S Sunil Kumar joins Henkel India in
the capacity of director – industrial
adhesives business
Henkel India’s new industrial adhesives business head Henkel Adhesive Technologies, a subsidiary of Henkel AG & Company, Germany, and a leading global player in adhesives, home care and beauty care, has appointed S Sunil Kumar, as the head of its industrial adhesives business unit in India, in the capacity of director.
In this role, Kumar will be spearheading Henkel India’s industrial adhesives business unit, which comprises flexible packaging, packaging and labelling, paper, tissue, hygienics, construction and shoe steering units.
Jeremy Hunter, president, Henkel India, said, “We are delighted to have Sunil on board. He brings with him strong values and leadership culture. Moreover, his experience of leading country teams across functions such as sales, business development and segment marketing to success, will help drive our industrial adhesives business. We wish him success in his role.”
Sunil Kumar holds a BTech. degree in Chemical Engineering from Coimbatore Institute of Technology, Coimbatore. He has also completed an Executive Certificate Program in Business Management from the Indian Institute of Management, Kolkata. In a career spanning well over 25 years, Kumar has had rich industrial B2B experience in both sales and marketing functions in organizations such as BP and Carborundum Universal.
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