WACKER, the Munich-based chemical group, recently appointed Anand Gopaladesikan as new Managing Director of its subsidiary Wacker Chemie India Pvt. Ltd., Mumbai. He succeeds Raman Trikala who was appointed Key Account Manager of WACKER´s subsidiary Wacker Chemical Corporation in Adrian, Michigan, earlier this year. In his new role, Gopaladesikan will be spearheading the overall growth and profitability of WACKER´s polymers business within the region.
Gopaladesikan has 20 years of experience in sales, business development, supply chain, production and general management. He has held leading positions with chemical multinationals in India & abroad. His last assignment was with Saudi Basic Industries Corporation (SABIC) in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, where he was responsible for one of the critical projects in their Performance Chemicals SBU.