Adnan Ahmad, Vice Chairman and Managing Director of Clariant Chemicals (India) Limited has resigned from the company effective January 1, 2022.

In June 2017, Ahmad was appointed as Region President and also the Vice Chairman & Managing Director of Clariant Chemicals (India) Limited.

He has over 36 years of industry experience across sectors and continents and began his career with ICI where he worked in a variety of manufacturing, supply chain and business roles across India.

Ahmad 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 Limited.

Ahmad holds a masters degree in Chemical Engineering from Queens University, Canada. He received a National Energy Conservation award from the 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.