C K Venkataraman grew up in Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, and did his Bachelors in Mathematics. After a couple of years of working, he went on to get his PGDM from IIM Ahmedabad, in 1985. After 5 years of working in the advertising industry (MAA and Mudra Communications), he joined Titan Company in 1990 as Advertising Manager.

Venkat spent 14 years in the Watches division of Titan Company, mostly in Marketing and then in Sales and Retailing. He moved into the jewellery division of Titan in 2005, where he spent the next 14 years, heading the division.

Venkat became the MD of Titan on 1st Oct 2019. Venkat’s interests include singing, running, cycling and cooking.