Castrol India, a lubricant producer, has introduced the appointment of Kedar Lele as its new managing director, efficient 1 November 2024.
Kedar joins Castrol India after a two-decade-long profession at Hindustan Unilever Restricted (HUL), the place he final served as the chief director of the corporate, answerable for gross sales and buyer growth, South Asia. Along with his experience in main high-performing groups, driving progress, and fostering innovation, Kedar is ready to play a pivotal position in steering Castrol India’s future within the evolving automotive and lubricants trade.
Commenting on the appointment, Rakesh Makhija, Chairman, Castrol India, stated, “We’re delighted to welcome Kedar to the Castrol India. His huge expertise in driving progress and main massive groups in advanced markets makes him an impressive alternative to guide Castrol India. I might additionally prefer to take this chance to thank Sandeep for his distinctive management over the previous few years. His contributions have been invaluable in strengthening our place out there, and we want him success in his new world position.”
Sharing his views, Kedar Lele, managing director, Castrol India, stated, “Castrol is a extensively recognised model within the lubricants trade, and I’m very excited to guide Castrol India in its subsequent leg of progress and transformation. A key precedence for me will probably be to proceed to develop our portfolio coupled with efficient deployment fashions to drive enterprise progress. We are going to proceed to make use of our trusted model, revolutionary product portfolio and cutting-edge expertise to remain on the forefront of India’s mobility sector. My expertise of working with completely different classes and geographies has ready me nicely to construct profitable groups whereas cultivating a spirit of innovation and self-discipline of execution excellence that aligns with Castrol’s formidable progress plans.”
Kedar has been working carefully with the outgoing managing director, Sandeep Sangwan, since 1 September 2024. As a part of the management shift, Sandeep will assume the position of world chief advertising officer at Castrol headquarters in London from 1 November 2024.
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