Anuj Kumar Rustagi

Business Unit Chief Executive - Staples Business, ITC Foods

Anuj Rustagi is the Business Unit Chief Executive of the Staples Business at ITC Foods. The staples portfolio includes Aashirvaad Staples, Sunrise and ITC Master Chef Spices, and 24 Mantra Organic products. He joined ITC on October 1, 2017, as Chief Operating Officer for the Chocolates, Coffee and Confectionery businesses. Prior to joining ITC, Anuj was a Global Brand Director with Unilever Plc, London.

A graduate of the Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur, Anuj began his career with Hindustan Unilever Limited in 1996. He is a Gold Medallist from the founding batch of the Indian School of Business, Hyderabad (2002).

During his two-decade-long tenure at Unilever, he held several regional and global leadership roles across marketing and sales in the Foods and Personal Care businesses.