Harish Badami assumes office as CEO and MD of ACC Ltd.

 Harish Badami has assumed office as CEO and Managing Director of ACC Ltd., with effect from August 13, 2014. Mr Badami brings with him 25 years of experience in the chemical industry, mostly in India. Immediately prior to joining ACC on August 1, 2014, Mr Badami served as Managing Director of Celanese India. He has held similar positions of President and Managing Director of Dow Chemical India and Managing Director of Rohm and Haas India, before its acquisition in 2009 by Dow Chemical.
Mr Badami joined Rohm and Haas in India in 1995, and held positions of increasing responsibility in sales and business development, regional procurement and strategic planning.
In October 2001, he was appointed Country Manager of Rohm and Haas India and also its Area Business Manager overseeing two core businesses: coatings, and adhesives and sealants. In October 2004, he took over the regional role of General Manager, Architectural and Functional Coatings for South East Asia and India, based out of Singapore.
Mr Badami was instrumental in leading the very successful India strategy for Rohm and Haas, of which the investments in state-of-the-art manufacturing plants in Taloja near Mumbai in 2003 and a second facility in Sriperumbudur near Chennai in 2007 were key components. Under him, Rohm and Haas achieved rapid growth and leadership positions across several specialty chemical markets. He also oversaw the successful integration of Dow Chemical’s and Rohm and Haas’ businesses and operating sites in India between 2009 and 2011.

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