Hemant Malik (59) was appointed as a Wholetime Director on the Board of ITC effective August 12, 2023. He is also the Divisional Chief Executive of the Foods Business Division of the Company. After completing his B.A. (Hons.) in Economics from Delhi University and M.B.A. from the Indian Institute of Management, Calcutta, he joined ITC in June 1989 from the campus and has more than 35 years of experience across multiple businesses of ITC, including Tobacco & Foods, and the Trade Marketing & Distribution ('TM&D') Vertical.

Prior to becoming the Divisional Chief Executive of the Foods Business Division in October 2016, Malik was the Chief Executive of the TM&D Vertical from April 2016. He headed the All India Tobacco Sales function in 2001. He later assumed charge as the Head of Marketing of the then nascent Foods Business in April 2002, where he was instrumental in the launch and development of some of the key food brands of ITC including 'Aashirvaad', 'Sunfeast', 'Bingo!', 'YiPPee!' and 'Kitchens of India'. He was then given the responsibility to set up the new FMCG TM&D Vertical and was made the Chief Operating Officer ('COO') of TM&D in April 2008. He thereafter took over as the COO of Cigarette Brands and Supply Chain, India Tobacco Division ('ITD'), in August 2012, and was elevated as the Divisional Chief Executive of ITD in August 2015.

Malik is the Chairman of the Food Processing Committee of FICCI.

Malik does not hold directorship in any other entity.