Asian PPG - About Us

Jagdish Acharya (Chief Executive)

Jagdish Acharya started his career with Asian Paints in 1979 as Branch Executive. Later, he went on to work on challenging positions at Fiji, Vanuatu, Australia, New Zealand, and China (1985-2009). He took over as the Chief Executive of Asian PPG in early 2009 and is leaving no stone unturned to take Asian PPG to new heights. He is blessed with a lovely family of three - wife Meera, son Aneesh, and daughter Aditi. He leads an active life enjoying music, swimming, playing table tennis, tennis, squash, and golf.

Yogesh Raval (Chief Technology Officer)

Yogesh Raval started his career with Asian Paints in 1980. Yogesh has been instrumental in streamlining the processes and overall functioning of the R&D department at Asian PPG. Up close and personal, Yogesh has a family of two - wife Dipika and daughter Foram. He is a sports lover and loves following cricket, hockey, tennis and soccer.

B. K. Raman (Senior GM & Head of Business - Automotive)

B. K. Raman started his career with Asian Paints in 1981. After taking over Asian PPG OEM business, Raman has played a pivotal role in the growth of Industrial and Automotive Customers. Raman has a family of three, wife Bhuvana and two kids, Karthik and Aditi. Raman has interests like following Soccer, Photography, listening to Saxophone and South Indian classical music.

Sunil Plakkat (Plant Manager – Sriperumbudur Plant)

Sunil Plakkat started his career with ICI India Ltd. in 1988. He joined Asian Paints in September 2002 at Patancheru plant with the responsibility of IPU. He moved to Asian PPG in March 2007 to take over the Sriperumbudur Plant right from the construction phase till its present stage of manufacturing paints for OEM BU. Sunil is blessed with a family of three - wife Sindhu, son Rohit, and daughter Keerthi. Among his many hobbies, a few of them include driving, travelling, sketching, music, and sports such as cricket, carom, etc.

Sanjeev Gupta (Head of Technology - General Industrial)

Sanjeev Gupta started his career with Asian Paints in 1988 as Junior Chemist. Sanjeev got deputed to Asian PPG in year 1997 handling Auto Refinish technical activities. Later he went on to be promoted as Sr. Manager - Refinish Technology in 2003 and Chief Manager - Refinish Technology in 2008. Sanjeev moved to OEM Sales in August 2008.Currently he is heading the General Industrial- Technical Function at APPG. On personal front, He is got a lovely family of wife Ambika, son Aditya and daughters, Garima and Anushka. Sanjeev is fond of reading fiction, listening to music and collecting coins.

K. P. Mahesh (Head - OE Supply Chain & Logistics)

K. P. Mahesh started his career with Asian Paints in 1990 as a Sales Service Technologist. He took up the responsibility of Supply Chain Manager for OE business in 2007 and added Purchase to the portfolio in 2008. Mahesh is blessed with a small family of two - wife Smitha and daughter Krishna.

Jitendra Kalra (Head of Business - General Industrial)

Jitendra Kalra began his career with Asian Paints in 1990. He has held responsibilities as a Sales Executive, Zonal Manager and then moved to Mumbai as a Business Head – Industrial in 2006. On the personal end, he has a family of three - wife Sonia, and two daughters Arushi and Amiya. When on a holiday, Jitendra likes to start his day with a game of tennis. He loves travelling and singing.

Abhijit Majumdar (Chief Financial Officer)

Abhijit started his career at Tata Steel in January 1993. After joining APPG as Manager - Finance in 1998, he has been instrumental in the setting up of the Finance from scratch. Abhijit had also mentored Purchase and HR functions. He enjoys playing squash, reading books and watching movies. Abhijit has a family of two, wife Mausumi, and daughter Anushka.

Ajay Anand (Head of Business - Refinish)

Ajay Anand began his career with Asian Paints in 1997 as an Executive Trainee. In 1998, he was moved to Asian PPG as a Product Executive in conventional Refinish brands. He handled the position of National Sales Manager – Refinish till 2008. On the personal front, he has a small family of two - wife Sunitha and little daughter Indira. Ajay follows international affairs in his free time.

Leadership Team