Mr. Kapil Agrawal is Business Head – Textiles, Aditya Birla Group. He is a Chartered Accountant and has completed a number of national and international management and leadership development programs,
including INSEAD's cutting-edge program, advanced management program at Harvard, and Global Leadership Program at IIM Ahmedabad. He is also the recipient of the Chairman's “Outstanding Leader Award” in 2022.
Mr. Kapil has been with the Aditya Birla Group for the past 29 years and has held multiple crucial positions across businesses. He has worked across multiple roles which include Executive Assistant to Chairman, Regional Head & Head for Buying and Merchandising, Head of Supply Chain and Head of Operations. In his last assignment, he led a team of ±5000 people with diverse ethnicities – Indian, Thai, Indonesians, German and Slovaks.
He was also the Co–Chair of Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) – Indonesia Branch. He has led the business with a punch, weaving success through thick and thin and has delivered profitable growth in good times with a clear passion for strong financial management and working capital management. Insisting on strong operational excellence, he makes astute decisions look easy. He brings very strong intensity to his work and has worked across roles. He has been a passionate ambassador of the Group, both in India and overseas bringing in a balance of processes and strategic perspective to the table.
He has done very pioneering work for the business both on the customer side as well as on the sharp and effective management of working capital. In a business that has seen robust growth times as well as tough downturns, his prudence and focus has helped the business tide over challenges well and thrive. He has stayed alert to business opportunities and has rallied the team well in responding to emerging opportunities.