Godrej Agrovet appoints Ravishankar A. as CFO
People | 08 October 2026

Godrej Agrovet appoints Ravishankar A. as CFO

Ravishankar A. spent more than two decades at Unilever, driving financial strategy across diverse business functions and international markets

Indofil Industries appoints Amit K Singh as Head – Strategic Marketing, India & Global
People | 08 October 2026

Indofil Industries appoints Amit K Singh as Head – Strategic Marketing, India & Global

He returns to Indofil, where he previously spent over 13 years managing corporate strategy and key alliances

allnex reshapes leadership team to accelerate next phase of growth
People | 07 October 2026

allnex reshapes leadership team to accelerate next phase of growth

allnex is creating a new Chief Technology Officer role as a core position on its Management Team

Petronas Chemicals appoints Izwan Ismail as new MD and CEO
People | 05 October 2026

Petronas Chemicals appoints Izwan Ismail as new MD and CEO

Izwan Ismail brings nearly three decades of experience spanning corporate finance, commercial operations, and technology

Haldia Petrochemicals appoints Navanit Narayan as MD, Kaushik Sarkar as CFO
People | 01 October 2026

Haldia Petrochemicals appoints Navanit Narayan as MD, Kaushik Sarkar as CFO

Navanit Narayan, presently Whole-time Director & Chief Executive Officer of Haldia Petrochemicals Limited, has been appointed as Managing Director of the company

Arkema appoints Francois Desne Senior VP of High Performance Polymers and Fluorogases
People | 29 September 2026

Arkema appoints Francois Desne Senior VP of High Performance Polymers and Fluorogases

Desné brings nearly 30 years of global industry experience

AMAI re-elects Aditya A. Shriram as President, Prashant J. Mahale as VP
People | 28 September 2026

AMAI re-elects Aditya A. Shriram as President, Prashant J. Mahale as VP

AMAI serves as the apex body for the country's Rs. 30,000 crore alkali and chloro-vinyl industry in the country

Corteva Agriscience appoints Noam Silberstein as Chief Strategy Officer of Vylor
People | 24 September 2026

Corteva Agriscience appoints Noam Silberstein as Chief Strategy Officer of Vylor

Silberstein brings more than two decades of distinguished experience to the role

CropLife India names Rallis India CEO Gyanendra Shukla as Chairman
People | 24 September 2026

CropLife India names Rallis India CEO Gyanendra Shukla as Chairman

Rajvir Rathi, Head of Agricultural Affairs & Policy at Bayer Crop Science, and Giridhar Ranuva, Business Director of BASF Agricultural Solutions India, have been named Vice Chairmen

Barentz strengthens Personal & Home Care leadership in Asia-Pacific
People | 21 September 2026

Barentz strengthens Personal & Home Care leadership in Asia-Pacific

Rushina Dudhwala will expand her responsibilities alongside her leadership of Personal & Home Care in India

ADAMA names new CEO and CFO in leadership reshuffle
People | 20 September 2026

ADAMA names new CEO and CFO in leadership reshuffle

Hao will take over as President and CEO on November 1, 2026, succeeding Gaël Hili. Leibowitz will become CFO on October 1.

Luis Fernandez-Moreno joins Celanese Board
People | 19 September 2026

Luis Fernandez-Moreno joins Celanese Board

He currently serves on the boards of Ingevity Corporation

Manoj Kumar Sharma assumes charge as Director (Projects) of GAIL (India)
People | 19 September 2026

Manoj Kumar Sharma assumes charge as Director (Projects) of GAIL (India)

Sharma brings over three decades of experience across the hydrocarbon infrastructure value chain

Ramesh Vaze, SH Kelkar Chairman and Master Perfumer, passes away at 85
People | 16 September 2026

Ramesh Vaze, SH Kelkar Chairman and Master Perfumer, passes away at 85

A Master Perfumer, Vaze devoted much of his professional life to advancing the art and science of perfumery in India

Deepak Group appoints former OPaL MD Gurinder Singh as President of New Business
People | 15 September 2026

Deepak Group appoints former OPaL MD Gurinder Singh as President of New Business

Prior to this placement, he served as the Managing Director of ONGC Petro additions Limited

Samir Somaiya takes over as President of Indian Chemical Council
People | 13 September 2026

Samir Somaiya takes over as President of Indian Chemical Council

ICC would need to focus on disseminating best practices across the industry, particularly by improving knowledge sharing and strengthening links between academia and industry

UPM and Sappi tap CEOs and CFOs for planned graphic paper joint venture
People | 11 September 2026

UPM and Sappi tap CEOs and CFOs for planned graphic paper joint venture

Blyth has served as CFO of Sappi Europe SA since July 2014.

dsm-firmenich names Inge Massen-Biemans as Chief Sustainability Officer
People | 11 September 2026

dsm-firmenich names Inge Massen-Biemans as Chief Sustainability Officer

Massen-Biemans, a 25-year veteran of the company, will report directly to CEO Dimitri de Vreeze

Deepak Nitrite appoints Lohit Shringi as CEO Advanced Intermediates Business
People | 11 September 2026

Deepak Nitrite appoints Lohit Shringi as CEO Advanced Intermediates Business

Shringi brings over 27 years of leadership experience spanning P&L management, business transformation, strategy execution, innovation, operations, and governance

OPal appoints B. H. Vasudev Prasad as MD
People | 11 September 2026

OPal appoints B. H. Vasudev Prasad as MD

Prior to joining OPaL, Prasad served as Executive Director (Projects) at Mangalore Refinery & Petrochemicals Limited

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