Clariant, a world leader in specialty chemicals, has announced the appointment of Mr. Adnan Ahmad as Region President, India. He succeeds Mr. Deepak Parikh who has been instrumental in implementing and leading Clariant’s growth strategy in India for the past four years. Mr. Parikh will now serve as the Region President for Clariant in North America as well as Chief Executive Officer of both Clariant Corporation and Clariant Canada Inc.
Effective June 1, 2017, Mr. Adnan Ahmad assumes the role of Region President for Clariant in India and also the Vice-Chairman & Managing Director of Clariant Chemicals (India) Ltd. An Indian citizen, he has over 32 years of industry experience across sectors and continents. He began his career with ICI where he worked in a variety of manufacturing, supply chain and business roles across India.
Mr. Adnan joins Clariant from BP where he held various global and leadership roles with demonstrated success in transformational leadership and regional supply chain management. He worked in the UK, with responsibility for Europe and Africa, and in Singapore with responsibility for Asia and Pacific regions. He also served on the Board of Castrol India Ltd.
Mr. Adnan holds a masters degree in Chemical Engineering from Queens University, Canada. He received the National Energy Conservation Award from the then Indian Prime Minister, Dr. Manmohan Singh, in 2004. He has also been conferred with the Helios Award for Human Energy by Lord Browne, the erstwhile Chief Executive of BP plc, for leading transformational change in Road Safety for Castrol India.
Clariant’s listed entity in India – Clariant Chemicals (India) Ltd., headquartered in Mumbai, includes the businesses Pigments, Masterbatches and Additives, which deliver solutions for the emerging industry sectors in India. The 800-plus employee strength generated sales of Rs. 11.88 billion (in 15 months ended March 31, 2016). Clariant has also invested in a state-of-the-art Regional Innovation Center in Mumbai, with an aim to co-create tailor-made solutions with customers for the industry.