Pidilite Industries, an adhesive and construction chemicals company, revealed on Thursday the appointment of Sudhanshu Vats as Managing Director designate.
According to a statement from Pidilite Industries, incumbent Bharat Puri would step down in April next year after serving as Managing Director.
The board of Pidilite Industries, which manufactures Fevicol, Dr Fixit, Fevikwik, and M-Seal, accepted Vats’ nomination as Managing Director Designate at its meeting on Thursday. Vats is presently the Deputy Managing Director of Pidilite Industries.
In addition, the board authorised Kavinder Singh’s nomination as Executive Director and Joint Managing Director designate.
“They will take charge as Managing Director and Joint Managing Director from April 2025, after the completion of the term of the current Managing Director, Bharat Puri,” it said.
Singh joins Pidilite Industries from Mahindra Holidays and Resorts India Ltd (MHRIL), where he now serves as Managing Director and CEO.
Pidilite Industries Executive Chairman MB Parekh stated that Sudhanshu and Kavinder’s appointments will mark the next stage of Pidilite’s leadership journey.
“I look forward to working with the two of them in building the Pidilite of the future,” he said.
Before joining Pidilite Industries, Vats was the CEO and Managing Director of EPL (previously Essel Propack Ltd).
In addition, he served as Group CEO and Managing Director of Viacom 18 Media for eight years. He began his career with Hindustan Lever as a management trainee in 1991 and spent the next twenty years in different sales, marketing, and general management leadership positions.
