Sandeep Kaul took over as Divisional Chief Executive, India Tobacco Division on April 1, 2016. Prior to this he was the Chief Executive of the Personal Care Products SBU. A Mechanical Engineer from BIT, Ranchi and MBA from IIM Ahmedabad, Kaul joined ITC in the Marketing function of the Tobacco Division in 1990. Between 1990 and 1999, Kaul handled a variety of assignments in both Sales as well as Brand Management. He has been Branch Manager at ITC's Delhi and Bengaluru branches. Between 1999 and 2001, he headed the Market Research group.

Kaul became associated with ITC's new FMCG initiatives in 2001. He thereafter focused on the development of the Personal Care business and took over as its Chief Executive in 2007.