Grasim Appoints Vadiraj Kulkarni As Business Head (Designate) Cellulosic Fibres With Effect From 1 October 2024.
Aditya Birla Group’s flagship company Grasim Industries Limited has announced the appointment of Mr. Vadiraj Kulkarni as the Business Head, Cellulosic Fibres
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Aditya Birla Group’s flagship company Grasim Industries
Limited has announced the appointment of Mr. Vadiraj Kulkarni as the Business
Head (Designate) Cellulosic Fibres, with effect from 1st October 2024.
Mr. Harikrishna Agarwal will continue to
serve as Managing Director of Grasim and Business Director of Cellulosic Fibres.
He will oversee a planned and phased leadership transition in the coming
months, with Mr. Kulkarni gradually taking the charge.
Mr. Vadiraj Kulkarni, has earlier served ITC Limited wherein
he was the Chief Executive Officer, Paperboards and Specialty Papers. He led their
Rs. 8000 crore business with four plants across India.
Kulkarni is a senior business leader with over 28+ years of
experience in P&L management, operations, and manufacturing in Agro
products, Tobacco, and the Pulp and Paper divisions of ITC Limited. Under his
leadership, the business doubled its topline and significantly improved
margins. His strategic leadership consistently delivered strong business
outcomes in a complex and competitive industry while making it the largest pulp
and paperboard company in India. He holds a Bachelor of Engineering (Chemical
Engineering) degree from National Institute of Technology, Warangal.
