BIO

Bharat Puri is currently the Managing Director of Pidilite Industries Ltd. Starting his career with Asian Paints in 1982, he rose to eventually heading Sales and Marketing for the company. He moved to Cadbury India as Director of Sales and Marketing in 1998, and was appointed its Managing Director in 2002. In 2006, he was posted to Singapore in a Regional role. He then held senior leadership positions in Sales, Marketing and General Management, at the regional, and global level, culminating in his becoming Global President, Chocolates, Gum & Candy, for Mondelez International. Bharat has been a successful global business leader who has built, energised & led diverse teams across numerous geographies in both developed and developing markets.