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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            = {{URL|https://www.shivshivakumar.com/|shivshivakumar.com}}
}}

'''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 [[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}}{{Dead link|date=September 2021 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>

==Career==

=== Pre-Nokia ===
Shivakumar started his career as a management trainee in the Consumer Products Division at Hindustan Ciba Geigy before shifting to[[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- and 1997, 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 name="vijayaraghavan1">{{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 Cchief Eexecutive Oofficer 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 Mmanaging Ddirector, India.

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 [[K._V._Kamath|KV Kamath]] (former chief of the [[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:

"He opened up the Indian market to mobile phones using the HUL style of ensuring good distribution, branding and making the product available at various price points for different sets of consumers." V Balaraman, ex-CEO, Ponds.  <ref name="vijayaraghavan1"/>

The robust supply chain Shivakumar had helped build was tested during the battery crisis of 2007, in which Nokia India had to recall millions of devices due to defective batteries. How the company handled this situation later became a case study covered by the Indian School of Business.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://mba.teipir.gr/files/TEI%20Degree/Global%20Business%20Management/4__Nokia_India.pdf|title=ISB Case Study|last=Malvankar|first=Monali}}</ref>(contracted; show full)s by repeatedly betting big on cricket.<ref name="businesswireindia1">{{cite web|url=https://www.businesswireindia.com/espn-star-sports-announces-shahrukh-khan-as-the-face-of-nokia-champions-league-twenty20-28169.html|title=ESPN STAR Sports, Aloke Malik, D Shivakumar, Shahrukh Khan|website=www.businesswireindia.com|access-date=2020-07-27}}</ref> The brand started its long-lasting tie-up with the [[Kolkata Knight Riders]], owned by its brand ambassador [[Shahrukh Khan|Shah Rukh Khan]].
  <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.adgully.com/nokia-to-continue-powering-kolkata-knight-riders-for-ipl-4-46254.html|title=Nokia to continue powering Kolkata Knight Riders for IPL 4! |last=Bureau|first=Adgully|website=www.adgully.com|language=en-US|access-date=2020-07-27}}</ref> Nokia also sponsored the 2011 [[Champions League Twenty20]] and the 2009 T20 World Cup, under Shivakumar’s management.<ref name="businesswireindia1"/> In fact, Nokia India was one of the few brands willing t(contracted; show full)

His contributions from this time have become case studies at Ivy League institutes like [[Harvard University]] and the [[Indian School of Business]].

In fact, the Harvard Case Study titled ‘Emerging Nokia?’ looks at the successful strategies that Nokia adopted globally during Shivakumar’s time as the 
Mmanaging Ddirector of the Indian market. It examines how Nokia tapped into the emerging markets like China, India and the MEA while turning its back towards markets like Europe, Japan and the USA. The study looks at Shivakumar and his counterparts Colin Giles (heading the Chinese market) and Chris Braam (heading the MEA market).<ref>{{cite journal|last=Alcacer|first=Juan|last2=Khanna|first2=Tarun|last3=Furey|first3=Mary|last4=Mabud|first4=Rakeen|date=2010-04-23|title=Emerging Nokia?|url=https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=38703|language=en-us}}</ref>

=== PepsiCo India ===
In 2013, Shivakumar was appointed as the Chairperson & Chief Executive Officer of PepsiCo Holdings Private Limited, India where he managed brand portfolios across beverages, snacks and nutrition.  <ref>{{cite news| url=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 [[Indra Nooyi]] had this to say:

Shivakumar 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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Under his leadership, PepsiCo launched brands like [[Quaker Oats Company|Quaker]], [[Tropicana_Products|Tropicana]] and [[Doritos]] in the Indian market. He was also the Chairman of Nourishco (which was a joint venture between PepsiCo and [[Tata_Consumer_Products|Tata Global Beverages]]). He and then Vice President of the nutrition category for PepsiCo India, Deepika Warrier, headed the launch of Quaker Oats+Milk, which had [[Sachin Tendulkar]] as the brand ambassador.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://brande(contracted; show full)

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=http://www.afaqs.com/news/story/51539_Pepsico-Indias-D-Shivakumar-to-join-Aditya-Birla-Group-soon | work=Afaqs | title= Pepsico India's D Shivakumar to join Aditya Birla Group soon}}</ref>

== Public image ==

=== Leadership style ===
(contracted; show full)/magazines/panache/cut-your-losses-quickly-from-bad-bosses-success-mantra-by-d-shivakumar-of-aditya-birla-group/articleshow/63309863.cms?from=mdr|title=Cut your losses quickly from bad bosses: Success mantra of D Shivakumar|last=Menon|first=Rashmi|work=The Economic Times|access-date=2020-07-30}}</ref>  Shivakumar engages with management theories by publishing articles and blogs.

He also shares his knowledge with corporate and college students alike by taking courses and appearing for guest lectures.
  <ref>[https://www.exchange4media.com/industry-briefing-news/d-shivakumarvp-md-nokia-indiato-deliver-the-28th-ayaz-peerbhoy-memorial-lecture-33818.html D Shivakumar, VP &amp; MD Nokia India, to deliver the 28th Ayaz Peerbhoy Memorial Lecture - Exchange4media]</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://alumniportal.ximb.ac.in/groups/10049/10014/ZGVjZmt9ac3K |title=Archived copy |access-date=2020-07-30 |archive-date=2020-09-28 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200928130636/https://alumnip(contracted; show full)tps://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>

Shivakumar 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 }}{{Dead link|date=September 2021 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>

==Notable associations==
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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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