India’s Chemical Industry: Growth and Global Ambition

Q1. Could you start by giving us a brief overview of your professional background, particularly focusing on your expertise in the industry?

Chemical industry leader with over 25 years of unique experience in the industry and consulting with global experience across bulk and specialty chemicals, offering perspective on strategy, governance, and long-term value creation. Brings understanding of how to build and run a resilient, scalable, and responsible chemical business in a rapidly evolving global landscape.

Possesses experience in new business and market development and positioning, pricing discipline, channel and distribution models, customer value creation, and risk management, with exposure to diverse end-use sectors including paints and coatings, plastics, textile and paper chemicals, agriculture and agrochemicals, food, feed, pharmaceuticals, life sciences, offset, flexo and security inks, wood coatings, FRP, sugar, specialty lubricants and greases and other process industries.

Experience also spans personal care ingredients (B2B) and consumer personal care products (B2C).

Provides strategic guidance on innovation-led growth models, including Custom Research and Manufacturing Services (CRAMS), technology partnerships, and advanced manufacturing ecosystems.

Experienced in Consulting and advising on new market entry, mergers and acquisitions, technology transfer, integration, and sustainable returns.

An advisor in business transformation, sustainability, carbon neutrality, circular economy adoption, and…