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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
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| employer           = Aditya Birla Group
| birth_place        = [[Bangalore]], Karnataka, India
| occupation         = {{unbulleted list| Group Executive President, Corporate Strategy at Aditya Birla Group}}
(contracted; show full) 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’'|last1=Vijayaraghavan|first1=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.

(contracted; show full)ia India launched a range of services, from Music to Agriculture, under the banner of Nokia Life Tools. The introduction of the phone torch, which was a runaway success as users found it a handy solution in case of power cuts, was also a major milestone during his time.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://knowledge.wharton.upenn.edu/article/how-did-nokia-succeed-in-the-indian-mobile-market-while-its-rivals-got-hung-up/|title=How Did Nokia Succeed in the Indian Mobile Market, While Its Rivals Got Hung Up?|last
1=Asia-Pacific|last2=India|website=Knowledge@Wharton|language=en|access-date=2020-07-27}}</ref>

During his time at Nokia, the brand also built a salience within the Indian households 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.businesswirein(contracted; show full)
In fact, the Harvard Case Study titled ‘Emerging Nokia?’ looks at the successful strategies that Nokia adopted globally during Shivakumar’s time as the managing director 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
1=Alcacer|first1=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>

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 (contracted; show full)bout Pepsi walkout from the [[Indian Premier League]]. Pepsi ended its title sponsorship with IPL in 2015, two years before the 5-year contract was set to expire by 2017. This pulling out of the contract was due to the match-fixing scandals that had brought disrepute to the league.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/top-stories/Pepsi-back-as-BCCIs-associate-sponsor/articleshow/51241088.cms|title=Pepsi back as BCCI's associate sponsor {{!}} undefined News - Times of India|last
1=Mar 3|first1=PTI {{!}} Updated:|last2=2016|website=The Times of India|language=en|access-date=2020-07-29|last3=Ist|first3=18:03}}</ref>

Apart from overseeing India operations, he also managed PepsiCo’s franchise business across Bangladesh, Nepal, Bhutan, Sri Lanka and the Maldives.

Upon his departure from PepsiCo India, Sanjeev Chadha, chief executive at PepsiCo AMENA (Asia, Middle East and Africa) had this to say:

(contracted; show full)
* [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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