Navin Fluorine International Limited has appointed Nitin G. Kulkarni as Managing Director for a tenure of 5 consecutive years commencing from June 24, 2024.

Kulkarni brings to Navin Fluorine over three decades of rich experience across the specialty chemicals value chain, specifically covering fluoro-chemicals and CDMO. He is a highly respected leader with a proven track record of: driving growth, establishing new business verticals, embedding manufacturing excellence, and execution of large projects, both brownfield and greenfield.

He is well connected in the industry with strong and deep relationships across leading global majors. He is also passionate about HSE and sustainability.

In his last role as Executive Director at OC Specialty for over a decade, he played an entrepreneurial and pivotal role in conceptualising and establishing OC Specialty as a leading global player in the specialty chemical and CDMO space with customers across India, Europe, North America, Japan and China.

He has previously worked with Navin Fluorine for a period of 7 years, heading Business Development, where he was instrumental in establishing the specialty business. His experience also includes diverse roles in strategy, business development and manufacturing, working for companies in the Aditya Birla Group (Chemical business including Tanfac) and Hindustan Unilever Group (Lakmé).

He holds a Masters in Organic Chemistry from the University of Mumbai.