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{{Infobox person
| name               = Shiv Shivakumar
| image              = D Shivakumar, Member of the Board, Nokia, Finland, making a point on free and fair trade (8268146636).jpg
| image_size         = 220px
| birth_date         = 
| employer           = Aditya Birla Group
| birth_place        = [[Bangalore]], Karnataka, India
| occupation         = {{unbulleted list| Group Executive President, Corporate Strategy at Aditya Birla Group}}
| spouse             = Hamsini
| nationality        = Indian
| awards             = 
| residence          = [[Mumbai]], India
| alma_mater         = Indian Institute of Management Calcutta
Indian Institute of Technology Madras
The Wharton School
| website            = 
}}

'''D. Shivakumar''', or '''Shiv''' as he is popularly known, is a Bangalore born leader and a management thinker.

He is currently the Group Executive President, Corporate Strategy at [[:en:Aditya_Birla_Group|Aditya Birla Group]]. Previously, Shivakumar was the Chairperson & Chief Executive Officer at [[PepsiCo]] Holdings Private Limited, India. <ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.livemint.com/Companies/8ikKoORC4zkLS1mXsKkDbP/PepsiCo-India-CEO-D-Shivakumar-resigns-to-join-Aditya-Birla.html | work=Livemint| title=PepsiCo India CEO D Shivakumar resigns, to join Aditya Birla Group
}}</ref> Prior to that, Shivakumar was Senior Vice President for Emerging Markets at [[Nokia]] Telecommunications<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/info-tech/shivakumar-resigns-from-nokia/article23093392.ece|title=Shivakumar resigns from Nokia|last=Thomas|first=Thomas K.|website=@businessline|language=en|access-date=2020-07-15}}</ref>.

==Early Life and Education==
Shivakumar was born and raised in Bangalore, India. <br />
He graduated from IIT, Madras in 1982 and from IIM, Calcutta in 1984. In 2005, he went on to study at The Wharton School. <ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.linkedin.com/in/shiv-shivakumar-01012018/ | work=Shivakumar| title=LinkedIn}}</ref> 

==Career==

=== Pre-Nokia ===
Shivakumar started his career as a management trainee in the Consumer Products Division at Hindustan Ciba Geigy before shifting to[[:en:Hindustan_Unilever|Hindustan Unilever]] Limited where he spent 19 years in sales, marketing and general management positions. He handled consumer major Hindustan Unilever’s foods business between 1989-97, leading brands like Lipton tea, Tree Top fruit juices and Waffles wafers in the snacks segment, before moving to handle shampoos, feminine hygiene and baby products.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/company/corporate-trends/d-shivakumar-pepsi-gets-a-people-leader-with-fighters-instinct/articleshow/27200230.cms?utm_source=contentofinterest&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=cppst|title=D Shivakumar: Pepsi gets a people leader with ‘fighter’s instinct’|last=Vijayaraghavan|first=Kala|work=The Economic Times|access-date=2020-07-27|last2=Bhushan|first2=Ratna}}</ref>

He moved to [[Philips]], India as Chief Executive Officer of the consumer electronics division in 2003.<ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.iimcal.ac.in/d-shivakumar | work=IIM| title= D. SHIVAKUMAR, Alumni IIMC }}</ref>

=== Nokia (India and Worldwide) ===
Shivakumar joined Nokia in 2006 as the Managing Director, India. Under his management, Nokia built its entire services portfolio, including [[Nokia Life]] Tools. 

He was also instrumental in pushing low-cost mobile devices across rural India; making Nokia a dominant brand in India. During this time, Shivakumar was working with leaders like [[:en:K._V._Kamath|KV Kamath]] (former chief of the [[:en:New_Development_Bank|New Development Bank]] of BRICS countries) and V Balaraman (ex-CEO, Ponds) who were part of the Nokia Advisory Board. With regards to Shivakumar’s success in driving Nokia’s rural market penetration, V Balaraman had this to say:

(contracted; show full)dent and Managing Director Nokia with Bolloywood actor Shahrukh Khan during the launch of Nokia E7 smart phone.jpg|thumb|Shivakumar and, then Nokia brand ambassador, Shah Rukh Khan at the India launch of the Nokia E1 smartphone. <ref name="hissite">{{Cite web |url=https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/info-tech/nokias-e7-smartphone-debuts-in-india/article23051603.ece |title=Nokia's E7 smartphone debuts in India
|website=thehindubusinessline.com|date=March 14, 2011 }}</ref>]]

Shiv
akumar moved on to become Sr. Vice President, Emerging Markets (India, Middle East, Africa) in 2011, handling a market that accounted for 40% of Nokia’s global business and comprised of around 90 countries.

