Mr. Jamshyd N. Godrej is the Chairman of the Board of
Godrej & Boyce
Manufacturing Company Limited. He graduated in
Mechanical
Engineering from Illinois Institute of Technology, USA.
Mr. Godrej is the former Chairman of Ananta Aspen Centre
(previously
known as Aspen Institute India), Chairman & Trustee of
Ananta
Centre. He
is the President of World Wide Fund for Nature – India.
He is the
Chairperson of the Board of Directors of Shakti
Sustainable Energy
Foundation, India Resources Trust and Council on Energy,
Environment
and
Water. He is a Director of World Resources Institute,
USA. He is
also a
Trustee of the Asia Society, USA. He is the Past
President of
Confederation of Indian Industry and also the Past
President of the
Indian Machine Tool Manufacturers’ Association.
Mr. Godrej is the Chairman of the CII Sohrabji Godrej
Green Business
Centre. The Centre is housed in a LEED Platinum
demonstration
building which is the first green building in India and
the greenest
building in the world at the time when it was rated. The
Green
Business Centre is a Centre of Excellence for green
buildings,
energy efficiency, energy conservation, non-conventional
energy
sources, water policy, water conservation, etc.
Godrej and Boyce Mfg. Co. Ltd. manufactures and markets
refrigerators; washing machines; air conditioners;
office furniture;
home furniture; security equipment for banks (such as
safes, strong
room doors, bank lockers, etc.) and for commercial
establishments
and homes; locks and latches, forklift trucks and
warehousing
equipment; process equipment for chemical,
petrochemical, refineries
and allied industries; precision tools for sheet metal,
zinc,
aluminium; real estate development.
The Godrej group are leaders in home appliances, consumer
durables,
office equipment, industrial products, consumer products
and
services.
Mr. Godrej is an ardent yachting enthusiast and has done
extensive
cruising along the west coast of India, the Baltic &
North Sea, the
Atlantic Ocean and in the Mediterranean Sea.
The President of India conferred on Mr. Godrej the ''Padma
Bhusha'' on
3rd April 2003.