R. S. Agarwal

R. S. Agarwal is a Chartered Accountant, Company Secretary, LLB and a Master Degree holder in Commerce. From a very humble beginning and with very limited resources, Agarwal has driven the Company with exceptional and extra ordinary skills to make Emami reach its present stage. Considered as a present-day Management Guru who is innovative, an administrator par excellence and possessor of great consumer insight and far sight. He along with Co-Founder, R S Goenka is considered as unparalleled achievers of the modern business. His forte lies in identifying and capitalising on opportunities with speed and precision. His academic brilliance is an asset during times of major implementations. He rethinks, redefines and reshapes the organisation continuously, which is his mantra of management. He has served as a Director of West Bengal Industrial Development Corp Ltd in the past and is a Trustee of Merchant Chamber of Commerce and Industries. He is attached with many philanthropic and social organisations, is equally adept at CSR, and is associated with various Charitable Trusts. He is an avid reader and writer. He is a passionate collector of art and owns an impressive and vast collection of many priceless works. Among innumerable awards and recognitions for his outstanding contribution to the industry and society as a whole, Mr. Agarwal is the proud recipient of the Global Xaverian Award in 2014. He has also been conferred Degree of D.Litt. (Honoris Causa) by KIIT University of Bhubaneswar in 2017 and Doctorate of Philosophy (D.Phil.) Honoris Causa degree by Amity University, Kolkata in 2021.