Shivakumar’s time at Nokia is both praised and criticiszed. He is credited for driving Nokia’s brand from No. 71 to No. 1 in the country. He also drove up Nokia’s increasing their national market share in India from 46% to 56% by 20086. But he also saw it dip to 30% by 2011 and, towards the end of his time at Nokia, the brand was facing stiff competition in India from smartphone manufacturers like Apple and Samsung.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/company/corporate-trends/d-shivakumar-pepsi-gets-a-people-leader-with-fighters-instinct/articleshow/27200230.cms?utm_source=contentofinterest&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=cppst|title=D Shivakumar: Pepsi gets a people leader with ‘fighter’s instinct’|l(contracted; show full)
https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/markets/stocks/announcements/pepsico-names-former-nokia-md-d-shivakumar-as-its-ceo-india-region/articleshow/27129000.cms | work=ET| title= PepsiCo names former Nokia MD D Shivakumar as its CEO, India region}}</ref> He is known for being the key driver for portfolio transformation and depended consumer engagement with flagship brands. 

Upon his appointment, this is what PepsiCo Global Chairperson and CEO [[:en:Indra_Nooyi|Indra Nooyi]] had this to say:

Shiv
akumar is one of India’s most respected business leaders. He has a proven ability to take billion-dollar businesses to the next level by maximizing innovation, execution and collaboration.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.livemint.com/Companies/T0ym9GRjIw5hMtMAw9tHYN/Nokias-D-Shivakumar-to-head-PepsiCos-India-business.html|title=D. Shivakumar to head PepsiCo’s India business|last=Tandon|first=Suneera|date=2013-12-09|website=Livemint|language=en|access-date=2020-07-29}}</ref>

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=== Aditya Birla Group ===
As of January 2018, Shivakumar has joined Aditya Birla Group as the Group Executive President, Corporate Strategy & Business Development. In his current role, he reports directly to the Chairman of the Group, 
[[:en:Kumar_Mangalam_Birla|Kumara Mangalam Birla]].

He heads the white cement business and the global textile business from the Group.

Aditya Birla Group is one of the largest Indian conglomerates with businesses spread across telecommunications, cement, chemicals, mining, textiles, financial services, retail and e-commerce, among others, in 36 countries. <ref>{{cite news| url=
(contracted; show full)ited and Barcelona football teams. When it comes to tennis, he is a fan of John McEnroe and Roger Federer.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.indiaretailing.com/2020/03/27/whos-who/d-shivakumar-group-executive-president-strategy-and-business-development-aditya-birla-group/|title=D Shivakumar, Group Executive President - Strategy and Business Development, Aditya Birla Group|last=Bureau|first=Indiaretailing|date=2020-03-27|website=Indiaretailing.com|language=en-US|access-date=2020-07-29}}</ref>

Shiv
akumar resides in Mumbai, and is married to Hamsini Shivakumar, a semiotics’ entrepreneur and founder of Leapfrog Strategy Consulting. <ref>{{cite news| url=
https://www.linkedin.com/in/hamsini-shivkumar-35b27510/ | work=Linkedin | title= Hamsini Shivkumar}}</ref>

==Notable Associations==
[[File:D. Shivakumar, Group Executive President, Aditya Birla Group.jpg|thumb|Shivakumar speaking at Horasis India Meeting, Segovia]]
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* [https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/company/corporate-trends/how-chairman-d-shivakumar-is-trying-to-charge-up-pepsico-by-energising-people-who-make-the-brand/articleshow/46615491.cms About D Shivakumar's leadership]

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