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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, IIT Madras
| website = 
}}

'''D. Shivakumar''', or '''Shiv''' as he is popularly known as 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, Shiv 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==
Shiv 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 ===
Shiv 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) ===
Shiv 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. He is credited for driving Nokia’s brand from No. 71 to No. 1 in the country <ref>{{cite news| url=http://knowledge.wharton.upenn.edu/article/how-did-nokia-succeed-in-the-indian-mobile-market-while-its-rivals-got-hung-up/ | work=Wharton| title= How Did Nokia Succeed in the Indian Mobile Market, While Its Rivals Got Hung Up?}}</ref>. He was instrumental in making Nokia one of the top most trusted brands. Shiv moved as Sr. Vice President, Emerging Markets (India, Middle East, Africa) in 2011. This market accounts for 40% of Nokia’s global business and comprises of around 90 countries. His contribution during this time have become case studies at [[Harvard University]], ISB and other Ivy League Institutes. <ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.livemint.com/Consumer/ZzsW8bDdBsdNlOlbnyQmOK/D-Shivakumar-Advertising-cannot-sell-a-bad-product.html | work=Livemint| title= D Shivakumar: Advertising cannot sell a bad product}}</ref>

=== PepsiCo India ===
In 2013, Shivakumar was appointed as the Chairperson & CEO 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 has been the driving force in bringing PepsiCo’s nutrition portfolio to the forefront with new launches under the Quaker and Tropicana brands. <ref>{{cite news| url=
http://www.everythingonaplate.com/2017/05/pepsico-india-sachin-tendulkar-team-up.html | work=everythingonaplate| title= PepsiCo India & Sachin Tendulkar Team Up For A Masterstroke}}</ref> He is known for being the key driver for portfolio transformation and depended consumer engagement with flagship brands. <ref>{{cite news| url=
http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/companies/shivakumar-led-the-nutrition-business-charge-at-pepsi/article9895734.ece | work=HT | title= Shivakumar led the nutrition business charge at Pepsi}}</ref> Apart from overseeing India operations, he also managed PepsiCo’s franchise business across Bangladesh, Nepal, Bhutan, Sri Lanka and the Maldives. 

=== Aditya Birla Group ===
As of January 2018, Shivakumar has joined Aditya Birla Group as the Group Executive President, Corporate Strategy. 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>

==Personal Life==
Shiv 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>

Shivakumar is an avid reader who regularly puts out his reading list and book reviews. He looks up to management gurus and leaders like [[:en:Peter_Drucker|Peter Drucker]], [[Jack Welch]], [[Robert McNamara]] and [[:en:Harold_Geneen|Harold Geneen]] as role models.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.foundingfuel.com/contributor/d-shivakumar/|title=Founding Fuel|website=Founding Fuel|access-date=2020-07-17}}</ref>

==Notable Associations==
* The Advertising Standards Council Of India (ASCI), 2017, Vice Chairman <ref>{{cite news| url=
https://ascionline.org/index.php/asci-board-members.html | work=ASCI | title= BOARD MEMBERS}}</ref> <br />
* Mobile Marketing Association, India, 2015 <ref>{{cite news| url=
http://www.mmaglobal.com/local-councils/india | work=MMA | title= Mobile Marketing Association's India Local Council }}</ref> <br />
* Godrej Consumer Product, 2009 – 2017, Independent Director <ref>{{cite news| url=
http://www.moneycontrol.com/news/business/announcements/godrej-consumer-resignation-of-director-2406167.html| work= Moneycontrol | title= Godrej Consumer director D Shivakumar resigns}}</ref> <br />
* Indian Institute of Management – Ahmedabad, 2012 – 2017, Board of Governors <ref>{{cite news| url=
http://ahmedabadmirror.indiatimes.com/ahmedabad/education/iima-launches-hunt-for-director/articleshow/58862328.cms| work= Ahmedabadmirror | title= IIMA LAUNCHES HUNT FOR DIRECTOR}}</ref> <br />
* All India Management Association, 2012-2013, President <ref>{{cite news| url=
https://www.aima.in/discover-aima/management-team/mr.-d-shivakumar.html | work= AIMA | title= PAST PRESIDENT AIMA}}</ref> <br />

==Awards & Recognition==
# Distinguished Alumnus, IIT Madras, 2016 Indian Institute of Technology, Madras <ref>{{cite news| url= https://www.iitmaa.org/news/d-shivakumar-distinguished-alumnus-iit-madras-global-local | work= IIT Madras| title= D Shivakumar, Distinguished Alumnus, IIT Madras - From Global To Local}}</ref> <ref>{{cite news| url= http://alumni.iitm.ac.in/daa/list.php | work= Alumni IIT Madras | title= The Distinguished Alumnus Awards}}</ref> 
# Most Distinguished Alumnus Award, 2011 Indian Institute of Management, Calcutta <ref>{{cite news| url= https://www.iimcal.ac.in/alumni/distinguished-alumnus-award/2011 | work= IIM Calcutta| title= D Shivakumar, Distinguished Alumnus}}</ref>
# One of the top five Indian marketers by the Economic Times 
# The Chief Marketing Officers` Council named him the Brand Builder of the Year in 2008  and the following year selected him as the CEO of the year <ref>{{cite news| url= https://techstory.in/pepsico-chief-d-shivakumar-resigns-2017/ | work= Techstory| title= PepsiCo India Chief D Shivakumar Resigns, Set to Join Aditya Birla Group}}</ref>
# He was awarded Foods Innovation award for novel teas in 1988
# The Unilever Innovation award for Sunsilk shampoo across Asia in 1999
# The Asia Pacific Philips leadership award for turning the Philips consumer Electronics business profitable and competitive
# The Hindu Business Line marked him as one of the future leaders in 2000

== References ==
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==Other websites==
* [http://www.livemint.com/Specials/Xk3tLt53QsnCDHKKRiwUhK/Make-in-India-Challenge-is-to-make-manufacturing-fashionabl.html Shiv part of a discussion organized by Mint about Make in India initiative]
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7bGWVT18EjM&t=562s D.Shivakumar speaks about the future of mobile marketing with CNBC TV18.]
* [http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/companies/health-and-wellness-will-be-key-growth-driver-for-pepsico/article10006972.ece Interview with D Shivakumar about his last day as CEO of PepsiCo India]
* [http://www.livemint.com/Leisure/I2W8WOhKWaFlhcYJxHJ7GK/D-Shivakumar-The-management-thinker.html Reference for Leadership: Workspace design and working styles]
* [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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