Amit Burman, a renowned name in the Indian FMCG industry, is responsible for Dabur India's foray into the processed foods business with the setting up of Dabur Foods Ltd. It is to Mr Burman's credit that Dabur Real and Hommade are now household names. He is also responsible for driving all business strategy, development and communications at Dabur Foods. He currently serves as the Chairman of Dabur India Limited

He started his career at Dabur's Industrial Engineering Department where he was responsible for the induction of machinery, method improvements, manpower reduction and improving product packaging. He obtained valuable experience at Colgate Palmolive, New York, USA where he worked in the Manufacturing Strategy Department, which operated as the internal consultants to the organization.

Here he was responsible for a study done for the optimized location of Colgate's factories and warehouses. In 1990, he trained at Tishcon Corporation New York, USA where he was responsible for safety of stock and optimum inventories. In 1999, Amit took on the responsibilities as the CEO of Dabur Foods and forayed into the processed foods business with a range of ethnic cooking pastes, chutneys and packaged fruit juices. In 2019, he was appointed as the Chairman of Dabur India Ltd.

Mr Burman serves as a Promoter and Chairman of Lite Bite Foods Private Limited which manages food courts in malls and airports; Director of Burmans Finvest Ltd. and H&B Stores Ltd; Independent Director of Micromax Informatics Limited; Non-Executive Independent Director of PVR Limited; Director of Emedlife.com Ltd., Pasadensa Foods Ltd., QH Talbros Limited and Burman Finvest Limited.

Ultimate Kho Kho is an initiative by Mr Burman to support India's homegrown indigenous sports, Kho Kho. It's a collaboration with the apex body of the sport - Kho Kho Federation of India - to develop Kho Kho's presence through the development of India's first professional Kho Kho League.

Mr Burman holds an MBA degree from the University of Cambridge, an M.Sc. degree in Industrial Engineering from Columbia University, USA and a B.Sc. degree in Industrial Engineering from Lehigh University, Bethlehem, PA, USA.

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