THE LONG JOURNEY

Y.C. Deveshwar joined ITC in 1968; appointed director on April 11, 1984, and became Chief Executive and Chairman on January 1, 1996.

He is an alumnus of Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi, and Harvard Business School.

Between 1991 and 1994, he led Air India as Chairman and Managing Director.

Harvard Business Review ranked him as the 7th Best Performing CEO in the world

The company's businesses generate livelihood for around six million people

ITC e-Choupal is the world's largest rural digital infrastructure