ITC Ltd.

ITC is one of India's largest private sector companies with a market capitalization of around US $ 4 billion and a turnover of US $ 2 billion. ITC has a diversified presence in Cigarettes, Hotels, Paperboards & Specialty Papers, Packaging, Agri-Business, Branded Apparel, Packaged Foods & Confectionery, Greeting Cards and other FMCG products. While ITC is an outstanding market leader in its traditional businesses of Cigarettes, Hotels, Paperboards, Packaging and Agri-Exports, it is rapidly gaining market share even in its new businesses of Branded Apparel, greeting cards, and Packaged Foods & Confectionery.

ITC's Agri-Business is one of India's largest exporters of agricultural products. ITC is one of the country's biggest foreign exchange earners (US $ 2 billion in the last decade). The Company's 'e-choupal' initiative is enabling Indian agriculture significantly enhance its international competitiveness by empowering Indian farmers through the power of the Internet. This strategy of e-enabling the farming community will eventually create a huge network of rural distribution, adding substantially to ITC's marketing muscle.

ITC employs 15,000 people at over 60 locations across India. Ranked among the top five sustained value creators in India by a 'Business Today- Stern Stewart ' study, ITC continuously endeavors to enhance its wealth generating capabilities in a globalizing environment to consistently reward its 180,000 shareholders, fulfil the aspirations of its stakeholders and meet societal expectations. This over-arching vision of the company is expressively captured in its corporate positioning statement: "Enduring Value. For the Shareholder. For the Nation."

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