Find your path to Sudhanshu
545 people in our graph share verified history with Sudhanshu — schools, employers, funds. One of them is your warm intro.
Kulpreet SinghunlockedSudhanshu: together at Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad (1989–1991)
×6Sudhanshu: together at Hindustan Lever Limited
×2Sudhanshu: together at BP (Castrol India)
×3Sudhanshu: together at Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad
About
Managing Director of Pidilite and an alumnus of IIM Ahmedabad and NIT Kurukshetra. He previously led EPL Limited and Viacom18 Media and spent 20 years at Hindustan Unilever in sales, marketing and general management roles.
Experience
- Pidilite Industries LimitedManaging Directorcurrent2025 — present
- Pidilite Industries LimitedManaging Director Designate2024 — 2025Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
- Pidilite Industries LimitedDeputy Managing Director2021 — 2024Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
- Bombay Chamber of Commerce & IndustryPresidentcurrent2026 — present
- Bombay Chamber of Commerce & IndustrySenior Vice President2024 — 2026
- The Advertising Standards Council of IndiaChairmancurrent2025 — presentMumbai, Maharashtra, India
- The Advertising Standards Council of IndiaVice Chairman2022 — 2025Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
- Confederation of Indian IndustryChair National FMCG Committee and Member, National Council, CIIcurrent2026 — present
- EPL LimitedManaging Director and CEO2020 — 2021Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
- Viacom18 Media Private LimitedManaging Director & Group CEO2012 — 2020Mumbai
- Confederation of Indian IndustryChairman - National Media and Entertainment Commiittee and Member National Council, CII2014 — 2020
- Indian Broadcasting FoundationVice President2012 — 2020
- BARC IndiaChairman2016 — 2017
- UnileverVice President -Laundry South Asia and Global Radiant2010 — 2012
- UnileverVice President - Skin Cleansing, Laundry & HHC, India2008 — 2010
- UnileverGeneral Manager Home Care2006 — 2008
- UnileverGeneral Manager - Modern Trade2006
- BP (Castrol India)Vice President - Marketing2004 — 2006
- Hindustan Lever LimitedHead Lipton2002 — 2004
- Hindustan Lever LimitedArea Sales Manager, Product Manager, Senior Product Manager, Regional Sales Manager1992 — 2002Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
- Hindustan Lever LimitedManagement Trainee1991 — 1992Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Skills & more
Marketing Strategy70Product Marketing30General Management2Sales Management19Marketing Communications7P&L responsibility1FMCG73P&L Responsibility7Brand Management99Customer Insight40Marketing Management26Market Research22
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Key Account ManagementCompetitive AnalysisBrand EquityStrategyP&L ManagementManagementTeam LeadershipTeam ManagementBusiness StrategyAdvertisingProduct DevelopmentSupply Chain ManagementFrom Sudhanshu'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
Bharat Puri
Non-Executive Non-Independent Director 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
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Sudhanshu Vats?
- Managing Director of Pidilite and an alumnus of IIM Ahmedabad and NIT Kurukshetra. He previously led EPL Limited and Viacom18 Media and spent 20 years at Hindustan Unilever in sales, marketing and general management roles.
- Where does Sudhanshu Vats work?
- Sudhanshu Vats is Managing Director at Pidilite Industries Limited.
- Where did Sudhanshu Vats go to school?
- Sudhanshu Vats studied at Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad (Post-Graduate Diploma in Management); National Institute of Technology, Kurukshetra, Haryana (Bachelor of Technology, Mechanical Engineering).
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Also attended National Institute of Technology, Kurukshetra, Haryana7
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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 LimitedKavinder SinghJoint Managing Director at Pidilite Industries LimitedApurva N. ParekhExecutive Vice Chairman at Pidilite Industries Limited
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Also worked at Confederation of Indian Industry20
Kunal SoodPartner at Pantheon VenturesMelissa FrakmanCEO & Founding Partner at Emphasis VenturesNishant RaoFounding Partner at Avataar Venture PartnersBVR Mohan ReddyFounder & Partner at Hyderabad AngelsAngelo Del DucaInvestor at Angel Investors DurhamSumeet SinghChief Marketing Officer at Info Edge
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Also worked at EPL Limited1
Also worked at Unilever274
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