paperboards & Specialty Papers, Packaging, Agri-
Business and Information Technology
Key people
Y.C. Deveshwar-Chairman
Nakul Anand
PV Dhobale
Kurush N Grant
Anil Baijal
AV Girija Kumar
SH Khan
Corporate Strategies
Create multiple drivers of growth by developing a portfolio of world class businesses
that best matches organisational capability with opportunities in domestic and export
markets.
Benchmark the health of each business comprehensively across the criteria of Market
Standing, Profitability and Internal Vitality.
Brand Portfolio
Continues to focus on the chosen portfolio of FMCG, Hotels, Paper, Paperboards &
Packaging, Agri Business and Information Technology.
Ensure that each of its businesses is world class and internationally competitive.
Enhance the competitive power of the portfolio through synergies derived by blending
the diverse skills and capabilities residing in ITCs various businesses.

Brand Story
1910: The Imperial Tobacco Company is registered in Calcutta
1911: Stall set up at the Delhi Darbar to promote Scissors, one of ITC's early cigarette brands
1974: Name changed to ITC Limited
1975: Enters hotels business
1996: Enforcement raids on ITC, top officials arrested, including two former chairmen
1998: ITC exits financial services business, selling ITC Classic Finance to ICICI; exits edible
oils business
2000: Launches e-Choupal initiative
2003: Starts launching flurry of non-cigarettes FMCG
2011: Reports post tax profi t of Rs 4,988 crore on net turnover of Rs 21,168 crore
News Items
ITC Sees Turnover from FMCG Brands Crossing Rs 10k Cr in FY14
Tobacco dependence again hits ITC ratings
ITC Group Companies
ITC Infotech
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Russell Credit Limited
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Wimco Limited
Srinivasa Resorts Limited
IIFT Alumni in ITC
Anil Kumar Kolla Assistant Manager