Bharat Puri
InvestorNon-Executive Non-Independent Director at Pidilite Industries Limited
Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
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About
Non-Executive Non-Independent Director who joined Pidilite in 2008 and served as Managing Director from 2015, driving global expansion. A Punjab University commerce graduate with an IIM Ahmedabad MBA, he previously held senior roles at Asian Paints, Cadbury and Mondelez International.
Experience
- Pidilite Industries LimitedSenior Advisor and Directorcurrent2025 — presentMumbai, Maharashtra, India
- Pidilite Industries LimitedManaging Director2015 — 2025Mumbai
- Mondelez InternationalPresident, Global Chocolate,Gum and Candy2014 — 2015Zurich
- Mondelez InternationalSenior Vice President - Global Chocolate2012 — 2013Zurich
- Mondelez InternationalSenior Vice President , Global Chocolate Category2010 — 2012
- Cadbury plcGlobal Chocolate Category Director2008 — 2010
- Cadbury plcRegional Commercial Director(Asia Pacific)2006 — 2008
- Cadbury plcManaging Director2001 — 2005
- Cadbury plcDirector - Sales and Marketing1998 — 2001
- Asian Paintsmanager1982 — 1998
- Asian PaintsExec trainee to GM Marketing1982 — 1998
- Asian PaintsGeneral Manager - Marketing1982 — 1998
Skills & more
Customer Insight51FMCG68Trade Marketing11Strategy99Management83Leadership61Brand Management41Shopper Marketing20Sales12Marketing Management15Marketing31Cross-functional Team Leadership10
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Business DevelopmentSegmentationCompetitive AnalysisMarket ResearchP&L ManagementTeam ManagementProduct DevelopmentSales OperationsBusiness PlanningBusiness StrategyKey Account ManagementPricingLanguages English · Hindi · Punjabi
From Bharat's professional profile.
Colleagues at Pidilite Industries Limited
A. B. Parekh
Non-Executive Vice Chairman at Pidilite Industries Limited
Apurva N. Parekh
Executive Vice Chairman at Pidilite Industries Limited
J.S. Deepak
Independent Director at Pidilite Industries Limited
Jim Hwang
Chief Operating Officer at Firinne Capital
Kavinder Singh
Joint Managing Director at Pidilite Industries Limited
M. B. Parekh
Executive Chairman at Pidilite Industries Limited
Manish Dubey
Chief Business Officer - Fevicol at Pidilite Industries Limited
Meena Ganesh
Independent Director at Pidilite Industries Limited
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Bharat Puri?
- Non-Executive Non-Independent Director who joined Pidilite in 2008 and served as Managing Director from 2015, driving global expansion. A Punjab University commerce graduate with an IIM Ahmedabad MBA, he previously held senior roles at Asian Paints, Cadbury and Mondelez International.
- Where does Bharat Puri work?
- Bharat Puri is Non-Executive Non-Independent Director at Pidilite Industries Limited.
- Where did Bharat Puri go to school?
- Bharat Puri studied at Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad (MBA); Lawrence School,Sanawar.
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Shared employers
Also worked at Pidilite Industries Limited18
Arindam PaulChief Business Officer / Founding Team Atomberg at Sauce.vcArushi MaheshwariAssociate at Anicut CapitalSpyros PapageorgiouSenior Investment Analyst at Glafka CapitalM. B. ParekhExecutive Chairman at Pidilite Industries LimitedSudhanshu VatsManaging Director at Pidilite Industries LimitedKavinder SinghJoint Managing Director at Pidilite Industries Limited
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Also worked at Mondelez International62
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Also worked at Cadbury plc6
M. B. ParekhExecutive Chairman at Pidilite Industries LimitedYogesh AnandChief Business Officer - International Operations at Pidilite Industries LimitedPaul MearsGlobal Sustainability Supply Chain at 100+ Accelerator / AB InBevSid RajgarhiaInsights and Operations at First Round CapitalAishvarya MuraliCo-founder at BeintelligentRajiv ChandnaFounder at Envisso
Also worked at Asian Paints12
Anand NahataSenior Advisor at NV CapitalSpyros PapageorgiouSenior Investment Analyst at Glafka CapitalM. B. ParekhExecutive Chairman at Pidilite Industries LimitedKavinder SinghJoint Managing Director at Pidilite Industries LimitedPrabhakar JainChief Strategy and Business Development Officer - Pioneering Businesses at Pidilite Industries LimitedManish DubeyChief Business Officer - Fevicol at Pidilite Industries Limited
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