UltraTech Cement has approved the reappointment of Vivek Agrawal as Whole-time Director and Chief Marketing Officer (CMO) for another two-year term, extending his tenure from January 1, 2027, to December 31, 2028, subject to shareholders' approval.
The decision was taken by the company's board at its meeting on Monday following the recommendation of the Nomination, Remuneration and Compensation Committee. Agrawal will continue to serve as a Key Managerial Personnel (KMP) under the Companies Act, 2013.
Agrawal has been associated with the Aditya Birla Group for more than three decades. He joined the group's cement business in 1993 as Zonal Manager in the Cement Marketing Division and has since held several leadership roles across the organisation, including Zonal Head – Grey Cement South, Head of Marketing for Birla White, and Head of the Ready Mix Concrete (RMC) business.
In 2010, he was appointed Chief Executive Officer of the acquired Star Cement business before taking over as Chief Marketing Officer of UltraTech Cement in October 2013.
During his tenure with the group, Agrawal was recognised as an Aditya Birla Fellow in 2017 and received the Chairman's Outstanding Leader Award in 2019. Before joining the Aditya Birla Group, he worked at Tata Motors.
An engineering graduate from NIT Allahabad, Agrawal holds an MBA from FMS Delhi and has also completed the Advanced Management Program (AMP) at Wharton Business School.
