Pawan Poddar, Managing Director and co-founder of Ashirvad commented: "In the previous years, together with our Joint Venture partner Aliaxis, we have significantly grown our business. We thank the Aliaxis team for the partnership over the past five years and I am confident that we leave Ashirvad in the right hands for Ashirvad to continue to remain the leading plumbing solutions provider in the country. Finally, I am very pleased to support the appointment of Deepak Mehrotra, as my successor to manage Ashirvad. Deepak is a seasoned professional and I wish him all the success to guide the company to even greater heights."

Ashirvad has appointed Deepak Mehrotra and Sunil Banthiya as Managing Director and Chief Operating Officer respectively, with effect from July 5, 2018. 

Deepak brings over 28 years of experience in Consumer Durables, FMCG and the telecom service industry. Before joining Aliaxis in 2017, he was working with Pearson India as Managing Director. He has also gained valuable experience with companies including Airtel and Asian Paints. Deepak has a Bachelor's in Engineering (Electrical) from the University of Roorkee and a Master of Management Studies (Marketing) from Jamnalal Bajaj Institute, India.

Sunil brings 25 years of rich experience across supply chain and operations. Before joining Aliaxis in 2017, he has worked amongst others for 3M, where he has served as the Regional Manufacturing & Supply Chain Manager, South East Asia with operations spread over Singapore, Indonesia, Philippines, Vietnam, Thailand and Malaysia. Sunil has a Bachelor of Technology (Chemical Engineering) from the Indian Institute of Technology of Kanpur.

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