Ajay Arora

Mr. Ajay Arora is a Managing Director at D’Decor Home Fabrics Pvt Ltd – Mumbai, Building the world’s largest furnishing fabrics mill, erstwhile known as ‘Dicitex Industries’, has been instrumental in growing family business into an international brand. With his vision and business acumen, the company has achieved leadership position in the international and domestic markets and is currently the world’s largest manufacturer of curtains and upholstery fabrics. Under his leadership, the group revenue has grown from $5 million in 1998 to over $350 million in 2024.

He has changed the landscape of the home textile industry in India by bringing transformation in distribution, supply chain and stock keeping at retail front which has now become industry practices. As a pioneering move in the industry, Mr. Ajay has successfully launched various digital assets that cater to both, the trade as well as the end consumer. From Computer Aided Design & Manufacturing to enhancing the in-store experience.

Mr. Ajay is on the board of South East Asia Harvard Business School and on the board of Georgetown University - McDonough School of Business. He is one of the founders of Plaksha University in India which aspires to become India’s best engineering school.

Mr. Ajay and his family is actively engaged in several philanthropic causes. The group undertakes initiatives to extend education support to underprivileged children. Mr. Ajay has been involved in extending a need-based scholarship program to students at Indian School of Business. Additionally, he is involved in initiatives for women empowerment and focus on health and livelihood of children.

He has received ‘The Economic Times Inspiring CEO of the Year’ award along with several other accolades. Under the leadership of Mr. Ajay, D’Decor has received ‘The Pride of India Brand’ from Exchange4Media, Best Brands award from Economic Times and other such recognition.

Mr. Ajay is an alumnus of the prestigious Owner President Management program at Harvard Business School, He also hold a Bachelor’s Degree in Textile engineering from VJTI, Mumbai.