By: ICN Bureau
Last updated : March 01, 2023 9:38 am
Vishal will join Godrej from Ecolab where his previous role was as Senior Vice President of the India, Middle East and Africa (IMEA) region
Godrej Industries Ltd (GIL) has appointed Vishal Sharma as Chief Executive Officer of GIL–Chemicals Business with effect from March 1, 2023. Vishal will report to Nitin Nabar, Executive Director and President (Chemicals), Godrej Industries Limited.
Vishal will join Godrej from Ecolab where his previous role was as Senior Vice President of the India, Middle East and Africa (IMEA) region, based in Dubai since June 2020. In this role, Vishal led Ecolab’s strategy and operations in IMEA and was responsible for achieving record sales and profit growth in this region.
Prior to this, Vishal led Ecolab’s Industrial business for Asia Pacific and was based in Singapore. He joined Ecolab in 2013 after 12 years at Diversey, Inc. Earlier in his career, Vishal also had a stint with GE (General Electric) in their Lighting business.
Vishal has a Post-Graduate diploma in Management from IMDR Pune, and a Bachelor’s degree in Engineering from MIT Manipal in Mangalore.